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Original citation: Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1990, bahai-library.com. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Some Answered Questions Abdu'l-Bahá Laura Clifford Barney, translator Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1990 (Click to jump to a specific page (in an unformatted version).) --> 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 Click below to go to a page (or chapter) of Some Answered Questions: Introductory Pages 0 1 2 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 METADATA Views41964 views since posted 1999-09-10; last edit 2025-01-30 15:16 UTC; previous at archive.org.../abdul-baha_some_answered_questions-original; URLs changed in 2010, see archive.org.../bahai-library.org Language Current English Language First Persian Permission © BIC, public sharing permitted. 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