51 Cf. Rev. 11:10. 52 Cf. Rev. 11:11. 53 Ḥájí Mullá Muḥammad-Alíy-i-Barfúrú_sh_í, one of the chief disciples of the Báb and one of the nineteen Letters of the Living. 54 Rev. 11:12. 55 The Báb and Jináb-i-Quddús. 56 Rev. 11:12. 57 Cf. Rev. 11:13. 58 Cf. Rev. 11:13. 59 Rev. 11:14. 60 Ez. 30:1–3. 61 Rev. 11:15. 62 Rev. 11:16–17. 63 i.e., His most complete manifestation. 64 Rev. 11:18. 65 Rev. 11:18. 66 Cf. Rev. 11:18. 67 Cf. Rev. 11:18. 68 Rev. 11:19. 69 Rev. 11:19. 70 Rev. 11:19. 71 One of the works of Bahá’u’lláh, in which He expressly points to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as being the One to Whom all must turn after His death. 72 One of the works of Bahá’u’lláh, in which He expressly points to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as being the One to Whom all must turn after His death. 73 Rev. 21:2. 74 Cf. Rev. 12:3–4. 75 Cf. Rev. 12:4. 76 Cf. Rev. 12:6. 77 Lit., the pivot. 78 Extract from the letter to Náṣiri’d-Dín _Sh_áh. 79 Cf. Qur’án 19:17. 80 Qur’án 36:35. 81 This conversation shows the uselessness of discussions upon such questions; the teachings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá upon the birth of Christ will be found in the following chapter. 82 Cf. John 1:12–13. 83 Gen. 2:7. 84 Acts 15:20. 85 i.e., of Christ, Whom the Muslims frequently designate by the title of Rúhu’lláh, the Spirit of God. 86 Cf. John 6:51, 50. 87 Matt. 26:26. 88 Matt. 8:22; John 3:6. 89 Cf. Matt. 13:14 and John 12:40–41. 90 Cf. Matt. 24:29–30. 91 Kitáb-i-Íqán, one of the first works of Bahá’u’lláh, written at Ba_gh_dád, before the declaration of His manifestation. 92 John 3:13. 93 In these conversations, as the reader will have already observed, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá desires rather to indicate the meaning of certain passages of the Scriptures than to quote the exact text. 94 Masí_kh_—i.e., the monster. In Arabic there is a play upon the words Masíh, the Messiah, and masí_kh_, the monster. 95 Cf. 1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pet. 3:10. 96 Cf. “Pantheism,” p. 290. 97 The Divine Manifestation. 98 John 17:5. 99 i.e., the Reality of Christ. 100 Abu’l-ba_sh_ar, i.e., the father of man, is one of the titles given by the Muslims to Adam. 101 Cf. John 6:41, 50, 58. 102 Cf. Gen. 2:16–17. 103 Cf. Gen. 3:5. 104 Cf. Gen. 3:11–15,22 105 Bahá’u’lláh. 106 Bahá’u’lláh. 107 Cf. John 6:51. 108 Jews and Christians. 109 Matt. 8:22. 110 Matt. 22:14. 111 Matt. 22:14. 112 Cf. “The Causes of Differences in the Characters of Men,” p. 212. 113 Cf. p. 110, n. 2. 114 Cf. John 1:19–21. 115 Cf. John 1:21. 116 i.e., the individuality. 117 Matt. 16:18. 118 It is well known that Peter’s real name was Simon, but Christ called him Cephas, which corresponds to the Greek word petras, which means rock. 119 Cf. Matt. 16:14–18. 120 Cf. Qur’án 6:104.