"In the Bayan it had been forbidden you to ask Us questions. The Lord hath now relieved you of this prohibition..."
Now, this was in 1873, and before the Aqdas the laws of the Bayan were in place. Obviously, therefore, prior to this time the law of the Bab would have stood, and no one should have asked Baha'u'llah questions. It was quite a way into Baha'u'llahs' ministry before this law was lifted. I am interested to know just how closely the Bab's law was being followed prior to the Aqdas, as I'm not sure that all the believers were refraining from asking Baha'u'llah questions. The Iqan was of course written in response to questions, but the uncle of the Bab can be let off because he wasn't a Babi.
BTW, what was the point of the Bab's law? Was He just worried that people would inundate Baha'u'llah with silly questions?
Regards, David
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