Símurghsee-morg“Thirty Birds,” a mythical bird dwelling in the emerald mountains of Qáf which according to ancient Arabian cosmography encircled the world.
Ṣiráṭseh-rawtImpassable to sinners, symbolic bridge over which the believer must pass to heaven. In Islámic tradition it is finer than a hair, sharper than the edge of a sword. Paradise lies beyond it, hell stretches beneath. It is referred to in PDC 88. (Bridge). Lit., Path.
Sirru’lláhsair-rol-láh“The Mystery of God,” a title conferred by Bahá’u’lláh on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the only son of Bahá’u’lláh accorded by Him the privilege of being called “the Master.” (GPB 242).
Síyáh-Chálsee-yáh-cholBlack Pit in the slums of Ṭihrán, where (in August, 1852) Bahá’u’lláh was chained in the darkness three flights of stairs underground, with some 150 thieves and assassins. Here He received the intimations of His world Mission. Holiest place in Persia’s capital. (DB 599; BN June 1954).
Síyáh-Dihánsee-yáh-deh-hawnVillage near Qazvín, Persia.
Siyyidsay-yedDescendant of the Prophet Muḥammad. The word means lord, chief, prince. Lord Curzon says of them in his Persia and the Persian Question, “an intolerable nuisance to the country, deducing from their alleged descent and from the prerogative of the green turban, the right to an independence and insolence of bearing from which their countrymen, no less than foreigners, are made to suffer.” (DB xlvi). Contrast noble Siyyids “of a pure lineage.”
Siyyid-i-Bábsay-yed-eh-BobName by which the Persian people referred to the Báb.
Siyyid Ḥusaynsay-yed-ho-sane“The Báb’s trusted amanuensis and chosen repository of His last wishes.” (GPB 90).
Siyyid-i-Dhikrsay-yed-eh-zeckrDesignation of the Bab. The meaning of dhikr include mention, remembrance, and praise.
Siyyid Ibráhímsay-yed-eb-raw-heemBeliever praised by the Báb as “My Friend,” etc., and denounced by Mírzá Yaḥyá. (SW 176).
Siyyid Ismá‘íl-i-Zavári’ísay-yed-ess-maw-eel-eh-
za-vaw-reh-eeImmortal follower of Bahá’u’lláh, formerly a noted divine, who offered up his life as a sacrifice. (SW 75; GPB 130; 136).
Siyyid Káẓim-i-Rashtísay-yed-caw-zem-
eh-rash-teeThe second of the “twin resplendent lights” who heralded the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. Died at Karbilá, Dec. 31, 1843. (DB 44).
Siyyid Muḥammadsay-yed-moham-madThe Anti-Christ of the Bahá’í Revelation (GPB 164). Also called the Siyyid of Iṣfáhán.
Siyyid Murtaḍásay-yed-mart-az-aweOne of the Seven Martyrs of Ṭihrán.
Siyyid of Findirisksay-yed, fend-air-eskAbu’l-Qásim, poet and metaphysician of Iṣfáhán (middle Ṣafaví period.) Mullá Ṣadra was his pupil.
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