Talk:Kitáb-i-Íqán
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The Interlingua page doesn't yet exist but is linked to by ia:theologia. If I spoke Interlingua I'd write a stub for it. Andrewa 23:54, 6 Oct 2003 (UTC)
[edit] revelation
is there a policy that a NPOV requires denying the revelation of Bahá'í scripture?--Smkolins 19:38, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Only Baha'is believe that Baha'u'llah's writing is revelation. It cannot be stated as fact, since it's a Baha'i POV. -- Jeff3000 19:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- That approach - what Baha'is state of themselves - is not covered by any statement of policy I have found except in the simple formulation. I have found a comment but it is about a religionist objecting to what others say of the religion - not what the religion says of itself. I return to the question - "it cannot be stated as a fact" is not all there is to the policies I can find - for example "There's sometimes trouble determining whether some claim is true or useful, particularly when there are few people on board who know about the topic. In such a case, it's a good idea to raise objections on a talk page..." from the same FAQ page - "true or useful" appear to be alternates to facts. At best I can see a case for changing revealed to accepted by Baha'is as revealed - making it written is insufficient and misleading fact in relation to a Holy scripture.--Smkolins 20:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- This has already been talked about a lot in both the Christian, Baha'i and Islamic pages. One cannot state that something is revelation as fact, or state that someone is Prophet, or state something is Holy. For example, read the discussion that deals with the capitalization of pronouns in both the Baha'i and Islamic pages. Also, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Islam-related articles) states that one cannot use Prophet Muhammad, because the "P" is stating prophethood as fact, when most Christians do not accept it. The only neutral way to do it is use Muhammad. Similar statements apply for all other claims such as a book being Holy, or someone being a Martyr. These are all views from one point of view. Another article is that the article on Jesus is not named "Jesus Christ" because it is a Christian view that he was the Messiah. Remember this is an encyclopedia article about the Iqan, not a Baha'i perspective on the Iqan. Write from the view of someone who does not believe in Baha'u'llah. For a non-Baha'i, the Kitab-i-Iqan was written. It is the only neutral term. -- Jeff3000 20:32, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Ok.--Smkolins 20:39, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- This has already been talked about a lot in both the Christian, Baha'i and Islamic pages. One cannot state that something is revelation as fact, or state that someone is Prophet, or state something is Holy. For example, read the discussion that deals with the capitalization of pronouns in both the Baha'i and Islamic pages. Also, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Islam-related articles) states that one cannot use Prophet Muhammad, because the "P" is stating prophethood as fact, when most Christians do not accept it. The only neutral way to do it is use Muhammad. Similar statements apply for all other claims such as a book being Holy, or someone being a Martyr. These are all views from one point of view. Another article is that the article on Jesus is not named "Jesus Christ" because it is a Christian view that he was the Messiah. Remember this is an encyclopedia article about the Iqan, not a Baha'i perspective on the Iqan. Write from the view of someone who does not believe in Baha'u'llah. For a non-Baha'i, the Kitab-i-Iqan was written. It is the only neutral term. -- Jeff3000 20:32, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- That approach - what Baha'is state of themselves - is not covered by any statement of policy I have found except in the simple formulation. I have found a comment but it is about a religionist objecting to what others say of the religion - not what the religion says of itself. I return to the question - "it cannot be stated as a fact" is not all there is to the policies I can find - for example "There's sometimes trouble determining whether some claim is true or useful, particularly when there are few people on board who know about the topic. In such a case, it's a good idea to raise objections on a talk page..." from the same FAQ page - "true or useful" appear to be alternates to facts. At best I can see a case for changing revealed to accepted by Baha'is as revealed - making it written is insufficient and misleading fact in relation to a Holy scripture.--Smkolins 20:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
