54 In many of the passages that
follow concerning the Greek
philosophers,
Baha’u’llah quotes verbatim from the works
of such
Muslim historians
as Abu’l-Fath-i-Shahristani (1076-1153 A.D.)
and
Imadu’d-Din
Abu’l-Fida (1273-1331 A.D.).
55 Qur’an 20:106.
56 Muhammad.
57 Mecca.
58 Arabic.
59 Moses.
60 Muhammad Husayn, one of the early
believers of Shiraz, surnamed
’Vafa (Fidelity)
by Baha’u’llah.
61 The Most Great Name.
62 Mulla Husayn.
63 The maker of the Golden Calf. See Qur’an 20:87-98.
64 Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji, to whom
this Tablet was addressed, had been
given by Baha’u’llah
the title Ismu’llahi’l-Mihdi, ’The
Name of God,
Mihdi. He
later broke the Covenant. (See God Passes By, page
319.)
65 Nabil-i-Akbar. See p. 135.
66 Mecca.
67 Fatimih, daughter of Muhammad.
68 Jesus.
69 Qur’an 4:96.
70 Jesus.
71 The Sacred Lote-Tree, the Tree
beyond which there is no passing (See
Qur’an 53:8-18).
A symbol of the Manifestation of God. (See God
Passes By p. 94.)
72 Qur’an 2:88.
73 Moses.
74 Jesus.
75 Napoleon III.
76 Qur’an 40:29.
77 Muhammad.
78 Fatimih, daughter of Muhammad.
79 Adrianople.
80 The Imam-Jum’ih of Isfahan, see page 203.
81 Fatimih.
82 The King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs.
83 Jesus.
84 Ishmael.
85 Qur’an 104:1-2.
86 Beirut. This Tablet is ’a
letter dictated by Baha’u’llah and
addressed by Mirza
Aqa Jan, His amanuensis, to ’Abdu’l-Baha
while
the latter was
on a visit to Beirut.’ (The World Order of
Baha’u’llah,
p. 136.)
87 Qur’an 7:139.
88 Muhammad Javad-i-Qazvini, upon
whom Baha’u’llah bestowed the title
Ismu’llahi’l-Jud
(The Name of God, Bounty). He transcribed numerous
Tablets of Baha’u’llah
during His Ministry, but subsequently broke
the Covenant.
(See God Passes By pages 247 and 319.)
89 Haji Mirza Haydar-’Ali,
outstanding Persian Baha’i teacher and
author. He
spent nine years in prison and exile in Khartum,
travelled extensively
in Iran, and passed away in 1920 in the Holy
Land. Western
pilgrims knew him as the Angel of Mount Carmel.
90 Psalms 59:9; 108:10.
91 Qur’an 14:5.