62. Muhammad. Return to text
63. Qur'an 55:26, 27. Return to text
64. Qur'an 15:21. Return to text
65. Faridu'd-Din Attar (ca. 1150-1230 A.D.), the great Persian Sufi poet. Return to text
66. Hadith, i.e. action or utterance traditionally attributed to the Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imams. Return to text
67. Mathnavi. Return to text
68. Pantheism, a Sufi doctrine derived from the formula: "Only God exists; He is in all things, and all things are in Him." Return to text
69. This refers to the three stages of Sufi life:
1. Shari'at, or Religious Laws;
2. Tariqat, or the Path on which the mystic wayfarer journeys in search of the True One; this stage also includes anchoretism.
3. Haqiqat, or the Truth which, to the Sufi, is the goal of the journey through all three stages. Here Baha'u'llah teaches that, contrary to the belief of certain Sufis who in their search for the Truth consider themselves above all law, obedience to the Laws of Religion is essential. Return to text
70. Maqam-i-Mahmud. Qur'an 17:81. Return to text
71. Qur'an 2:84. Return to text
72. Persian mystic poem. Return to text
73. "Peace." This word is used in concluding a thesis. Return to text
74. Arabian poem. Return to text
75. The five letters comprising this word in Persian are:
G, N, J, SH, K, that is, Gaf, Nun, Jim, Shin, Kaf. Return to text
76. This and the foregoing quotations are from the teachings of Islam. Return to text
77. This is a reference in the traditional Persian style to Baha'u'llah Himself. Return to text
