In a message dated 8/17/2004 11:49:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"You said because BahÃ'u'llÃh had appeared in Persia, for it was the darkest country in the world. He said that the Persians have the power to change their condition and to recover their glory as it was in an
Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No, no. Abdu'l-Baha's words here are hyperbole. It is a common literary device used a in Persian literature where one tends to extravagantly overstate one's point. I don't think Abdu'l-Baha believed the Persians were innately superior to other races. His p
Hasan,
At 04:40 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
>>Why is it a "hyperbole"? you mean my words?<<
In Arabic, mubalaghah.
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Why is it a "hyperbole"? you mean my words?
Dear Hasan,
No, no. Abdu'l-Baha's words here are hyperbole. It is a
common literary device used a in Persian literature where one tends to
extravagantly overstate one's point. I don't think Abdu'l-Baha believed the
Persians wer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
"On the contrary, they have always excelled all other peoples in endowments conferred by birth".
Dear Hasan,
I'd call it hyperbole.
warmest, Susan
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Dear Susan,
Why is it a "hyperbole"? you mean my words?
thanks, HasanSi un bahá'í se abstiene de participar completa, vi
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>There was apparently an interview on American Television about the Baha'i
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>The Protagonist for hristianity was Ankerberg and Martin
>The Baha'i was Mary Kay Radpour & James Mock.
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When I look back (and that interview took place about 20 years ago), I let the
In a message dated 8/17/2004 5:42:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On the contrary, they have always excelled all other peoples in endowments conferred by birth.
Dear Hasan,
I'd call it hyperbole.
warmest, Susan
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What can we think about these words of Abdu'l-Bahá quoted in The Secret of Divine Civilization?
It should not be imagined that the people of Persia are inherently deficient in intelligence, or that for essential perceptiveness and understanding, inborn sagacity, intuition and wisdom, or innate ca
