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Thank you, -Jonah [webmaster]

So I can discuss my chemistry homework?

Certainly! I'll just make a new forum category, "Help your Baha'i Friends do Homework."

You're welcome to discuss Islam here, or anything else for that matter!

-Jonah (webmaster)

Let me express a public thank you for all of your work on the Baha'i Library over the last few years, Brett. You've almost single-handedly kept it and the Forum alive while I've been busy with our young kids. I know you'll be out of internet contact for a while, but I also know that you'll be back -...

Is it possible your client is referring to Huqúqu'llah? If so, here are a couple letters on it: http://bahai-library.com/uhj/huququllah.transactions.html http://bahai-library.com/uhj/huququllah.questions.html There is also a handbook for Baha'is explaining the various issues of Huqúqu'llah, which ca...

see PDF at http://bahai-library.com/pdf/2005_09/passing_david_ruhe.pdf NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY of the BAHÁ'ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES September 6, 2005 To the American Bahá'í Community Dear Bahá'í Friends, We received with heavy hearts news of the passing from this earthly life of beloved an...

Presenters: if you would like to submit your paper for presentation, please contact Iraj Ayman at iayman@usbnc.org. Attendees: please see full announcements here: Persian conference, see http://irfancolloquia.org/64/info ; English conference, see http://irfancolloquia.org/65/info . <ul><li> 64th Irf...

This topic, and the one specific Pilgrim's Note on it, was discussed a few months ago. See http://bahai-library.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=292

-Jonah

David Ruhe has written a series of three books on the history of Baha'u'llah. The first is Robe of Light : http://www.bahaibookstore.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2890 , and the second is Door of Hope : The Baha'i Faith in the Holy Land : http://bahaindex.com/modules.php?name=Amazon&asin=0853981507 ...

I googled it and found this:
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/ba ... i/badi.htm

This is all I could find out about the Tablet in English-language sources in 1999: http://bahai-library.com/resources/tabl ... tline.html

-Jonah

There are a number of items at this site that discuss this issue. See http://www.google.com/custom?q=women+%2 ... ibrary.com

-Jonah

I think there are a few items at this site that discuss this. Check the <a href=http://www.google.com/custom?q=zoroastrianism&domains;=bahai-library.com&sitesearch;=bahai-library.com>search results (click here)</a>. What about Chris Buck's "Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian Savior"? (see search results) -Jonah

Second addendum from Ron, collated and posted by Jonah: I'm sure by now that you noticed in the note (dated March 7th 1912) that Ali-Kuli Khan gave the Manuscript to Phoebe Hearst's son, William Randolph. Inside the rear cover of this Manuscript was an envelope addressed to William Randolph Hearst a...

Addendum from Ron, incl. photo: The document was once owned by Marzieh Gail's father Mirza Ali Kuli Khan and he signed the back page. (see photo below). The conservator whom did a preliminary treatment to separate the pages found the attached rear page with Ali Kuli Khan's signature and notes to the...

The Mr. Samandari Brett mentioned wrote a manuscript, published as Moments with Baha'u'llah. You can read about it or order it online at http://kalimat.com/mwb.html . Samandari was born in 1874 and met Baha'u'llah in 1891, shortly before His death. He gave this memoirs as a talk, in 1967, and...

just to see what response I'd get Here's a list of the responses. I've deleted the three threads you started and all of your posts, going back to March 2005. I've banned the two IPs you posted from. And because you were discussing criminal matters, we've already given all of your domain info as gle...

This is the kind of thing that a lot of people have asked over the years -- why hasn't anyone written to the House, I wonder? This would be an opportune time for you to solve the issue once and for all by writing the House and noting these various other interpretations and counter-examples. (Besides...

OK, that's the red flag! When blasphemy is raised (shirk), it's time for me to close the thread.

Thanks for your understanding. You can continue this discussion in a new thread...

-Jonah, moderator

I used to wear my hair long, when I had more of it. :-) At the time I researched this back and front, and asked numerous people, and in the end this is what I came up with: it seems that Baha'u'llah did not necessarily legislate that men should keep their hair short. There are too many other interpr...

