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Tag: "Roses and thorns"

tag name Roses and thorns type: Metaphors and allegories
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related tags Poetry; Flowers; Literature, Persian; Lover and the Beloved; Nightingales; Roses; Sufism
references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_symbolism; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Rose; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=thorn

"Roses and thorns" has been tagged in:

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  1. 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 as a prerequisite for attainment unto the Divine Presence. Includes translation of a Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh. Articles.
  2. 2017. Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh for Bahá'í Holy Days. Bahá'u'lláh. Forty-five selections revealed for, or relating to, nine Bahá’í Holy Days. Compilations.
  3. 2014. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The. Julio Savi. Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes of ecstasy, Mount Sinai, eschatology, dhikr, sama, and fana`. Articles.
  4. 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.
  5. 1975. Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. Book includes no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is quite relevant. Books.
  6. 1928. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London, December 1912. These talks have not been published elsewhere and the translator is not identified. The original Persian text alluded to at the beginning seems not to be readily available. Translations.
  7. 1863/1868?. Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl. Juan Cole, trans, Alison Marshall, ed. The Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl is a short story, which reads like a fairy tale, about the search for the Beloved. Translations.
 
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