RE: The meaning the Guardian attached to the word "mutilation"

[JS]

"Agreed � but Baha�u�llah nonetheless did make this �triumphalistic� statement � and it, too, must be taken into account."

I don't think I disagree with anything you wrote.  But let me ask you a question.  If I said "assassination", would you content that, nonetheless, I said 'donkey' twice?  The entire Revelation of Baha'u'llah, IMV, should be viewed as an organic whole. 

Even though the heart beats outside of the body, it doesn't mean that it can sustain the life of the body unless it is connected to the body.  The body in this analogy is the complete Body of Baha'u'llah's Revelation.

Another example is Baha'u'llah's apparent acceptance of 'bigamy' in the Aqdas.  Since the entire Revelation of Baha'u'llah includes His Interpreter Abdu'l-Baha's writings, bigamy is forbidden since He states that bigamy is forbidden.  Pulling one verse from Baha'u'llah's writings out without considering other verses is like pulling the heart out of the body. 

 

 

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