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Tag: "Fane"

tag name Fane type: Words, phrases
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Frequented Fane; Mystic Fane
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A fane is a temple or sacred place. (see Wiktionary (etymology 2))

selected quotations
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These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"I am the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence hath reared. I am the Lamp which the Finger of God hath lit within its niche and caused to shine with deathless splendor. I am the Flame of that supernal Light that glowed upon Sinai in the gladsome Spot, and lay concealed in the midst of the Burning Bush...

– The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, from Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’, chapter XCIV

"... Verily, the One True God beareth Me witness that in this Day I am the true mystic Fane of God, and the Essence of all good..."

– The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, from an Epistle to Muḥammad Sháh

"... This is the divinely inscribed Book. This is the outspread Tablet. Say, this indeed is the Frequented Fane, the sweet-scented Leaf, the Tree of divine Revelation, the surging Ocean, the Utterance which lay concealed, the Light above every light.…"

– The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, Excerpts from Various Writings

"... Thy Lord, the Most High (the Báb), addresseth thee, from His Realm of glory, these words: Great is the blessedness that awaiteth thee, O Letter of the Living, for thou hast truly believed in Me... and hast fixed thy gaze upon the Lord, thy God, the Lord of the unseen and the seen, the Lord of the Frequented Fane..."

– Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, CXXXV, Tablet to Muhammad Baqir, Letter of the Living (BH01507)

"... I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the hearts which long for Thee, by the Manifestations of Thy Cause and the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, and the Exponents of Thy majesty, and the Treasuries of Thy knowledge, not to suffer me to be deprived of Thy holy Habitation, Thy Fane and Thy Tabernacle. Aid me, O my Lord, to attain His hallowed court, and to circle round His person, and to stand humbly at His door..."

– Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers and Meditations, CXXIV (BH05768)

"Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation whereby darkness hath been turned into light, through which the Frequented Fane hath been built, and the Written Tablet revealed, and the Outspread Roll uncovered, to send down upon me and upon them who are in my company that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thy transcendent glory..."

– Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers and Meditations, VII (prayer for the Fast; BH07657)

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