Comments on: A Tablet of ‘Abdu’l-Baha http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943 Documenting the Persecution of the Baha'i Community in Iran Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:45:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Barmak Kusha http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1042 Barmak Kusha Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:30 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1042 What an incredible and wonderfully timed and soothing piece of scripture. Thank you! What an incredible and wonderfully timed and soothing piece of scripture. Thank you!

]]> By: Jamshed K. Fozdar http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1037 Jamshed K. Fozdar Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:33:30 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1037 "They who God destroys, first He makes mad". These heedless ones have now been made mindless, and continue to ignore the Truth, which "We have sent them", and instead ,"indeed practice Falsehood".(Sura.XXIII,90). Hence, for what they have done and are doing , Allah, has , "Amongst them placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgement ".(Sura V.67).And now their time for disappearance is known and fixed, "neither too soon, nor too late".(XXIII.43). It will be as in the days of Lot , overnight.And," there shall be no refuge". Allah is patient and Just. “They who God destroys, first He makes mad”. These heedless ones have now been made mindless, and continue to ignore the Truth, which “We have sent them”, and instead ,”indeed practice Falsehood”.(Sura.XXIII,90). Hence, for what they have done and are doing , Allah, has , “Amongst them placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgement “.(Sura V.67).And now their time for disappearance is known and fixed, “neither too soon, nor too late”.(XXIII.43). It will be as in the days of Lot , overnight.And,” there shall be no refuge”. Allah is patient and Just.

]]> By: sb http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1014 sb Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:14 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1014 What an instructive, medicinal tablet! My thanks and appreciation to the translator and this website. As times become more and more difficult for the Baha'is of Iran, I keep these words as a prescription from the Master: "Nevertheless, O friends of God, do not dwell on the injustices and the brutality of the ignorant. Oppose oppression with justice; confront injustice with fairness; and respond to bloodthirstiness with kindness. Be well-wishers of the progress of Iran and Iranians, and exert every effort towards the advancement of the masses." What an instructive, medicinal tablet! My thanks and appreciation to the translator and this website. As times become more and more difficult for the Baha’is of Iran, I keep these words as a prescription from the Master:

“Nevertheless, O friends of God, do not dwell on the injustices and the brutality of the ignorant. Oppose oppression with justice; confront injustice with fairness; and respond to bloodthirstiness with kindness. Be well-wishers of the progress of Iran and Iranians, and exert every effort towards the advancement of the masses.”

]]> By: afshin http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1009 afshin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:53:15 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1009 Thanks a lot for sharing this translation. If I may make a cimment: You have translated: "However, the tree which is of frail root will be shaken by even the faintest of winds let alone by the passage of time or blows," I wanted to attract your attention to the fact that in the original, the word which has been translated here as "time," is عصارwhich means whirlwind and tornado, which as you see fits the context much better than "time" which is out of place. Thanks again for the nice job. Thanks a lot for sharing this translation. If I may make a cimment: You have translated: “However, the tree which is of frail root will be shaken by even the faintest of winds let alone by the passage of time or blows,” I wanted to attract your attention to the fact that in the original, the word which has been translated here as “time,” is عصارwhich means whirlwind and tornado, which as you see fits the context much better than “time” which is out of place. Thanks again for the nice job.

]]> By: Ahang http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1003 Ahang Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:49:22 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1003 Dear Jonathan, As stated in "Editor's Note" this translation is provisional. Dr. Iskandar Hai has brought to our attention that portions of this Tablet are available in Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari, Muhazerat, v. 1, pages 526-528. Hope this helps. Dear Jonathan, As stated in “Editor’s Note” this translation is provisional. Dr. Iskandar Hai has brought to our attention that portions of this Tablet are available in Abdu’l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari, Muhazerat, v. 1, pages 526-528. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Jonathan Menon http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/1943/comment-page-1#comment-1002 Jonathan Menon Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:53:20 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=1943#comment-1002 Friends, Do you have a reference that I can use for this letter? I would appreciate it if you could let me know. If it is a provisional translation, could you please let me know who translated it? You should have my email address. Many thanks, Jonathan Friends,

Do you have a reference that I can use for this letter? I would appreciate it if you could let me know. If it is a provisional translation, could you please let me know who translated it? You should have my email address.

Many thanks,

Jonathan

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