Selections From the Writings of the BábBab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
Religion
Selections From the Writings of the Báb
Bab, ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi
Babism; Bahai Faith
46 cf. Qur’án 7:186
47 cf. Qur’án 4:1
48 cf. Qur’án 10:50
49 cf. Qur’án 10:16
50 cf. Qur’án 10:33
51 cf. Qur’án 18:42
52 cf. Qur’án 11:120
53 cf. Qur’án 6:10
54 cf. Qur’án 3:172
55 cf. Qur’án 33:72
56 cf. Qur’án 6:93
57 cf. Qur’án 11:87
58 The Bayán is divided into vahíds and chapters, to which these
numbers refer.
59 Qur’án 8:47; 33:41; 62:10
60 Qur’án 29:50
61 Qur’án 57:21
62 In The Promised Day is Come on page 7 Shoghi Effendi affirms that
this passage was revealed by the Báb speaking with the voice of God.
63 This is a reference to Quddús, ‘whom the Persian Bayán extolled as
that fellow-pilgrim round whom mirrors to the number of eight Vahíds
revolve’. (God Passes By, p. 49).
64 Qur’án 8:2
65 Qur’án 19:92
66 22 May 1844
67 From the Declaration of Muḥammad; this occurred ten years before the
Hijrah which marks the starting point of the Muslim calendar.
68 Qur’án 3:5
69 Qur’án 68:51
70 By ‘night’ is meant the period between two divine Revelations when
the Sun of Truth is not manifest among men. In the Persian Bayán,
II, 7, the Báb says, ‘O people of the Bayán! Act not as the people
of the Qur’án have acted, for if you do so the fruits of your night
will come to naught’.
71 The Kitáb-i-Asmá’ is divided into vahíds and chapters, to which
these numbers refer.
72 By ‘night’ is meant the period between two divine Revelations when
the Sun of Truth is not manifest among men. In the Persian Bayán,
II, 7, the Báb says, ‘O people of the Bayán! Act not as the people
of the Qur’án have acted, for if you do so the fruits of your night
will come to naught’.
73 By ‘night’ is meant the period between two divine Revelations when
the Sun of Truth is not manifest among men. In the Persian Bayán,
II, 7, the Báb says, ‘O people of the Bayán! Act not as the people
of the Qur’án have acted, for if you do so the fruits of your night
will come to naught’.
74 He Who ariseth (God Passes By, p. 57)
75 One Who is guided (God Passes By, p. 58)
76 The original of this prayer for protection is written in the Báb’s
own hand, in the form of a pentacle.
77 Refers to the Báb’s birthday on the first day of the month of
Muharram, 1235 A.H. (October 20, 1819).
78 Qur’án 37:180–182
79 Qur’án 6:103
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