Some Answered Questions
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Some Answered Questions

Abdu'l-Bahá

Laura Clifford Barney, translator

Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1990

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Part One — on the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity

Nature Is Governed by One Universal Law

Proofs and Evidences of the Existence of God

The Need of an Educator

Abraham

Moses

Christ

Muhammad

The Báb

Bahá'u'lláh

Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel

Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John

Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah

Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of St. John

Spiritual Proofs

True Wealth

Part Two — Some Christian Subjects

Outward Forms and Symbols Must Be Used to Convey Intellectual Conceptions

The Birth of Christ

The Greatness of Christ Is Due to His Perfections

The Baptism of Christ

The Necessity of Baptism

The Symbolism of the Bread and the Wine

Miracles

The Resurrection of Christ

The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles

The Holy Spirit

The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgment

The Trinity

Explanation of Verse Five, Chapter Seventeen, of the Gospel

Explanation of Verse Twenty-Two, Chapter Fifteen, of The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians

Adam and Eve

Explanation of Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Explanation of the Verse "For Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen"

The "Return" Spoken of by the Prophets

Peter's Confession of Faith

Predestination

Part Three — on the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God

The Five Aspects of Spirit

The Divinity Can Only Be Comprehended Through the Divine Manifestations

The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations

The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations

The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations

The Universal Cycles

The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations

The Two Classes of Prophets

Explanation of the Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets

Explanation of the Verse of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, "There Is No Partner For Him Who Is the Dayspring of Revelation...

Part Four — on the Origin, Powers and Conditions of Man

Modification of Species

The Universe Is Without Beginning the Origin of Man

The Difference Existing Between Man and Animal

The Growth and Development of the Human Race

Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man

The Spirit and Mind of Man Have Existed From the Beginning

The Appearing of the Spirit in the Body

The Relation Between God and the Creature

On the Proceeding of the Human Spirit From God

Soul, Spirit and Mind

The Physical Powers and the Intellectual Powers

The Causes of the Differences in the Characters of Men

The Degree of Knowledge Possessed by Man and the Divine Manifestations

Man's Knowledge of God

The Immortality of the Spirit (1)

The Immortality of the Spirit (2)

Perfections Are Without Limit

The Progress of Man in the Other World

The State of Man and His Progress After Death

Explanation of a Verse in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

The Existence of the Rational Soul After the Death of the Body

Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God

Fate

The Influence of the Stars

Free Will

Visions and Communication With Spirits

Healing by Spiritual Means

Healing by Material Means

Part Five — Miscellaneous Subjects

The Nonexistence of Evil
Two Kinds of Torment

The Justice and Mercy of God

The Right Method of Treating Criminals

Strikes

The Reality of the Exterior World

Real Preexistence

Reincarnation

Pantheism

The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge

The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations

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Chapter 1 3 4

Chapter 2 5 6

Chapter 3 7 8 9 10 11

Chapter 4 12 13

Chapter 5 14 15

Chapter 6 16 17

Chapter 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Chapter 8 25 26

Chapter 9 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Chapter 10 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Chapter 11 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

Chapter 12 62 63 64 65 66

Chapter 13 67 68 69 70 71 72

Chapter 14 73 74 75 76 77

Chapter 15 78 79 80 81 82

Chapter 16 83 84 85 86

Chapter 17 87 88

Chapter 18 89 90

Chapter 19 91 92

Chapter 20 93 94 95 96

Chapter 21 97 98 99

Chapter 22 100 101 102

Chapter 23 103 104 105

Chapter 24 106 107

Chapter 25 108 109

Chapter 26 110 111 112

Chapter 27 113 114 115

Chapter 28 116 117

Chapter 29 118 119 120 121

Chapter 30 122 123 124 125 126

Chapter 31 127 128

Chapter 32 129 130 131

Chapter 33 132 133 134

Chapter 34 135 136 137

Chapter 35 138 139 140 141

Chapter 36 142 143 144 145

Chapter 37 146 147 148 149 150

Chapter 38 151 152 153

Chapter 39 154 155 156

Chapter 40 157 158 159

Chapter 41 160 161

Chapter 42 162 163

Chapter 43 164 165 166

Chapter 44 167 168 169 170

Chapter 45 171 172 173 174 175

Chapter 46 176 177 178 179

Chapter 47 180 181 182 183 184

Chapter 48 185 186 187 188 189 190

Chapter 49 191 192 193 194

Chapter 50 195 196 197

Chapter 51 198 199

Chapter 52 200 201

Chapter 53 202 203 204

Chapter 54 205 206 207

Chapter 55 208 209

Chapter 56 210 211

Chapter 57 212 213 214 215 216

Chapter 58 217 218 219

Chapter 59 220 221 222

Chapter 60 223 224 225 226

Chapter 61 227 228 229

Chapter 62 230 231 232

Chapter 63 233 234

Chapter 64 235 236 237

Chapter 65 238

Chapter 66 239 240

Chapter 67 241 242 243

Chapter 68 244

Chapter 69 245 246 247

Chapter 70 248 249 250

Chapter 71 251 252 253

Chapter 72 254 255 256

Chapter 73 257 258 259 260 261 262

Chapter 74 263 264

Chapter 75 265

Chapter 76 266 267

Chapter 77 268 269 270 271 272

Chapter 78 273 274 275 276 277

Chapter 79 278 279

Chapter 80 280 281

Chapter 81 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289

Chapter 82 290 291 292 293 294 295 296

Chapter 83 297 298 299

Chapter 84 300 301 302 303 304 305

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