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tag name: Joseph (Prophet) type: People; Prophets, Manifestations; Religions, Middle Eastern

web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Joseph_(Prophet)
related tags: Genesis (Bible)
referring tags: Pharaoh (Bible); Qayyumul-Asma (book); Surih of Joseph
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"Say: From My laws the sweet-smelling savor of My garment can be smelled..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶4
"This is an allusion to the story of Joseph in the Qur’án and the Old Testament, in which Joseph’s garment, brought by his brothers to Jacob, their father, enabled Jacob to identify his beloved long-lost son. The metaphor of the fragrant “garment” is frequently used in the Bahá’í Writings to refer to the recognition of the Manifestation of God and His Revelation.
Bahá’u’lláh, in one of His Tablets, describes Himself as the “Divine Joseph” Who has been “bartered away” by the heedless “for the most paltry of prices.” The Báb, in the Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’, identifies Bahá’u’lláh as the “true Joseph”..." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 1
"... Until thou enter the Egypt of love, thou shalt never gaze upon the Joseph-like beauty of the Friend; and until, like Jacob, thou forsake thine outward eyes, thou shalt never open the eye of thine inward being;..." – Bahá’u’lláh, The Call of the Divine Beloved: The Seven Valleys ¶14
"... Cleanse thy heart ..., that thou mayest inhale the sweet savours of eternity from the Joseph of faithfulness, gain admittance into the celestial Egypt, and perceive the fragrances of enlightenment from this resplendent and luminous Tablet..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries", ¶29

references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(Genesis); bahai9.com/wiki/Joseph; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Joseph

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2025-07. In the Beginning was Metaphor: Henry Corbin and the Quran. Todd Lawson. — Iranian Islam; the Day of the Covenant, Mundus Imaginalis, and metahistory; metaphor and ta'wil. No ...
2025-06. Quddús and the Story of Joseph: A Typological Exploration. Boris Handal. — How Quddús can be understood through the lens of Joseph’s narrative of sacrifice, patience, and d...
2025. Primordial Covenant and Joseph: Metaphoricity in the Quran. Todd Lawson. — On metaphors of emotion as a mode of cognition in the Quran; emotions of God, represented by the Qur...
2023. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The. Todd Lawson. — The term badi', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Bab in his proclamatory work the...
2022-08-27. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings. Christopher Buck. — Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metapho...
2022. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration. Todd Lawson. — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
2021-11-30. Being Human: Bahá'í Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck.
2021. Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance. Anonymous, comp. — Baha'i interpretation of Biblical stories and topics.
2021. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The. Todd Lawson. — On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths:...
2021. Reflections on The Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh. Amrollah Hemmat. — Studies of this book often focus on its Sufi and mystical aspects. But when it is seen within the la...
2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
2019. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare. Tom Lysaght. — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin...
2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;...
2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
2015. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses. Todd Lawson. — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
2012. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph. Todd Lawson. — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q...
2012. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination. Todd Lawson. — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
2012. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck.
2010-10. Ibn 'Arabi's Joseph: Imagination as Holy Communion. Todd Lawson.
2009/2011. Where the Future Nests: 19th Century Babi and Bahá'í Photography. Negar Mottahedeh.
2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
2008. Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform, by Negar Mottaheddeh: Review. Jack Kalpakian. — Book review that touches on the Islamic Republic's treatment of judgment day and how it relates to B...
2008. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only). Nader Saiedi. — A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Bab. ...
2007. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
1999. Qayyúm-al-'Asmá: Notes on Joseph. Brent Poirier, Stephen Lambden.
1997-98 Winter. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The. Jim Stokes. — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c...
1997 Spring. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions. Jim Stokes. — The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moo...
1993 Fall. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts. Juan Cole. — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ...
1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
1971. Institute on Islam. Peter J. Khan. — Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend ...

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tag name:	Joseph (Prophet)	type:	People; Prophets, Manifestations; Religions, Middle Eastern
web link:	bahai-library.com/tags/Joseph_(Prophet)
related tags:	Genesis (Bible)
referring tags:	Pharaoh (Bible); Qayyumul-Asma (book); Surih of Joseph
notes:	"Say: From My laws the sweet-smelling savor of My garment can be smelled..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶4 "This is an allusion to the story of Joseph in the Qur’án and the Old Testament, in which Joseph’s garment, brought by his brothers to Jacob, their father, enabled Jacob to identify his beloved long-lost son. The metaphor of the fragrant “garment” is frequently used in the Bahá’í Writings to refer to the recognition of the Manifestation of God and His Revelation. Bahá’u’lláh, in one of His Tablets, describes Himself as the “Divine Joseph” Who has been “bartered away” by the heedless “for the most paltry of prices.” The Báb, in the Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’, identifies Bahá’u’lláh as the “true Joseph”..." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 1 "... Until thou enter the Egypt of love, thou shalt never gaze upon the Joseph-like beauty of the Friend; and until, like Jacob, thou forsake thine outward eyes, thou shalt never open the eye of thine inward being;..." – Bahá’u’lláh, The Call of the Divine Beloved: The Seven Valleys ¶14 "... Cleanse thy heart ..., that thou mayest inhale the sweet savours of eternity from the Joseph of faithfulness, gain admittance into the celestial Egypt, and perceive the fragrances of enlightenment from this resplendent and luminous Tablet..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries", ¶29
references:	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(Genesis); bahai9.com/wiki/Joseph; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Joseph