On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:31:40 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
JS > > In Islam, Muhammad Himself is a Prophet. Why? Because the > > word 'Khatam' is a reference that no other Muhammad will return until the > > End. > Gilberto: > No, that there will be no new prophets. Jesus already came before > and so he isn't a new prophet. And the Mahdi isn't a prophet. > JS: > But aren't all the prophet one? So Baha'u'llah in that sense, > Baha'u'llah isn't a new prophet either. Gilberto: I've tried hard to follow the theology and it just isn't plausible. It often seems like Bahai theology is a large exercise in having your cake and eating too. Prophets are similar in some respects, and different in other respects. I wouldn't call them "one". If you believe all the prophets are one, and God's religion is one, then the Bahai faith is redundant and Islam (in the sense of following the Quran and the sunnah of Muhammad, saaws) is sufficient. Are you willing to go along with that conclusion? -- "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] 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:[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]
