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On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Susan Maneck wrote:
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>> What is the difference between being in a state where one is legally
>> required to perform ablutions and being ritually impure?
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> Dear Gilberto,
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> Baha'is perform ablutions befor
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> What is the difference between being in a state where one is legally
> required to perform ablutions and being ritually impure?
Dear Gilberto,
Baha'is perform ablutions before saying their obligatory prayers even
if they have just had a bath, but the more thorough go
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What is the difference between being in a state where one is legally
required to perform ablutions and being ritually impure?
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Susan Maneck wrote:
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> No, primarily because we don't have ritual impurity in the
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> How much Baha'i writing is their on pious additional fasting above and
> beyond the month of Loftiness?
>
71. QUESTION: Should a person wish to fast at a time 128
other than in the month of Ala', is this permissible or
not; and if he hath vowed or pledged himself to
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No, primarily because we don't have ritual impurity in the Baha'i Faith.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Stephen Gray wrote:
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> I know we have ablution in the Baha'i Faith, but ours is a type of wudu. Is
> there any mention of ghusl in B
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Saying bismillah at the time of eating doesn't substitute for not
saying it at the time of slaughter. There is a hadith which describes
a situation where the companions expressed doubt about some food which
was prepared by Muslims and Muhammad (saaws) said "say bismillah
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I wasn't responding to what you wrote at all here, I was just
responding to Stephen's question.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Susan Maneck wrote:
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>> I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "originate" but saying
>> "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar
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How much Baha'i writing is their on pious additional fasting above and beyond
the month of Loftiness?
Jew and Muslims considers Mondays and Thursdays to be fast days.
Christians consider Wednesdays and Fridays to be fast days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
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I know we have ablution in the Baha'i Faith, but ours is a type of wudu. Is
there any mention of ghusl in Baha'i writings?
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> I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "originate" but saying
> "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" is a fairly general invocation which is
> suitable for beginning most endeavours. (starting a trip, getting up
> in the morning, beginning a meal, putting on clothes, reading
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> The problem is, the problem so complex, it's difficult to even
> formulate the question(s). We have different editorial practices :
> the editor of Unfolding Destiny includes only letters with a
> postscript or signature by Shoghi Effendi or internal evidence that
> th
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I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "originate" but saying
"Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" is a fairly general invocation which is
suitable for beginning most endeavours. (starting a trip, getting up
in the morning, beginning a meal, putting on clothes, reading the
Qura
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On 17 Jun 2010 at 11:03, Stephen Gray wrote:
> Where does the practice originate from?
It's Jewish, if not earlier. Reciting kiddush is regarded as a
command where wine is drunk (sabbath and holy days). In the Passover
seder we find:
Blessed are you, O Lord God, Ki
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> Where does the practice originate from?
I think it originates from the practice of pronouncing the bismillah
as part of the ritual slaughter of animals for food which makes them
halal. If a Muslim is not sure that the meat served is halal, he can
make it so by pronoun
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> My success in asking questions at the Bahai World Centre has not been
> so good lately. Maybe I annoy them with too many hard questions!
It would probably be more useful if a Baha'i asked these questions.
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Where does the practice originate from?
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> Muslim examples:
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> The Opening Invocation
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> Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
> In the name of Allah, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful
Most Muslims just say the above, Stephen.
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> I am not sure if there is a definitive Baha'i answer per se regarding Islamic
> hadith. If there is, I am not aware of it. Perhaps Susan or Khazeh might know.
I was asked this question on my bahai-islam website and said the same
thing, only I took more time to say it
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> Muslim examples:
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> The Opening Invocation
>
> Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
> In the name of Allah, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful
Most Muslims just say the above, Stephen.
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> Sen I found this custom of grace before meals very sweet and healthy.
> When I read sometime ago that we cannot do it (Lights of Guidance), I
> feel a little rude.
I also find it healthy, and in accordance with Baha'u'llah's vision -
and especially the Bab's vision
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Resending, comments?
- Mensaje reenviado
De: Hasan Elías
Para: Baha'i Studies
Enviado: mar, junio 15, 2010 11:25:16 PM
Asunto: possibilites of remembering Shoghi Effendi's birth or passing or some
date related to his work?
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Po
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Hi all,
Sen I found this custom of grace before meals very sweet and healthy.
When I read sometime ago that we cannot do it (Lights of Guidance), I feel a
little rude. I always ask myself: why not? But we have to investigate the
truth; so, it is not a matter of h
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I'm not familiar with the series myself, but what you described sounds alot
like Gnosticism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism
It's a little known philosophy-religion-worldview but its impact on the West
and Japan
have influnced their cultures hugely.
http://en.
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Yes. That's an important piece. But I think there is more to the
novels than just that. In the later novels, the Authority (presumably
"God") and his forces led by the angel Metatron are the primary
enemies. And at one point one of the "good guys" is explicitly
described
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Muslim examples:
The Opening Invocation
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
In the name of Allah, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful
Bismillahi wa 'ala barakati-'llahi
In the name of Allah and with blessings from Allah
Allahumma barik la'na fi thamari'na wa barik l
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_(prayer)
Here is the Wikipedia article.
Muslim examples:
The Opening Invocation
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
In the name of Allah, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful
Bismillahi wa 'ala barakati-'llahi
In the name of Allah a
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Oh, sorry I misunderstood you, dear Gilberto.
I am not sure if there is a definitive Baha'i answer per se regarding Islamic
hadith. If there is, I am not aware of it. Perhaps Susan or Khazeh might know.
In the Baha'i Faith, however, there is no such thing as hadi
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On 17 Jun 2010 at 8:41, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
> I'm curious about how you dealt with the "controversial" aspects. Was
> the book anti-religious? anti-God?
Not at all, Pullman speaks of an imagined world in which spiritual
aspects of a person are visible in a "famili
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I'm curious about how you dealt with the "controversial" aspects. Was
the book anti-religious? anti-God? Would you say that the book was
anti-"bad religion" but our faith isn't like that?
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Sen & Sonja wrote:
> Gilberto: - we also read t
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Thanks. I don't know if this was clear but what I was looking for was
a Bahai answer. Hasan had said he would only accept what Muhammad and
the 12 imams said. So I'm wondering how a Bahai would go about
determining that. I'm not sure if they would necessarily go to the
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On 16 Jun 2010 at 15:59, Hasan Elías wrote:
> Sen, did you try to clarify this issue asking the House?
I haven't asked them about the letter against teaching grace to our
children, but I have asked them some questions about the letters
written on behalf of the Guardi
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On 16 Jun 2010 at 19:13, Dean Betts wrote:
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> Why would I want to victimize myself or my children or grandchildren?
It's not meant literally Dean. More or less it means -- I predict
when you start reading, it will become a great enthusiasm
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