Islam.

17 Jamal-i-Mubarak, the Blessed Beauty, the title which is here given
to Baha'u'llah. He is also called Jamal-i-Qidam, the Preexistent, or
Ancient Beauty. But we shall designate Him as Baha'u'llah, the title
by which He is known in the West.

18 Exiled first to Ba_gh_dad, then to Constantinople, then to
Adrianople, He was imprisoned in Akka (Acre), "the Greatest Prison,"
in 1868.

19 The penetrating judgment of Baha'u'llah upon this occasion overcame
the malignity of His enemies, who, it was certain, would never agree
in choosing what miracle to ask for.

20 'Iraq; as opposed to that district of Iran known then as
'Iraq-i-'Azam and now called Arak.

21 Adrianople.

22 Napoleon III.

23 One of Baha'u'llah's works written after His declaration.

24 Son of a French Consul in Syria with whom Baha'u'llah had friendly
relations.

25 Name given to the epistles of Baha'u'llah.

26 Vali.

27 Cf. p. 30, n. 1. In giving such importance to this example of the
good sense of Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha means to emphasize the
uselessness of miracles as a proof of the truth of the
Manifestations of God. Cf. "Miracles," p. 100.

28 A cry used as a declaration of faith by the Baha'is, literally, "Oh
Thou the Glory of Glories!"

29 Baha'u'llah.

30 Akka.

31 Cf. "Miracles," p. 100.

32 See Dan. 9:24.

33 Cf. Num. 14:34.

34 Cf. Dan. 12:6-7.

35 The reference appears in verses 11 and 12.

36 Varaqat-Ibn-Nawfal, _Kh_adijah's cousin.

37 The year 1290 from the proclamation of the mission of Muhammad was
the year 1280 of the Hejira, or 1863-64 of our era. It was at this
epoch (April 1863) that Baha'u'llah, on leaving Ba_gh_dad for
Constantinople, declared to those who surrounded Him that He was the
Manifestation announced by the Bab.

It is this declaration which the Baha'is celebrate by the Feast of
Ridvan, this name being that of the garden at the entrance of the
city, where Baha'u'llah stayed during twelve days, and where He made
the declaration.

38 Rev. 11:3.

39 This sentence is the Persian translation of the Arabic text of the
Qur'an which has been quoted.

40 Rev. 11:4.

41 Cf. Rev. 11:5.

42 Rev. 11:6.

43 Cf. Rev. 11:6.

44 Cf. Rev. 11:6.

45 Rev. 11:7.

46 Cf. Re