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The Bahá'í Faith is a religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are around six million Bahá'ís in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
The Seven Valleys was written around 1860 in Baghdad after Bahá'u'lláh had returned from the Sulaymaniyah region in Kurdistan. The work was written in response to questions posed by Shaykh Muhyi'd-Din , a judge, who was a follower of the Qádiríyyih Order of Sufism.[1] About the time of writing to Bahá'u'lláh, he quit his job, and spent the rest of his life wandering around Iraqi Kurdistan.[2]
This work has been called by Shoghi Effendi his "greatest mystical composition",[3] and in the West was one of the earliest available books of Bahá'u'lláh, first translated directly to French in 1905, and English in 1906.[4]
In its introductory section Bahá'u'lláh refers to new age beginning with a cycle of time beginning called a Kull-i-Shay' using metaphors of the Hindu end times expectations of a Golden Age arising from age of darkness: the creation of all things (lit. Kull-i Shay') in this black and ruinous age. It is also used in the Will and Testament of the Báb as well as in other Bábí contexts[1]
The Valley of Search
The valley of search is described as the first step that a seeker must take in his path. Bahá'u'lláh states that the seeker must cleanse his heart, and not follow the paths of his forefathers. It is explained that ardour, and patience are required to traverse this valley.
The Valley of Love
The next valley is the "Valley of Love" and in this valley the seeker is compared to a moth who has found a flame. Bahá'u'lláh writes that the heart of the seeker is touched, and the seeker has fallen in love with God.
The Valley of Knowledge
The knowledge referred to in this valley is the knowledge of God, and not one based on learning; it is explained that pride in one's knowledge and accomplishments often disallows one to reach true understanding, which is the knowledge of God. It is explained that the seeker, when in this valley, begins to understand the mysteries contained within God's revelation, and finds wisdom in all things including when faced with pain and hardship, which he understands to be God's mercy and blessing. This valley is called the last limited valley.
The Valley of Unity
The next stage is the valley of unity, and it is explained that the seeker now sees creation not by its limitations, but sees the attributes of God in all created things. The seeker, it is written, is detached from earthly things, is not concerned with his own self and has no ego; instead he praises God for all of creation.
The Valley of Contentment
The next valley for the seeker is the valley of contentment, where it is explained, that the seeker becomes independent from all things, and even though he may look poor or is subjected to suffering, he will be endowed with wealth and power from the spiritual worlds and will inwardly be happy. Happiness is explained to be the attribute of the true believer, and it cannot be achieved by obtaining material things, since material things are transitory.
The Valley of Wonderment
In the valley of wonderment the seeker, it is written, is struck dumb by the beauty of God; the seeker becomes conscious of the vastness and enormity of creation, and discovers the inner mysteries of God's revelation. Being led from one mystery of creation to the next, it is explained that the seeker continues to be astonished by the works of God.
The Valley of True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness
The final valley is the valley of true poverty and absolute nothingness and it is the furthermost state that the mystic can reach. The seeker, it is explained is poor of all material things, and is rich in spiritual attributes. It is explained that it is the state of annihilation of self in God, but not an existential union: the essences of God's self and the mystic's self remain distinct, in contrast to what appears to be a complete union in other traditions.
Originally posted by runetang
So even Arab Muslims are Semites, they're Semitic, and hating Arabs based on their race is also anti-Semitism. But hating them based on their religion is not. I personally feel that God saved Ishmael and his descendants and made the Arab peoples who fathered the Islam religion to be the army which attacks Israel from all sides as written in the Apocalypse of John, or Revelation as its known. Well I gotta leave it there I gotta run for now, talk to you later!
Originally posted by depth om
Jesus is acknowledged, hailed, but the followers of Bahai are not told that they must accept him as their personal savior. Jesus said this. We must personally accept him, and acknowledge him as the son of God, to receive the keys to the gates.
I believe this is deceitful.
Originally posted by depth om
Jesus is acknowledged, hailed, but the followers of Bahai are not told that they must accept him as their personal savior. Jesus said this. We must personally accept him, and acknowledge him as the son of God, to receive the keys to the gates.
I believe this is deceitful.
Originally posted by Kacen
...maybe Jesus was uh wrong?
Originally posted by runetang
Originally posted by Kacen
...maybe Jesus was uh wrong?
Hehe. I prefer to say maybe Jesus got mistranslated or his words got a lil twisted through the grapevine you know what I'm sayin'
Gotta keep that Church off your shoulders, I mean dirt.
In the following year, he undertook a much more extensive journey to the United States and Canada to once again spread his father's teachings. He arrived in New York City on April 11, 1912, after declining an offer of passage on the RMS Titanic, telling the Bahá'í believers, instead, to "Donate this to charity." He instead travelled on a slower craft, the S.S. Cedric, and cited preference of a longer sea journey as the reason (Balyuzi p. 171). Upon arriving in New York, he arranged a private meeting with the survivors of the ill-fated Titanic, who asked him if he knew the Titanic's ultimate destruction would occur, to which, 'Abdu'l-Baha replied, "God gives man feelings of intuition".
Originally posted by runetang
It all started when Abraham had a son through one of his maids, Hagar an Egyptian women, and she bore his firstborn son with his wife's approval since she didnt think she could get pregnant.
Originally posted by andre18
so wrong, so very very wrong....
Abraham was the third son of Terah
According to the Genesis 11, Terah was the son of Nahor, who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, who was the son of Shelah, who was the son of Arpachshad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah.
now…..if you look at the Epic of Gilgamesh 2600 BC, it is the same basic story as Noah and so the entire life of Noah is BS, in which means, and proves Noah never existed, check and mate…..
also….The Hidden Empire…..links, very revealing…..