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- Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39625
To simply resolve this we need to establish whether Imran has made up the information on his site or whether he has the sources to back him up. Imran is apparently fluent in farsi and arabic therefore someone who is also fluent in these languages should request the sources. If Imran fails to delive...
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:56 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39625
to omid: you know this is what always happens with people who attack the faith like this. whether with anger, or passively like Imran. now we know, as imran has done here, they make up random stories and call it history, without any source to back it, and they make up quotes that do not exist. but w...
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:48 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39625
Hey, Maybe you can point out the mistakes he has made because as a Bahai seeker i can tell you that he is actually doing more damage than good. If you can point these mistakes out then other seekers like myself can be proven Imran is spreading only lies, but at this time, no Bahai seems to challeng...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:44 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39625
Imran Shaykh doesnt realize hes helping us more than hes hurting us...in a weird way: But after I leave, some people may arise in opposition, heaping persecutions upon you in their bitterness, and in the newspapers there may be articles published against the Cause. Rest ye in the assurance of firmne...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:09 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39625
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:01 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17774
The point about the banquet is that it was given *after* this article was published (and reviewed) twice. Are you really not getting the point? You are entirely on your own with your objections to this article. No-one has supported you on this list, and the reviews and publications and the banquet ...
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17774
All you can do is praise Udo Schaefer but you have not made it a point to counter what I just explained. Well perhaps you have not explained it clearly enough. All I am hearing is an arrogant presumption to know better than others. Where is your substantial critique to the actual argument - not wor...
- Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:53 pm
- Forum: About Baha'i Library
- Topic: Google Gadget?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19277
Google Gadget?
Do you think you guys could make a google gadget for the Baha'i library search? It would be great to have on a homepage
- Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17774
On Baha'i Library there are no articles that attempt to take apart the institutions outside of this one. The article you object to has been reviewed by the NSA of the UK Schaeffer is absolutely not trying to take apart the institutions ! He has been a member of the National Assembly of Germany for ...
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:40 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17774
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17774
Udo Schaefer article
I feel like this article "Infallible Institutions?" should be removed. It's unscholarly and misleading. I'm seeing links pop up to it in forums everywhere. in this article from Kalimat, Schaffer attempts to contradict the idea of absolute Infallibility of the institutions of the Guardian a...
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:20 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
Re: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
To my knowledge, this is not a distinction that is upheld in the Baha'i Writings as a basis for understanding this subject. In Gleanings section XXV Baha'u'llah writes: "It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinely ordained, and may, in a sense, be charac...
- Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
- Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
- Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: need lists of primary source material
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8149
- Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:04 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
Thankyou for your kind words. Well in my personal opinion, fundamentalist radical interpretations (not even necessarily the militant type of radicalism) form, not out of objective reasoning of religious texts, but rather out of a preservationist need. People are generally cenophobic when it comes to...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:19 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
Ok I see what you are asking. The Quran for its time and place is more about advancing the ummah, the community therein. As for people of other beliefs, or of none they are Quranically in two groups. There are those who come from faiths of preceding Divine Dispensations like Judaism and Christianity...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:19 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
Re: Questions
Hi. I will try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. Sunni and Shia are united on their dogma of what "seal of the prophets" pertains to. However we know historically that Shia dogma was highly influenced on Sunni dogma, regardless of instances where Sunni clerics would take ...
- Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:44 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
007.035 YUSUFALI: O ye Children of Adam! whenever there come to you messengers from amongst you, rehearsing My signs unto you,- those who are righteous and mend (their lives),- on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. PICKTHAL: O Children of Adam! When messengers of your own come unto you who...
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 58508
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: need lists of primary source material
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8149
need lists of primary source material
I am in need of lists of all known accounts of the events in the heroic age of the faith for The Bab, Baha'u'llah, and Abdu'l Baha. I dont just mean say Nabi'l's narrative, but say...known accounts of foreign ambassador's living in Iran at the time, etc etc. im really trying to gather the most compl...
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:02 pm
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: The Number 23
- Replies: 9
- Views: 41639
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:40 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 31082
"Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
since it came up in a previous thread i thought id post my schpeal. reconciliation of this is not very difficult, nor is it a stretch. and in fact it makes more sense follows through more clearly than any of the common Muslim dogmas that have been passed down from generation to generation. the first...
