The Baha'i Studies Listserv Not even Denis MacEoin accepts this late interpretation of the Azalis.
> Bahá'í writers have, I think, been correct in pointing out that the two > figures of 1511 and 2001 years represent the latest date at which the next > manifestation was to appear, and in stressing that the Báb himself held that > only God knew the time of the revelation'" and that, whatever the date, all > were obliged to recognize him whom God shall manifest when he came. At the > same time, whatever later interpretations of these passages may suggest, it > is highly unlikely that much or any early Bábí opinion anticipated the next > manifestation before the passage of a considerable period of time, and > certainly not as soon as the ninth or nineteenth year after the Báb's own > appearance.[184]<http://bahai-library.com/articles/hierarchy.babi.html#notes> > http://bahai-library.com/articles/hierarchy.babi.html > If the majority of Babis had understood this passage according to the Azali way, they would never have accepted Bahá'u'lláh when he proclaimed his mission. The content of the Nuqtat al-Kaf, for example, differs from this reading. 2010/9/23 Minhaj Khan <[email protected]> > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > The Bab said that his writings are a mere ring on the finger of He > whom God shall make manifest. The Bab made it clear that nothing, not > even the Bayan, should stop the faithful from acknowledging Him. The > way I look at it, the particular 1511-2001 clause in the Bayan was > only to test the believers. > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Susan Maneck <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Steve, > > > > The Bayanis are Azalis and their material should be treated the same > > way as Covenant breaking materials. URLs to their website should not > > be posted on a Baha'i forum. > > > > 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: > leave-528765-161002.592694c28c12a081fa91d66872c19...@list.jccc.edu > 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] > -- "Dos piedras preciosas, la una falsa y la otra buena, son difíciles de distinguir: la firmeza y la obstinación". Johann Georg Kohl __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-528799-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu 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]
