Dear Brent
my beloved friend and mentor re your question below:
***Wait thou, therefore, for what hath been promised in the latter part of
this holy verse, for this is a promise from Him Who is the Almighty, the
All-Wise, a promise that will not prove untrue.
(Summons of the Lord of Hosts p. 227,
an automatic reaction on their part; the sea casts out
its dead.
(Ruhiyyih Khanum, The Priceless Pearl, p. 122)
a mere nothing
khazeh fananapazir
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From: David Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Baha'i Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 01 January 2004 02:51
Subject
In my humble humble fallible point of view we need to know the true Catholic
Doctrine before we say something:
** Count Mastai-Ferretti, Bishop of Imola, the 254th pope since the
inception of St. Peter's primacy, who had been elevated to the apostolic
throne two years after the
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From: Richard H. Gravelly
A note in Miracles and Metaphors points out that Ibn-Khaldun, who has been
called the founder of sociology, argued that religion can only succeed if it
receives the backing of the prophet's people on the basis of kinship
solidarity. Was he
.
Teaching the Cause is of the utmost importance, for it is the head
corner-stone of the foundation itself.
(Shoghi Effendi: God Passes By, Page: 377)
thanks
your utter servant seeking your prayers
khazeh fananapazir
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But it is in the local Bahá'í communities that
the most widespread presentation of the Faith can take place. It is here that
the real pattern of Bahá'í life can be seen. It is here that the power of
Bahá'u'lláh to organize human affairs on a basis of spiritual unity can be
Your question re: Qayyum al-Asma is most
interesting
and my friend Faruq has written in
reply.
Qa'im literally means He Who ariseth. He who is
standing.
Qayyum in the "superlative" of Qa'im He by Whom
through Whom for Whom all else are standing. All have Their being through the
Qayyum.
In
On Behalf Of Badí Villar Cárdenas
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003
12:37 AM
To: Baha'i Studies
Subject: Bahai scholars from
Sunni background
Friends,
This question is
interesting.
Is it possible that somebody knows valuable data?
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Editor's
From: Patti Goebel
Hi all,
I came across the following in the Qur'an this week (Sura 34):
Never, say the unbelievers, will the Hour come upon us! Say: Yea,
by my Lord who knoweth the unseen, it will surely come upon you! not the
weight of a mote either in the Heavens or in the Earth escapeth
-library.org/provisionals/lawh.amin.bayan.kf.html
Lawh-i-Amnul-Bayn... Excerpt Trans. Khazeh
Fananapazir Introduction THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICEDEPARTMENT OF
THE SECRETARIAT. ... Excerpt Trans. Khazeh Fananapazir.
... bahai-library.org/provisionals/lawh.amin.bayan.kf.html - 18k -
Cached - Similar
Could it be dear Brent that in the Babi Revelation the Lesser and Greater
Covenants were fused into one
please peruse the passage below re Every Letter... solely...
***Consider likewise the Day of the Revelation of Him Whom God shall make
manifest, He in Whose grasp lieth the source of proofs,
Today's New York Times has this headline:
New Afghan Constitution Juggles Koran and Democracy
By CARLOTTA GALL
**After months of discussion, a commission of lawyers and experts has drawn
up a draft constitution to put before the Afghan people**
can any one over in the US read the whole
Sorry dear friends
My email was wrongly headed re: subject
**Dala'il-Sab`ih reading and literature review**
I meant it to be
e Juggling the Qur'an and Democracy
This, in view of the Beloved Guardian's Interpretation in the Dispensation
No form of democratic government; no system of autocracy
Dear Mark
I know you are a Teacher of Sociology and I know that the 1954 PhD Thesis of
Sociologist Peter Berger emphasized that the Weberian idea of Charisma
Routinization is realized in the Baha'i faith.
Any ideas?
http://web.pdx.edu/~tothm/essays/essays/toward_a_theory_of__the_routiniz.htm
***In one of the Appendices to A Traveller's
Narrative, Edward Granville Browne has translated the words addressed to the
bearer (Badi') of the Tablet to Nsiri'd-Dn Shh. The text of these words as
well as the Tablet itself had been obtained by Russian consular officials in
Persia and sent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1065048,00.html
'This will tear the fabric of our communion'
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Here's what James Barr has to say (p142-143 of 'Escaping from
Fundamentalism').
[writing about the evangelical claim that no textual error affects a point
of doctrine]
Now the Septuagint is a work of epoch-making importance, the first
full-scale translation of a body of works like the Old
Dear Mark
This is my third plea and I write with genuine gratitude and sincerity. You
are a good teacher and educator in this field. So let me just on this very
rainy and cold day in England ask you further.
[As you know truly i understand little of these things. my love is
translation etc..]
But
Dear Prof Mark Foster:
Dear kind and patient scholar
I read your post below carefully and I so appreciate your answers.
I am primarily using these terms in their **sociological**, not
theological, senses.
