The Baha'i Studies Listserv What is the difference between several of the dispensations? Does the Baha'i Faith have equaivalents to Old Testament prophets? New Testament apostles? Shi'a Islam Imams? etc....
________________________________ From: Brent Poirier <[email protected]> To: Baha'i Studies <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 7:51:14 AM Subject: re: Lesser Prophets The Baha'i Studies Listserv Another thought on the statement by Abdu'l-Baha that in this day "The station which he who hath truly recognized this Revelation will attain is the same as the one ordained for such prophets of the house of Israel as are not regarded as Manifestations 'endowed with constancy.'" This reminds me of the statement in the Book of Certitude that one righteous work in this Day of Days, exceeds the combined rank of all the prior good deeds performed by all human beings throughout the untold reaches of time. This has to do with the greatness of Baha'u'llah and His Revelation. "One righteous work performed in this Day, equalleth all the virtuous acts which for myriads of centuries men have practised -- nay, We ask forgiveness of God for such a comparison!" I also personally feel that there may be a difference between the rank of a Lesser Prophet, and the functions of one, as David has pointed out -- where the functions of the Lesser Prophets in the past included being judges of others. There are many expressions in the Writings of the greatness which can be attained in this Day, through the light borrowed from the greatness of the Manifestation. "The newly born babe of that Day excels the wisest and most venerable men of this time, and the lowliest and most unlearned of that period shall surpass in understanding the most erudite and accomplished divines of this age." (The Bab, Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The Dawn-Breakers, p. 93) "...the Letters of the Living, the Báb's chosen disciples, whose station is ten thousand times more glorious than any which the apostles of old have attained..." (Baha'u'llah, quoted in The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 108) Brent __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
