On Comparing Religions: An Egyptian Baha'i's Observation

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Blog: Eqyptian Chronicles
Name: Zeinobia
Location: Egypt
I am just Egyptian girl who lives in the present with the glories of the past and hopes in a better future for herself and for her country

Blog chatter can explode around a particular topic and carry over from one blog to another and then back again, drawing commenters from near and far. A post about the Baha'i Faith on an Eqyptian Muslim's blog was such a catalyst. To obtain a sense of context for the following comment by an Eqyptian Baha'i made on Zeinobia's Egyptian Chronicles, you can read this, this, and this post by Zeinobia and then this post by Marco on Povo de Baha .

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Baha'ullah explains that all religions came from one source, which is the One God that we all worship. We should not "compare" religions and try to decide which one is "best". Religions are a continuous series of Revelations from God to us and they will never stop. Every religion is the most complete and the "last" during its time. It was mentioned by Jesus that he is The One, The First and The Last, follow Him and you're saved. Wasn't that true during his time? Until Islam was revealed it was true.

You were asking for prophecies in Islam that tells of the coming of Baha'ullah. Even though there are, I wonder how useful are they for someone to believe or not to believe in Baha'ullah. Weren't there prophecies in Judaism about the coming of Jesus? Did it automatically make all Jews followers of Jesus or did they fight him? The same with Christianity and Islam. The Prophet's name was mentioned, as you said, in the Bible. Did this make all Christians believe in Islam as the fulfillment of the prophecy? I'm afraid it doesn't work this way.

Back to the comparative approach. The Baha'i faith calls for all religions to unite. Calls for all religious leaders to work together for the sake of humanity. The Baha'i faith asks the world to consider the Divine Solutions revealed by God through Baha'ullah to all their ailments in this day. We're not seeking the cancellation of previous religions as claimed by scared clergymen, and we're not claiming leadership or superiority. We're just trying to serve humanity and trying to get everyone else to see that we're all one.

An Egyptian Baha'i, Comment on Zeinobia's Egyptian Chronicles