Some Answered Questions
Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás
35 chapters · 10 h 43 min · English
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Some Answered Questions was first published in 1908. It contains questions asked to `Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Clifford Barney, during several of her visits to Haifa between 1904 and 1906, and `Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to these questions.
Chapters
1 Introduction 4 min 2 [Part 1: On the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity] 1. Nature is Governed by One Universal Law, 2. Proofs and Evidences of the Existence of God, 3. The Need of an Educator 17 min 3 4. Abraham, 5. Moses, 6. Christ 9 min 4 7. Muhammad, 8. The Bab, 9. Baha'u'llah 45 min 5 10. Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel 23 min 6 11. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John 40 min 7 12. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Book of Isaiah 11 min 8 13. Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of St. John 14 min 9 14. Spiritual Proofs, 15. True Wealth 19 min 10 [Part 2: Some Christian Subjects] 16. Outward Forms and Symbols Must be Used to Convey Intellectual Conceptions, 17. The Birth of Christ, 18. The Greatness of Christ is Due to His Perfections 14 min 11 19. The Baptism of Christ, 20. The Necessity of Baptism, 21. The Symbolism of the Bread and Wine 23 min 12 22. Miracles, 23. The Resurrection of Christ, 24. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles 14 min 13 25. The Holy Spirit, 26. The Second Coming of Christ, and the Day of Judgment, 27. The Trinity 15 min 14 28. Explanation of the Verse: 'O Father, Glorify Thou Me With the Glory Which I Had With Thee Before the World Was.', 29. Explanation of the Verse: 'As in Adam All Die, Even So in Christ Shall All Be Made Alive.', 30. Adam and Eve 27 min 15 31. Explanation of the Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit, 32. Explanation of the Verse: 'For Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen.', 33. The 'Return' Spoken of by the Prophets 17 min 16 34. Peter's Confession of Faith, 35. Predestination 8 min 17 [Part 3: On the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God] 36. The Five Aspects of Spirit, 37. The Divinity Can Only Be Comprehended Through the Divine Manifestations 22 min 18 38. The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations, 39. The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations 14 min 19 40. The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations, 41. The Universal Cycles, 42. The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations 13 min 20 43. The Two Classes of Prophets, 44. Explanation of the Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets, 45. Explanation of the Verse of the Kitabu'l-Aqdas: 'There is no Associate for the Dawning-Place of Command in the Supreme Sinlessness,' 29 min 21 [Part 4: On the Origins, Powers, and Conditions of Man] 46. Modification of Species, 47. The Universe is Without Beginning, The Origin of Man, 48. The Difference Which Exists Between Man and the Animal 34 min 22 49. The Growth and Development of the Human Race, 50. Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man, 51. The Spirit and Mind of Man Have Existed From the Beginning 20 min 23 52. The Appearing of the Spirit in the Body, 53. The Relation Between God and the Creature, 54. The Proceeding of the Human Spirit from God 20 min 24 55. Soul, Spirit, and Mind, 56. The Physical Powers and the Intellectual Powers, 57. The Causes of the Differences in the Characteristics of Men 17 min 25 58. The Degree of Knowledge Possessed by Man, and the Divine Manifestations, 59. Man's Knowledge of God, 60. The Immortality of the Spirit, (I.) 15 min 26 61. The Immortality of the Spirit, (II.), 62. Perfections Are Without Limit, 63. The Evolution of Man in the Other World 18 min 27 64. The State of Man and His Progress After Death, 65. Explanation of a Verse in the Kitabu'l-Aqdas, 66. The Existence of the Rational Soul After the Death of the Body, (I.), the Immortality of Children, (II.) 14 min 28 67. Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God, 68. Fate, 69. The Influence of the Stars 15 min 29 70. Free-Will, 71. Visions, and Communication with Spirits, 72. Healing by Spiritual Means, 73. Healing by Material Means 17 min 30 [Part 5: Miscellaneous Subjects] 74. The Non-Existence of Evil, 75. There Are Two Kinds of Torment, 76. The Justice and Mercy of God 11 min 31 77. The Right Method of Treating Criminals 13 min 32 78. The Reality of the Exterior World, 79. Real Pre-Existence 10 min 33 80. Reincarnation 20 min 34 81. Pantheism 18 min 35 82. The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge, 82. The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations 23 min