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:17 am
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: The Number 23
- Replies: 9
- Views: 41639
The Number 23
I just saw the movie "The Number 23." not a great film, but the subject of "23" as a mathematical phenomenon, that has correlated to countless historical events and other notables, is interesting. some examples: 1. Each parent contributes 23 chromosomes to the DNA of a child. 2. ...
- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:22 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A GREAT SCIENTIFIC MIRACLE OF Baha'ollah
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6843
yes. its actually pretty incredible how we in our current technology have found the ability to transmutate elements. the focus of scientific research to that end is currently on nuclear waste and such. think of nuclear waste...it has a half-life of what?...70 years...and in transmutating the element...
- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 48795
well only the Universal House of Justice can officially declare one a covenant breaker, as mentioned. but of course we as individuals can detect and identify for ourselves and our own protection what sounds consistant to the covenant we adhear to, and what clearly does not. ...to say that the Univer...
- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:11 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 20,000 martyrs?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13648
if anything the number is lowballed. if we can only account for 4k, keep in mind that this is just what we have record of, and in no way does what we have record of mean that is all that happened. think how closed doors it is to kill someone and dispose of the body. in the mid 1800's ..... this was ...
- Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Did Joseph Smith prophesy of Baha'u'llah?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17811
lol, how did ericson get back on? its cool. joseph smith was not a Prophet. you know the answer to this already,so i guess you are taking a poll for one of your little webpages. what you refer to is a pilgrims note that says he is a seer....low level kind of psychic/communicator who mixed things up ...
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The significance of 19 is foretold in the Qur'an!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20874
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:22 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Teaching Mormons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14411
ive decided that working with the joseph as a "seer" findings, while interesting, do more harm than good. i think for every mormon that might find that interesting, you will have about 10 non mormons, that think mormonism is crazy and wacked out, thinking that Baha'i's are just being universalist an...
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Interested in becoming a baha'i, first a few questions.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 32628
HAIR QUESTION
Zazaban, the answer to the question about why Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l Baha had long hair in the photos, is that the photos were taken in 1868.
The Kitab-i-Aqdas was not Revealed until 1873-1875
thus, the law did not exist then.
The Kitab-i-Aqdas was not Revealed until 1873-1875
thus, the law did not exist then.
- Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:35 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a letter from the UHJ to believers in Iran
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9267
oh nevermind. i got it. "Your long night will end, and you will have the joy of witnessing with your own eyes the mighty structure your sacrifices have raised." (The Universal House of Justice, Day of the Covenant 26 November 2003 To the Followers of Baha'u'llah in the Cradle of the Faith) http://ba...
- Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:28 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a letter from the UHJ to believers in Iran
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9267
Looking for a letter from the UHJ to believers in Iran
I heard that a year or so ago the UHJ wrote the believers in Iran, and in it there was a passage along the lines of "you will see emancipation soon" or something like that. something that had to do with emancipation being near. does anyone know what im talking about and where i can get the letter on...
- Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Buddha as 'philosopher'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8033
<b>Haifa Notes,</b> by Gayle Woolson, 1956, online at http://bahai-library.com/?file=woolson_haifa_notes : The question was asked: If all the Prophets teach the same spiritual teachings, why does Buddha teach the existence of reincarnation and Baha'u'llah not? The Guardian answered: "Not Buddha - th...
- Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What is the Hojjatieh Society?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13490
Of course we as Bahá'ís believe, the "world government" foretold in the Bible already happened with the Umayyad dynasty conquering the civilized "world" of that time, just as we we believe the immorality is also clearly arrived... what specifically are you referring to? from my understanding the wo...
- Wed May 31, 2006 10:54 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: What is the Hojjatieh Society?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8598
the Hojjatieh society is a violent group created out of Shia extremists, whos sole purpose is to destroy the Baha'i community additionally they believe that Imam Mahdi's "return" from "occultation" is imminent and that society must prepare as though they are at his advent they were successful in per...
- Wed May 31, 2006 10:53 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What is the Hojjatieh Society?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13490
the Hojjatieh society is a violent group created out of Shia extremists, whos sole purpose is to destroy the Baha'i community additionally they believe that Imam Mahdi's "return" from "occultation" is imminent and that society must prepare as though they are at his advent they were successful in per...
