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Neither can I, but I'd much rather live with Abdu'l-Baha's
interpretation than have men be bigamists.
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Hasan Elías wrote:
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> Dear Susan,
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> Of course I accept that by faith and love, but my mind can't con
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In note 89 of "The Kitab-i- Aqdas", which states:
Know thou that polygamy is not permitted under the law of God, for contentment
with one wife hath been clearly stipulated. Taking a second wife is made
dependent upon equity and justice being upheld between the two wive
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Dear Susan,
Of course I accept that by faith and love, but my mind can't convert "two" in
"one".
Regards,
De: Susan Maneck
Para: Baha'i Studies
Enviado: Viernes, 28 de septiembre, 2012 2:57 P.M.
Asunto: Re: Bigamy permitted in ba
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90. he who would take into his service a maid may do
so with propriety # 63
Bahá'u'lláh states that a man may employ a maiden for
domestic service. This was not permissible under Shi'ih
Muslim practice unless the employer entered into a
marriage contract with her. Bahá
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Dear Hasan,
May I ask the source (text) this quote attributed to Abdu’l-Baha is in?
Sandra
From: Hasan Elías
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 4:06 AM
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Subject: Re: Bigamy permitted in bahá'í writings?
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'Abd
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> 'Abdu'l-Bahá said that,
And as the authorized interpreter His interpretation stands whether it
follows the literal reading of the Aqdas or not.
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> 'Abdu'l-Bahá said that,
And as the authorized interpreter His interpretation stands whether it
follows the literal reading of the Aqdas or not.
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Hasan,
>This make bigamy optional, so monogamy is not mandatory.
Only if you ignore the Baha'i Covenant, which makes Abdu'l Baha
the divinely guided, unerring interpreter of Baha'u'llah's words,
and makes Shoghi Effendi the divinely guided, unerring interpreter
of t
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Dear Susan,
'Abdu'l-Bahá said that, but the text (stressed) allows bigamy: "God hath
prescribed matrimony unto you.Beware that ye take not unto yourselves more
wives than two. Whoso contenteth himself with a single partner from among the
maidservants of God, both he
