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- Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:38 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: creatures living in fire/water
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13367
creatures living in fire/water
I have heard that in the bahai writings it says that there are such things as aliens, and other creatures with souls in the universe. Furthermore the communication of humans with aliens is a sign of maturity as is the establishment of an international language and the discovery of a chemical that co...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:30 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: more info - book of Daniel & Ezra (+other books in Bible
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8175
more info - book of Daniel & Ezra (+other books in Bible
In some answered question it mentioned proofs from the book of Daniel of the coming of Bahaullah. I was just wondering who is Daniel, is he a sort of Messenger of God, also other books are refered to such as the book of Ezra. What are these, when were they revealed, and are they related to any of th...
- Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:14 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: How old is the world?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10656
in Some Answered Question AbdulBaha tell us "Know that it is one of the most abstruse spiritual truths that the world of existence—that is to say, this endless universe—has no beginning." and also "Therefore, it cannot be said there was a time when man was not. All that we can say is that this terre...
- Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:48 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Reservations needed for visiting Baha'i gardens in Haifa?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21397
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: To be loving?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9002
To be loving?
Hi I know this is my second topic in one day, but I just had a thought that I wanted to clear up. I have a question about loving everyone. I have heard from a well known psychologist that those who want to love everyone are people who have experienced hatred, violence, and war throughout there life ...
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Should I study to be a doctor, or engineer?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39178
Should I study to be a doctor, or engineer?
Hi When it was time for me to choose what area to study in and what career choice I should make I did not know exactly what I wanted to do, and what exactly to study in University. My mom was reading a book by Yunis Khan Afrukhta at that time for a Bahai class that she was in and coincidentally she ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Unrestrained As The Wind" online?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 40938
- Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:29 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Unrestrained As The Wind" online?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 40938
- Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Unrestrained As The Wind" online?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 40938
Off topic question
Where can you find the book "Unrestrained as the Wind" on the internet, or is it only available in hard copy. Ive looked on the internet but could not find it
thank you your help in much appreciated
thank you your help in much appreciated
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Evolution questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10208
A question
I cant seem to find a response to this statement. Its regarding the principle that religion and science must agree This statement seems wrong, but I cant think of a reason why "science doesn't need to recognize religion, because science is based on emperical and provable evidence. If we can prove it...
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Picture of Bahá´u´lláh online. What does UHJ say about this?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 71162
AbdulBaha film, where can you see it?
I have heard that there is a video footage of AbdulBaha. Does anybody know where I can find this video , and if it is possible to get it off the internet. I have looked everywhere for it and cannot find it
Thank you, Ill very much appreciate it
Thank you, Ill very much appreciate it
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:06 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Arabic and Persian project...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 28115
- Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:54 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Arabic and Persian project...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 28115
tablet in arabic
Does anybody know where on the internet I can find the Fire Tablet in arabic and the Tablet of Ahmad in the original language, I dont know if its arabic or persian.
Thank you so much in advance
Thank you so much in advance
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:52 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kitabi Iqan question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25168
This amounts to a variation on a question about divine justice: If there is a God, who wants us to follow a certain religion, why does he not communicate this more clearly? Why does he always talk to us through people who might be mistaken for lunatics / cheats, in language that must be deciphered ...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:50 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kitabi Iqan question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25168
This amounts to a variation on a question about divine justice: If there is a God, who wants us to follow a certain religion, why does he not communicate this more clearly? Why does he always talk to us through people who might be mistaken for lunatics / cheats, in language that must be deciphered ...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:34 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kitabi Iqan question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25168
Re: are you an outsider SHM ?
What an unfined question. By a suuposition of his imagimation, the questioner (shm) invites the readers to make personal projections on this theorical situation. Picking up a line of text and to blow it up is a muslim technique used by those who understand not much. If the questioner would have rea...
- Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:32 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kitabi Iqan question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25168
Kitabi Iqan question
Kitabi Iqan it says Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the Revealers of God’s holy Cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the pe...