- Sun May 21, 2006 3:35 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: United States NSA address?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10486
- Sat May 20, 2006 8:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: United States NSA address?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10486
- Fri May 19, 2006 10:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: teaching in the Holy Land
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21573
- Fri May 19, 2006 10:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: teaching in the Holy Land
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21573
6) The emergence of the Bahá'í State (a merger between the civil system of government administration and the national bahá’í institutions) Huh?? What's going on with this?? I thought the stance of the Baha'i Faith was the separation of religion and politics politics refers to "old world politics;" ...
- Fri May 19, 2006 10:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecies of the Imam's similar to those of the Guardian
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6782
I also found these hadiths on technological change at the time of the Mahdi. here is one from the Sixth Imam that seems to be referring to Television, as Dr. Momen describes it. Again, in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, we can find a parallel to this from a Prophecy of Shoghi Effendi, that seems to ...
- Fri May 19, 2006 10:02 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecies of the Imam's similar to those of the Guardian
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6782
Prophecies of the Imam's similar to those of the Guardian
i wrote this for an Islam/Bahai dialogue forum. thought id post it here too. I was reading through Dr. Moojan Momen's book again, An Introduction to Shi'i Islam, and I came across something interesting. Hadiths from Imam Ali, and a hadith from Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq, describing the moral degradation a...
- Fri May 19, 2006 9:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Modern Day Bábís
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19487
I dont know Keyvan, I dont know any babi in my country, nor do i know what they do, if there are any. One thing I know for sure, is when i recite a short paragraph written by the Bab on some sunday mornings, sometimes old bahais say to me: "ah, what you read is from the Bab isn't it ? I recognized ...
- Fri May 19, 2006 9:54 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: United States NSA address?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10486
United States NSA address?
does anyone have the address for a letterhead to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States?
you can link it here or message me in privite
Keyvan
you can link it here or message me in privite
Keyvan
- Fri May 19, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
Keyvan, On another note, would you consider it being mindful and proper representtion by intentionaly trying to hurt another Bahai's feelings when they are asking for guidance and comfort because that is what you did! In all honesty, I would much rather have to answer for working in a bar, than to ...
- Fri May 19, 2006 9:39 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
Keyvan, Did you realize that you misspelled Baha'u'llah's name in your quotes. You did it more than once so according to your "opinion" it must be more than just a typo. However, I would not call you shady, stupid, or question your integrity because that would be rude, mean, and pointless! I unders...
- Thu May 18, 2006 3:23 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: teaching in the Holy Land
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21573
I would be interested to see Baha's original statement, if there is one. I wonder what geographical limits could have been meant? Obviously Israel did not exist back then. Haifa and Akka were part of...the Ottoman province of Syria? Or was it attached to Palestine yet? Since Baha DID try to promote...
- Thu May 18, 2006 3:14 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
"Bahai" is no better than "Bahia", if you want to dwell on exactness. It is, in fact, spelled "Baha'i" in English. If you are able to type the accents over the second "a" and the "i", so much the better. Please don't correct others until you are certain of what is correct. I did read the quotes. It...
- Thu May 18, 2006 3:06 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Modern Day Bábís
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19487
they read the texts corrupted by Mirza Yahya. The books of the Bab have not as yet been printed in the original. Except for the Bayan, the Seven Proofs and Commentary on the Surih of Joseph, we cannot be sure of the authenticity of most of His other works as the text has been corrupted by the unfait...
- Thu May 18, 2006 2:59 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: words of the Bab
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8389
i wouldnt ask the tour guides on pilgrimage. i hate to say it but in my opinion they werent too knowledgable on things outside of what specifically they were touring. the UHJ members are definately knowledgable on all things The Guardian. if he kept that on his desk im sure they would know. The Ayad...
- Wed May 17, 2006 4:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: how bad would it be if you?...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 22537
lets keep in mind that what was presented here from Abdu'l Baha was a PILGRIMS NOTE however 1438. Pilgrim's Notes Reporting the Master's Words on Embracing and Kissing "The pilgrim's note reports the Master as saying: 'Women and men must not embrace each other when not married, or not about to be ma...
- Wed May 17, 2006 4:12 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
First, I would like to thank you all for responding. Keyvan, I am sorry that I misspelled Bahai. I am assuming that is what you are refering to. I often misspell words. I have dyslexia and I flip letters around. I have done this all of my life and it is always the smaller words that I mess up on. A...
