The Baha'i Studies Listserv Oh, language is one the most sublte barriers to understanding concepts. English speaker think prophet is associated with prophecy, fortelling the future. So, do Baha'i believe a Baha'i can acheive the station of a seer like Joseph Smith II?
________________________________ From: Susan Maneck <[email protected]> To: Baha'i Studies <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 3:17:10 PM Subject: Re: Lesser Prophets The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Or do you think it is possible some bahá'ís could be spiritual enough to make > prophecies about many issues, for example the future of the >community, or > something related to the coming of next Prophet, etc. Dear Hasan, I'm not thinking of prophets in the sense of foretelling the future. The term nabi (or navi in the Hebrew) comes from a word meaning 'to warn.' The lesser prophets were warners, whose function it was to tell the kings of Israel and other elites where they were going wrong. My interpretation of 'Abdu'l-Baha's statement is that no one should serve this function in relationship to the Universal House of Justice. warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ 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]
