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Tag: "Oil"

tag name Oil type: Miscellaneous; Metaphors and allegories

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Oil
variations or
mis-spellings Lamp oil; cooking oil; fuel; gasoline; petroleum
referring tags Olive (symbol)
notes In scriptural symbolism, oil signifies the substance that feeds the lamp of divine illumination. [M. Norozi, here]
references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp#In religious contexts

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2026-03. Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Shaykh `Alíy-i-Turshízí (`Azím), A. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — A brief tablet on the memory of Abraham and Moses; the verity of God’s decrees; patience amidst ad... Translations.

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tag name	Oil	type:	Miscellaneous; Metaphors and allegories
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Oil
variations or mis-spellings	Lamp oil; cooking oil; fuel; gasoline; petroleum
referring tags	Olive (symbol)
notes	In scriptural symbolism, oil signifies the substance that feeds the lamp of divine illumination. [M. Norozi, here]
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp#In religious contexts