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- Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:33 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: baha'i writings addressing pornography specifically?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 87474
Re: baha'i writings addressing pornography specifically?
Here are some quotes on the subject: Masturbation is clearly not a proper use of the sex instinct, as this is understood in the Faith. Moreover it involves . . . mental fantasies, while Bahá’u’lláh, in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, has exhorted us not to indulge our passions and in one of His well-known Tablet...
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: going to pubs/places where alcohol is consumed
- Replies: 34
- Views: 70991
Re: going to pubs/places where alcohol is consumed
Not all pubs are alike. Many of them are really just like restaurants, and like many (if not most) restaurants, alcoholic beverages are on offer. I have had many fine meals in some pubs in London and Vancouver and neither I nor anyone in my company, consumed any alcohol. Nevertheless, other kinds of...
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Has there ever been a case of the UHJ forgiving a Covenant breaker
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22213
Re: Has there ever been a case of the UHJ forgiving a Covenant breaker
Bearing in mind, this is a hypothetical for me, but there is nothing purely administrative about one being or not being a covenant breaker. It is a grave spiritual condition. Therefore, should soneone have been cleared of this dark condition, then even after their death, I would think the administra...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Has there ever been a case of the UHJ forgiving a Covenant breaker
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22213
Re: Has there ever been a case of the UHJ forgiving a Covenant breaker
Don,
Thanks for that. However, I wonder if death would really make it moot if the intend was to forgive? It seems to me there might be a reason to do it in that case.
Cheers
Thanks for that. However, I wonder if death would really make it moot if the intend was to forgive? It seems to me there might be a reason to do it in that case.
Cheers
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Abdulbaha's hair length
- Replies: 1
- Views: 22655
Re: Abdulbaha's hair length
It seems that you are of the opinion that "Abdu'l-Baha was either ignorant of the this passage of the Aqdas, was disobedient to it, or determined it was not applicable to at least himself. Let me offer another alternative for your consideration. Perhaps you have not understood the meaning of th...
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Just a question on baha'i burial practice.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15885
Re: Just a question on baha'i burial practice.
Hi,
It would assuredly also happen in a casket, only much slower, since the integrity of the casket itself will eventually fail and also decompose.
Cheers
It would assuredly also happen in a casket, only much slower, since the integrity of the casket itself will eventually fail and also decompose.
Cheers
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: greatest name
- Replies: 3
- Views: 32845
Re: greatest name
Hi, Ya baha'u'abha means literally " oh (thou) glory of the most glorious" and allah'u'abha means "God is glorious. " As to which one is better, the first is longer and in superlative form whereas the second is shorter and stative. I know that doesn't actually answer your questio...
- Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Simulation hypothesis/quantum physics and the Faith
- Replies: 5
- Views: 39538
Re: Simulation hypothesis/quantum physics and the Faith
In the "valley of wonderment," of the Seven Valleys, Baha'u'llah mentions the dream where "without eye and ear and hand and tongue a man puts all of these to use...". It seems to me, that this is supportive of the simulation hypothesis, because the dream state or dream world coul...
- Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:36 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: reasons why the bahai faith is not a cult
- Replies: 10
- Views: 37116
Re: reasons why the bahai faith is not a cult
Friends, I'm not sure if 'cult' or 'religion' are significantly different designations. It is true that the word 'cult' is more often intended to be derogatory, however, even the word 'religion' has come to carry a certain negative connotation in recent times. I am reminded of a particular religion...
- Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: where were we before we were born?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 25003
Re: where were we before we were born?
Before we were born, most all of us, were in the womb of our mother, but I get the feeling this isn't what you meant. Perhaps you meant to ask where we were before our conception. If so, according to Baha'i beliefs, the soul of the individual comes into existence at the moment of conception. That me...
- Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:14 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Put your faith to work for science
- Replies: 0
- Views: 35549
Put your faith to work for science
Friends, At the following link: https://somapps.med.upenn.edu/neuro_t/ you can participate in a survey that is part of important research into an emerging specialization in neurology called neurotheology. Out of this branch of science there has been accumulated a considerable amount of evidence sugg...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer in bahai faith?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 73674
Re: Prayer in bahai faith?
LONG obligatory prayer This takes approximately 15 minutes to say. I usually say this one at the end of the night when ive got time for myself. Does not involve face-washing (a.k.a. "abultions") You say the prayer in different standing positions (i.e. kneeling down, standing up with hands...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:39 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: About the Prayer of Nudbih
- Replies: 3
- Views: 31618
Re: About the Prayer of Nudbih
I've confirmed that the English print copy does say both as Huang mentioned, as does the official digital copy (which may be more up to date) at http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KI/ki-1.html (though there is no glossary online to confirm that reference). The glossary and no doubt even the footnote...
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:03 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: About the Prayer of Nudbih
- Replies: 3
- Views: 31618
Re: About the Prayer of Nudbih
I don’t have a printed copy of the Kitab-i-Iqan, only electronic, so unfortunately, I can’t verify or look into the discrepancy you mention. I am not that knowledgeable about Shia’ prayers and writings, but I can read Arabic so I did some sleuthing about the web among Shi’a sources to see what I cou...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:56 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer in bahai faith?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 73674
Re: Prayer in bahai faith?
Brett, You have many wonderful suggestions, and I would be interested in seeing how one of these virtual meetings would work if you want to pull off the first one, since you are probably more tech saavy and seem to know about it since you brought it up! It is intriguing, and I agree, very necessary....
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Various questions from a seeker
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22790
Re: Various questions from a seeker
Jonah,
There is a recorded dialogue about the Baghvad Gita and the Baha'i Faith that may be of some interest to your person: www.archive.org/details/SrimadBhagawatG ... Discussion
There is a recorded dialogue about the Baghvad Gita and the Baha'i Faith that may be of some interest to your person: www.archive.org/details/SrimadBhagawatG ... Discussion
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer in bahai faith?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 73674
Re: Prayer in bahai faith?
Thank you for sharing those observations, Fadl. And for kicking up some activity here! The only issue that may be off is that the House of Justice has stated that we do not know when the 24-hour period begins: http://bahai-library.com/uhj_contacting_obligatory_exemptions#s1b As far as reciting vers...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:48 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Organic hemp oil in body product
- Replies: 9
- Views: 32235
Re: Thanks for the quick replies, everyone :)
A big thank you to everyone for their replies -- I've learnt a lot from your different perspectives and quotes. I wanted to mention that one of the selling points of this particular product is the fact that it contains hemp oil (which we all know by now!). Apparently, hemp oil is good for your skin...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:35 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer in bahai faith?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 73674
Re: Prayer in bahai faith?
I--and probably most other Baha'is here--have no idea whatever what a "raqa't" is! You would do better to post your comments in English. >The qiblih lies in the East, ie Bahji in Akka in Israel, but it is NOT true that facing the qiblih simply means facing east. In fact, the best way to f...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer in bahai faith?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 73674
Re: Prayer in bahai faith?
So I was searching the internet for some information regarding Baha'i obligatory prayers and the number of raqa'ts they contain, versus the 9 prescribed in the text of the Aqdas, and came across this old thread. There was some interesting discussion here, but I wanted to point some things out, as I ...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:21 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Various questions from a seeker
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22790
Re: Various questions from a seeker
Wow, not a lot of takers on this! It is a lot of work to answer these questions all together, as each topic is worthy of a deep and lengthy discussion. The Seven Valleys is a good call, and I would also recommend the Arabic and Persian Hidden words to find the answer to many of these, which are prim...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Organic hemp oil in body product
- Replies: 9
- Views: 32235
Re: Organic hemp oil in body product
The primary prohibition against hemp would be when it is an intoxicant. If it is not an intoxicant, and not harmful or habit forming, it seems the injuction of the Aqdas doesn't apply to it. There are other considerations, however. For example, as Brett pointed out, wearing it as an ornament is inad...
