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COLLECTIONPublished articles
TITLEThe Silences of God: A Meditation
AUTHOR 1Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
DATE_THIS2014
VOLUME24:3-4
TITLE_PARENTJournal of Bahá'í Studies
PAGE_RANGE49-64
PUB_THISAssociation for Bahá'í Studies North America
CITY_THISOttawa
ABSTRACTWhile the Word of God dominated the history of religion, contemporaries question the orthodoxy of language. God's Silence is also essential in shaping our individual choices and collective histories, and understanding Bahá'u'lláh's words.
NOTES Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/163.
TAGSWord of God; Meditation; Silence; Poetry; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Prophecies; Future Manifestations of God; Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
 
CONTENT
About: The impact of the Word of God has dominated the history of religion and our definition of the evolving maturation of humankind. But in an age in which the power of words has been systematically eroded and the orthodoxy of language has been questioned, it may be that our awareness of God’s silence is essential in shaping our individual choices and defining our collective histories. This essay explores some of the ways that Divine silence is inferred in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and offers a meditation on how it plays a vital role in helping us understand His words.
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