alt.religion.bahai

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  • Commentary on the Intelligence — Tafsir al-AqlWahid Azal of the Ecclesia Gnostica Bayani Universalis expounds the Shia hadith on al-aql (the Intelligence/Pen) as the first created thing, reading it through Isma'ili, Bayani, Hermetic, and Neoplatonist lenses to map the path from the exoteric Imam to the inward Angel of one's own being.
  • Introduction to alt.religion.bahaiA scholarly introduction to the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.bahai (2003–2014), its community, its conflicts, and the Azali-Bayani theological archive preserved from Wahid Azal's posts.
  • The Bayani Talisman — A Mandala of the Primal VolitionNima Hazini (Sufi Babi) examines the layered cosmological symbolism of the Bab's haykal-da'ira talisman — pentacle, concentric circles, and magic square — as a complete map of Bayani Neoplatonist theology.
  • Theocracy, Scripture, and the Bahai State — A Review of McGlinn's ArgumentSusan Maneck, a Baha'i scholar, critiques Sen McGlinn's 2003 article arguing that the Baha'i Teachings support separation of church and state, arguing that McGlinn systematically omits authoritative sources that contradict his thesis.
  • Unity 14, Gate 5 — Bayani Marriage Law and the Sacred Rights of Women and ChildrenNima Hazini (Sufi Babi) presents Bayani law on marriage, same-sex unions, matrilineal naming, dowry abolition, divorce, abortion rights, and the protection of children — framed as the fifth Gate of the fourteenth Unity of the Consummation of the Bayan.
  • Unity 14, Gate 6 — Bayani Meditation Practice and the Qiblah of the HeartNima Hazini (Sufi Babi / Freethought110) presents the meditation practices of the second Bayani cycle: greetings, ablution prayers, chakra visualization with the Greatest Name, kundalini invocation, and the declaration that the qiblah is the heart.
  • Visitation Prayer of the Pre-Eternal Holiness of the BayanNima Hazini's 28-verse Arabic ziyaratnameh (visitation prayer) composed for Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i-Azal, the Eternal Fruit of the Bayani tradition — ascending from direct address through escalating divine-name invocations to a final self-declaration of the author's own spiritual identity.