Arabic Hidden Words

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Arabic Hidden Words are a collection of short, mystical writings by Baháʼu'lláh that present spiritual and ethical teachings in a concise, poetic form in the Arabic language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí scripture
ethical treatise
mystical writing
religious text
associatedWith Baháʼí devotional practice
author Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
centralFigure Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
circulatedAs manuscripts
complementedBy Persian Hidden Words NERFINISHED
composedBy Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
contains ethical teachings
spiritual teachings
form poetic prose
short aphorisms
genre didactic literature
mystical literature
hasPart individual verses
hasTranslationIn English
French
Persian
Spanish
influencedBy Islamic mystical tradition
Qurʼanic style
intendedAudience all humanity
isSectionOf The Hidden Words of Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
language Arabic NERFINISHED
laterPublishedAs part of collected works of Baháʼu'lláh
literaryStyle aphoristic
concise
poetic
originallyComposedIn Arabic
partOf The Hidden Words NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Middle East NERFINISHED
purpose to convey the inner essence of spiritual teachings
to provide ethical guidance
religion Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Baháʼí NERFINISHED
statusInBahaiFaith authoritative scripture
theme detachment
love of God
moral refinement
obedience to God
purity of heart
self-knowledge
unity of humanity
timePeriodOfComposition 19th century
usedIn Baháʼí study circles
personal meditation

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Hidden Words hasPart Arabic Hidden Words