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The reader must remember that Bahā ' was of Persian origin and the Arabic
words and terminology sometimes have a Persian flavour . Some references to
the shades of difference in meaning in the two languages are to be found in the
notes .
The reader must remember that Bahā ' was of Persian origin and the Arabic
words and terminology sometimes have a Persian flavour . Some references to
the shades of difference in meaning in the two languages are to be found in the
notes .
Page 18
The mother tongue of Bahā ' u ' llāh was Persian , and most of his followers were
Persian - speaking people — yet he wrote this book of laws not in Persian but in
Arabic . The reason for this was probably that Arabic was the language of the ...
The mother tongue of Bahā ' u ' llāh was Persian , and most of his followers were
Persian - speaking people — yet he wrote this book of laws not in Persian but in
Arabic . The reason for this was probably that Arabic was the language of the ...
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But the Persian word ghurūr is “ pride " and maghrūr is “ a proud man ” . Perhaps
he has deceived himself into thinking he is something when he is nothing . Bahā '
u ' llāh , being a Persian , seems to have used the word in the Persian sense .
But the Persian word ghurūr is “ pride " and maghrūr is “ a proud man ” . Perhaps
he has deceived himself into thinking he is something when he is nothing . Bahā '
u ' llāh , being a Persian , seems to have used the word in the Persian sense .
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