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Mysteries of Alast

Author	Farshid Kazemi
Title of item	Mysteries of Alast
Subtitle of item	The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings
Volume	15
Parent publication	Bahá'í Studies Review
Date of this edition	2009
Language	English
Permission	author
Posted	2014-05-10 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Published Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/kazemi_mysteries_alast
Abstract	One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," 'ālam-i dharr, a sort of pre-existence for the archetype of humanity, which is relevant to free will and the seven stages of creation.
Notes	First presented at Irfan Colloquia session #88 (2009). Posted by author to academia.edu.
Tags	Alast (Primordial Covenant); Arc of ascent and descent; Covenant (general); Free will; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Seven stages of creation; Shaykhism; Shiism
Page views	6847 hits since 2014-05-10
Last edited	2014-06-04 11:13 EST. See previous versions [archive.org].

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