One can be a lover of God and yet fail to recognise the next Manifestation. That does not automatically mean one has ceased to be a lover. The tablet of Ahmad says something like If you deny these verses by what proof have you believed in God?
However, how much one believes in God is something we cannot judge. Only God can judge. To a person who thinks Bahá'u'llah is an imposter, a wonderful reformer and inspired person but an impostor, someone whose ego carried him off, His words will be more likely rejected. However, when it is not clear from which source they are coming they seem to have more effect on him. ;o) Much love, and thanks for your contribution. janine -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Albert Sent: 08 May 2006 01:22 To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Re: question about Islam Iskandar Hai, M.D. wrote: > Dear Janine, > In a sense he is right that the Baha'i Faith is a re-iteration of Islam > but then in that sense the Baha'i Faith is a re-iteration of Judaism, > Christianity, etc., as we believe that the foundation of all religions is > one. The essential and fundamental tenets of all faiths are the same. They > all teach one creator God, and they all teach love and fellowship, etc., > and they all prohibit murder and theft, etc., etc. In that sense Islam is > a re-iteration of the religion of Abraham, of Moses, of Jesus, etc., etc. > > There is much more here than meets the eye of 'man'. The 'Word' of God is an active force IMHO. Without recognition of the active force it is a 'dead letter'. "Consider at all times the sovereignty exercised by the Ideal King, and behold the evidences of His power and paramount influence. Sanctify your ears from the idle talk of them that are the symbols of denial and the exponents of violence and anger. The hour is approaching when ye will witness the power of the one true God triumphing over all created things and the signs of His sovereignty encompassing all creation. On that day ye will discover how all else besides Him will have been forgotten and come to be regarded as utter nothingness. It should, however, be borne in mind that God and His Manifestation can, under no circumstances, be dissociated from the loftiness and sublimity which They inherently possess. Nay, loftiness and sublimity are themselves the creations of His Word, if ye choose to see with My sight not with yours." (Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 72) "Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He Who by a word of His mouth hath revolutionized the entire creation, and by a stroke of His pen hath divided Thy servants one from another. I bear witness, O my God, that through a word spoken by Thee in this Revelation all created things were made to expire, and through yet another word all such as Thou didst wish were, by Thy grace and bounty, endued with new life" (Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 42} Thus, IMHO, much more than a simple re-iteration is at work here. Only one who is fixated with the letters on a page would come to the conclusion that a Manifestation is just re-iterating what He said before. A believer is a lover. Not being able to recognize the language of love is a proof of no longer being a lover."Be thou assured in thyself that verily, he who turns away from this Beauty hath also turned away from the Messengers of the past and showeth pride towards god from all eternity to all eternity" [Baha'u'llah] Albert The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. 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