Bahais believe that a new 'Prophet' would bring 3 things with him as a sign of prophethood:
Though I'm unable to find bahai sources of literature to suggest such a claim, but let us accept this as a talking point as it had been raised many times by many bahais throughout my discussions with them.
Let's look at the 'New Calendar' issue. If every new prophet brought a new calendar, the world would be filled with a variety of calendars for each religion.
What I'm about to say is very important and very in-depth, so I hope you'd read with focus and attention...
In the Holy Quran, Allah mentions that,
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him].
Allah says that He has determined the quantity of months in a year to be twelve (12). When did He ordain this? Before the heavens and the earth were created. That means before this universe started, Allah has determined that 12 there will be 12 months in a year. Doesn't this show us that Allah has not been sending new calendars for every prophet that he sent? It wasn't with any prophet that a 12 months calendar was sent down. This is not a social law that needs changing. It's a fact that is stated in the Quran. And facts are not abrogated.
Please allow me a small analogy to further elaborate the point:
3 years ago, you bought a TV that has 10 channels. Now someone offers to update the software on the TV so that it can view 20 channels. That's great isn't it? Does that change the fact that the TV was manufactured 3 years ago?
If there were at all any update to the laws of the Quran (for argument sake), does it change facts that the number of months in the correctness of Allah is 12? Of course it does not.
But this verse further seals the deal by stating that having 12 months where 4 are scared months is the sign that it is the correct religion. Meaning if there was a religion that had 12 months but didn't have 4 sacred months, then it is not an authentic religion from Allah. Likewise it also means that if there was a religion that did not have 12 months, then it is not from God.
Think about it for a second. If every prophet brought a new calendar, then where is the calendar of Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Adam, David, Solomon, etc? There should be more than a hundred surviving different calendars in the world attested to by each religion! But fortunately that is not the case.
So this 'new calendar' business that Bahais have come to believe to be the criteria of a new prophet is unfounded and utterly impractical for humanity. Please feel free to disagree. :-)
- A new holy book,
- A new calendar,
- A new law
Though I'm unable to find bahai sources of literature to suggest such a claim, but let us accept this as a talking point as it had been raised many times by many bahais throughout my discussions with them.
Let's look at the 'New Calendar' issue. If every new prophet brought a new calendar, the world would be filled with a variety of calendars for each religion.
What I'm about to say is very important and very in-depth, so I hope you'd read with focus and attention...
In the Holy Quran, Allah mentions that,
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him].
Allah says that He has determined the quantity of months in a year to be twelve (12). When did He ordain this? Before the heavens and the earth were created. That means before this universe started, Allah has determined that 12 there will be 12 months in a year. Doesn't this show us that Allah has not been sending new calendars for every prophet that he sent? It wasn't with any prophet that a 12 months calendar was sent down. This is not a social law that needs changing. It's a fact that is stated in the Quran. And facts are not abrogated.
Please allow me a small analogy to further elaborate the point:
3 years ago, you bought a TV that has 10 channels. Now someone offers to update the software on the TV so that it can view 20 channels. That's great isn't it? Does that change the fact that the TV was manufactured 3 years ago?
If there were at all any update to the laws of the Quran (for argument sake), does it change facts that the number of months in the correctness of Allah is 12? Of course it does not.
But this verse further seals the deal by stating that having 12 months where 4 are scared months is the sign that it is the correct religion. Meaning if there was a religion that had 12 months but didn't have 4 sacred months, then it is not an authentic religion from Allah. Likewise it also means that if there was a religion that did not have 12 months, then it is not from God.
Think about it for a second. If every prophet brought a new calendar, then where is the calendar of Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Adam, David, Solomon, etc? There should be more than a hundred surviving different calendars in the world attested to by each religion! But fortunately that is not the case.
So this 'new calendar' business that Bahais have come to believe to be the criteria of a new prophet is unfounded and utterly impractical for humanity. Please feel free to disagree. :-)
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