Re: Implications of the Covenant for Internet discussions

On Jun 5, 2:43 am, Good Cop <geot...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"O army of God! Beware lest ye harm any soul, or make any heart to
sorrow; lest ye wound any man with your words, be he known to you or a
stranger, be he friend or foe. Pray ye for all; ask ye that all be
blessed, all be forgiven. Beware, beware, lest any of you seek
vengeance, even against one who is thirsting for your blood. Beware,
beware, lest ye offend the feelings of another, even though he be an
evil-doer, and he wish you ill. Look ye not upon the creatures, turn ye
to their Creator. See ye not the never-yielding people, see but the Lord
of Hosts. Gaze ye not down upon the dust, gaze upward at the shining
sun, which hath caused every patch of darksome earth to glow with light."

(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 73)

"One of the teachings is that love and faithfulness must so prevail in
the hearts that men may see the stranger as a friend, the sinner as an
intimate fellow, may count enemies as allies, regard foes as loving
comrades, call their executioner the giver of life, consider the denier
as a believer and the unbeliever as a faithful one -- that is, men must
behave in such a manner as may befit the believers, the faithful, the
friend and the confidant. If this lamp may shine in a befitting manner
in the assemblage of the world you will find that the regions will
become fragrant and the world become a delectable paradise, the surface
of the earth will become an excellent garden, the world will become as
one home, the different nations will become as one kind, and the peoples
and nationalities of the East and West will become as one household. I
hope such a day may come and such lights may dawn and such a Countenance
may appear in the utmost beauty."

- Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 413

Which one do you believe, the show on the stage or the the actions on
the ground?

Small sample:
In his letter penned in his own hand writing Abbas Effendi seeks to
condone and justify the murders of Bayanis in Acre on the false
pretext that Mirza Rida Quli of Tafrish conducted hostile propaganda
against Husayn-Ali and his partisans among the local inhabitants,
drank wine and ate pork. ... and the divine might struck across his back
like a shooting star.


Mirza Jawad's epitome:
The occasion was the first anniversary of Baha's death, the Bahais had
assembled in a room in the vicinity of Baha's tomb to commemorate him.
Baha's servant of god Mirza Aqa Jan took the floor, broke his long
silence, and began to deliver himself of a discourse replete and
criticism of the deeds and words of Sir Abbas Effendi and his servants
of god on the grounds that they were inconsistent with, and repugnant
to, Baha's sacred text.
Acting on tip off from his son-in-law Mirza Hadi Afnan, Shoghi
Effendi's father, Sir Abbas Effendi put in an appearance on the scene,
interrupted Mirza Aqa Jan in the middle of his discourse, seized him
by the hand and expelled him from the room bare headed and bare-
footed, which Sir Abbas Effendi's servants of god beat Baha's servant
of god Mirza Aqa Jan on the head and face.

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