Hint... islam and the Koran.
2006-12-22
07:40:38
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I would like the exact verse... Thanks.
2006-12-22
07:41:45 ·
update #1
"The mission of the American Bahá'ís is, no doubt to eventually establish the truth of Islam in the West.
OK this was the Quote I was looking for.
Its in Oceans.
2006-12-28
01:27:54 ·
update #2
Here is some more info:
"The spirit of Islam, no doubt, was the living germ of modern Civilization; which derived its impetus from the Islamic culture in the Middle ages, a culture that was the fruit of the Faith of Muhammad."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, July 30, 1941)
1666. How to Study the Qur'án
"It is certainly most difficult to thoroughly grasp all the Surihs of the Qur'án, as it requires a detailed knowledge of the social, religious and historical background of Arabia at the time of the appearance of the Prophet. The Believers cannot possibly hope, therefore, to understand the Surihs after the first or even second or third reading. They have to study them again and again, ponder over their meaning, with the help of certain commentaries, and explanatory notes as found, for instance in the admirable translation made by Sale, endeavor to acquire as clear and correct understanding of their meaning and import as possible,
2006-12-28
01:31:41 ·
update #3
This is naturally a slow process, but future generations of believers will certainly come to grasp it. For the present, the Guardian agrees, that it would be easier and more helpful to study the book according to subjects, and not verse by verse and also in the light of Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's interpretations which throw such floods of light on the Whole of the Qur'án."
(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, August 22, 1939:Bahá'í News, No. 134,pp. 2-3, March 1940)
(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, pp. 496-497)
2006-12-28
01:31:56 ·
update #4