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- Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:27 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Muhammad encountering the Pharisees?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32336
Muhammad encountering the Pharisees?
Dear friends, In Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, there're these words: "What could have been the evidence produced by the Pharisees and the idolatrous priests to justify their denial of Muḥammad, the Apostle of God when He came unto them with a Book that judged between truth and falsehood with ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:49 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: The Bountiful and the Bounteous
- Replies: 0
- Views: 30214
The Bountiful and the Bounteous
Dear friends,
As names of God/Manifestation, what's the difference between "the Bountiful" and "the Bounteous", and "the All-Bountiful" and "the All-Bounteous"? Are they translated from different Farsi/Arabic words?
Thanks.
As names of God/Manifestation, what's the difference between "the Bountiful" and "the Bounteous", and "the All-Bountiful" and "the All-Bounteous"? Are they translated from different Farsi/Arabic words?
Thanks.
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:40 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Words to Francis Joseph: ...found thee clinging unto the Branch and heedless of the Root
- Replies: 0
- Views: 33726
Words to Francis Joseph: ...found thee clinging unto the Branch and heedless of the Root
Dear friends,
In the Aqdas, there're these words to Francis Joseph, "We have been with thee at all times, and found thee clinging unto the Branch and heedless of the Root." What do "Branch" and "Root" refer to?
Thanks.
In the Aqdas, there're these words to Francis Joseph, "We have been with thee at all times, and found thee clinging unto the Branch and heedless of the Root." What do "Branch" and "Root" refer to?
Thanks.
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:43 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Difference between Lawh and Surih
- Replies: 2
- Views: 27692
Re: Difference between Lawh and Surih
Thank you, MontanaDon, until today, have I read the link in your relpy.
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:10 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Day of the Covenant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 41084
Day of the Covenant
Why did the Master gave November 26, 181 days after the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, as the Day of the Covenant? Why it was November 26?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Relation between Seir and Jesus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 41445
Re: Relation between Seir and Jesus
Thank you Brettz and Don.
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 2:36 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Relation between Seir and Jesus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 41445
Re: Relation between Seir and Jesus
Thank you MontanaDon. As I know, Muslim commentators interprete "Sinai" as Moses, "Seir" as Jesus, and "Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them" as Muhammod. And some Baha'is see "he came with ten thousands of ...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:19 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Relation between Seir and Jesus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 41445
Relation between Seir and Jesus
Deuteronomy 33:2 "And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them." Here it is interpreted that "rose up from Seir" refers to Jesus. H...
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Tablet of Visitation be read facing Qiblih
- Replies: 3
- Views: 35264
Re: Tablet of Visitation be read facing Qiblih
Dear Brett, thanks for your prompt reply!
Warm Love,
Huang Ran
Warm Love,
Huang Ran
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:30 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Tablet of Visitation be read facing Qiblih
- Replies: 3
- Views: 35264
Tablet of Visitation be read facing Qiblih
Dear friends,
Should the Tablet of Visitation which is read on his anniversary of the Bab and Bahaullah, be read facing the Qiblih?
Should the Tablet of Visitation which is read on his anniversary of the Bab and Bahaullah, be read facing the Qiblih?
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: prayer for the Hands of Cause of God
- Replies: 3
- Views: 32700
Re: prayer for the Hands of Cause of God
Thank you so much, Brettz.
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:06 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: prayer for the Hands of Cause of God
- Replies: 3
- Views: 32700
prayer for the Hands of Cause of God
Dear ones, is it appropriate to say the prayer for the hands of Cause of God for the Counselors today?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:06 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: The calculation of 1335 years
- Replies: 2
- Views: 26208
Re: The calculation of 1335 years
Thank you Brettz. That calculation is really complicated...
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:59 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: The calculation of 1335 years
- Replies: 2
- Views: 26208
The calculation of 1335 years
In Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era , the Master explain the meaning of 1335 years/days, mentioned by Daniel, in the passage below: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablets make it clear that this prophecy refers to the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdád, or the year 1963:— Now concerni...
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:42 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: every trace, fruit, and mention
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24500
every trace, fruit, and mention
Dear friends, There following prayer, found at http://www.kashkul.org/2011/02/06/prayer-for-pregnancy/ I beseech Thee, O Lord of all being and Possessor of things visible and invisible, to bestow on me a righteous child so it may remember Thee on Thine earth and glorify Thee throughout Thy realm. If...
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:38 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Meaning of "His Chosen Ones"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 30752
Meaning of "His Chosen Ones"
Dear friend, In Bahai Writings, what's the difference between "the Chosen Ones (of God)" and "the chosen ones (of God)"[not capitalized]? Some say the former refers to the Manifestations and Holy Ones like Ali and 'Abdu'l-Baha, while the later refers to the ordinary true believer...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:20 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is it appropriate for Baha'is to bow to others?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 41515
Is it appropriate for Baha'is to bow to others?
Dear friends, In Kitabi-Aqdas, Note 57, it is said, "He (Baha'u'llah) also condemns such practices as prostrating oneself before another person and other forms of behaviour that abase one individual in relation to another." Do the "other forms of behaviour that abase one individual in...
