Hi Gilberto,
I was thinking about building a matrix comparing Baha'u'llah's Laws in the Aqdas with the previous Books. I started with the issue of slavery, since you've brought this up. Please let me know if there are other verses in the Quran on the subject of slavery.
I want to only focus on the greater Messengers Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, the Bab and Baha'u'llah for now, figures who Baha'u'llah regarded as having revealed God's word which is not corruptible (so I am ignoring what others say in the Bible). I haven't been able to find a complete copy of the Bayan online yet, so I didn't add anything on that yet.
Then, I wanted to go backwards starting with the Aqdas paragraph by paragraph, on issues like polygamy, uncleanliness, inheritance, prayer, fasting, etc.
My hope is that maybe this will help us understand what Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha meant by saying that all these texts constitute the one eternal Faith of God that is unfolded progressively.
M.
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