[2] The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-Dín Rúmí. "Wisdom of the East" Series.
[3] See E. H. Whinfield's translation.
[4] Gulshan-i-Raz. Translated by E. H. Whinfield.
[5] Compare the miraculous speaking of the babe Jesus in a cave, mentioned in the New Testament Apocryphal Writings.
[6] See the Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
[7] Compare Firdawsí's description of the horse Rakush in the Shahnámá. Also Kyrat, the wonderful steed of the bandit-poet, Kurroglou.
[8] Compare Rama's attitude after the destruction of Lanka.
[9] Persia Past and Present. A Book of Travel and Research.