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Some Answered Questions

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Some Answered Questions

by Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás

English· 10:53:06· 35 chapters
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.

Prominent among the topics are detailed explanations of Christian subjects, including interpretations of chapters 11 and 12 of the Book of Revelation, chapter 11 of the Book of Isaiah, the story of Genesis, and many other subjects.https://192.3.62.119/add_project
Topics covered include God, Prophets of God, Christian subjects, evolution, the soul, immortality, fate, free will, healing, the non-existence of evil, and reincarnation. (Introduction derived from Wikipedia)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Introduction

    03:35
  2. Chapter 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

    16:35
  3. Chapter 3

    4. Abraham, 5. Moses, 6. Christ

    09:16
  4. Chapter 4

    7. Muhammad, 8. The Bab, 9. Baha'u'llah

    45:26
  5. Chapter 5

    10. Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel

    23:01
  6. Chapter 6

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

    39:58
  7. Chapter 7

    12. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Book of Isaiah

    11:26
  8. Chapter 8

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

    13:30
  9. Chapter 9

    14. Spiritual Proofs, 15. True Wealth

    19:21
  10. Chapter 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

    13:59
  11. Chapter 11

    19. The Baptism of Christ, 20. The Necessity of Baptism, 21. The Symbolism of the Bread and Wine

    22:50
  12. Chapter 12

    22. Miracles, 23. The Resurrection of Christ, 24. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles

    14:28
  13. Chapter 13

    25. The Holy Spirit, 26. The Second Coming of Christ, and the Day of Judgment, 27. The Trinity

    15:01
  14. Chapter 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

    26:58
  15. Chapter 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

    17:26
  16. Chapter 16

    34. Peter's Confession of Faith, 35. Predestination

    08:17
  17. Chapter 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

    22:08
  18. Chapter 18

    38. The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations, 39. The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations

    13:55
  19. Chapter 19

    40. The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations, 41. The Universal Cycles, 42. The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations

    13:11
  20. Chapter 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,'

    28:51
  21. Chapter 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

    34:27
  22. Chapter 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

    19:52
  23. Chapter 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

    19:39
  24. Chapter 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

    16:53
  25. Chapter 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.)

    15:18
  26. Chapter 26

    61. The Immortality of the Spirit—(II.), 62. Perfections Are Without Limit, 63. The Evolution of Man in the Other World

    18:23
  27. Chapter 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.)

    13:33
  28. Chapter 28

    67. Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God, 68. Fate, 69. The Influence of the Stars

    15:07
  29. Chapter 29

    70. Free-Will, 71. Visions, and Communication with Spirits, 72. Healing by Spiritual Means, 73. Healing by Material Means

    16:55
  30. Chapter 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

    11:00
  31. Chapter 31

    77. The Right Method of Treating Criminals

    12:35
  32. Chapter 32

    78. The Reality of the Exterior World, 79. Real Pre-Existence

    09:43
  33. Chapter 33

    80. Reincarnation

    19:53
  34. Chapter 34

    81. Pantheism

    17:47
  35. Chapter 35

    82. The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge, 82. The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations

    22:50