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- Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:32 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Equality of men and women
- Replies: 11
- Views: 28171
Re: Equality of men and women
The founders of Bahai Faith has explicitly stated that women and men are equal. But women are excluded from service on the UHJ, in spite of the religion’s clear teaching on the equality of the sexes. Why? Please present a reasonable answer. Hi Golha, I think that the word equal is commonly misconst...
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:11 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: foamy aether theory
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11761
Brett, Thanks for your links! I read them both with interest, and was again reminded of and impressed by the depth and integrity present in Baha'i scholarship, and guidance from the world body. We are truly a blessed community. I was wondering what any of you thought about the foamy ether theory. Af...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: foamy aether theory
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11761
foamy aether theory
Here is a fascinating theory for those of you who enjoy science and theoretical physics speculation. It seems that even though the aether is currently out of fashion, dark matter, zero point energy, etc. all seem to be filling in the role that aether once played. I find this particular theory very i...
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Proofs of the existence of God
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21012
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30524
Re: Help With Holy Titles...
Hi! Well, Christ, for one, is a title! Buddha, is a title too. Moses was known as the Law Giver, Abraham as the Friend of God, Muhammad was called Al-amin (the trusted), and I'm sure there are many more. Many manifestations have had a variety of titles. I am sure you are aware of the many titles of ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:14 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Elimination of extreme wealth and poverty
- Replies: 8
- Views: 24054
Elimination of extreme wealth and poverty
Elimination of extreme wealth and poverty is one of the teachings of Baha'u'llah, that is very near to the hearts of Baha'is. I have known many Baha'is who have become deeply involved and committed to many grass roots Social and Economic Development projects with the aim of improving the conditions ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:48 am
- Forum: Commercial
- Topic: Help fight extreme poverty at Kiva.org
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21637
Help fight extreme poverty at Kiva.org
Dear friends, Kiva.org is a wonderful non-profit organization which enables you to make micro loans for as little as $25 to struggling small businesses and entrepreneurs in some of the poorest regions of the world. I feel it is a wonderful organization which is very close to our principles of illimi...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: help! The three veils that keep of us from God
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18790
Re: help! The three veils that keep of us from God
Hi Donald, Is this it? The veils which come between the inner eye of the soul and the Manifestation of God all originate from the world of man. A great many people in the world today are as yet unable to witness the glory of Bahá'u'lláh, the Supreme Manifestation of God, for they have wrapped their ...
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:16 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'i Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17504
I think I purchased it at the House of Worship in Wilmette a while ago, but it doesn't look like the distribution service is carrying it at their site. I see one of the artists has an album at http://www.mytexasmusic.com/joannagipson/joannagipson.html One of the songs there is also on the album Cit...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'i Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17504
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'i Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17504
i wont to know if there are some singer(s) who psalmod the Holy Baha'i Scriptures or in the Baha'i Theme^^ have Baha'i have a singer LIKE HELALI ? ^^ lol-(shia Singer) Hi! You should go to http://www.divinenotes.com You can hear samples of Baha'i artists and buy downloads there. They have many Pers...
- Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:54 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 30393
Re: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
Dear Loren, The statement about nine living religions is not hearsay. It comes from some letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi: "The number nine which in itself is the number of perfection is considered by the Bahá'ís as sacred because it is symbolic of the perfection of the Bahá'í Revel...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:56 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 30393
Hi again! As I understand it, the Sabaean and Babi faiths still have a few followers and so count on the list. And the others you mention we generally see either as subordinate parts of the great religions like Buddhism or as secular philosophies rather than religions (Shinto would be an example of...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 30393
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 30393
WPC09, Thanks for your insightful contribution to this thread, I think you have made points that are intelligent and in the true spirit of our faith. Being raised a Mormon, I have the warmest feelings for Mormons, and find them to be a very good and moral people. I feel that even though Mormon teach...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:08 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prophecy-Fulfilled website on BCI - very bad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 30393
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Bimanism?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 30594
- Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 32786
Dear British Baha'i, I have spent a lot of years and a lot of money studying Arabic and studying the writings of Baha'u'llah, and let me assure you that the Arabic of Baha'u'llah is without question beautifully eloquent and unequaled. Something not often understood, is that just because a person is ...
- Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'i Music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17504
Baha'i Music
I was interested in what Baha'i groups are popular here. One of my personal favorite groups is Smith and Dragoman. http://www.smithanddragoman.com http://www.myspace.com/smithanddragoman Very moving, powerfully orchestrated music with well-crafted lyrics focusing on the the lives of the Bab and Baha...
- Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:40 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Apocalypto (the Mel Gibson movie)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16318
344. Prohibition on Representing Manifestations of God in Paintings or Drawings Applies to all Manifestations The prohibition on representing the Manifestation of God in paintings and drawings or in dramatic presentations applies to all the Manifestations of God. There are, of course, great and won...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:54 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 119488
Friends, huwa is just a pronoun! It could refer to Allah, a man, or even a camel. In the verse of the Qur'an mentioned, there is no argument that can be made grammatically or from the context alone, which proves whether or not it refers to a Manifestation or to Allah. On the other hand, Abbas' laun...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:54 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 119488
Friends, huwa is just a pronoun! It could refer to Allah, a man, or even a camel. In the verse of the Qur'an mentioned, there is no argument that can be made grammatically or from the context alone, which proves whether or not it refers to a Manifestation or to Allah. On the other hand, Abbas' laun...
- Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 119488
Friends, huwa is just a pronoun! It could refer to Allah, a man, or even a camel. In the verse of the Qur'an mentioned, there is no argument that can be made grammatically or from the context alone, which proves whether or not it refers to a Manifestation or to Allah. On the other hand, Abbas' laund...
- Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:50 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 38120
- Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 38120
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: alcohol in home
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33107
Dear Jo, I am sorry to hear of your trouble, and I am glad that you thought to turn to the friends for advice. This must be very difficult for you. Asside from the issues of Baha'i law, and him being a an adult with power to choose, there is also the the issue of your needs, and the responsibility y...
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:28 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 38120
A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
I have been following many discussions here with some interest, but because I have been so busy with school, I have been unable to participate. Also, many of the debates I have read are too difficult for me to get into, because I feel that they contain some foundational problems which ...
- Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help keep Baha'u'llah's picture off the farsi wikipedia!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18756
Hi Baha'i Warrior, As a Baha'i, I am personally bothered (albeit slightly) by all the images of Jesus everywhere, which for me is a violation of the prohibition in the faith to portrait or represent the Manifestations of God. That being said, it is enough for me to not have Jesus portraits in my hom...
- Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:59 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help keep Baha'u'llah's picture off the farsi wikipedia!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18756
Personally, I am not bothered by the presence of Baha'u'llah's picture in an encyclopedia, as long as it is an accurate picture. The content of the article seems more important to me. There is nothing wrong with seeing Baha'u'llah. For Baha'is it should be done in a proper and reverent way, however,...
- Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Qasim Amin, Liberation of Women, and the Babi/Baha'i Faith
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11945
Qasim Amin, Liberation of Women, and the Babi/Baha'i Faith
Dear Friends,
Are any of you aware of any particular writings in the Babi or Baha'i Faiths speaking about the equality, and more importantly, the emancipation of women, which happen to predate Qasim Amin's The Liberation of Women, published in 1900?
Thanks
Are any of you aware of any particular writings in the Babi or Baha'i Faiths speaking about the equality, and more importantly, the emancipation of women, which happen to predate Qasim Amin's The Liberation of Women, published in 1900?
Thanks
- Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: It is not his to boast who loveth his country , but
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12359
Re: It is not his to boast who loveth his country , but
Hello All, "It is not his to boast who loveth his country, but it is his who loveth the world." Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, pp. 87-88: When i read this i was reminded of our need to evolve a world government to help and coordinate all nations. And beyond that i think it...
- Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:51 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Wat is diffrence between bahai and muslims?????
- Replies: 19
- Views: 45606
Hi, all. Technically, bahaism is a correct term. However, since Baha'is themselves never refer to the Baha'i Faith as "Bahaism," the term by now has come to mostly be used by those intending to criticize it. Some scholars have used "Bahaism" in academic contexts, true, but even there it was often u...
- Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Any ex muslims here?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12145
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Sun and Moon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11993
Re: Sun and Moon
All, Quick question. Do the Sun and Moon in the Quran symbolise the bab and bahaullah? If so, which ones which? Regards Abbas Abbas, It is difficult to answer your question definitively, and indeed the sun and moon could mean the Bab and Baha'u'llah, while not necessarily being confin...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: khatt badi' facsimile
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7634
khatt badi' facsimile
I have heard that a facsimile of the khatt badi' exists somewhere here or elsewhere on the internet, and would be grateful if someone would help me find it.
I hope all of you in the west are having a very blessed Holy Day!
I hope all of you in the west are having a very blessed Holy Day!