On 4/4/04 8:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Didn't our beloved Guardian approve the publication of the Dawn Breakers? > I thought I read a long time ago somewhere that the Dawnbeakers was more > or less a work of Shoghi Effendi using Nabil's notes. True, not true?
Shoghi Effendi translated and edited the part of Naril's Narrative which covered the Babi Dispensation. In addition to what Shoghi Effendi translated, other parts cover the ministry of Baha'u'llah, and there was a collection of miracles. Baha'u'llah told Nabil to destroy the record of miracles. Nabil's Narrative has several things going for it. Baha'u'llah commissioned it. However He did not approve every sentence in it or otherwise ghost write it. It was the earliest attempt to write a comprehensive history of the Faith. Because of his position, Nabil had access to many different people who participated in the early history of the Faith. However there were memoirs being written even before Nabil started his work which Nabil was not aware of. Some of these only arrived at the World Center with the persecutions associated with the Khomenei regime. In some cases Nabil appears to have relied on second hand reports that were not entirely accurate. Nabil was very literate; and his prose, I have been told, is of high quality. Because of this, it will continue to enjoy an enviable place in Baha'i literature, just as Baha'u'llah and the New Era does. but neither should be necessarily be considered the definitive statement on the areas they cover. Don C - - - - - He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
