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One of the Baha'is wrote:
"...both Prophethood& Messengership are sealed by Prophet Muhammad.And Bab and
Baha'u'llah are Manifestations of God; that is quite different from those previous
stations."
Shoghi Effendi states that Baha'u'llah is referred to in the Qur'an as
the third messenger: "His advent He, in that Book, in a surih said to
have been termed by Him 'the heart of the Qur'án,' had foreshadowed as
that of the 'third' Messenger, sent down to 'strengthen' the two who
preceded Him." (Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 96)
Shoghi Effendi refers to Baha'u'llah as God's "Messenger" on page 115 of
The Promised Day is Come," and as God's "appointed Messenger for this
day" on pages 125, 139, as well as on page 152 of Citadel of Faith; on
pages 90, 94, 103, 119 and 153 of Messages to the Baha'i World
In The Promised Day is Come, Shoghi Effendi refers to Baha'u'llah as
God's "greatest Messenger" (p. 4) and as God's "supreme Messenger" (p.
112, 115)
I believe it is a harmful distinction because it introduces a kind of
spiritual arrogance into Baha'i discourse, to say that Baha'u'llah and
the Bab are neither Prophets nor Messengers. I may be mistaken, but I
urge you to reflect on this possibility.
Respectfully and with very warmest greetings
Brent
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