The Cyclic Theory of Abú-‘Alí Síná (Avicenna—980–1037) as expressed by him in the quatrain: Every semblance, every shape that perisheth today In the treasure-house of Time is safely stored away. When the world revolveth to its former place, Out of the Invisible He draweth forth its face. See also Some Answered Questions, p. 326.
The Mathnaví.
Ibid.
From Qur’án 18:37.
Qur’án 2:254; 5:1, etc
Statement attributed to ‘Alí.
This quotation is in Arabic.
The Mathnaví.
This was revealed before the Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh. The lines following refer to the imminence of His Manifestation.
Literally, the garment of Há, which is the letter “H” and here represents Bahá.