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Why is the Persian Bayan not translated into English or other languages for all Baha'is to read?
Written by Super UserBy: Nima Wahid Azal
American Presbyterian missionary interviews Abdul Baha in 1901
Written by Super UserOn a recent visit to Haifa I (Henry Harris Jessup) called on Abbas Effendi and had a half-hour's conversation with him. My companion was Chaplain Wells, of Tennessee, recently from the Philippines, who had met at Port Said an American lady on her way to Haifa to visit Abbas Effendi. We met her at the hotel and had a four hours' conversation with her. She seemed fascinated or hypnotized by the Effendi. She had been converted four years ago under Mr. Moody's preaching in New York, attended the Brick Church for a time, and in some way heard of Abbas Effendi as being an eminently holy man.
"O Baha'u'llah, do you not remember your sodomies?"
Written by Super UserIn Baghdad, says Bahiyyih Khanum, "disharmony and misunderstanding arose among the believers--discord--strife--contention." Therefore Baha'u'llah went, off to Kurdistan.
Whatever is happening in this World is for New World Order of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i Scholar!!!
Written by Super UserThe Baha’is stand and see the destruction of the Old World Order excitingly and as the pillars of old World Order collapses,
Greetings! I am not exactly an ex-Baha’i but had the experience of starting to take the first Ruhi course a few weeks ago, only to withdraw from the study circle earlier today after some contemplation.
I also found Ruhi to be not very spiritually fulfilling. Even "deepening" meetings (where a sacred text is studied with a group) weren't very spiritually enlightening for me. I found that I'd get lost amongst the flowery translations and whatever was read would lose meaning.
1) He claimed that he was the creator of everything, he was the sender of all past prophets and reveler of all divine books.