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- Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:29 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
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Muhammad al-Mahdi According to Twelver Shi'as Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (or Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn Ali) is the twelfth Imam and the Mahdi, the ultimate savior of mankind. Other Shi'a schools adhere to different Imam successions and do not, along with Sunnis, consider Muhammad the Mahdi. Twelver Shi'as...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 69240
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:50 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 69240
ill have to take a look at closer look at that, but that's beside the point—the plain fact is that the Bab referred to Himself countless times as the Mahdi, or Qa'im, as i have shown with several quotes, so there is no doubt whatsoever that He designated Himself this station. or would you like all ...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:52 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 32838
We are told to avoid covenant breaker websites, or websites from enemies of the Baha'i Faith (just to warn you, there are some users on this forum who have links on their profiles to anti-Baha'i websites, though usually they are sometimes well-disguised). Of course, you are told to avoid covenant b...
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:29 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 69240
Some of the Bab's Writings have been changed, but there is more than enough of His Writings that we know are authentic. Here it is: http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/index/albab.htm . If you can't read the language then I suggest learning Arabic (or Persian), until this stuff is translated. Again, our pr...
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:39 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:22 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:21 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
Secondly, you did not respond to all my points. Especially about the one wherein no person will be misjudged or wronged. Bahais make bahaullah as a martyr - he apparently was wronged. So obviously even if I take your version of the interpretation of the verse, it does not fit Bahaullah. I suggest y...
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:50 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
1. No person's scroll of deeds, least of all mine and yours has been opened. Not as yet atleast. Aren't the deeds of those who oppose Baha'u'llah clearely manifest to us all? In this life, we are judged, and in the next life, we will be Judged— Not at all. I dont think so. Nobody's deeds are manife...
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:18 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
But the Sunnis say your Shi'a hadith are false, fabricated, etc. (like Shi'as say about Sunni hadith), so 85% of Muslims have reason (whether good or bad) to disbelieve in the Imams. In that same spirit of denial, had the Bab told Joe or Mike that Baha'u'llah would be the Promised One, and had it b...
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
Whether 15% or the entire Muslim population accepted Imam Ali or not is not the question under consideration. Lets assume that nobody accepted Imam Ali - yet there are convservatively more than 2,000 traditions (this is a very very conservative number) on the prophet's declaration of the succesorsh...
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
Whether 15% or the entire Muslim population accepted Imam Ali or not is not the question under consideration. Lets assume that nobody accepted Imam Ali - yet there are convservatively more than 2,000 traditions (this is a very very conservative number) on the prophet's declaration of the succesorsh...
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:01 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37742
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:08 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:57 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The claim to finality
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13402
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:49 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:43 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
Pardon the harshness, but there are sufficient books of the Bab available i their source languages which contradict the basic premise of the Bahai Faith - tafseere' Surah Kausar, Qayyamul Asma, Dalaelus Sabah, Sahifae' Adaliyah, Bayan etc. I could go on and on. Are all these books corrupted? Would ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:05 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
Thank you for your interpretation of the Bab's actions. We really dont have the Bab saying what you have just interpreted. On the other hand, all we have is a series of claims followed by a series of denials. Well, I quoted from a source. What kind of source do you want? Do you expect us to find a ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:54 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 118517
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 1:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
The Bab was the Forerunner of Baha'u'llah, much like how John the Baptist announced was the coming of Christ. His mission was to get people ready for Baha'u'llah. Most of His laws were very specific. For example one of the Bab's Laws was that you can't eat garlic or onions so that your breath doesn...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:37 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Bab's claim to be Qa'im
- Replies: 48
- Views: 125361
The Bab progressively revealed His status. At first when people understood Him to be the gate of the Imam (as those four gates had done for the Holy Imam in an earlier age), He perhaps didn't correct them. But when He was challenged about it, He stated that He wasn't such a (mere) gate. The others ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37742
Re: 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...
- Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 118517
- Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:53 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 118517
this is my first post here on this topic and comes after reading all the other posts. I am not going to enter the discussion (which I believe has been diverted to some extent) of seeing and meeting God on the Day of Judgement. Rather I will stick to the point about Prophet Mohammed being the seal of...
- Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:44 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Guru Nanak?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 84171
I posted that thinking you would be interested in any connections not as an authoritative interpretation. Certian Bahais like to use proofs relating to dates and such because it it can be a strong point made when arguing for validity of Faith. As I mentioned earlier, when it has no standing in Isla...
- Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: I need the source for a tradition Baha'u'llah quotes..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 34546
Abjad is a man made concept and has no relation in islam. We never found the Holy Prophet (pbuh) referring to Abjad in his traditions. Also if these were such a proof for the Bab, why did he not mention it. Why are the Bahais investing it now? Even Bahaullah did not refer to these as a proof for the...
- Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: I need the source for a tradition Baha'u'llah quotes..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 34546
- Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Guru Nanak?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 84171
http://bahai-library.com/?file=cameron_disconnected_letters_nineteen This is the problem when you have Western writers who have no clue about Islam and significance of its elements writing and commenting upon it. Read this - it came from the article link you sent... "It is recorded in the hadith th...
- Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Guru Nanak?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 84171
Re: Semi hidden messages
Dear Zabadan, no problemo. If a person ever feels driven (controlled) by his inner emotions, if he meditates on valley one and two, this sort of pain should move away easyly. The Bab was born on the first day of the year 1235hg. In the reality, 1235 years have passed and this first day is the first...