Dear Friends,
As I understand it, the Quran refers to minor Prophets as Nabi (warner),
and Prophets who bring a book as Rasul. Isaiah and Daniel are examples of Nabi,
while Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are Rasul.
Did Baha'u'llah ever explicitly say whether He was in either of these categories?
Did He ever explicitly say He was *not* either Nabi or Rasul?
My impression is that Baha'u'llah is a Manifestation of a kind that appears very rarely, since His aegis extends over 500,000 years.
There is a quote, from Gleanings, section XXV:
"This Day, however, is unique, and is to be distinguished from those that have preceded it. The designation "Seal of the Prophets" fully revealeth its high station. The Prophetic Cycle hath, verily, ended. The Eternal Truth is now come."
This suggests that the old categories of Nabi and Rasul may no longer apply, and that the Bab and Baha'u'llah are in a new category.
I haven't yet found explicit evidence for this notion in the writings, and I am wondering
if any of you know of a passage that addresses this.
Tim Nolan.
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