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- Sat May 19, 2007 8:12 am
- Forum: Commercial
- Topic: new beautiful baha'i inspired e-cards, free from dawntide
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23571
- Sat May 19, 2007 8:10 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is there a Baha'i Health email list or forum?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5878
- Mon May 14, 2007 7:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Greatest Name
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9660
I think youre taking the literal meaning of it I think this passage is implying that God is so great, that no earthly word would ever describe him accurately enough. For example, in lots of prayers there are references to God being so great, that no earthly word can be equivacol when we want to prai...
- Mon May 14, 2007 7:19 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 'Aql doesn't mean Wisdom!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8862
- Sun May 13, 2007 4:35 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 2 topics: aliens/destruction of the BWC areas
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22083
- Thu May 03, 2007 2:43 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 2 topics: aliens/destruction of the BWC areas
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22083
In my first post (see above) I didnt want to add any underlines or bolden any part of the paragraph because that would just be my own opinion of what is the most important sentence. But I do think that we should note the following: There is nothing in the Teachings about spaceships; and the Guardian...
- Thu May 03, 2007 2:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 2 topics: aliens/destruction of the BWC areas
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22083
i came across this and i thought it was appropriate. (Source: http://bahai-library.com/uhj/sabeans.etc.html) (I have added colour so that it is easier when skim-reading. If any of the moderators think that the formatting could be improved, feel free to edit ;) ) --- 3. UFOs, Alien Abduction and Gene...
- Wed May 02, 2007 7:24 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: To Cardmaster: Are you a real person? Respond please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 31545
- Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:18 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'is—VOTE for the Baha'i House of Worship!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28083
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:18 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Mason Remey as "Hand of the Cause" on Wikipedia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28612
Wikipedia isnt exactly the most accurate of websites - anyone (i.e. RANDOM people) is allowed to edit information... I take you don't understand wikipedia very well. I am a regular editor there, and it just doesn't quite work like you see it. YES it is very accurate. Most vandalism and POV is rever...
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Mason Remey as "Hand of the Cause" on Wikipedia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28612
- Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:03 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Bahailogy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8323
otownsend wrote:I heard that the mormons have one of the most extensive geneological records available in the US. Pretty cool.
So I guess no one can tell me George Townshend's fathers name, huh?
I can find out for you, but it may take a couple of weeks - i'll ask around since I know a few history buffs
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:01 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The real cause of Islamic terrorism - the yogic perspective
- Replies: 8
- Views: 26743
(i think you should change the title of this thread - i, for one, have avoided it, because its a bit intimidating, even if youre not talking about it at all). Sorry if the title have scared you. lol, it didnt scare me - i just avoided it, thats all. (Please dont let my little interception disrupt t...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The real cause of Islamic terrorism - the yogic perspective
- Replies: 8
- Views: 26743
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:01 am
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: A governor tries to survive for a week on food-stamps
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20939
$21 (~£11) - Thats ridiculous... That would just about get you a bag of grocery shopping over here in the UK. The prices are rising everywhere. Over here, a single bus journey costs £2 (thats $4). Complete rip-off. But hats off to that man - a british politician would never have the guts to do somet...
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:32 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:45 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Amr va Khalq/ Veiling
- Replies: 21
- Views: 41250
:forbidden2: Since a few people are after an English translation of this text, would it not make sense to contact your local LSA and ask them to raise this issue with the NSA who may in turn contact the Universal House of Justice. Once an ordinary Bahai translates a page into English, people will co...
- Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:19 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
I beleive that last quote was from a Bob Marley song? :D It most probably was, lol. 1844 A.D.(which converts into the muslim 1284 A.H? - cant remember!) . . . Sorry, BB, you're mistaken!: 1844 CE (aka 1844 AD) is equivalent to 1260 AH (dates present in multiple Biblical prophecies, BTW). :hot2: (wh...
- Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
Re: Fat chance
I strongly believe that the Baha'i Faith is about to go through a tremendous public gauntlet within the next 50 yrs. Wait till you hear Billy Graham the IV railing against the Faith... Correct. Not sure if it will be within these next 50 years or so, but it has been mentioned in the writings in man...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:13 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:07 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
Re: I need help!
Dear Omid: Thank you for your feedback on bahaiawareness.com It is true that I have received many emails from Bahais - most of them whom have never written back to substantiate all that they said about the web site. I welcome contructive criticism and suggestions with open hands and heart. I keenly...
- Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Baha'i site
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47368
Omid, I dont think its a good idea to contact him. Reason being, because its pretty obvious he knows what he is doing is wrong (i.e. he is putting false facts about the Bahai faith online). You're only wasting your time with him. I say, go teach a receptive soul about the beauty of this dispensatio...
- Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:37 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Desperately seeking .... several titles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7918
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:27 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 36771
Re: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
Keyvan wrote:Nabi - Prophet
Rasul - Messenger
A good way to remember the difference is by thinking of:
Nope, MR (lol)
Nabil & prophet; Messenger & Rasoul
(sorry to side-track!)
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:09 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'is—VOTE for the Baha'i House of Worship!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28083
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A shameful attack on the Prophet of Islam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25852
i think somebody needs to do his homework ... The Bahais try to spread this lie that the Bahai faith is an offshoot of Islam. But this is not true. They succeed in misguiding the people to some extent because this religion (if it can be called so) originated in Iran - a country largely populated by ...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:34 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 36771
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'is—VOTE for the Baha'i House of Worship!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28083
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:06 pm
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: The Number 23
- Replies: 9
- Views: 47354
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:02 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 36771
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Baha'is—VOTE for the Baha'i House of Worship!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28083
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A shameful attack on the Prophet of Islam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25852
ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!! I give up, you just can't get it....... I can't believe a debate started over something so trivial. I suppose if I told you I could be knocked out with a feather you'd debate that too. :-| :stick2: Only one way to find out, Zazaban (j/k) ;) I feel your frustration! I hate pointless...
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:44 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58249
But perhaps the gf is *not* undermining the infallibility of the UHJ. Perhaps she is in a Bahai community in which people do not understand what infallibility *means* -- and she is simply saying that she does not believe in that. We do not know how deepened the Bahai community is, we cannot jump to...
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:11 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Star of the West
- Replies: 33
- Views: 204382
We have this compilation covering apparently volume 1 and part of volume 2: http://bahai-library.com/index.php5?file=compilation_tablets_star_west Feel free to edit that submission above if you like to update it. Before anyone can edit Bahai texts online, they must first give their Bahai ID number ...
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:58 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58249
As individuals they are just like you and me (fallible), but when they as a group assemble in unity, the decision that arises out of that meeting is certainly infallible. But - they have also said that the decisions they make depend on the information they are given, and if they are given more info...
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58249
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: what is the inscription on the Guardian's tomb in London?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22694
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58249
Im not a bahai but a muslim. Im trying to learn the faith to determine whether the Imam Mahdi has indeed returned, since as you would know, that is the concept and belief of Islam . My girlfriend however is a Bahai and attends all the classes and also tutors, but she just doesnt agree with a certai...
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:40 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "truth" cannot be forced and remain truth
- Replies: 15
- Views: 43391
Re: Urantia
Hey Richard, About the subject of the Urantia book, I meant no offense, really. If you see wisdom in those words, then hey, that's good—whatever floats your boat. Indeed, people like Gandhi or the Dali Lama say good and wise things, and even though I personally might not find their writings to be m...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:21 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A list of Bahaullahs stops from Siyah Chal to Bahji
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7807
Re: Map of bahaullah Travel
monika wrote:I do not have it online at the moment, but i will upload it as soon as i get the chance.
please let us know if you did, and if so could you please give the link...
- Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:09 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hi, I am Niranjan , from the Hindu faith...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37017
Namaste, Niranjan ;-) I forgot to mention, since youre in India, did you know that the Lotus temple in New Delhi is a Bahai house of worship, but its open to everyone - its for people of all religions and races. Go there if you get the chance to... I wish i was there right now :( (Do a Google Image ...
- Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:59 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hi, I am Niranjan , from the Hindu faith...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37017
So let us all strive to be true lovers of God. The rest will come automatically... Exactly. This is one of the Bahai beliefs. There is also a Bahai prayer which relates to this: O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O ser...
- Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:59 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hi, I am Niranjan , from the Hindu faith...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37017
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:15 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70002
But if a Muslim believes in the teachings of his prophet Muhammad he would come across refences to the coming of two people (namely the Bab and Bahaullah). So, he is not shunning the teachings of Islam and is believing in the prophecies foretold by Muhammad... Yes only if interpreted through the Ba...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:02 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "truth" cannot be forced and remain truth
- Replies: 15
- Views: 43391
Although it does contain spiritual truths. Perhaps thats the reason why richard has concealed the origin of the quotes(if it is indeed the Urantia). To prevent debate and wrangling over authenticity and focus instead on the validity of the spiritual concepts . i think thats the most important thing...
- Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:20 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Fasting: what food keeps you going throughout the day?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19141
i came across this:
http://www.bcca.org/bahaivision/docs/fa ... tml#Eating
it gives some useful tips
http://www.bcca.org/bahaivision/docs/fa ... tml#Eating
it gives some useful tips
- Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:55 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Fasting: what food keeps you going throughout the day?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19141
Fasting: what food keeps you going throughout the day?
What food do you eat in the morning which stops you getting hungry the rest of the day? This is what i used to have some mornings last year: Big cup of milk Main plate of food: Scrambed eggs(X2), potato waffles(X2) , baked beans 2 slices of toast with butter Cup of tea or coffee and dunk some (mayb...
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:21 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "truth" cannot be forced and remain truth
- Replies: 15
- Views: 43391
- Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:28 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70002
A Muslim is someone who believes in Allah, the Prophet Muhammad as the Final Messenger, a physical Resurrection, literal Heaven/Hell, literal Devil/Angels, etc. The term in my opinion fits well. When a Muslim does not believe in these teachings of the Prophet, they are therefore no longer Muslims, ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:21 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70002
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:35 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70002
Anyway, thats just my opinion as a Muslim. This is why i would like to hear from a Muslim who has converted to Bahai, but it is proving to be quite difficult. Abbas: I know quite a lot of people who were Muslim but declared as a Bahai. However, they are not the type of people who use the internet b...
- Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Do Bahais believe Qur'an being the word of Allah
- Replies: 8
- Views: 29717
Re: the older the scripture, the more we may be mislead
Read the persian bayan I can only read the english version. If you have a link to it, please post it up. Read the persian bayan, where the Bab compares the previous scriptures we received, and shows their gradual obsoletness, as newer scriptures emerged Can you be more specific so I can find the sp...
- Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:56 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Do Bahais believe Qur'an being the word of Allah
- Replies: 8
- Views: 29717
Re: no
NO, the Quran is obsolete now. MJ Majnun , I may be wrong, but I have never come across that as being a Bahai point of view :-s Perhaps when you say "obsolete" you are referring to their *social* laws (i.e. that men can marry more than wife). However, the spiritual laws are also part of t...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:45 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: About Baha'u'llah's Glorious Revelation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11770
Re: About Baha'u'llah's Glorious Revelation
Though we are not worthy of such an honor, thank God that out of millions He has Revealed Himself to us, and His proofs, His signs, and His Words. We are very fortunate indeed to know about this hidden secret, His hidden Revelation, which eventually will become victorious (as God Himself is), as th...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hi, I am Niranjan , from the Hindu faith...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37017
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33171
Re: general questions about the prophets
4. more personal - are you a born baha'i, or a convert? what religion did you come from? I would just like to say that in the Bahai Faith, we believe that you arent "born a Bahai", just because your parents are. Each person has the choice of investigating whatever religion they choose to ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Do Bahais believe Qur'an being the word of Allah
- Replies: 8
- Views: 29717
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Hi, I am Niranjan , from the Hindu faith...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37017
Book available online: "Hinduism and the Bahai Faith&qu;
Hi Niranjan, I thought this might interest you:
There is a book called "Hinduism and the Bahai Faith" and the author (Dr Moojan Momen) has kindly put it online.
http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/hinduism/index.htm
There is a book called "Hinduism and the Bahai Faith" and the author (Dr Moojan Momen) has kindly put it online.
http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/hinduism/index.htm
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: contradictions?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31661
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:46 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Colourful Baha'i Calendar - download & print !!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28355
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:30 pm
- Forum: About Baha'i Library
- Topic: Translators for the site, anyone?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 26386
Perhaps this will help kick-start your efforts: :anmachen: 1.Take a screenshot of the interface and print it off a few times. 2. take it with you to the next feast and ask for volunteers to translate it. (If the people at the feast can only speak one or two languages then resort to plan B - ask them...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:20 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: contradictions?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31661