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:30 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Difference between Lawh and Surih
- Replies: 2
- Views: 27692
Difference between Lawh and Surih
Dear friends, Some of the Writings of Baha'u'llah are named as "Lawh-i-....", while some are named as "Suriy-i-...", are they of two types of revelation? What's the difference between them? Why "Lawh"-i-Ayyúb is also called "Súriy"-i-Sabr? and Súriy-i-Ra'ís I ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:43 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: meaning of the names of 19 months
- Replies: 16
- Views: 65349
Re: meaning of the names of 19 months
Great! Thanks a lot for all your ideas, I think I'm satisfied now.
With loving regards.
With loving regards.
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: meaning of the names of 19 months
- Replies: 16
- Views: 65349
Re: meaning of the names of 19 months
from a friend: In one of the forums for the course on The Writings of the Báb, a student asked this question: “If Nineteen Day Feasts are named after attributes of God how can “Questions” be an attribute?” Faculty member Dr. Moojan Momen answered with a lesson about historical Iran and Shí’í Islam: ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:32 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: meaning of the names of 19 months
- Replies: 16
- Views: 65349
meaning of the names of 19 months
It's said:" The names of the months in the Bahá'í ( Badí) calendar were given by the Báb, who drew them from the nineteen names of God invoked in a prayer said during the month of fasting in Shí'ih Islam." If this be true, how to understand the meaning of the name of "Questions"?...
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:33 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: About a passage from Gems of Divine Mysteries
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23106
About a passage from Gems of Divine Mysteries
In paragraph 95, the second sentence: "Were I to disclose unto thee the reality of this station, thou wouldst lament and bewail the plight of this Servant Who remaineth in the hands of these infidels, Who hath grown perplexed at his plight, and is lost in bewilderment in this fathomless ocean.&...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:21 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: About 12th Imam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 84413
Re: About 12th Imam
Thank you Brettz9 and Iranpour for the further informations in details, which completely satisfied me.
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:30 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: About 12th Imam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 84413
Re: About 12th Imam
Thanks A LOT, to all of you above!!
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:15 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: About 12th Imam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 84413
Re: About 12th Imam
MontanaDon wrote:There are differences of opinion by scholars as to whether the 12 Imam had a physical existance according to the statements of Abdu'l-Baha.
Could you please help to find the original statements of 'Abdu'l-Baha?
Thanks
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:42 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: About 12th Imam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 84413
About 12th Imam
Dear friends, In the Kitab-i-Iqan published in 2003 by the NSA of US, there's a note for the 12th Imam in the glossary on p.251: Muhammad, son of the eleventh Imam; died at age five in the year A.H.260/A.D.362. I heard another saying that the 12th Imam, who was the son of the 11th Imam, did not real...
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:47 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: The meaning of "We" in the writings of Baha'u'llah
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25366
Re: The meaning of "We" in the writings of Baha'u'llah
Dear brettz9,
Many thanks!
Best Regards.
Many thanks!
Best Regards.
- Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:21 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: The meaning of "We" in the writings of Baha'u'llah
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25366
The meaning of "We" in the writings of Baha'u'llah
I heard a friend said taht, 'Abdu'Baha had mentioned that when Baha'u'llah says "We", He means all the Manifestations of God. Yet some understand that "We" implies the majesty of a King, that is God.
Which is correct? And, did 'Abdu'Baha say that?
Thanks.
Which is correct? And, did 'Abdu'Baha say that?
Thanks.
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:02 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: About 'Zawra' in Iqan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 22121
About 'Zawra' in Iqan
Dear Friends, in p.78 of A Traveler’s Narrative, the word 'Zawra' is explained in the note as 'Baghdád', while in para.274-5 of Kitab-i-Iqan, Baha'u'llah and Sadiq stated that Zawra is the land of Rayy, that is Tiheran. How to understand this difference? Thanks.
- Thu May 12, 2011 9:14 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: About the Prayer of Nudbih
- Replies: 3
- Views: 31679
About the Prayer of Nudbih
Dear friends,
In Kitabi-i-Iqan, the footnote for the "Prayer of Nudbih" in para.33 is: “Lamentation” attributed to the Twelfth Imám. While in the glossary of that book, it is given: A “Lamentation” of the Imám ‘Alí. How to understand the difference there between?
Thanks.
In Kitabi-i-Iqan, the footnote for the "Prayer of Nudbih" in para.33 is: “Lamentation” attributed to the Twelfth Imám. While in the glossary of that book, it is given: A “Lamentation” of the Imám ‘Alí. How to understand the difference there between?
Thanks.
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:51 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: a question about a passage from Iqan
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25108
Re: a question about a passage from Iqan
Thank you, brettz9.
- Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:12 am
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: a question about a passage from Iqan
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25108
a question about a passage from Iqan
"...We perceive that a one-eyed man, who himself is the chief of the people, is arising with the utmost malevolence against Us. We foresee that in every city people will arise to suppress the Blessed Beauty, that the companions of that Lord of being and ultimate Desire of all men will flee from...