"The daily prayers are to be said each one for himself, aloud or silent makes no difference.
(Shoghi Effendi, Directives from the Guardian, p. 59) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Marquardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide > Dear Friends, > > Baha'u'llah says, "Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide" > (Paragraph 149 page 73 in The Kitab-I-Aqdas). What does the word 'recite' > mean? Are we being commanded to read the verses of God 'aloud' only. Are > we abiding by this command if the verses of God are read 'silently'? > > A posting on another list serve (for a study course) says that the > original Arabic word is 'telavat' and that this word "generally means > reading aloud and in a special melodious voice that is pleasing to hear." > > Are there any other thoughts regarding Baha'u'llah's use of the word > 'televat' in this command? > > Thank you. > > > ---------- > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st > news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st > http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public) ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
