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Camphor and Metaphor
Author
Dana Paxson
Title of item
Camphor and Metaphor
Date of this edition
2023
Language
English
Permission
author
Posted
2023-07-02 by Jonah Winters
Classified in
Essays and short articles
URL
bahai-library.org/paxson_camphor_metaphor
Abstract
The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
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Allegories and metaphors
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Camphor
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Fountains
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Haft Vadi (Seven Valleys)
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Houris (huris)
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Interfaith dialogue
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Islam
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Memorization
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Opposites
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Pairs of words
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Quran
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Sufism
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Wine (symbol)
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Words and phrases
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