The Baha'i Studies Listserv If a new "prophet" is not making open claim to prophethood, doesn't that mean they will still follow the shariah of Muhammad?
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Stephen Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Muslims have closed the doors of the mosque by saying that Muhammad was the > seal of Rissalat which they interpret as the last of the prophets. They do > not seem to realize that it does not mean at all that he was the last > prophet to come, it only means that he was the last of claimants of > prophecy; and that according to the nature and character of humanity after > his time it would not be advisable for his successor to make an open claim, > for it would be against the rule of the time. There is no seal that cannot > be opened, though it must not be opened by everyone, but only by the one who > has the right to open it. > > > > Harat Inayat Khan's interpretation. > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-548650-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@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]
