Faruq,
At 07:22 PM 11/30/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>>`Abdu'l-Baha says that there has been a society in Iran around one thousand years
>>ago called the Society of the Friends. (Paris Talks, p. 173) Unfortunately the
>>original text of this talk is not available. Does anybody know anything about this
>>society?<<
There are several contenders, ranging from the disciples of
Avicenna ('Ibn SInA) to those of MullA SadrA, to the 'irfAnI (gnostic) teachings of
Shaykh 'Ibn ArabI (i.e., Akbarianism). However, I don't think anyone knows for sure.
Mark A. Foster * http://MarkFoster.net
http://CompuServe.m.foster.name
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