I haven't looked into this or thought about it carefully, but the first distinction that pops into my mind is -- isn't anything addressed to God a "prayer," and anything not addressed to God simply a "Writing"?

-Jonah

Here is the program for the English-language session at Acuto, from http://www.irfancolloquia.org/62 . For the list of Persian papers, please see http://www.irfancolloquia.org/61 . <table width=90% border=0 cellpadding=7 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#ffffff><tr><td align=center><h2>Irfan Collo...

Please see full announcements here: Persian conference, see http://irfancolloquia.org/61/info ; English conference, see http://irfancolloquia.org/62/info . <ul><li> 61st Irfan Colloquium in Persian - 1-7 July, 2005 - http://irfancolloquia.org/61/info </li><li> 62nd Irfan Colloquium in English - 8-12...

Yes, you can legally and ethically copy up to a couple pages of any published, copyrighted book, at least as long as it's not for purposes of (1) earning money from it or (2) plagiarizing. Different countries have different versions of what in the US is called "fair use," but my understanding is tha...

What about extracts or quotations

Yes, under "fair use" it's perfectly legal to share excerpts of up to a few pages at a time.

-Jonah

I think the only issue with pilgrims' notes is that they can't be considered as reliable for transmitting instruction and Revelation, or "Teachings," as written records. But for other types of historical information, e.g. what these personnages were like as people, pilgrims' notes are vital. Further...

Here you go, compliments of Ahang Rabbani: <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=rabbani_afnan_genealogy>Genealogy of the Afnan</a>. I also found a <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=abid_dawnbreakers_genealogy_babi>genealogy of the Bab</a> and this <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=gonzal...

I compiled this list on September 12 and posted it to http://bahai-library.com/wwwboard/messages01/530.html , but removed it by request. And I didn't excerpt it below, but see also the UHJ's letter <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=calamity>Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity"</a>. -Jonah 1) From ...

There's this: <a href=http://ruhiresources.org>ruhiresources.org</a>.

-Jonah

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I'm pleased to announce that my latest project is online and open for business: Vancouver's <a href=http://rockartdesign.com>Rock Art Design</a> offers beading supplies (beads, silver findings, loose beads, and silver beads), handmade beaded jewellery (necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and custom jewe...

I would like to know how 1,000 years could correspond to lunar and solar years? Solar, I believe. From http://www.bahai-library.com/writings/bahaullah/aqdas/notes.html : <a name="n62">62</a>. Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years 37<b...

Thanks to everyone for what's been a most interesting discussion. I think it's time to close this particular discussion, lest we continue to rub each other the wrong way (i.e., lest our attempts to communicate cause any more friction). You may certainly continue this discussion, but let's try it by ...

Here are some articles and essays, in roughly order of relevance:<ol><li> http://bahai-library.com/?file=cameron_disconnected_letters_nineteen </li><li> http://bahai-library.com/?file=marshall_disconnected_letters </li><li> http://bahai-library.com/?file=wilmette_ayiy_nur_letters </li><li> http://ba...

1) We have a few materials on Agnes Alexander in the Library, including her book on the history of Japan, a biography, and her autobiography. Click here for a list: http://www.google.com/custom?q=agnes+alexander . 2) I've emailed you privately to put you in touch with Duane Troxel, who used to live ...

There's no process of "authentication" in Baha'i textual studies. But since both Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice quoted or referred to this pilgrim's note, I think it can be taken as authentic and accurately quoted. The letter from the UHJ to John Cornell, or excerpts of it, have b...

That's exactly right, Baha'i studies have no formalized isnad, or the science of studying the "chain of transmission" of hadith. And pilgrims' notes are of varying quality and reliability. However, this particular pilgrim's note is very well authenticated: John Cornell, the late Baha'i who sh...

Thanks for the question! Wine is a symbol in a lot of Islamic and Baha'i texts -- though of course actual consumption of alcohol, including wine, is forbidden by both. Here's a summary of the symbol I put together a few years ago: http://bahai-library.com/resources/tablets-notes/kitab-aqdas/wine.htm...

