Neville recalls that he was one of those who believed they would get into heaven by abstaining, and that Abdullah, having observed him for a while, told him he was so good he was good for nothing, because he thought he could acquire merit by not doing things.
Date (happened)
between 1929 and 1934
unresolved
before 1969
bound · possible
Source
qualifying source passages 531395; telling lecture nids 1142
Reasoning
Qualifying passage ids [531395] belong to telling lecture nids [1142]. Each listed lecture contributes the selected safe envelope year 1969 (MAX of its non-refuted delivery years); 1969 is the MIN across telling lectures.
before 27 January 1969
bound
Source
telling lecture nid 1142, certain delivery 1969-01-27
Why
Tightens the phase4 L6a envelope from before 1969 to before 1969-01-27.
Reasoning
L6a envelope tightened to the telling day of nid 1142 (certain delivery 1969-01-27); same premise, finer precision. The phase4 L6a bound on this event is `before 1969`, an envelope over delivery YEARS computed without reading text. Its premise is that the fact is true by the time it is told; on that same premise the DAY of the telling is a strictly better upper bound. Nothing is re-decided — the bound is stated to the precision the evidence always supported. The delivery claim for 1969-01-27 on nid 1142 is held at `certain` by the corpus, which is what carries this claim. #2274; the L6a row stands beside this one.
between 1929 and 1934
estimated · possible
Why
M7 dating pass (529; 525's readers, packet 023)
Reasoning
Passage 555194: Neville believed abstaining earned heaven when he met Abdullah, who observed him a while. Abdullah met him 1929-31 (events 963, 962, 765); the abstinence discipline ended in 1934 (events 18772, 19863). Inferred from the frame.
Told / reported
27 January 1969
stated
Source
The Mystery of Inspiration (nid 1142), telling 1142-7, told 1969-01-27
27 January 1969
estimated · probable
Reasoning
Passage 555194 is Neville himself recounting, in first person, that Abdullah told him he was so good he was good for nothing, after watching him try to earn merit by abstaining; this is the telling. The lecture containing it, nid 2189, is dated 1969-01-27 by its sole delivery claim (exact/probable, source-header dateline). The telling inherits that same precision and confidence.
Sources
Source
- The Mystery of Inspiration ¶41 (I was one of those and when I met old Abdullah, having observed me for a while, said “You know, Neville, you’re so good you’re good for nothing.”)