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: World Auxiliary Language
- Replies: 113
- Views: 166070
I did NOT mean that Bahaullah said that learning a language other than arabic is a waste of time, I read somewhere that Bahaullah told a man who was planning on learning many languages that it was a waste of time to learn other languages, this was not in favour or against any specific language But I...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: World Auxiliary Language
- Replies: 113
- Views: 166070
Ive read somewhere that Bahaullah said that learning a new language is a waste of time, I have one question concerning this Lets say someone first language is english but they are persian and grew up in a persian family and know little bit of persian Is it okay for a person like this to pursue to le...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:46 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: World Auxiliary Language
- Replies: 113
- Views: 166070
I was just wondering, since the language in which all the important writings of the faith was written in was persian/arabic, shouldnt the international language also be persian/arabic so that the language persian can both serve as a means of communication between all people and it allows all people ...
- Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Talking back, and standing up in a way that may seem harsh
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7270
Talking back, and standing up in a way that may seem harsh
When I look at humans I see it is human nature that people respond spontaneously when they disagree with them, and its human nature for people to want to prove that they are correct. I was wondering is this right or wrong For instance let me put up an example to an argument, and can someone give me ...
- Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hidden Words Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21297
Majnun's point sounds a little "off" to me. According to Majnun's statements, that Hidden Word is directed to Bahaullah, but from what I can see I believe that the Hidden Word is directed to the people meaning everybody, since Bahaullah revealed the Hidden Word for the people and not for himself. An...
- Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:15 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Laughing at funny things, whats the limit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11510
I dont understand how talking to a girl can break ur fast. You have to know ur own motive when talking to the girl or the manner in which u are talking to the girl. If u are talking to the girl in a seductive manner than this is inappropriate whether ur fasting or not, and u should avoid it always. ...
- Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Laughing at funny things, whats the limit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11510
Laughing at funny things, whats the limit
I dont know if Im allowed to consider things that are funny to me to be funny, or should I overcome my thought about how funny they are and look at them with disgust For example somone from my school wrote this and I was wondering would it be considered bad in the eyes of Bahaullah if I laughed at i...
- Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Physical appearance, seems to be some injustice here
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6610
Physical appearance, seems to be some injustice here
Why is it that people have different physical appearance? I know that its cuz we are all different and are like flowers in a garden. But from what I can see, maybe I am wrong there is some injustice with this aspect of life. For instance if I have a good physical appearance I am more likely to be tr...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:04 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Must I Belong to the AO in order to be a Baha'i?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28608
What is AO?? I believe u are a Bahai once u believe in Bahaullah as the messenger of God for this age and believe that His law and ordinances is what we are suppose to be following for this day? To sign a Bahai card and to fill out the form, these are just so that the National Centres offices can ke...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:59 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Living a Bahai Life
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9356
Living a Bahai Life
When u read the writings u see that it says "praise God", "extol Him", but how can I constantly do this, and when I am doing these things, Am I suppose to attribute everything that happens to me or I do to God? According to what I have read some news reporter who met AbdulBaha in...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:59 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hidden Words Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21297
hi shm; and in reply to this, I would say that there are many poor people in Canada; many do not get welfare, and of the ones who do, in most cases this is not nearly enough for shelter as well as food; there is not doubt that it is not enough for them to live. this information is well documented b...
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Reciting Writing in morning and evenings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6791
Reciting Writing in morning and evenings
Is reciting the writings in the morning and the evening one of the obligations of a Bahai??? Also does the recitation of The Bab and Bahaullah's writings only count in this obligation that we have, or can we recite writing by AbdulBaha or Shoghi Effendi. Also one more question When reciting, must we...
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hidden Words Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21297
I dont know what sacred geometry is, and I dont understand how what ur saying related to the question I asked, If u dont mind can u please clarify? There are many writings in the Hidden Word that I read and that I dont understand and I think I am just trying to make myself think that this is spiritu...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hidden Words Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21297
The reason Im having trouble understanding that Hidden Word quote is because there are two parts to it from what I got out of it. The first part says give ur wealth to the poor, then in the second part it says to give up ur soul would be better. I cant fully understand this, if I give money to the p...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hidden Words Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21297
Hidden Words Question
O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye. What is meant by "Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that i...
- Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:26 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: new pics from Haifia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9681
- Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:13 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: identify pic place please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7836
- Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:08 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is watching/playing Sports okay
- Replies: 16
- Views: 45179
Is everything that we do in our lives have to have a spiritual significance to it. Being "bigoted puritanism" is not good, and nor is a "fanatical devotion to games and sport", whatever we do has to be in moderation. But watching sports like a basketball game where people stare down or flex there mu...
- Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:50 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is watching/playing Sports okay
- Replies: 16
- Views: 45179
Is watching/playing Sports okay
Does anybody know if watching sports is ok and a reasonable thing to do in the bahai fatih. The reason Im asking this is cuz there are things in the bahai writings that go against watching sports. For instance Ive read in the bahai writing, that Bahaullah wrote that we should not get happy about any...
- Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Helpful hints
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13522
I apologize onepence for saying that ur talking to urself and stuff like that. I have looked at ur thread on racism and it is actually very informing, I shouldnt have critisized u like, I apologize I dont know why, but it just bothered me when I saw that there was a thread started by u, and u were t...
- Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:39 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Shoghi Effendi's "Function of Sports in Life"@17yo
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18856
- Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:33 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Picture of Bahá´u´lláh online. What does UHJ say about this?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 71162
I dont get it, if we are allowed to look at the picture of Bahaullah thats somewhere on the internet, how come the NSA would tell u that u cant show other people Bahaullah's picture.???? Also if its permissible to look at Bahaullah's picture which someone else whether Bahai or non Bahai posted on th...
- Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:11 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Picture of Bahá´u´lláh online. What does UHJ say about this?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 71162
Im just wondering Is a Bahai allowed to look at Bahaullah's picture outside of the archives in Haifa??? The picture of Bahaullah can be found on the internet, is a Bahai allowed to look at it?? I dont mean to answer my question, but Im guessing that we are allowed to look at it cuz apparently its al...
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:59 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Was Adam the first human being on earth?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 54899
Well if AbdulBaha said Adam did not have mother or father than that would be a fact since AbdulBaha was appointed by Bahaullah and the intrepreter of His words, and was endowed with special power and wisdom by Bahaullah so AbdulBaha's words are the truth. I have one question. AbdulBaha says "Know th...
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:26 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Can a Baha'i Believe in Scientific Racism???
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41113
I dont know if the writing say anything on this, but I was just wondering why would someone think that one race is smarter than the other. As far as I can see all races have people who outwardly excel and are smart and they also have people of the other end who are not that smart. Like I can see how...
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:44 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: long obligatory prayer question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18679
Ive checked over the instruction for raise hands twice in arabic with my mom and indeed it does say something like raise twice in arabic as well Im sorry but I just have one further question if nobody minds. Its regarding this instruction Let him then raise his hands thrice, and say: The wording for...
- Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:48 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: long obligatory prayer question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18679
In this webpage http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita/start/BESTANDEN/Long%20Obligatory%20Prayer.htm for the gestures where u have to stand straight up, it shows the stick person with his hands out infront of him, when I believe they are suppose to be to his sides, with his arms straight down Also on...
- Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:42 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: long obligatory prayer question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18679
regarding the raising hand twice gesture I have heard from my mom that she was taught when she was young in sunday school to just say the paragraph that followed that gesture without raising the hands. but she learned it in arabic. I asked her to check the arabic version of the long obligatory praye...
- Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:49 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: long obligatory prayer question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18679
long obligatory prayer question
In the long obligatory prayer one of the gesture instruction are Let him then stand and raise his hands twice in supplication, and say: Ive heard that ur not even suppose to raise ur hands when u say the paragraph that follows this gesture instruction, so why does it say to raise hands twice ? Is th...
- Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Can someone give me some advice/guidance
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15113
I didnt mean to take this as far as covanent breakers, I just wanted to know how AbdulBaha dealt with people who he saw that didnt share the same view as him in general, whether it be a religious view or something else like how someone behaves, so that from his example I/we could learn how to deal w...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Can someone give me some advice/guidance
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15113
thank you all for your advice it has helped me out but the thing here is that I use to be just like my brother in the ways of my thought but my interests, thoughts and everything has changed once I began to see the Bahai view and attitude, and the fact that my brother isnt in this type of path of wa...
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:26 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Can someone give me some advice/guidance
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15113
Can someone give me some advice/guidance
Im sorry I deleted the question I asked originally, I thought it was a stupid question after I looked at it 2hrs later and I thought that nobody would reply cuz it was a stupid question I asked but I was wrong so heres the original question, Im sorry I should not just switch up things like that. I ...
- Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:11 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Earthquake in Iran
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9747
regarding donations to red cross and the like foundations
There has been a follow up documentary or a report done on the money donated to tsunami disaster that occured in SriLanka and near by countries and the money donated earthquake disaster in Bam, Iran, and this was broadcasted on TV I forget which television station it was but it was a news broadcasti...