Publications, Volume 38Royal Asiatic Society, 1961 |
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Page 4
... 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 . When A. H. Tumansky translated al - Kitab ...
... 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 . When A. H. Tumansky translated al - Kitab ...
Page 18
... 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 Qur'an , the Holy Book of the Muslims ...
... 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 Qur'an , the Holy Book of the Muslims ...
Page 33
... Persian word ghurur is “ pride " and maghrūr is a proud man " . Perhaps he has deceived himself into thinking he is something when he is nothing . Baha'u'llāh , being a Persian , seems to have used the word in the Persian sense . 4 ...
... Persian word ghurur is “ pride " and maghrūr is a proud man " . Perhaps he has deceived himself into thinking he is something when he is nothing . Baha'u'llāh , being a Persian , seems to have used the word in the Persian sense . 4 ...
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Abdul-Bahā abrogates according Acre adorned Adrianople al-Baha al-Bayan al-Kitab al-Aqdas Allah Allāhu akbar appeared Aqdas Arabic attained unto Bāb Bābis Baghdad Baha Baha'is Baha'u'llah Bayān Beloved Beware lest Blessed careless Cause claim command Creation creatures desired Divine divorce E. G. Browne earth eternity everything exalted Explanation face favour feast followers forbidden Forgiver Grace hearts heavens Hidden High Pen Holy Book horizon House of Justice Husayn Imām Iran Iranian Islamic law joy and sweetness Kingdom knew Knower knowledge Manifestation mankind matter decided Merciful Mighty Mirzā mithqāls Muhammad multitude Muslims Name Nawruz Omniscient ordained Overseer Persian Possessor Powerful Prophet Qur'an referred religion remember Revelation Rising-place Royal Asiatic Society Sayyid Self-Subsistent sent Shaykhis Shi'ites Shiraz Subh-i-Ezel Sunrise-place Tablet Teheran thee things thou Throne thy Lord to-day translation truth veil verses Whoever William McElwee Miller Wise Word worship yourselves Zanjan الله على قد كذلك ما