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Allah (swt) sent Prophets to guide mankind to His path. He revealed to them books with His commandments. The Torah (The Last Testament) was revealed to Prophet Moses, the Injeel (Bible) to Prophet Jesus (pbuh). The Holy Quran is His last testament to mankind, and a living miracle of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
How to help Imam Husayn (A.S.) and hence Imam Mahdi (A.S.)
Written by Super UserMohammad Ali Shomali
In an address to his companions in the night of Ashura, Imam Hussain said: My grandfather, the Messenger of God, said: ‘My son, Hussain, will be killed in Karbala while he will be alone, single, thirsty, and without any helper. Whoever helps him has helped me and has helped his son, al-Hujjah (Imam Mahdi).’1
Imam Hussein (A.S.) as a central theme in Imam Mahdi s movement
Written by Super UserMohammad Ali Shomali
No doubt all the Imams are connected to each other and reflect the same light.1
However, there is a special connection and affinity between Imam Husain and Imam Mahdi, that is, Imam Husain is very clearly connected to what will happen in the End of the Time (Akhir al-Zaman) when Imam Mahdi comes. Part I included verses from the Qur’an and hadiths to demonstrate this connection. This part explains why there is such a close connection between the two and why Imam Mahdi refers to Imam Husain in his universal mission for establishing justice.
The Baha’is unflinchingly claim that theirs is the only faith which preaches ‘Oneness of Humanity.’
The story of Denis MacEoin's expulsion by Juan Cole
Written by Super UserDenis MacEoin did not withdraw from the faith, he was chased out by powerful Baha'i fundamentalists who were deeply threatened by the implications of his historical work. Denis became a Baha'i in North Ireland around 1965 and quickly emerged as a Baha'i youth leader. He was chosen to come to Haifa to commemorate the 1968 anniversary of Baha'u'llah's Letters to the Kings.
The National Baha'i Center in Wilmette, IL claims that there are 140,000 Baha'is in the United States. However, it is almost axiomatic among Baha'is that half of the Faith's enrolled members are inactive. In fact, the reality may be even worse than that. One independent poll on American religions estimated that there are only 28,000 people in this country who consider themselves Baha'is.
Read over any introductory book or pamphlet about the Baha'i Faith, and there, listed among the basic social principles, will almost certainly be "the equality of men and women". This progressive belief is almost unique in the world's religions, inasmuch as it is scripturally based and not due to more "secular" political influences. Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith, plainly said that in his religion "women are as men."
Recently two articles posted on net effectively analyzed exaggerated Baha’i census. One "Exit by Troops" (http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/bigquestions/troopsexit.html) and the other "Three types of Baha’i census of India." (http://bahaicensusindia.blogspot.com/)