I deleted an earlier thread because it was coming close to the line that Baha'is don't cross -- namely, public disagreement with the Baha'i Institutions. In this case it was non-Baha'is doing the discussion, which isn't my concern. But since this website's audience is probably 90% Baha'i, I choose t...

This can shed much light on why Baha'is and historians make little use of Miller's book: <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=missionary_historian>The Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Baha'i Faith</a>. Miller was not trying to write a history, as much as trying to write an *alternat...

Welcome, Kira!

Try this short selection of online introductory books: http://bahai-library.com/?file=introductory_information

For more detail, check the Introductory collection, with lots more books: http://bahai-library.com/?collection=Introductory

-Jonah

For <a href=http://bahai-library.com/?file=compilation_japan_turn_ablaze.html>Japan Will Turn Ablaze</a>, I scanned the 1992 Baha'i Publishing Trust of Japan edition. I scanned the whole thing, including TOC, intro, afterword, and bibliography. No index. I haven't seen the other editions of this boo...

This is all I know of: <a href=http://irfancolloquia.org/48/lambden_kaleidoscope>Kaleidoscope: Angelology and Colour Mysticism in Babi-Baha'i Scripture</a>, by Stephen Lambden. It's not online, but I could provide it privately by request.

-Jonah

Welcome! Also check out the Introductory books online, http://bahai-library.com/?file=introductory_information . This is one by an historian: http://bahai-library.com/?file=momen_sh ... ion_bahais . Here's another common one people share: http://bahai-library.com/?file=fatheazam_new_garden

I second that. I think you need some Baha'is to talk with, not just quotations from the Writings. I suggest you register to this Forum and provide us with an email address and/or Instant Messenger name. Keep it all anonymous, of course. If you don't have an anonymous email address, you can use this ...

Hi all. I removed the name of the city and the author's name from the above posting, and removed the three posts following it, one of which contained a link to another site elsewhere on the internet where this letter has been posted. Yes, it does appear to have been publicly shared with the author's...

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS The 62nd Irfan Colloquium in English will take place at the Center for Baha’i Studies in Acuto, Italy, July 8-12, 2005. This notice serves as a general announcement and call for papers. About the Colloquia<blockquote>The Irfan Colloquia started in 1993 and hav...

I would love it if you could! But last time I asked, a few years ago, George Ronald declined permission for me to post this series. I'm not surprised, these remain popular books and are probably among their better-selling items.

-Jonah

My journals are in storage so I can't check to see if this list is more complete than what's already been posted here, but Enoch N. Tanyi compiled a possible chronology of all Manifestations listed in the sacred texts of world religions in his article "The Syrian Prophet(s)," in Journal of Bahá'í St...

A dear friend asked me if I could dig up some Baha'i teachings on the following two topics, to answer questions asked of her by a seeker: (1) Man's soul starts to associate with conception, but (2) the Manifestation's soul was always existing. Below is the answer I gave her. If anyone has more feedb...

To help get the ball rolling on this topic, let me quote the only statement from the House that I know of. From http://bahai-library.com/?file=uhj_compilation_reproduction.html : Reports appearing in the press and in scientific literature indicate that the study of the cloning of animals is at an ea...

Thus far only 8 registered users have voted:
5, or 62.5%, will/would vote for Kerry
3, or 37.5%, will/would vote for Bush

I do know of a number of Baha'is who use things like astrology and Tarot cards and don't see a conflict with the Writings. I think they understand that they're not messing with the occult, per se, as much as using these forms of popular divination as a means for reflection and meditation. My guess i...

I assume you're looking for an online copy of the 83-page booklet itself. I'm afraid we don't have it, but it could easily be somewhere else online. Here's a bibliographic citation, from http://bahai-library.com/books/biblio/babi.history.html #177:<ol>Perigord, Emily McBride. Translation of Frenc...

You might have been having a hard time finding it because of the spelling -- try "Samoa". At http://bahai-library.com/?file=uhj_messages_1963_1986.html you'll see a link to "Announcement of the Acceptance of the Faith by His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa" page 245. You can find th...

