Thank you Dr. Mahmoudi for sharing this important work about the brilliant and courageous Susan Moody and her many contributions to humanity.

I so love the explanation of the word 'learned'. I agree wholeheartedly!!

WOW!!! Brilliant, thank you!!!

Thank you very much for a highly informative presentation about Dr. Moody. I have one correction. Two people in the picture shown of Dr. Moody on the grounds of the Temple in Chicago in 1909 are Alice Pike Barney and her daughter Laura Clifford Barney (in a long white dress), who became Laura Dreyfus Barney when she married Hippolyte Dreyfus in 1911.

Such a an amazing presentation! Thank you so much Professor Mahmoudi and Dr Stockman.

Very good presentation, thank you.

Thank you and bless you ❤

Informative talk, and so timely! Thank you.

Thank you! A story or tradition being cited does not necessarily imply historical or literal validation. Ultimately, it is the will of God that such stories or traditions gain prominence. This idea of divine cunning is explored in Nader's book Logos and Civilization. We all are tools of God. By the way, the quote from Abul Fadl's Miracles and Metaphors, which at the end says "They secluded the holy maidens of meaning in the palaces of sacred verses, veiling them in eloquent metaphors" was referenced by the Universal House of Justice at least once. The challenge is what we do about declarations as this Tablet of Abdul Baha about questions and answers of the Tablet of Wisdom: "Nevertheless, Holy Writ is authoritative, and with it no history of the world can compare, for experience hath shown that after investigation of the facts and a thorough study of ancient records and corroborative evidence, all establish the validity of God's universal Manifestation; once His claim proveth true, then whatsoever He may choose to say is right and correct." Full quote: "As to what thou didst ask regarding the history of the philosophers: history, prior to Alexander of Greece, is extremely confused, for it is a fact that only after Alexander did history become an orderly and systematized discipline. One cannot, for this reason, rely upon traditions and reported historical events that have come down from before the days of Alexander. This is a matter thoroughly established, in the view of all authoritative historians. How many a historical account was taken as fact in the eighteenth century, yet the opposite was proven true in the nineteenth. No reliance, then, can be placed upon the traditions and reports of historians which antedate Alexander, not even with regard to ascertaining the lifetimes of leading individuals. Wherefore ye should not be surprised that the Tablet of Wisdom is in conflict with the historical accounts. It behoveth one to reflect a while on the great diversity of opinion among historians, and their contradictory accounts; for the historians of East and West are much at odds, and the Tablet of Wisdom was written in accordance with certain histories of the East. Furthermore, the Torah, held to be the most ancient of histories, existeth today in three separate versions: the Hebrew, considered authentic by the Jews and the Protestant clergy; the Greek Septuagint, which was used as authoritative in the Greek and other eastern churches; and the Samaritan Torah, the standard authority for that people. These three versions differ greatly, one from another, even with regard to the lifetimes of the celebrated figures. In the Hebrew Torah, it is recorded that from Noah's flood until the birth of Abraham there was an interval of two hundred and ninety-two years. In the Greek, that time span is given as one thousand and seventy-two years, while the Samaritan, the recorded span is nine hundred and forty-two years. Refer to the commentary by Henry Westcott [the transliteration of this name is not certain] for tables are supplied therein which show the discrepancies among the three Torahs as to the birthdate of a number of the descendants of Shem, and thou wilt see how greatly the versions differ from one another. Moreover, according to the text of the Hebrew Torah, from the creation of Adam until Noah's flood the elapsed time is recorded as one thousand six hundred and fifty-six years, while in the Greek Torah the interval is given as two thousand two hundred and sixty-two years, and in the Samaritan text, the same period is said to have lasted one thousand three hundred and seven years. Reflect now over the discrepancies among these three Torahs. The case is indeed surprising. The Jews and Protestants belittle the Greek Torah, while to the Greeks the Hebrew version is spurious, and the Samaritans deny both the Hebrew and the Greek versions. Our purpose is to show that even in Scriptural history, the most outstanding of all histories, there are contradictions as to the time when the great ones lived, let alone as to the dates related to others. And furthermore, learned societies in europe are continually revising the existing records, both of East and West. In spite of this, how can the confused accounts of peoples dating from before Alexander be compared with the Holy Text of God? If any scholar expresses astonishment, let him be surprised at the discrepancies in Scriptural history. Nevertheless, Holy Writ is authoritative, and with it no history of the world can compare, for experience hath shown that after investigation of the facts and a thorough study of ancient records and corroborative evidence, all establish the validity of God's universal Manifestation; once His claim proveth true, then whatsoever He may choose to say is right and correct. The histories prior to Alexander, which were based on oral accounts current among the people, were put together later on. There are great discrepancies among them, and certainly they can never hold their own against the Holy Writ. It is an accepted fact among historians themselves that prior to this time history was transmitted by word of mouth. Note how extremely confused was the history of Greece, so much so that to this day there is no agreement on the dates related to the life of Homer, Greece's far-famed poet. Some even maintain that Homer never existed at all, and that the name is a fabrication." Source: bahai-library.com/abdul-baha_tablet_wisdom_questions

You will be making Diane Taherzadeh very happy in the next world by presenting on the Greatest Holy Leaf.

Another great presentation! Wonderful focus! Deeply meaningful 💙

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a labor of great love ... so enjoyable to watch with all the beautiful visuals.

beautifully done

Wow! Incredible! Thank you for all your research and wonderful loving visual presentation.

Thank you! That was so interesting and educational! I learnt a lot!

Merci Violetta Est ce que c'est possible de nous donner une petite idée en français ? serais très reconnaissant Je te

Good highlight👍🏿

Thank you dear Violetta , it was very enlightening as always ❤

thank you for this immensely moving conversation! truly loved it!

Excellent piece of work.

Thank you for sharing 😊

Very informative, thank you Dr Alkan, for such a great research and presentation

Another excellent and well researched presentation by dear Necati. Truly enjoyed it. I wish this presentation and the one that Necati presented couple of weeks ago were available here. Is it possible??

Thanks for this beautiful and informative presentation! These narratives will be cherished in centuries to come…. 🙏🏼🌹

Another great work by dear Necati.

This version of the webinar starts on slide 13. We will re-record the beginning of the presentation and edit it in later this week.

Thank you for sharing the results of your incredible research. I'm looking forward to the next presentation.

Thank you very much.

Are you saying that the Prophet Muhammad was telling a story in the Qur’an (referencing Surah 18)? As in he wrote the Qur’an? That explanation confused me.

Thank you very much for sharing your research. This is a subtle but important matter to be grounded in, as opportunities for discourse widen.

Excellent !! Thank you !!!

Thanks for this

Excellent discussion of Baha'i teachings around protection of girls. Thank you!

Thank you very much for this fine presentation! Very much appreciated!

Great job Adib.👍👍😍

Thank you, Adib, for this very nice and informative presentation. Upon searching for your book on the George Ronald page, it seems impressive too, with 864 pages and weighing nearly 1.2 kilograms. I believe it will provide a very rich resource for Abdul Bahá's thoughts and Baha'i history. Thanks, Rob, as well. That is exactly what Baha'i scholars and intellectuals should do, provide for works as fountains of joy and wisdom. Also, thank you and Violetta Zein for the Utterance Project, an amazing project too.

💯just perfect presentation and exposition, Adib, thank you so much! Yaron

Amazingly professional, astute, comprehensive, and clear presentation. An astounding labor of love. Thank you

This is a rare talk with so much new research and information on such an important period of Bahá'í history. Thank you to the Corinne True Center and Adib Masumian for offering this gem, and making it publicly available! So much love, Violetta