Re: Ulterior motive friendships

2003-11-30 Thread E Crowell
Title: Re: Ulterior motive friendships Dear David, Being a BahaI and an introvert can be very difficult at times. I am friendly but am close to very few people. Some are Bahais, others are not. I am attracted to people who think deeply and are sensitive to the emotional tone of others. Since I

RE: baha'i scholars from Sunni background

2003-11-30 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
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? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editor's

RE: America and the Most Great Peace: More elucidation

2003-11-30 Thread Vaughn Sheline
-Original Message- Steve Cooney wrote: ... The clue is the translation of the Tablet of the Branch. According to Lacroix-Hopson (Abdu'l-Baha in New York) and Juliet Thompson's Diary, this was done on the Day of the Covenant November 28th by Dr Baghdadi and Dr Farid with Abdu'l-Baha

Society of the Friends

2003-11-30 Thread Faruq Izadinia
`Abdu'l-Baha says that there has been a society in Iran around one thousand years ago called the Society of the Friends. (Paris Talks, p. 173) Unfortunately the original text of this talk is not available. Does anybody know anything about this society? FaruqDownload Yahoo! Messenger now for a

Re: Society of the Friends

2003-11-30 Thread Kathy Gilbert
Kia Ora, Faruq, I understand that they were called The Illuminati. which had connections to Free Masonry. I think they were the spiritual elite of Free-masonry. I have no idea how I know this now. One of those facts that has stuck in the mind. from teenage years. Long before I found the

Re: Society of the Friends

2003-11-30 Thread Mark A. Foster
Faruq, At 07:22 PM 11/30/2003 +, you wrote: `Abdu'l-Baha says that there has been a society in Iran around one thousand years ago called the Society of the Friends. (Paris Talks, p. 173) Unfortunately the original text of this talk is not available. Does anybody know anything about this

Re: Society of the Friends

2003-11-30 Thread Mark A. Foster
Kathy, At 08:36 AM 12/1/2003 +1300, you wrote: I understand that they were called The Illuminati. which had connections to Free Masonry. I think they were the spiritual elite of Free-masonry. I have no idea how I know this now. One of those facts that has stuck in the mind. from teenage

Inquiry

2003-11-30 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
I am looking for the meaning (definition) of: Qayyum in relationship to Qaim. Does Mihdi also have a superlative? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. Richard. -- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Society of the Friends

2003-11-30 Thread Kathy Gilbert
Kia Ora, Mark! Thank you! That sorts that one out in my mind! Baha'i Arohanui Kathy -- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Inquiry

2003-11-30 Thread Faruq Izadinia
Dear Richard Qayyum is superlative for Qaim, but it has another meaning which is used in Baha'i Writings. Qaim means somebody who is standing or rose to do something. Qayyum means self-subsisting (as the Guardian has translated). Mihdi, which is pronounced in Persian is Mehdi and in Arabic as

Manifestations

2003-11-30 Thread David Friedman
I would like to know from those who have more extensive knowledge of Baha'u'llah's Writings than I whether Baha'u'llah proclaimed any of His Baha'i contemporaries to be some Prophet of God. Baha'u'llah referred to the Bab pronouncing Mulla Husayn to be Muhammad: Consider thou the Revelation