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Religion discussion forum on amazon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15609
Re: Religion discussion forum on amazon
Thanks, Bruce!
Looks like a great forum.
Looks like a great forum.
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:29 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Religion discussion forum on amazon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15609
Religion discussion forum on amazon
Not to take away anything from the great discussion forum here, but I recently discovered Amazon.com also has a very nice and lively forum for religious and philosophical discussion: http://www.amazon.com/tag/religion/forum/ref=tag_cdt_hd_icdf . I have recently enjoyed participating in a discussion ...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:58 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: New roof tiles on Shrine of the Bab
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15652
New roof tiles on Shrine of the Bab
Dear Friends, Does anyone know when the work of replacing the roof tiles of the Shrine of the Bab is scheduled, and for approximately how long the project will last? I have had the recent bounty of my name coming to the top of the list for pilgrimage (yay!) and would kind of like to miss the scaffol...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Fascinating hadith about progression and unity in religion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 16006
Re: Fascinating hadith about Progessive revelation and oneness
I thought I should provide some commentary to explain why this hadith impressed me so much. “The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, one of which is in Paradise and seventy are in the Fire.” It is useful to see what Baha’u’llah says of heaven and hell: “Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly ho...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:54 am
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: A nice poem by William Stafford
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23760
A nice poem by William Stafford
If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star. For there is many a small betrayal in the mind, a shrug that lets the fragile sequence break sending with s...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:23 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Friendship with the "ungodly"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 48757
Re: Friendship with the "ungodly"
Hi! Befriend can also have the meaning of "being kind to", or "acting as a friend to" someone. When you take "walk" together with "fellowship", it seems to me that the meaning is to have similar activites and pursuits, or walking the same path. I don't think i...
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Fascinating hadith about progression and unity in religion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 16006
Fascinating hadith about progression and unity in religion
I found a fascinating Hadith to share with you that I feel speaks very clearly about the meaning of progressive revelation and the oneness of religion. I wanted to see if some of you got the same thing from it that I did. It was reported from ‘Awf ibn Maalik who said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace ...
- Wed May 27, 2009 8:14 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Can Someone Answer My Question?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 53443
Re: Can Someone Answer My Question?
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim My point is that Hurqalya is confirmed by Baha'u'llah and that Hurqalya is not a part of Islam, furthermore, ahadith contradict with the basic elements of Hurqalya. I agree with you that messengers bringing a new revelation can make certain things either kosher or unkoshe...
- Wed May 20, 2009 7:18 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Why a Messenger after Muhammad?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 72784
Re: WHy a Messenger after Muhammad?
In islam it is clearly said that Muhammed is the last prophet. I did not read much about the Bahai faith. But isn't it strange that Bahai believers accept muhammed as a prophet and at same time does not believe what he says or what is written in the Quran? Greetings, Johnny Hi Johnny, you are posit...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A return of christ question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 21316
Re: A return of christ question
Dear Spiritual Seeker, As you know most of the Islamic references (but not all) to the return of Christ, the Mahdi, the Qaim are found in the various hadith. Since there are so many hadith, and so much disagreement about which are reliable or not, could you quote the particular hadith that are troub...
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:30 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Why a Messenger after Muhammad?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 72784
Re: WHy a Messenger after Muhammad?
Hello all, Due to my readings and interest in shia islam, I am a bit confused as to why there would need to be a messenger after the Prophet Muhammad. He seemed to be the perfect example and he seemed to bring the perfect religion for ALL of mankind. He was uniting tribes and races. He spoke that p...
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 361, profound miracle of the Quran
- Replies: 12
- Views: 30827
Re: 361, profound miracle of the Quran
BB, I think what our guest was referring to is the fact that our calendar is 361 days (19 x 19) in length. You are right that 361 is not a sacred number per se, but I would argue that no numbers are sacred in our faith. There is the abjad numerology in the Babi and Baha'i religions which is why baha...
- Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:11 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Beit ul-Moqaddas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12216
Re: Beit ul-Moqaddas
holy house
بيت المقدس
بيت المقدس
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'i update --- need some guidance!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 27780
Re: Baha'i update-need some guidance!
Hi Brittany! So glad to hear about Ruhi, and your walking down the Baha'i path! Don't worry that you're not perfect: nobody is. Developing a prayerful attitude and habit takes time and effort. Don't give up and you'll acheive it. There are three prayers with different rules so you can work with it a...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:01 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Some questions & concerns regarding the Baha'i Faith
- Replies: 17
- Views: 49453
Re: Some questions & concerns regarding the Baha'i Faith
Hi Ian, Welcome to the forum! Although it would be wonderful to have you in the Faith, based purely on the nature of your questions, I humbly suggest that you first consider an entirely different approach before making your decision. Rather than basing your decision on whether or not you like or agr...
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: dhikr and contemporary pop music
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17566
Re: dhikr and contemporary pop music
Depressing? Interesting. Tragic for sure, but each story has hopeful conclusions. In a Christian video like this one, you'd probably see angels or ascending spirits to make the point of hope. This video also has its angels I think. Subtle, realistic angels. To me that's why it is profoundly hopeful ...
- Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: dhikr and contemporary pop music
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17566
dhikr and contemporary pop music
Sounds like a funny topic, but have you seen the Devon Gundry video "Armed" yet? Take the verse: "Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world's afflictions can in no wise alarm me" (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah,...
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:12 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: PK where are you???
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9571
PK where are you???
Has anyone seen our dear friend Pat Kohli out there in cyberspace lately or know what he's up to these days? Miss that guy!
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Marriage and Engagement
- Replies: 10
- Views: 29649
Re: Marriage and Engagement
Dear Brittany, It’s nice to know that you are considering marriage, and are concerned about the Baha’i laws of marriage. One thing I would tell you from the beginning is that if you are not a Baha’i then you are not obligated to any of the marriage laws. However, this may only be a technicality, sin...
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Discovering Baha'i --- Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 50996
Re: Discovering Baha'i --- Questions
Hi Brittany! What a happy accident that you have found us! It looks like nharandi has done an excellent job of answering your questions already so I will only touch briefly on the issue of hijab in the faith. First, the hijab is neither forbidden nor an obligation in our faith. Many Baha’i women do ...
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:21 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Why do Baha'i's misunderstand what "shun politics" means?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 120023
Re: Why do Baha'i's misunderstand what "shun politics" means?
This is half correct. I am not an enrolled Bahai, although I was for many years until the UHJ disenrolled me in 2005, and I would like to be enrolled again, when the UHJ sees fit. Sen, I don’t know what happened that caused you to be dis-enrolled, and I don’t want to know, since I feel it is a pers...
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Request for help with Ruhi material
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18593
Re: Request for help with Ruhi material
Thanks All, I'll write to the publishers and see if they'll let me or someone make an electronic copy. The problem with buying and shipping the actual books is that the mail is very slow here, and if I get them at all (which is not a given) it would only be after a couple of months. I'm hoping for s...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Masturbation and sex in the Baha'i Faith
- Replies: 15
- Views: 98000
Re: Masturbation and sex in the Baha'i Faith
Dear FJR, I don’t know what advice any of us can give you about such things. Of course we can share with you various quotations from the writings, which I will do too, but ultimately, how you choose to enact these teachings, and the means you employ to struggle against your own vices, are personal, ...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:01 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Request for help with Ruhi material
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18593
Request for help with Ruhi material
Dear Friends, I am an American Pioneer living in Russia. I have been taking a Ruhi 1 course with my non-Baha'i wife, with an English and Russian book in a mixed language group. We will soon finish the book, and hope to continue through the sequence. Unfortunately, all of the Ruhi books in the commun...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Questions on a variety of things
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29511
Re: Questions on a variety of things
Is it correct that a Christian or a Buddhist (etc) can become a Baha'i whilst still practising his first religion and in concurrence with the Baha'i faith? If so - are there certain religion's which cannot be practised at the same time as Baha'i? (also, what is the plural for Baha'i? Baha'ism?) Tha...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Questions on a variety of things
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29511
Re: Questions on a variety of things
Thanks so much for you prompt and considered reply! You’ve answered my questions quite flawlessly. I agree with you very much about “The fact that Radhakrishnan, as well as the many other great thinkers around the globe who, on the grand scale of history, almost simultaneously awakened to and began...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:44 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Last Prophet?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 131052
Re: Last Prophet?
