The Baha'i Studies Listserv I might say: as much emphasis as deemed necessary by the Head of the Faith.
Best regards, Iskandar On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Tim Nolan <tnola...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > > how much emphasis on laws do Baha'is have? > > From the beginning of the Kitab-i-Aqdas: > > > "The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of > Him Who is > > the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who > representeth the > > Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation. > > Whoso achieveth this duty hath attained unto all good; > > and whoso is deprived thereof hath gone astray, though he be the author > > of every righteous deed. It behoveth every one who reacheth > > this most sublime station, this summit of transcendent glory, > > to observe every ordinance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. > > These twin duties are inseparable. Neither is acceptable without the other. > > > Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Source of Divine inspiration." > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:iskandar....@gmail.com > > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:leave-537376-2080565.74e62800577573ae18970b78170ff...@list.jccc.edu > > > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-537390-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
