[47] i.e.: The stages of the Sufi's progress to God.
[48] c.f. G. Meredith
"Out of hundreds who aspire, Eighties perish, nineties tire; Those who bear up in spite of wrecks and wracks, Were seasoned by celestial blows and thwacks."
[49] It should be remembered that the name Simurgh means "thirty birds."
[50] The niche in the mosque wall facing Mecca, towards which Muhammadans pray.
[51] Christians are regarded as idolators by Moslems.
[52] The Kaaba.
[53] Alluding to the Koran (Sura 18) where the angels are represented as worshipping Adam by the command of God.