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Literally, the Holy Land. . . .
Figuratively, who knows?
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This Holy Land hath been mentioned and extolled in all the sacred
Scriptures. In it have appeared the Prophets of God and His chosen Ones.
This is the wilderness in which all the Messengers of God have wandered,
from which their cry, "Here am I, here am I, O my God" was raised. This is
the promised Land in which He Who is the Revelation of God was destined to
be made manifest. This is the Vale of God's unsearchable decree, the
snow-white Spot, the Land of unfading splendor. Whatever hath come to pass
in this Day hath been foretold in the Scriptures of old. These same
Scriptures, however, unanimously 345 condemn the people that inhabit this
land.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p.
344)
Give ear, O King, unto the Voice that calleth from the Fire which burneth in
this verdant Tree, on this Sinai which hath been raised above the hallowed
and snow-white Spot, beyond the Everlasting City; "Verily, there is none
other God but Me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!"
(Baha'u'llah, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 68)
Within the confines of this holy and enviable country, "the nest of all the
Prophets of God," "the Vale of God's unsearchable Decree, the snow-white
Spot, the Land of unfading splendor" was the Exile of Baghdad, of
Constantinople and Adrianople condemned to spend no less than a third of the
allotted span of His life, and over half of the total period of His Mission.
"It is difficult," declares 'Abdu'l-Bahá, "to understand how Bahá'u'lláh
could have been obliged to leave Persia, and to pitch His tent in this Holy
Land, but for the persecution of His enemies, His banishment and exile."
(Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 183)
The conjunction of these three resting-places, under the shadow of the Báb's
own Tomb, embosomed in the heart of Carmel, facing the snow-white city
across the bay of 'Akká, the Qiblih of the Bahá'í world, set in a garden of
exquisite beauty, reinforces, if we would correctly estimate its
significance, the spiritual potencies of a spot, designated by Bahá'u'lláh
Himself the seat of God's throne.
(Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 348)
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dean Betts
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:43 AM
To: Baha'i Studies
Subject: sacred snow-white spot
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Any ideas as to the symbolic meaning of "sacred snow-white spot" from "The
Tablet of the Holy Mariner" ?
Please see below:
Perchance they may not tarry in the sacred snow-white spot,
Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!
(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 221)
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