On 8/27/05, Hasan Elias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:Those aren't Muslim hadith. Those are apparently Babi teachings.****Gilberto, it is not impartial for the study to mention a Web Site where there are a lot of misrepresentations and antagonistic spirit towards the Bahá'í Faith.
And I would be totally sympathetic with that position if we were talking about simplistically parroting general fuzzy subjective claims made by such a website, but instead what we are talking about are specific quotes from the Babi scriptures.
If you can tell me that the website is just objectively lying and those quotes really aren't in the Babi writings I am willing to hear whatever evidence you have in that direction.
Or if you can provide me with context for those quotes which helps me to understand why the Bab would say such harsh things about Muslims I would also be willing to hear whatever you had to say as well.
But just because a website might be generally critical of the Bahai/Babi faith doesn't make it a bad source of information. It just means one should be aware of where they are coming from. Just as pro-Bahai webpages shouldn't automatically be ignored. I read them, but then just try to be aware about where they are coming from. In both cases there will be a bias of some kind. Certain things will be emphasized. Certain things de-emphasized. Certain things put in. Certain things left out.
Peace
Gilberto
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