Dear Khazeh, Could you provide that long French passage in English? Or maybe provide a reference I could look up online?
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:02:23 -0000, Khazeh Fananapazir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gilberto: > **Yes. But I think we've gone over this. Yes, Bahá'ís say the Quran is the > word of God. Yes Bahá'ís say Muhammad is a Manifestation. Yes, Bahá'ís even > say that the imams are similar to the manifestations in certain respects. > But Bahá'ís also say that the leaders of the Muslims (among other > communities) are foolish men who follow their own whims and desires and in > whose hearts the lamps of reason and conscience have been quenched. Yes, > Bahá'ís say some good things about Islam and some bad things about Muslims. > One doesn't erase the other. They just make the picture more complex.** > > 1] OK Dear Gilberto > Please Please let us go gently on this terrain. The Passage in the Iqan has > a specific context. The Maternal uncle of the Bab [Siyyid Muhammad] had come > to Karbalaa and Baghdad [of course wondering why his Great Nephew had been > imprisoned, castigated, bastinadoed, and suspended and martyred before 750 > soldiers only 12 years previously. So His holiness Baha'u'llah is saying the > Book is from God, sacrosanct but the deeds of SOME are contrary to certain > whims. So could you me help to see your perspective on the passage by actually pointing to which particular words in the passage indicate that only some of the leaders are intended? Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu 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/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
