Authorized translation: No marriage may be contracted without payment of a dowry, which hath been fixed for city-dwellers at nineteen mithqals of pure gold, and for village-dwellers at the same amount in silver. Whoso wisheth to increase this sum, it is forbidden him to exceed the limit of ninety-five mithqals. Thus hath the command been […]
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Bahaullah vis-à-vis Divine Prophets-III
Bahaullah also believes in independent investigation of truth and that religion must conform to reason otherwise it is superstition. Bahaullah has also forbidden the interpretation of his writings and thus we must always take its literal meaning. “He who interprets my words, and takes them outside its literal meaning, he is out of God’s blessing” Aqdas […]
Bahaullah vis-à-vis Divine Prophets-II
The following verses of the Holy Quran give us an idea about the Monotheistic beliefs promulgated by the Divine Prophets. They all spoke in the same voice and were united in their mission. In Chapter of Hud(Chap.11), in verses 25-26, the Almighty says: وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ أَنْ لَا تَعْبُدُوا […]
Bahaullah vis-à-vis Divine Prophets-I
A person claims to represent an organization. One of the ways to verify his credentials is to see whether his talks and claims about that organisation are like that of the other well-known employees and representatives of that organisation. If these are found to be in conformity his credentials would be verified and his identity […]
Kitab-i-Aqdas: Verse 61
Gods command for whose relatives? Disregard for it in real life! Kitab-i-Aqdas : Verse 61 Authorized Translation : God hath bidden you to show forth kindliness towards My kindred, but He hath granted them no right to the property of others. Haddad translation: Ye are commanded by God to show love and affection towards the […]
