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On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn'| |
| Author | Abdu'l-Bahá |
Title of item | On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn' |
Subtitle of item | Provisional translation |
Editor, translator, etc. | Adib Masumian, trans |
Editor, translator, etc. | Peyman Sazedj, trans |
| Date of this edition | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Permission | translator |
| Posted | 2022-01-24 by Arjen Bolhuis |
| Classified in | Provisional translations |
| URL | bahai-library.com/abdulbaha_meanings_angels_jinn |
| Abstract | Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qur'an. |
| Notes | Mirrored with permission from adibmasumian.com/translations/abdul-baha-commentary-angels-jinn and adibmasumian.com/translations/abdul-baha-meaning-jinn.
For some background information on the concept of Jinn, see The Message of the Qur’ān, Appendix III: On the Term and Concept of Jinn (Muhammad Asad) and Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn (books.google.com). |
| Tags | Allegories and metaphors; Angels; Cosmology; Gabriel (angel); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jinn (genie); Quran; Symbolism; Throne (symbol) | | Page views | 857 hits since 2022-01-24 |
Last edited | 2022-03-01 23:08 EST. See previous versions [archive.org]. | | |
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