That is exactly right. It is like a parent who wants to teach their child on how to live a prosperous life, the parent doesn't start teaching the child about writing checks when an infant. The child must mature to a certain level before they learn this information. And eventually it comes to a cert...
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:11 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Questions on a variety of things
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29511
Re: Questions on a variety of things
Dear Alex, Welcome to the forum! It is wonderful that you have decided to investigate our faith. I hope the quest you are on leads you to the desire of your heart, and your spiritual home. The fact that you have had previous encounters with ideas such as the oneness of humanity, and the essential un...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:24 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Why was congregational prayer abolished?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 49534
Re: Why was congregational prayer abolished?
This is a good question, one for which there is probably not one correct answer. However, I have thought about this before, and can share with you some of my thoughts on the abolition of congregational prayer based on some of my experiences of them. I spent some time living in the Middle East, as we...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:18 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Many questions about Baha'i...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 44359
Re: Many questions about Baha'i...
Dear MasterKey, An excellent, well thoughtout and analytical post! I thought I'd respond to a couple of points, and not necessarily to you, but to any reader in general, since it isn't necessarily true that you have intended any of the points I would criticize. First, I very much liked your approach...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:28 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Many questions about Baha'i...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 44359
Re: Many questions about Baha'i...
Dear Kate, I am so glad that you mentioned your study circle experience. Am I right to assume it is a Ruhi study circle? Don't worry about Baha'is being able to discuss events and opinions, because we do-a lot! But Ruhi courses are designed to establish a firm foundation in the basics, and key aspec...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Many questions about Baha'i...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 44359
Re: Many questions about Baha'i...
Dear Kate, My wife grew up in a communist country (USSR) so it sounds like we have something in common! I grew up in the Mormon faith, and have many relatives who are active in the church. My mother and father eventually left the church, so when I became a Baha’i there wasn’t any conflict in the hom...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:41 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Last Prophet?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 131052
Re: Last Prophet?
Dear Abu Talib, I wanted to offer for your consideration a different perspective based on Qur’anic text, that I wonder if you have thought about before. In the Holy Qur’an God says: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُم نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينً “This day I ...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Many questions about Baha'i...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 44359
Re: Many questions about Baha'i...
Dear Sam, Nice to see you here again. I apologize for my long and error filled response! I was tired and my fingers and mind weren’t in sync. I’m glad you were able to make sense of it. (1) Harmon has answered this question well. We really don’t like to get into debates like was the flood historical...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:25 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Many questions about Baha'i...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 44359
Re: Many questions about Baha'i...
Dear Sam, Welcome! It was nice to read your very thoughtful questions, and introspection. I also liked your “quick tangent.” Thanks for sharing that, it made me smile. I’m sure many of us have a friend or two like those! I also appreciated your kind words about our little community. It is indeed a d...
- Tue May 20, 2008 9:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "No clergy in BahaiFaith" prophecised by previous religions?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16852
Re: "No clergy in BahaiFaith" prophecised by previous religions?
Hi, BB!
