“O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire,”
(Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah, p. 42, no. ...
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Break all ties...
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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“Break all ties with the polytheists (deniers of Baha’ism),”
(Baha’u’llah, Majmu`iy-i alwah-i mubarak-ih, p. ...
Cleanse your eyes...
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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“Cleanse your eyes from [seeing] the deniers and the polytheists (meaning non-Baha’is) and turn away from them,”
(Baha’u’llah, Athar-i Qalam-i A`la, vol. 2, no. 81, p. 4...
Keep away from him...
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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“Run away from he who you do not find my love in his heart, keep away from him, and keep a great distance between you.,”
(Baha’u’llah, Athar-i Qalam-i A`la, vol. 2, p. 345 (surat al-asha...
It is not permitted to interact, speak, or meet...
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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“It is not permitted to interact, speak, or meet with those individuals that have turned away and made their objections apparent. This is an order revealed from the heavens of an Ancient Commander,”
(Abd al-Hamid Ishraq Khawari, Ma’idiy-i asimani, vol. 8, p. 74[citing Baha’u’lla...
It is forbidden to meet polytheists and hypocrites
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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“Know that God has forbidden his friends from meeting with the polytheists (deniers of Baha’ism) and hypocrites,”
(Abd al-Hamid Ishraq Khawari, Ma’idiy-i asimani, vol. 4, p. 280[citing Baha’u’lla...
Keep away from polytheists
Azali, Baha'u'llah, Covenant-Breakers, Provisional Translation
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It is incumbent on every soul to keep away from the wicked breath of the polytheists (deniers of Baha’ism)
(Abd al-Hamid Ishraq Khawari, Ma’idiy-i asimani, vol. 8, p. 39 [citing Baha’u’lla...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
No Bahá'í in the West can be called a Bahá'í unless he is first Muslim
Christians, Imam Ali, Imam Husayn, Islam, Jews, Shi'ih, Shoghi Effendi, Sunni
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No Bahá'í in the West can be called a Bahá'í unless he is first Muslim (believer in Muhammad's revelation and teachings and the Imams) and a Sunni Muhammadan can never become a Bahá'í unless he becomes first a Shi'ih Muslim. The Sunnis were following a false line, they must recognize their error and accept the Shi'ih truth and then this Revelation....
Sanctioning Sen McGlinn
[Update September 2016: It appears that an explanation for my disenrollment has recently been issued : “efforts, spanning over twenty-five years, to promote erroneous and misleading perspectives on the Baha’i teachings.” (NSA of New Zealand, June 17, 2016) https://senmcglinn.wordpress.com/about/about-dissenrolme...
It is the task of the Bahá'ís to interpret the Quran
It is the task of
the Bahá'ís to interpret the Quran, according to the Bahá'í
teachings.
http://bahai-library.com/alexander_notes_presence_shoghieffendi...
The Mystery of God
‘Abdu'l-Bahá had the gifts of divine insight, of revelation and of prophecy, although He was not a Messenger of God. For this reason His Father gave Him another title: Sirr’u’llah – The Mystery of God. These are also reasons why ‘Abdu'l-Bahá is so highly regarded by Bahá'ís and why His writings and public talks are so strongly valued and so regularly...
Become blind, deaf and ignorant
"Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth..."
http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/HW/hw-84.html...
Return - Who is who ?
Baha'u'llah, Gabriel, Return, Shi'ih, Subh-i-Azal
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The full list of mazāhir runs as follows (titles or personae in parentheses)
Mīrzā Yaḥyā [Ṣubh-i Azal]
Mīrzā Ḥusayn ʿAlī [Bahāʾ]
Mīrzā Muḥammad Ḥasan [Mālik-i Ashtar]
Mīrzā Ghulām ʿAlī [Ibrāhīm ibn Mālik (al-Ashtar)]
Mullā Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn [Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn or Imām Ḥusayn]
Muḥammad Taqī Khān [Imām ʿAlī]
Mullā ʿAlī Bābā Buzurg Tākurī [Salmān...
Manifestation of Satan
Abdul-Baha, Covenant, Muhammed Ali (Ghusn), Will & Testament
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Majid Din is sinking. He is 98 years old - the incited of Muhammad Ali. He lives adjacent to the Mansion at Bahji. The Master has referred to him in his Will and Testament. He has called him the "manifestation of Satan" he was worse than Muhammad Ali - for he incited Muhammad Ali. almost 100 years old - and God has kept him so he might witness the...
Baha'u'llah appointed me as the Center of His Covenant was not because I was His Son...
Abdul-Baha, Africa, Baha'u'llah, Covenant, Racism, Will & Testament
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He (Master) said in part: "That Baha'u'llah appointed me as the Center
of His Covenant was not because I was His Son. Nay, I swear by His Holy
Spirit, that had He found a negro of Zanzibar more capable than I am, He
would have appointed him preferably to me!..."
Source : 1906 Pilgrim Notes of Ali-Kuli Khan...
Abdu'l-Baha abuses Mirza Aqa Jan
There were even occasions when Abdu'l-Baha chastised him (Mirza Aqa Jan) with His own hand because of the serious nature of his conduct toward Baha'u'llah.
Ref. The Covenant of Baha'u'llah by Adib Taherzadeh...
On one subject Baha'u'llah remained silent
However, on one subject Baha'u'llah remained silent: designating the person who was to succeed Him. There are many wisdoms in this. Let us return yet again to the analogy of the teacher. It is the teacher's duty to impart knowledge to his pupils and help them in their work, and he is always ready to explain the various subjects to his pupils and answer...
Manifestation Of The Third Letter
Abdu'l-Baha said : Regarding the Place Of The Appearance Of The Manifestation Of The Third Letter. "If the sun arises in the west, it would still be the same sun; one must not withdraw from it on account of its rising place nor consider the west to be always the place of sunset." Abdu'l-Baha in Some Answered Questions, Chap. ...
Duties of the House of Justice
Adultery, Baha'u'llah, Education, Fines, House of Justice (UHJ), Juan Cole, Women
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Among the duties of the local house of justice are to provide for the education of a child whose parents are too destitute to afford schooling (K48). He singles out the "deputies," obviously of the local house of justice, as responsible for providing welfare to those incapable of earning a living (K147, p. 72). Adulterers are to be punished by a fine,...
Persian-speaking Bahá'ís are required to learn Arabic
Baha'u'llah, Language, Learning Arabic, Persian-speaking Baha'is, Quran, Shoghi Effendi
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Persian-speaking Bahá'ís are therefore required to learn Arabic to read the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, say their obligatory prayers or recite special prayers for the fast and other holy days. Establishing Arabic as a liturgical language among Persian-speaking Bahá'ís is not dissimilar to the insistence on the part of most Muslims that all believers read the Qur'án...
Caliph Muawiyah is a 'Beast'
"You have asked about the meaning of the "four beasts" referred to in Revelations, Ch. 4. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in a Tablet has given an explanation for the reference to the "beast" mentioned in Revelations 13:18, saying that the numerical value given to the beast in that passage referred to the date of the year, i.e. 666 A.D., when the Umayyad ruler arose....
Biblical prophecies by Abdu'l-Baha
Abdul-Baha, Bab, Earthquake, Imam Ali, Muawiyah, Muhammad, Prophecy, Umayyad, War
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In the various Biblical exegeses expounded by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the accurate
prediction of diverse individuals and events, both major and minor, are
demonstrated in the Bible; the appearance of Prophet Muhammad and Imam
Ali, for example, is foretold alongside the appearance of the Imamate
and their major antagonists – primarily the Umayyad Dynasty...