Letter of the House of Justice regarding recitation of the Greatest Name

2005-11-16 Thread Brent Poirier Attorney at Law
Can someone direct me to an online source for the letter of the House of Justice instituting the binding practice of recitation of the Greatest Name 95 times? Thanks Brent The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County

Re: Letter of the House of Justice regarding recitation of the Greatest Name

2005-11-16 Thread smaneck
Can someone direct me to an online source for the letter of the House of Justice instituting the binding practice of recitation of the Greatest Name 95 times? Here it is: http://bahai-library.com/?file=uhj_further_application_aqdas The information contained in this e-mail and any

Re: The Greatest Name the Bayan's 152 as A-H-B (read arabic right-to-left)

2005-09-29 Thread Evolvinghuman
5) Saiedi in "Logos and Civilization" points out the significance of the numberic value of 152. Baha'u'llah signed the Kitab-i-Iqan and some other Tablets with this number. He points that this signified "BahA" in Arabic. The numberic value of "B" is 2, "a" is an accent and does not have a

Re: The Greatest Name the Bayan's 152 as A-H-B (read arabic right-to-left)

2005-09-29 Thread Hajir Moghaddam
Hi Fariborz, No, the logic is actually based on the fact that Arabic numbers are read left-to-right while Arabic letters are read from right-to-left. So if you tranform the numbers 1-5-2 into Letters you get A-H-B. Since Arabic is read from right-to-left, you read it as BaHA, not AHaB. (Note

RE: Re The Greatest Name

2005-09-26 Thread Susan Maneck
What is different about this word Allah'u'abha? Dear Tim, It is the Greatest Name and God is Most Glorious isn't? warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-26 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
The use of terms like AllahuAbha was already prevalent in the western Baha'i community when the Guardian was asked this question. I expect it was asking which form of the Greatest Name we were supposed to recite (i.e. AllahuAbha or Ya Bahullh.) I doubt very seriously if anyone thought

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-26 Thread Michael Alcorn
, September 26, 2005 7:44 AM Subject: Re: The Greatest Name The use of terms like Allah’u’Abha was already prevalent in the western Baha'i community when the Guardian was asked this question. I expect it was asking which form of the Greatest Name we were supposed to recite

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-26 Thread David Friedman
Frankly, I'm glad I don't have to say it in English. Do you know how weird I'd feel greeting some other Baha'i by saying God is the Most Glorious, how are you? :) The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-26 Thread Tim Nolan
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RE: The Greatest Name

2005-09-25 Thread Susan Maneck
Dear Tim, The use of terms like Allah'u'abha was already prevalent in the western Baha'i community when the Guardian was asked this question. I expect it was asking which form of the Greatest Name we were supposed to recite (i.e. Allah'u'abha or Ya Baha'u'laha.) I doubt very seriously

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-25 Thread Tim Nolan
Dear Susan, The use of terms like Allah'u'abha was already prevalent in the western Baha'i community when the Guardian was asked this question. I expect it was asking which form of the Greatest Name we were supposed to recite (i.e. Allah'u'abha or Ya Baha'u'laha.) I doubt very seriously

RE: The Greatest Name

2005-09-25 Thread Max Jasper
Title: Message One possible explanations is: that is exactly the Word revealed to His Manifestation in its revealed language. Next Manifestation might use "God is Most Glorious" insteadif He is chosen from among Yankees! The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments

Re The Greatest Name

2005-09-25 Thread Tim Nolan
Hi Susan, So I'd throw the question back at you. Why should he have told us to say it in English? Well, he translated the Hidden Words, Gleanings, and many prayers into English. He never insisted that all Baha'is must recite the Writings only in the original languages. What is different

The Greatest Name

2005-09-24 Thread Tim Nolan
I would like to understand why Baha'is are advised to use the term "Allah'u'abha" when saying the Greatest name. What is the reason for using this Arabic phrase instead of translating it into one's own language? For example, Baha'is are supposed to say "Allah'u'abha"

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-24 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
- Original Message - From: Tim Nolan To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: The Greatest Name I would like to understand why Baha'is are advised to use the term "Allah'u'abha" when saying the Greatest name. What is the

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-24 Thread Dean Betts
Could it be the same reason why we refer to Baha'u'llah instead of "the Glory of God"? - Original Message - From: Tim Nolan To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: The Greatest Name I would like to unde

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-24 Thread Mark A. Foster
Tim, At 09:21 PM 9/24/2005, you wrote: I would appreciate your insights about this. Just off the top of my head, I would surmise that 'Allah'u'Abha, Ya 'Allah'u'l-Mustaghath, and some other invocations function as mantras (i.e., adhkar). For instance, one would not normally translate aum or