I am looking for some assistance in writing short essays for this site's forum, http://sarasotaculture.org/forum . We can pay US$10/hour, and anticipate that the work will take an average of 2 hours per month. If you are interested, please contact me by clicking on the <a href=http://bahai-library.c...

I guess, if I am forced to choose, the majority would go towards Kerry

Well, I'm sure curious! Please see the new <a href=http://bahai-library.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=137>online poll</a>.
-Jonah

Since everyone is curious, and since the polls in the States are so <a href=http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/000686.php>divergent lately,</a> let's poll this audience. Please select your choice, above. If you're a US citizen (I know you'll be voting in the...

Note: posting below is by Robert, merely reposted by Jonah Allow me to attempt to reply to your understanding of the Baha'i Faith. I'm but one Baha'i and my reply is not official, but I think it will be fairly accurate: You state: "[Mirza] Yahya...and left control of the group to his older ha...

Note: posting below is by moyo, merely re-posted by Jonah Dear Mattrose, Your story is fantastic. Incredible, it's almost my story. U are perfectly right saying that there is no other way to be saved outside of Jesus Christ. I just want to precise something. ......Moses = Jesus = Mohamed = th...

Note: reply below is Brett's, just re-posted by Jonah Question 5 In terms of unifying mankind to one God, one religion, one government, one language, etc...What form of government would this be? What language is in mind, if any? In each of these two, the Baha'i Writings envision two stages. F...

I'm sorry the images aren't downloading for you. I don't know why, I just tested all 7 images (3 sizes from one map, 4 from another) and they all downloaded for me. See http://bahai-library.com/labib_stages_exiles_bahaullah and http://bahai-library.com/map_travels_bahaullah . At the bottom of that s...

Safini-yi 'Irfán, Book VII: Collections of the papers presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia in Persian and Beitrage des 'Irfán-Kolloquiums 2003: 'Irfán-Studien zum Bahá'í-Schrifttum are now in stock and can be ordered online. Safini can be ordered from the Baha'i Distribution Servic...

I could not post it because the topic was closed

Sorry for that -- I used different software then, which is no longer functioning. I welcome your reply now.

-Jonah

It's not online, but the Journal of Baha'i Studies did an article on Mishqin Qalam in a 1990 issue -- see citation at http://bahai-library.com/books/rg/rg.biblio03.html#5

For Abdu'l-Baha's bio of him, see http://bahai-library.com/writings/abdul ... ec-39.html

-Jonah

Lights of 'Irfan: Papers Presented at the 'Irfan Colloquia and Seminars Book V is now in stock and can be ordered online. It can be ordered from the Baha'i Distribution Service at http://bahaibookstore.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2688 or from Images International at http://store.yahoo.com/image...

<blockquote>Whoops! Ignore the following post. Pouria (below) just pointed out I was confusing the Bayan with the Badi. -Jonah</blockquote>The whole thing is online in Persian only at http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/bab/A-F/bayanf/bayanf.htm . This book has never been translated in or pu...

P.S. Dear Jonah: Is it a joke the Down syndrome of the persons who do weight-lifting? No joke! However, I could be wrong -- a quick Google search didn't result in any articles to support my statement. I just know that I've seen what seemed to be a preponderance of athletes with Downs Syndrome compe...

I read a short article in Scientific American a year or two ago that reported on hypotheses linking body type to climate and sun exposure. In short, it said that people from hotter climates are taller and thinner to allow better heat dispersal, while those from colder climates are shorter and thicke...

Here are some samples of Pilosofia's photography. He notes that "These photos were taken with real flowers and arranged for the best artistic setting." Contact him by clicking "email" in his message, above. Photos are copyright © 2004, Richard Valentine. -Jonah <center>click for enlargement<...

On behalf of Fae Edwards, I set up a website called <a href=http://sarasotaculture.org>Cultural Fellowship of Sarasota</a> and a <a href=http://sarasotaculture.org/forum>discussion forum</a> to promote Baha'i ideals and Baha'i activities in this part of Florida, just south of Tampa on the Gulf Coast...

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