10 Cf. Jurjí Zaydán’s Umayyads and Abbasids, trans. D. S. Margoliouth. 11 Copernicus. 12 Cf. Qur’án 36:37. 13 Cf. Qur’án 36:38. 14 Galileo. 15 The Báb is here designated by His title Ḥaḍrat-i-A‘lá, His Supreme Highness; but for the convenience of the reader we shall continue to designate Him by the name under which He is known throughout Europe—i.e., the Báb. 16 Doctors of the religion of Islám. 17 Jamál-i-Mubárak, the Blessed Beauty, the title which is here given to Bahá’u’lláh. He is also called Jamál-i-Qidám, the Preexistent, or Ancient Beauty. But we shall designate Him as Bahá’u’lláh, the title by which He is known in the West. 18 Exiled first to Ba_gh_dád, then to Constantinople, then to Adrianople, He was imprisoned in Akká (Acre), “the Greatest Prison,” in 1868. 19 The penetrating judgment of Bahá’u’lláh upon this occasion overcame the malignity of His enemies, who, it was certain, would never agree in choosing what miracle to ask for. 20 ‘Iráq; as opposed to that district of Írán known then as ‘Iráq-i-‘Aẓam and now called Arák. 21 Adrianople. 22 Napoleon III. 23 One of Bahá’u’lláh’s works written after His declaration. 24 Son of a French Consul in Syria with whom Bahá’u’lláh had friendly relations. 25 Name given to the epistles of Bahá’u’lláh. 26 Valí. 27 Cf. p. 30, n. 1. In giving such importance to this example of the good sense of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá means to emphasize the uselessness of miracles as a proof of the truth of the Manifestations of God. Cf. “Miracles,” p. 100. 28 A cry used as a declaration of faith by the Bahá’ís, literally, “Oh Thou the Glory of Glories!” 29 Bahá’u’lláh. 30 Akká. 31 Cf. “Miracles,” p. 100. 32 See Dan. 9:24. 33 Cf. Num. 14:34. 34 Cf. Dan. 12:6–7. 35 The reference appears in verses 11 and 12. 36 Varaqat-Ibn-Nawfal, _Kh_adíjah’s cousin. 37 The year 1290 from the proclamation of the mission of Muḥammad was the year 1280 of the Hejira, or 1863–64 of our era. It was at this epoch (April 1863) that Bahá’u’lláh, on leaving Ba_gh_dád for Constantinople, declared to those who surrounded Him that He was the Manifestation announced by the Báb. It is this declaration which the Bahá’ís celebrate by the Feast of Ridván, this name being that of the garden at the entrance of the city, where Bahá’u’lláh stayed during twelve days, and where He made the declaration. 38 Rev. 11:3. 39 This sentence is the Persian translation of the Arabic text of the Qur’án which has been quoted. 40 Rev. 11:4. 41 Cf. Rev. 11:5. 42 Rev. 11:6. 43 Cf. Rev. 11:6. 44 Cf. Rev. 11:6. 45 Rev. 11:7. 46 Cf. Rev. 11:7. 47 Cf. Rev. 11:7. 48 Rev. 11:8. 49 Rev. 11:9. 50 Another name for the Qur’án, signifying the Distinction.