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Tag: "Pen"

tag name Pen type: Metaphors and allegories
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Qalam
related tags Calligraphy; God, Word of; Huruf (letters); Point, The; Reed pens; Writing
referring tags Pen of Glory (book); Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen)
notes " "Pen of the Most High,” “the Supreme Pen” and “the Most Exalted Pen” are references to Bahá’u’lláh, illustrating His function as Revealer of the Word of God." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 24

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalam; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=pen

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  1. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em... Articles.
  2. 2023-12. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn. Sahba Shayani. — The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intoler... Articles.
  3. 2017 Autumn. O Pen!: Reflections on Suriy al-Qalam (Surih of the Pen). Sandra Lynn Hutchison. — On the background and themes of Baha'u'llah's tablet about the inception of his revelation and the a... Articles.
  4. 2002. Mystical Dimensions of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, The. Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. — The Baha'i Administrative Order can be seen as a mystical entity, and there are some parallels betwe... Articles.
  5. 2002. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony. Vahid Brown. — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig... Articles.
  6. 1999-07. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: What on earth is a disconnected letter? Baha'u'llah's commentary. Alison Marshall. — The meaning of the Arabic letters alif, lam, mim, as explained in Baha'u'llah's tablet Tafsir hurufa... Study.
  7. 1999. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Stephen Lambden. Study.
  8. 1999. Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings, A. Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Nafeh Fananapazir. — Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation ... Articles.
  9. 1994. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Juan Cole. — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c... Articles.
  10. 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. Encyclopedia.
  11. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we... Books.
 
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