Dear Brent
You wrote:
>>'In the Hidden Words "O Companion of My Throne," I personally think it is
Baha'u'llah addressing His followers. There are different ways of
viewing a "companion" to the throne. One way would be that someone is
seated on the throne with Him, but I have never viewed it this way. It
can mean someone who is before His throne, submissive to Him, yet near
to Him.'
It might also help to know that 'Arsh, the throne, was used by Islamic
mystics to refer to the "place" upon which God manifests Himself to Man.
>From a Baha'i perspective, this 'Arsh could refer to one's heart & soul,
one's world, the holy scriptures, and more specifically, the holy temple of
the perfect Manifestation of God. The term, however, also seems to convey a
sense of otherness, of separation, between this throne and He who sits upon
it. Too often we are likely to become attached to "the throne" and oblivious
of its Lord.
Best Regards
Mazda
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