- Wed May 17, 2006 4:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Have you seen this? Kalimat Press petition
- Replies: 24
- Views: 38629
What you may have missed is that the petition for building the temple was the method that the Baha'is of US and Canada chose to appeal Abdu'l-Baha's decision that it wasn't time yet to build a temple. In a similar way, you also miss the point that the Baha'is petitioned Baha'u'llah even though He h...
- Wed May 17, 2006 4:06 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Have you seen this? Kalimat Press petition
- Replies: 24
- Views: 38629
Oh and there is another example: The UHJ had decided since its founding that the law of Huquq didn't apply to all believers (it does now but this is recent - stay with me). In the US convention, a while back (when the Huquq still applied to Iranian believers) there was a petition raised by the dele...
- Wed May 17, 2006 4:04 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Modern Day Bábís
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19487
- Fri May 05, 2006 12:32 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
furthermore, on the idea of using this as a teaching method... It is not sufficient to believe in Baha'o'llah and to say, "I am of the people of El-Abha"; we must act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'o'llah, who commands us to become centers of divine attraction, so that the attributes of Go...
- Fri May 05, 2006 12:22 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
but anyway, the Baha'i faith is not a subjectively interpereted non-denomenational thing, we have things that are Makruh(discouraged), we have things that are Haram(prohibited), etc etc you should look through the writings for this, and find your answer. if you cannot find an answer in the writings,...
- Fri May 05, 2006 12:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 30194
Re: what to do?
Hi, I am a third generation Bahia and a mother of three. I concider myself to be extremely spiritual and very in love with the Bahia Faith. However, I know I am not perfect. I am currently working in a gental men's club as a bartender in order to have the funds I need to go to school and raise my c...
- Fri May 05, 2006 12:11 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: NSA Elections
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12901
this is a mixed bag addressed response... i agree that such qualities must be looked for. and no i was not a delegate. i agree that it comes down to teaching, absolutely, and we should never arise to the point where we "blame something" on officials. this is what CB's tend to do, i notice. i have he...
- Wed May 03, 2006 12:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: NSA Elections
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12901
NSA Elections
So they election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States came and went, and the same 9 were elected again. I dont say this to dissent or anything. When I was in the Holy Land a little over a month ago, someone asked a Universal House of Justice member what can be done about the same ...
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:53 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Six Steps to Spirituality
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14114
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:51 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: teaching in the Holy Land
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21573
Interesting, I never thought about it. But do you really think that teaching the Bahai-Faith would would raise political tensions in Israel? I mean, for us of course, Baha'u'llah is abouve all. But to be honest: for the people in Israel, where there are so many religions, the Bahais are just one mo...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:03 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: teaching in the Holy Land
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21573
it is a rule that Baha'u'llah established in the 1860's and carried through all this time. we didnt know back then, just like we didnt know why we couldnt eat pork during the Dispensation of Muhammad. there is no explicit reason why right now. but personally i think its pretty obvious that it would ...
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Evolution questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8316
FOURTH PRINCIPLE -- THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RELATION BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE 4 Avenue de Camoens, Paris, November 12th 'Abdu'l-Bahá said: I have spoken to you of some of the principles of Bahá'u'lláh: The Search after Truth and The Unity of Mankind. I will now explain the Fourth Principle, which ...
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:26 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Must I Belong to the AO in order to be a Baha'i?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 23487
correction, YOU might want to investigate the Will and Testament. no guy, im refering to Body which was ORDAINED by ABDU'l BAHA HIMSELF in the Will and Testament The Hands of the Cause of God must elect from their own number nine persons that shall at all times be occupied in the important services ...
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Must I Belong to the AO in order to be a Baha'i?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 23487
Simple answer: no. The Baha'i Faith and Baha'is existed long before the AO. MishkinQalam never had a Baha'i ID card afaik. Do yourself and everyone a service and just be a Baha'i. Or a Christian. Or Jew, or Muslim. Or whatever. The world needs more enlightened, spiritual beings. Not bureacratic, ca...
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:34 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Serious Question for Mr. Darrick Evenson
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7352
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Must I Belong to the AO in order to be a Baha'i?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 23487
marangella (who was the person who decided all this and coaxed remey into action, the Seyyid Muhammad to his Mirza Yahya) and his "interperetation" was full of loop holes that didnt pan out, and flat out contradictions of the sacred text, has been disproven time and time again in an abundand array o...