1. Social nominalism is the view that groups and societies are merely
names that we
Dear Doug Couper of Canada
Dearest Susan
I did not write any book but thank you so much for your encouragement
encouragement seems the order of this Great Day
*** O ye who invoke His Name, turn ye and hold fast unto Him! O ye who lift
up your hearts and implore His aid, cling to Him and walk
Today this lowly servant saw an email from dear David Betts
http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist/m40256.html
making mention of this servants plea re wisdom.
Also I read with gratitude and humility my dear Ahangs reply:
http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist/m40257.html
Dear Dean, Your
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From: Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Baha'i Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 September 2003 03:52
Subject: A question on the word SELF
Friends,
A request from our study circle to those on this list whose knowledge of
the Baha'i writings, the ability to
Michael writes:
**In the cases of
Judaism, Christianity and Islam, one might argue that these traditions
were
themselves most efflorescent when they were most in touch with
Classicism**
Except that if you really carefully read Baha'u'llah He reveals that the
Authors of Classicism derived their
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-801456,00.html
Times 2 - features
September 03, 2003
Faith, peace and tolerance in Monterey
By Chris Ayres and James Bone
Four years ago David Kelly made a personal odyssey to the Californian resort
of Monterey. He was there, not to visit its military
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From: Vahid Brown
Vahid Brown
E-mail Address(es):
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To: Khazeh Fananapazir
Sent: 27 August 2003 10:55
Subject: ] Matt's question
Allah-u-Abha!
Dear Khazeh,
I just now looked through the thread on Baha'i Studies, and looking at
Matt's most
This servant noted that Steven Kolins who writes to Baha'i -Biblical Studies
list was a pall bearer of our dear dear friend Vinson Jamir.
I cannot get over the suddenness of his passing and my sadness at his
departing this world.
May Baha'u'llah shower on him all His grace.
I only met him in
in their
enterprises by long-sustained, precedent and continuing prayer. We are all
able to call upon Bahullh for His Divine, all-powerful aid, and He will
surely help us. For He is the Hearer of prayers, the Answerer.
(The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 214)
***
khazeh
, Khazeh's response was already quite helpful anyways.
Best Regards,
Matt
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From: Khazeh Fananapazir
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:57 AM
To: Baha'i Studies
Cc: MATTHEW MENGE; J Vahid Brown; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: beings and existents
Dear Matt
I would beg you
My dear friends on this
Today August the 25th is the 50th [fiftieth] anniversary of the passing of
the immortal Ella Bailey in the 88th of her life in Tripoli Africa.
I was so moved so deeply moved by her story of self sacrifice and
consecration [thank you all for helping me on this word]
Ella
Dear Matt
I would beg you and indeed myself and all that we be careful somewhat in
reading the noble Some Answered Questions.
Consider eg this noble passage from that peerless and priceless Book
***We have many times demonstrated and established that man is the noblest
of beings, the sum of all
Dearest Brent
elucidator of so many wonderful and deep questions re the Universal House of
Justice
Dear Brother
In reply to your question I do not know the name of it but there is a
beautiful example of this Divine Literary Device in the Mot Holy Book too in
which Baha'u'llah quotes a Law of
thank you so much Don for what you wrote and to Vahid and Rhett and Sandra
I am very very grateful
I know who to come to for assistance:
khazeh
So that part of Shoghi Effendi sentence might have been stated -
I *charge* them [before God], by the precious blood that flowed in
such great
In Their January 17 2003 Message the Universal House of Justice mention
these attributes:
http://bahai-library.org/published.uhj/jan17.html
***Particularly heart-warming to observe is a growing sense of initiative
and resourcefulness throughout the Bah' world, along with courage and
audacity.
Dear friends on this list
I have not read the list forwardings for a month or so.
I swear by God and I say this most solemnly.
you are losing focus by discussing so much on sex and matters related to
sex.
The Universal House of Justice say in their Ridvan Message that these four
attributes are
Dearest Ahang
electronically the best site I have found for Christians is this site:
http://bci.org/prophecy-fulfilled/ntint.htm
New Testament standards of interpretation by Joel Smith
How should the Christian
Of course I cannot ut agree with its proofs and evidences.
should read
**Of course I cannot but agree with its proofs and evidences.**
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There is reference in the Writings of the beloved Guardian in Persian that
the friends *shine like unto stars from the firmament/horizon/heaven of
contentment*
az **ufuq e EsteghnA** chun nujuum e dorah rahah mutala'le-and**
Tawqii'At [1927-1939] page 143
of course in Buddhism it occurs
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From: Susan Maneck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 29 July 2003 00:56
Subject: Re: Declaration of Baha'u'llah
I'm just wondering if historians have got any further in penetrating the
obscurity since Shoghi Effendi wrote.
Dear
Dear Friends and honoured and loved
ones
Please enjoy this humble effort and remember
this lowly one in your prayers
khazeh
re: Haji Shah Muhammad Manshadi
Aminu'l-Bayan
Shah-Muhammad-Amin
Shah-Muhammad, who had the title of Amin, the Trusted One, was among the
earliest of believers,
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