Comments on: A Baha’i Arrested in Semnan

By: Roya

Roya — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:23:18 +0000

Thank you Ahang. When I was a child, my mother used to sing Tahirih’s poems to me and often mix them with her own songs. Some how singing Tahirih’s poems would make my mother’s creativity to flourish. I realize that some of the poems in the book might not be Tahirih’s and look forward to reading the book. Thank you again. Roya

By: John Varney

John Varney — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:03:52 +0000

there’s a song by Peter Gabriel called ‘Biko’ which says: ”You can blow out a candle, but you can’t blow out a fire. Once the flames begin to catch the wind will blow it higher.”

By: Ahang

Ahang — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:53:56 +0000

This has nothing to do with the purpose of this blog, but I couldn’t resist commenting on “Adam’s wish”. There’s a very critical review of that book in the last issue of Baha’i Studies Review by Prof F. Vahman. The main problem with this book is the uncritical approach to the body of poem that are associated by Tahirih (notice I didn’t say “by”). Many poems suggested to be hers and translated in this book are actually not by her, and they are by other people, but they became famous because of this supposed association with Tahirih.

Anyway, serious scholarship on the writings and poetry of Tahirih remains to be done, though a few solid attempts have been made by Prof Amin Banani and Dr. N. Muhammad-Husayni. More work remains before we know for sure authentic works that can be attributed to Tahirih.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:38:28 +0000

Hello Roya, You’re becoming worst than I am;-)

Here is a book you’ll enjoy reading:

Adam’s Wish (a collection of poems by the 19th century Persian Poetess, Tahirih in Persian and English.

Available from http://www.BahaiBookStore.com

By: Roya

Roya — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:59:54 +0000

“ministry of intelligence lacks intelligence.” Ali you’re funny :-) I think the Mollah actions against Bahais is like an ant trying to stop a herd of elephants from crossing the road because the ant thinks it can do it since it can lift up ten times its own weight.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:06:30 +0000

From this I gather that the ministry of inteligence lacks inteligence.