We've gone over Hikmat before. What the Manifestations do is what God instructs them. You might recall the Bab told his secretary he could foreswear his belief to escape after His martyrdom. Why? The obvious answer was so that the final papers of the Bab could survive and arrive where they were supposed to go.
Baha`u'llah says late in His revelation that taqqiyih is forbidden. Why did He wait? Hikmat.
The Bab revealed Himself in careful stages to those who might wish Him ill. Why? Hikmat.
Abdu'l Baha says Truthfulness is all. Why? Because Abdu'l Baha is not a Manifestation. Abdu'l Baha's station was different. Abdu'l Baha understood that. Why? Hikmat.
Whatever you may think the Manifestations do not commit error. Why?
Hikmat.
Regards,
Scott
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/19/06, Tim Nolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Gilberto,
> >It's not just that, it is actually connected to Bahai doctrines.
>
> >For example, check out "Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning
> >of Hikmat in the Baha'i Writings and History" which is Susan's paper
> >at
>
http://bahai-library.org/articles/hikmat.html
or also another paper at
http://bahai-library.org/unpubl.articles/taqiyyah.html
> As much as I like and admire Susan, her views are not Baha'i doctrine.
Yes, but the above are both academic papers full of citations,
examples, quotes from and descriptions of the actions of Bahaullah,
the Bab, etc.on this issue. A practice of dissimulation is pretty
clearly associated with the Bahai faith and connected to its
principles and early history.
They aren't just refuted or couner-balanced by a single quote.
-Gilberto
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