Re: Manifestation vs Prophet
(nader@gate.net)
Fri, Feb 24 1995 14:45:19 GMT
Saad Ahmad (sahmad@mfa.com) wrote:
:Greetings and assalam-o-alaikum
:For a while I thought I somewhat understood the concept of
:'mazhar amr ilahi'. As per my understanding it meant a
:person with the attributes of a prophet. Actually the
:term used by Hadrat Bab summarises prophethood very
:elequently.
:I would be interested in knowing very objectively, what are
:the differences between a Manifestation and a Prophet.
:eg.
:Is Manifestation a "law bearing prophet" vs. other beings
:just prophets? eg. Muhammad vs. Haroon.
Dear Saad,
Mazhar-amr-Elahi refers to a perfect human. Baha'is (to best of my
understanding) refer to all the Prophets of God as Mazhar-amr-Elahi.
In Baha'i litreature there are many references to MazAhEr-amr-Elahi
(plural-ManifestationS of God). To Baha'is Muhammad was also a
Manifestation of God, Jesus was also a Manifestation of God and so on.
:Is Manifestation used just because prophethood ended on
:Muhammad because he was khatam-ul-anbia(seal of
:prophets)? It would be really strange if this is
:a reason ...
No, as just said (to Baha'is) Muhammad was a Manifestation of God too.
Respectfully
Nader