Tag: "Irfán (concept)"

tag name	Irfán (concept)	type:	Philosophy; Religions, Middle Eastern
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Irfan_(concept)
variations or mis-spellings	‘irfán ( عرفان )
related tags	– Concepts, Philosophical; – Concepts, Religious; Heart; Knowledge; Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Recognition; Sufism; Twin duties; Wisdom
referring tags	Fragrance; Gnosis; Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Selected topics; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Obligatory prayer, Short
Inventory subject	Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
notes	In authorized English translations of the Bahá'í Writings, the term "Irfán" has been translated as follows: knowledge divine knowledge true knowledge understanding true understanding recognizing wisdom insight apprehension comprehension
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding [baḥr al-'irfán] except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth. Sanctify your souls, O ye peoples of the world, that haply ye may attain that station which God hath destined for you and enter thus the tabernacle which, according to the dispensations of Providence, hath been raised in the firmament of the Bayán." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), opening paragraph (BH00002) "The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition ['irfán] of Him Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, opening paragraph (BH00001) "Say: From My laws the sweet-smelling savor ['arf] of My garment can be smelled... Whoso hath inhaled the sweet fragrance ['arf] of the All-Merciful, and recognized ['arafa] the Source of this utterance..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶4 and ¶7 "I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee [‘irfánika] and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting." – Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, short obligatory prayer (BH11209)
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfan

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