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| Ruhoo'i Book 27, Part 9.1 Divorce |
| First of all, we wish to thank Goldstein for winning our translation contest. Thanks to him, we can now start our lesson using the passage he translated. |
| “Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh would be mutilated and permanently deprived of that hereditary principle which, as `Abdu'l-Bahá has written, has been invariably upheld by the Law of God. "In all the Divine Dispensations," He states, in a Tablet addressed to a follower of the Faith in Persia, "the eldest son hath been given extraordinary distinctions. Even the station of prophethood hath been his birthright." Without such an institution the integrity of the Faith would be imperiled, and the stability of the entire fabric would be gravely endangered. Its prestige would suffer, the means required to enable it to take a long, an uninterrupted view over a series of generations would be completely lacking, and the necessary guidance to define the sphere of the legislative action of its elected representatives would be totally withdrawn.”
Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Baha'u'llah 1.Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh would be: A. Mutilated B. mutilated C.We don't need no stinkin Guardian. D.C E. C and D 2.Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh would also be: A. deprived of an hereditary principle that Abdul Baha said has been invariably upheld by the law of God. B. deprived of an hereditary principle that Abdul Baha wrote has been invariably upheld by the law of God. C.better off. D.B and C 3.What did Abdul Baha mean when he wrote, (not said, wrote) "the eldest son hath been given extraordinary distinctions. Even the station of prophethood hath been his birthright." A. I wish I were still in Ruhi book one, this is too complicated. I need the UH$ to do my thinking for me. B. I think the elections in Iraq will bring peace and stability to the region. C.Baha'is should not be involved in politics. D.That Shoghi Effendi is the Manifestation of God for this Day. 4.Without the institution of the Guardianship: A. the integrity of the Faith would be imperiled B. the stability of the entire fabric would be gravely endangered C.Its prestige would suffer D.an uninterrupted view over a series of generations would be completely lacking E. None of the above. 5.Without the institution of the Guardianship: A. the necessary guidance to define the sphere of the legislative action of its elected representatives would be totally withdrawn. B. Huh? C.the necessary guidance to define the sphere of the legislative action of its elected representatives, except for the Universal House of Justice, would be totally withdrawn. D. B and C. Before moving on, make sure you have got all your answers right to the above questions. The answers are so simple, that we are not including them in the answer key to this book. If you can't get these right, you'll never be able to handle the rest. Please say the Remover of Difficulties in Setswana and then move on to the next part of this lesson. Just in case you don't know Setswana, below you will find the prayer in that language. Baha'i Angst feels that this should become the universal auxiliary language. Baha'i Angst does feel, however, that the Latin script should not be used. He recommends using Chinese characters instead. But for now, we just do what we can. A go na le Motlosi wa mathata fa e se Modimo? Ruri: Go bakwe Modimo! One ke Modimo! Botlhe ke batlhanka ba One, mme botlhe ba tshelela mo taolong ya One! Okay, once more with feeling! A go na le Motlosi wa mathata fa e se Modimo? Ruri: Go bakwe Modimo! One ke Modimo! Botlhe ke batlhanka ba One, mme botlhe ba tshelela mo taolong ya One! Great. Now you are ready. BTW, do you always do what others tell you to do? “To the integrity of this cardinal principle of our Faith the words, the deeds of its present and future Guardians must abundantly testify. By their conduct and example they must needs establish its truth upon an unassailable foundation and transmit to future generations unimpeachable evidences of its reality. “ Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Baha'u'llah. 5.From the above paragraph it is clear that: A. The Bahai Faith has cardinals. B. The cardinals are called Continental Counselors C.The Continental Counselors are infallible. D.I want to grow up to be a Continental Counselor. E. I didn't know that the word “Guardian' can be made plural. 6.Why does the word “Guardian” appear in its plural form in the passage above? A. It is obviously a typo. B. Shoghi Effendi was referring to people who would succeed him. C.It is obviously a typo. D.A and C. 7.Why does the word “future” appear in the cited text? A. Bahai Angst, you really suck. 8.Okay, Bahai Angst sucks. One more question, what do the words “they” and “their” refer to in the quoted passage? A. You asked the question incorrectly, the words do not appear in the order you have given. “Their” comes before “they” so I don't have to answer. B. Baha'i Angst, you really really suck. C.A and B but not D. 9.What is the “cardinal principle” referred to in the passage? A. That's a very good question, can I read some of the paragraph that preceeds it? B. Yes you can, see below. C.A and B. “In the light of this truth to pray to the Guardian of the Faith, to address him as lord and master, to designate him as his holiness, to seek his benediction, to celebrate his birthday, or to commemorate any event associated with his life would be tantamount to a departure from those established truths that are enshrined within our beloved Faith. The fact that the Guardian has been specifically endowed with such power as he may need to reveal the purport and disclose the implications of the utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and of `Abdu'l-Bahá does not necessarily confer upon him a station co-equal with those Whose words he is called upon to interpret. He can exercise that right and discharge this obligation and yet remain infinitely inferior to both of them in rank and different in nature.” Shoghi Effendi, The World Oder of Baha'u'llah 10.From the above passage, it is clear that: A. Shoghi Effendi went to great lengths to make clear his relationship to the Twin Manifestations and to Abdul Baha. B. Shoghi Effendi went to great lengths to make clear his relationship, and the relationship of future Guardians, to the Twin Manifestations and to Abdul Baha. C.When is Shoghi Effendi's birthday? We need to start celebrating. D. "People read Gleanings, people read the Kitab-i-Aqdas, they read the Hidden Words, they read Some Answered Questions, they read Seven Valleys and so on and so forth. What is not being studied well enough, not nearly well enough, not a quarter well enough, are the writings of Shoghi Effendi. We need people in this country to master books such as The World Order of Baha'u'llah, the Advent of Divine Justice, God Passes By, Messages to the Baha'i World, Citadel of Faith, Baha'i Administration - all the books of Shoghi Effendi written in the 1930s and 1940s describing the events of the 21st century, which we are now about to enter on. We need Baha'is to master these books, to study them, to almost be able to quote them - although that in itself is fairly sterile if that's all one does - but to have a deeper insight into the profound wisdom conveyed by Shoghi Effendi in his writings. " E. C and D. Okay, since you have done so much work, we will give you the correct answers. 1. E 2. D 3. A, B, C, and D 4. E 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. E |