Re: Is Bahai Law Against Common Sense ?
Aly-Khan Kassam (zcapl90@ucl.ac.uk)
Sun, Feb 26 1995 03:19:30 GMT
> If a person does not believe the Holy Quran to be true, it would be futile
> for me to tell him to believe in Muhammad (pbuh) because the Holy Quran
> says so.
I would just like to make a simple point in response to this. No one is
saying "believe in Baha'u'llah because he said you should." The main
point here (as I see it) is that on what grounds should someone make
judgements as to the validity or otherwise of a new religion? If we
were alive in the time of Muhammad (pbuh) and investing the 'validity'
of Islam, what criterion should we use to study or (God Forbid such a
thing) judge it if not the Holy Koran? Surely that should be the first
and the main tool in understan-ding the validity of His claim. Likewise
in this time, surely the main test for the Baha'i Faith and for
Baha'u'llah should be a sincere study of the writings and teachings of
Baha'u'llah (may my life be a sacrifice to His Cause) in order to
determine the Divine Nature of them inasmuch as it has been said:
The Word of God is the King of Words and Its persuasive
influence is incalculable. It hath ever dominated and
will continue to dominate the realm of being ....
... it is an ocean inexhaustible in riches, compreh-
ending all things ...
One final point I would humbly suggest to any sincere seeker of truth on
this rewarding path would be - to gain a deeper understanding of this
Faith it would be very useful to not only read the sacred verses of
Baha'u'llah but also the works of Him Who was appointed the perfect
Interpreter of His Word: Abdu'l Baha
I hope this adds some insight into why many Bahai's will readily supply
words of Baha'u'llah even to those who have not (as yet) accepted Him.
Salaam!
Aly-Khan Kassam a.kassam@ucl.ac.uk