The importance of utilizing
material means
18. Eulogy of the learned among
the people of Bahá
19. Assurance of forgiveness to
Mírzá Yaḥyá should he repent
20. Apostrophe addressed to
Ṭihrán
21. Apostrophe addressed to
Constantinople and its people
22. Apostrophe addressed to the
"banks of the Rhine"
23. Condemnation of those who
lay false claim to esoteric
knowledge
24. Condemnation of those who
allow pride in their learning to
debar them from God
25. Prophecies relating to
Ḵẖurásán
26. Prophecies relating to
Kirmán
27. Allusion to S̱ẖayḵẖ
Aḥmad-i-Ahsá’í
28. Allusion to the Sifter of
Wheat
29. Condemnation of Ḥájí
Muḥammad-Karím Ḵẖán
30. Condemnation of S̱ẖayḵẖ
Muḥammad-Ḥasan
31. Allusion to Napoleon III
32. Allusion to Siyyid
Muḥammad-i-Iṣfáhání
33. Assurance of aid to all
those who arise to serve the
Faith
NOTES
1. the sweet-smelling savour of My garment #4
This is an allusion to the story of Joseph in the Qur’án and the Old
Testament, in which Joseph’s garment, brought by his brothers to Jacob,
their father, enabled Jacob to identify his beloved long-lost son. The
metaphor of the fragrant "garment" is frequently used in the Bahá’í
Writings to refer to the recognition of the Manifestation of God and His
Revelation.
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