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cientific discoveries from his words and statements...'. In the Qur'an, Sura 19, verses 57 and 58, is written: 'And commemorate Idris in the Book; for he was a man of truth, a Prophet; And we uplifted him to a place on high.' 54 In many of the passages that follow concerning the Greek philosophers, Baha'u'llah quotes verbatim from the works of such Muslim historians as Abu'l-Fath-i-Shahristani (1076-1153 A.D.) and Imadu'd-Din Abu'l-Fida (1273-1331 A.D.). 55 Qur'an 20:106. 56 Muhammad. 57 Mecca. 58 Arabic. 59 Moses. 60 Muhammad Husayn, one of the early believers of Shiraz, surnamed 'Vafa (Fidelity) by Baha'u'llah. 61 The Most Great Name. 62 Mulla Husayn. 63 The maker of the Golden Calf. See Qur'an 20:87-98. 64 Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji, to whom this Tablet was addressed, had been given by Baha'u'llah the title Ismu'llahi'l-Mihdi, 'The Name of God, Mihdi. He later broke the Covenant. (See God Passes By, page 319.) 65 Nabil-i-Akbar. See p. 135. 66 Mecca. 67 Fatimih, daughter of Muhammad. 68 Jesus. 69 Qur'an 4:96. 70 Jesus. 71 The Sacred Lote-Tree, the Tree beyond which there is no passing (See Qur'an 53:8-18). A symbol of the Manifestation of God. (See God Passes By p. 94.) 72 Qur'an 2:88. 73 Moses. 74 Jesus. 75 Napoleon III. 76 Qur'an 40:29. 77 Muhammad. 78 Fatimih, daughter of Muhammad. 79 Adrianople. 80 The Imam-Jum'ih of Isfahan, see page 203. 81 Fatimih. 82 The King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs. 83 Jesus. 84 Ishmael. 85 Qur'an 104:1-2. 86 Beirut. This Tablet is 'a letter dictated by Baha'u'llah and addressed by Mirza Aqa Jan, His amanuensis, to 'Abdu'l-Baha while the latter was on a visit to Beirut.' (The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 136.) 87 Qur'an 7:139. 88 Muhammad Javad-i-Qazvini, upon whom Baha'u'llah bestowed the title Ismu'llahi'l-Jud (The Name of God, Bounty). He transcribed numerous Tablets of Baha'u'llah during His Ministry, but subsequently broke the Covenant. (See God Passes By pages 247 and 319.) 89 Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali, outstanding Persian Baha'i teacher and author. He spent nine years in prison and exile in Khartum, travelled extensively in Iran, and passed away in 1920 in the Holy
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