23.  Qur’an 41:53.

  24.  Qur’an 57:3.

  25.  Saying attributed to ’Ali.

  26. Shay_kh_ Abu Isma’il ’Abdu’llah Ansari of Hirat (1006-1088 A.D.)
      Sufi leader, descended from the Prophet’s companion Abu Ayyub. 
      Chiefly known for his Munajat (Supplications) and Ruba’iyyat
      (Quatrains).  “Ansar” means the “Helpers” or companions of Muhammad
      in Medina.

  27.  Qur’an 1:5.

  28.  The Ma_th_navi.

  29.  This refers to the mystic wandering and search for truth guided by
      “Lights” or Sufi leaders.  Baha’u’llah here warns the mystics that
      the coming of the Divine Manifestation in His Day makes further
      search unnecessary, as it was said by ’Ali:  “Quench the lamp when
      the sun hath risen”—­the sun referring to the Manifestation of God in
      the New Day.

  30.  The Ma_th_navi.

  31.  Qur’an 2:151.

  32.  The Ma_th_navi.

  33.  Qur’an 4:80.

  34.  Qur’an 18:37.

  35.  The holy Sanctuary at Mecca.  Here the word means “goal.”

  36.  This refers to Baha’u’llah’s own Manifestation.

  37.  The Ma_th_navi.

  38.  Qur’an 16:63.

  39.  Hadi_th_, i.e. action or utterance traditionally attributed to the
      Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imams.

  40.  Qur’an 83:28.

  41.  Sermon by ’Ali.

  42.  Hadi_th_, i.e. action or utterance traditionally attributed to the
      Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imams.

  43.  The Prophet Muhammad.

  44.  The Prophet Muhammad.

  45.  Hafiz:  Shamsu’d-Din Muhammad, of Shiraz, died ca. 1389 A.D.  One
      of the greatest of Persian poets.

  46.  Hadi_th_, i.e. action or utterance traditionally attributed to the
      Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imams.

  47.  The Ma_th_navi.

  48.  Qur’an 57:3.

  49.  The Ma_th_navi.

  50.  This refers to the Sufi idea of the inner plane, which compared to
      Revealed Truth is but unreal.

  51.  The Ma_th_navi.

  52.  This refers to Baha’u’llah Himself, Who had not yet declared His
      mission.

  53.  Qur’an 4:129.

  54.  Hafiz:  Shamsu’d-Din Muhammad, of Shiraz, died ca. 1389 A.D.  One
      of the greatest of Persian poets.

  55.  Arabian poem.

  56.  Hadi_th_, i.e. action or utterance traditionally attributed to the
      Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imams.

  57.  From Qur’an 50:21.

  58.  Persian mystic poem.

  59.  ’Ali.

  60.  The Ma_th_navi.

  61.  Literally “Jayhun,” a river in Turkistan.

  62.  Qur’an 9:51.