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Hikmat & taqiyya or taqiya, "wisdom" and dissimulation, key Baha'i concepts

If you're unfamiliar with hikmat and taqiyya in either a Muslim or Baha'i context, it's basically the "wisdom" of lying and dissimulating when necessary to protect yourself or the faith..... Outside observers should be especially careful and alert to Hikmat & Taqiya.

For anyone interested, the Wikipedia article on taqqiya cites an outstanding article by Ibrahim, Raymond. "How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War: Defeating Jihadist Terrorism". Middle East Forum. Winter 2010. Having read a number of articles on taqqiya over the years, I've highly recommend Raymon Ibrahim's piece. It is available online: http://www.meforum.org/2538/taqiyya-islam-rules-of-war

 

For insightful discussion of Baha'i hikmat, see William Garlington's 2005 book: The Bahai Faith in America. Praeger. 2005

 

Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning of Hikmat in the Baha'i Writings and History
http://bahai-library.org/articles/hikmat.html

The Practice of Taqiyyah (Dissimulation) in the Babi and Bahai Religions
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/notes/vol3/taqiya.htm

An outside view of hikmat and taqiya or taqiyya
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/hikmat2.htm

Baha'i scholar Susan Maneck has a particularly notorious reputation for practicing hikmat
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Maneck1.htm

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http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Shunning.htm

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