How about things like the sun and moon being darkened, and the stars falling from the heavens? (see Bible, Qur'an, and cf the Iqan)
How about things like the sun and moon being darkened, and the stars falling from the heavens? (see Bible, Qur'an, and cf the Iqan)
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:45 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: SHACKLES
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12763
Re: SHACKLES
Dear Richard, This is a very beautiful post! You have reminded me of something 'Abdu'l-Bahá said while in London during an interview which he gave to the Weekly Budget in 1923, and recorded in the book 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London. As you may know, 'Abdu'l-Bahá shared the exiles and much of the imprisonme...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32383
Re: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
Hello Loren, Jim, and Bruce, I truly hope you and other readers on this site will examine Jim's concerns with the problem of well-intended persons who unwittingly shackle the spirit of our one and only God within their hearts, minds, and souls---within their thoughts, feelings, attitudes, words, be...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:40 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Freedom from sectarian hatreds and other shackles
- Replies: 28
- Views: 128142
Re: Freedom from sectarian hatreds and other shackles
This is a response to Loren's post to me in the thread " A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles. " My response could lead to discussions that might divert attention from what I wanted to discuss there. ---- Loren, I was very happy to see such a sympathetic and thought...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32383
Re: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
Hi Loren, I was very happy to see such a sympathetic and thoughtful response from someone who has concerns about what I'm doing. Thank you very much for posting! I've moved the rest of my response to the thread " Freedom from sectarian hatreds and other shackles ." I want to limit my resp...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
- Replies: 8
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Re: A movement to help free the Baha'i spirit from its shackles
Hi Jim! I have been reading your posts, and I think you seem very reasonable and well meaning, and that you are trying to find understanding and promote unity. I think those are wonderful goals, and I applaud you for it. However, one area I would critic your approach, is that you seem to exhibit at ...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: non-Bahai parents are not consenting to marriage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 21957
Thanks everyone for your responses. She just emailed me right now: Thanks for your help everyone, I appreciate it. how does the consent thing work... This is my main question. Ive skim read L.O.G. but havent come across anything. is it a verbal agreement or are there administrative formalities wher...
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:01 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What did Jesus come down to Earth to do????
- Replies: 5
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Re: What did Jesus come down to Earth to do????
What was Jesus' "mission"? The New Testament says it was to atone for the sins of mankind. Baha'is say it was to "unite cities"(?). I ask Baha'is what they meant? Alexander the Great united cities and countries. So did the Roman legions. John Adams of Massachusetts help "un...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Inequality of men and women in the system of inheritance
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23362
Hi Loren, I think the comparison is legitimate, based on your original statement: You may be interested to know, if you didn't already, that Baha'i women were voting and serving on assemblies long before women's suffrage had come even to the most liberal countries of the west. (Loren) However, rath...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Inequality of men and women in the system of inheritance
- Replies: 7
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Re: Women's suffrage
You may be interested to know, if you didn't already, that Baha'i women were voting and serving on assemblies long before women's suffrage had come even to the most liberal countries of the west. (Loren) I believe you're overstating the case. Women's suffrage came to the more liberal countries of t...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:58 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Inequality of men and women in the system of inheritance
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23362
Re: Inequality of men and women in the system of inheritance
When Bahá’u’lláh elaborates the Bahá’í law of inheritance in the page 183 of Kitab-al-Aqdas, He says: 1. If the deceased is a father and his estate includes a personal residence, such residence passes to the eldest son (Q and A 34). If the deceased father has one or more daughters, she(they) will h...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
- Replies: 11
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Re: Bab's writings in Arabic
Dear Loren and Jamal, Loren said: the Bab and Baha'u'llah introduced grammatical forms or terms that are unconventional or innovative I do not know how many pages of Bab's writings in Arabic you have seen and read. As far as I know, only a few of selections of Bab's writings are accessible to Bahai...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:38 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 35464
Let us call a spade a spade and refrain from sacrificing evident facts at the altar of destructive fanaticism. God forbid! Baha'u'llah's Arabic is not flawed. It is sweet, melodious, mellifluous and eloquent; however, it is just incomparable to the exalted majestic Arabic of the Quran which has giv...