121 From a hadí_th_. 122 Qur’án 59:2. 123 i.e., in the kingdom of man, where alone the Spirit manifests immortality. Cf. “Five Aspects of Spirit,” p. 143; “The State of Man and His Progress after Death,” p. 235, etc. 124 Cf. John 14:11; 17:21 125 John 1:1. 126 The Manifestation. 127 The Manifestation. 128 Cf. “Soul, Spirit and Mind,” p. 208. 129 Cf. John 1:1. 130 Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2. 131 John 1:1. 132 Cf. Exod. 20:4–5; Deut. 5:8–9. 133 Num. 20:23–24. 134 Cf. Qur’án 48:1–2. 135 Matt. 19:16, 17. 136 The Manifestation of God. 137 Kitáb-i-Aqdas: i.e., The Most Holy Book. The principal work of Bahá’u’lláh, which contains the greater part of the commandments. It is the basis of the principles of the Bahá’í Faith. 138 The House of Justice (Baytu’l-Adl) is an institution created by Bahá’u’lláh. He refers to two levels of this institution: the Local Houses of Justice, responsible for each town or village, and the Universal House of Justice. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in His Will and Testament, added an intermediate level, the Secondary Houses of Justice. It is only on the Universal House of Justice that infallibility has been conferred. At the present time, to stress their purely spiritual functions, the Local and Secondary Houses of Justice are designated Local and National Spiritual Assemblies. 139 Qur’án 23:14. 140 Man. 141 i.e., if we admit, for example, that man had formerly been a quadruped, or had had a tail. 142 Cf. Gen. 1:26. 143 This subject, of emanation and manifestation, is more fully explained in the following chapter. 144 Cf. “Real Preexistence,” p. 280. 145 John 1:1. 146 John 1:1. 147 Cf. John 14:11; 17:21. 148 Bahá’u’lláh. 149 Cf. Gen. 9:25. 150 i.e., therefore people cannot be blamed for their character. 151 Cf. Rev. 22:13. 152 Cf. “The Difference between Man and the Animal,” p. 185. 153 Cf. John 3:5. 154 John 1:13. 155 Qur’án 23:14. 156 One farsa_kh_ is equivalent to about four miles. 157 It is a Persian custom to reckon distance by time. 158 Mírzá Yaḥyá Subh-i-Azal, half-brother of Bahá’u’lláh, and His irreconcilable enemy. 159 “Veiled spirits” here signify rational souls, souls not possessing the spirit of faith. Cf. “Soul, Spirit and Mind,” p. 208. 160 Rom. 9:21. 161 Cf. Matt. 5:39. 162 A Bahá’í sitting with us at table. 163 Matt. 8:22. 164 The infernal tree mentioned in the Qur’án. 165 i.e., of the Circle of Existence. 166 Lit., bringing forth. 167 Lit., producing something new. 168 Cf. Qur’án 37:180. 169 Qur’án 59:2. 170 Bahá’u’lláh. 171 Lit., the unity of existence. 172 God. 173 i.e., an intellectual existence. 174 gods. 175 i.e., infinite continuation of causes and effects. 176 Cf. Ibn Ábí Usaybíá, Üyün al-anbá fí tabaqát al-átibbá (Cairo: 1882) tom. i., pp. 76–77.