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Dear Art: I have not ignored your reply. In fact I have taken it extremely seriously. My points reflect that. My web site seems to be the bone of contention and seems to come in the way of my seeking a response to the questions I pose. You quote a verse of 1,000 years - I say very well and...

Thanks for your time to respond. Sure, there are traditions and there are fabricated traditions. But would you say that all traditions on a subject are fabricated? For example, if there were 1,000 traditions about the Mahdi from all sources, all of which say the same thing, would one say...

well said, Faith is indeed a wonderful thing! Having said that, Faith, because it is Faith in God ultimately, should be from God itself and not based on one's personal interpretation of it. Regards Imran Shaykh

Dear Art; Many thanks for your time to respond. My points: 1. If the 11th Imam dies in 260 AH and was not succeeded by another Imam immediately, who were the four deputies reporting to. Who appointed the four deputies - it cannot be the 11th Imam as the latter deputies were not even born at...

Thanks Art, my points: 1. If the Last Imam - you are probably referring to Imam Hasan Askari (as) died in 260 AH, then are you saying that there was no living Imam after that? Then who were the four representatives reporting to? And if the Bab was to actually come after 1,000 years, why the...

Dear Art: Why is simple questioning considered as an attack on the Faith? Why are my sources considered biased? Especially when they are books of the Bahai Faith. I would understand if I brought the opinions of Muslim scholars or from Islamic sources. I have not done that. What I have been...

Dear Art: We are in fact dealing with "what convinced you your Faith is the truth". Since this is thread within the Bahai domain and going by the first question posted in the thread, it is very relevant. If one has to study the Bahai Faith, one cannot ignore the Babi dispensation since, as...

Many many thanks for your reply. I have two questions: 1. You mentioned that the Bab fulfilled the prophecies of the twelfth Imam. Can you please outline specifically which of these prophecies did he fulfill? 2. For each of the above verses quoted by you, is there is supporting explanation...

Dear Bruce, you mentioned, "It's important to remember that the Babi laws and Writings were not INTENDED to be permanent, but only to signal the transition from Islam to the soon-to-appear Baha'i Faith." Is there some word from Bahaullah to this effect? Did the Holy Prophet of Islam say...

Sorry for repeating the question - is there any standard by which one can judge which texts of the Bab are in force and which superceeded. Which should be referred for learning and which discarded? If there is any comment or direct law from the words of Bahaullah, it would be most clear...

Nobody is criticising the Bahai Faith - this is a very unfair comment. Is this board a one way street with no objectivity or that one is only expected to listen to whatever other members are saying without raising any questions? Go through my posts - I have been a student of the Faith for more...

Laurie, thank you for raising an objective point. I would like to take it a bit further - When Mohammed is considered as a dispensation for the people, then why are all his traditions being ignored and no study being undertaken as to what he actually said about the verses. Bahaullah is...

Dear Amy: Are our scriptures so fluid that we interpret them in a spiritual and literal manner as we should deem fit? I dont think so. The Holy Prophet (saw) never advised us to interpret the Quran on our own - in fact he condemned it. Your understanding of spirituality will be so different...

I agree with you that each successive prophet taught the same thing - unity of God, rsurrection, good and evil in the same way as per the needs and understanding of his people. However this is not true of Islam and Bahaism. Take the concept of resurrection. It is so detailed in Islam...

Incidentally, none of these books are books of law. They are all books of concepts. So even if the laws are not binding, are the concepts binding upon the Bahais? I apologise for repeating the question - Are there any words of Bahaullah which one can quote for selecting which concepts are...

Thanks Bruce: You have just confirmed what I have believed - it is true that Bahais have never heard of these books - they have been "silenced" by the Bahais - never mentioned, never translated. Would you believe that that Qayyamul Asma and the Bayan have never been translated completely...

Is'nt this contrary to what Mohammed believed in and taught us through the Quran and his explanations in traditions? Given that Heaven and Hell were not seen by men, the Holy Prophet painstakingly explained the various stages of both Heaven and Hell. How does one reconcile the beliefs of...

This view point about the cruxifiction of Christ and his burial is contrary to the viewpoint expressed in the Quran. Islam is also clear about the return of Christ in person and not in spirit. So is the concept of resurrection - Islam categorically says that it is physical in nature, while The...

I will be happy to receive the paper. My email address is imranshaykh@gmail.com Having said that, given that the Bab is widely considered to be the harbringer of the Bahai Faith, is it not necessary to understand his books for a holistic perspective as opposed to narrowing our thoughts based...

I would be delighted to receive the verses. My email address is imranshaykh@gmail.com. Hope you get well soon. Regards Imran