Pantheism, a Súfí doctrine derived from the formula: “Only God exists; He is in all things, and all things are in Him.”
This refers to the three stages of Súfí life: 1. Sharí’at, or Religious Laws; 2. Taríqat, or the Path on which the mystic wayfarer journeys in search of the True One; this stage also includes anchoretism. 3. Haqíqat, or the Truth which, to the Súfí, is the goal of the journey through all three stages. Here Bahá’u’lláh teaches that, contrary to the belief of certain Súfís who in their search for the Truth consider themselves above all law, obedience to the Laws of Religion is essential.
Maqám-i-Mahmúd. Qur’án 17:81.
Qur’án 2:84.
Persian mystic poem.
“Peace.” This word is used in concluding a thesis.
Arabian poem.
The five letters comprising this word in Persian are: G, N, J, SH, K, that is, Gáf, Nún, Jím, Shín, Káf.
This and the foregoing quotations are from the teachings of Islám.
This is a reference in the traditional Persian style to Bahá’u’lláh Himself.