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Source is the memoirs of Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan, e-published under the
title, "Memories of the Bab, Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha". He states:
On that day, His blessed utterances mainly concerned division and disunity
in religion. He stated:
Islam was a good religion, but they destroyed it. Differences arose from the
beginning of the Dispensation, and after the ascension of the Prophet, the
foundation of Islam was shattered. Division first appeared in the house of
the Prophet. When the Messenger of God [Muhammad] was ill and His companions
gathered about His deathbed, He asked for a pen and paper to write His Will.
‘Umar said, ‘He is delirious.’ His Holiness ‘Alí responded, ‘Sickness and
fever have no effect on the condition of the Prophets; they are always
inspired. Present Him with writing materials and see what guidance He
imparts.’ ‘Umar responded, ‘The Book of God is sufficient unto us.’
Those same words became the cause of division, and the world and
Islam have suffered since. The same words ‘the Book of God is sufficient
unto us’ broke the back of the Prophet’s daughter. The same words ‘the Book
of God is sufficient unto us’ resulted in the slaying of ‘Uthmán. The same
words ‘the Book of God is sufficient unto us’ brought about the Battle of
the Camels. The same words ‘the Book of God is sufficient unto us’ split
‘Alí’s forehead. The same words ‘the Book of God is sufficient unto us’
precipitated the episode of the land of Taf and the martyrdom of Husayn ibn
‘Alí. The same words ‘the Book of God is sufficient unto us’ sent the House
of
Immaculacy[1]<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#_ftn1>into
slavery and scattered it in all directions. The same words ‘the Book
of
God is sufficient unto us’ ultimately assailed the holy breast of the
Exalted One [the Báb].
He then raised His hand and stated, ‘Our enemies are also in Our
sleeve.’
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descendants of Muhammad and ‘Alí; implies the Imams and their
families.
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Jeanine H. <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Perhaps someone can tell me the source (if it's not our own
> Kitab-i-Hearsay) of this reference I've heard of to Hadith:
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> "Hadith became the 750 bullets that killed the Bab."
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> Yours,
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> Jeanine
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> On 4/14/2010 10:21 AM, Stephen Gray wrote:
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> Oh, I forgot to put the question in? It was that I do not know that much
> about the Quran, Hadith, and Islam. What has been their impact on the Baha'i
> Faith, Babism, and contemporay Islam? According to Wikipedia "There is no
> Bahá'í corollary to Islamic *Hadith <http://wiki/Hadith>*; in fact,
> Bahá'ís do not consider *Hadith* authoritative." The Baha'i literature do
> make references to Hadith and some Baha'i laws imply being Hadith based. I
> will list the links better as to only way to know what the Quran itself
> teaches is by comparing the Quran to Hadith.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an_alone All links came from the bottom
> of that Wikipedia page.
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> What is your view on Hadith & Sunnah? from http://free-minds.org/
> 1. I reject them 100% because the Quran is detailed and all we need.
> 2. I reject them 100% becuase I question their authority.
> 3. I reject some and accept the ones that make sense.
> 4. I accept them in general, but I don't practice all they say.
> 5. I see them as an integral part of Islam which can't be rejected.
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> Of course, we are not Muslims, but it still is relevant about our views of
> Hadith. Most Muslims, I guess would probably answer number four which
> depends where you are in the world. In other places, five probably. In
> really liberal places, two or three.
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> *From:* Susan Maneck <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
> *To:* Baha'i Studies <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tue, April 13, 2010 11:26:55 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Quran and Hadith
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> I'm a bit confused as to what your purpose is in posting these
> websites. Did you have a question?
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> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Stephen Gray <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I do not know much of the Qur'an or Hadith or Islam, so it goes over my
> head
> > when any of the above are quoted in Baha'i writings or teachings.
> > http://www.submission.ws/ http://www.submission.info/
> http://www.quran-islam.org/ http://www.quranalone.com/
> http://www.submission.org/ http://www.quranic.org/
> > http://www.quranists.com/ http://freequranonline.org/
> http://www.godsmosque.org/
> > http://www.quranicalislam.com/ http://free-minds.org/
> http://www.quranicpath.com/ http://www.aboutquran.com/
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