Re: Capitalization

Afshin Azhari (azhari@cycds1.nscl.msu.edu)
Fri, Feb 10 1995 22:50:24 GMT

Audil Virk wrote:
<: "If thou deniest Me, by what proof canst thou vindicate the truth of that
<: which thou dost possess?" -- Baha'u'llah
<
<Again, why does Baha'u'llah capatalize the M in Me ?
<Usually, when one capatalizes a letter, it is because it would be an
<attribute or God Himself speaking.

correct me if I am wrong but I believe this is a translation from
either Arabic or Farsi into english. Anyone familiar with either
language would know that there is no such thing as capitalization.
Therefore the capitalization must have been put in during translation
as a sign of respect.

Thanks
Afshin Azhari
azhari@cycds1.nscl.msu.edu