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Lights of 'Irfán Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars Book IX Papers published in Lights of 'Irfán represent the views of their authors. Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided that the sources and authors are clearly indicated. 'Irfán Colloquia Bahá'í National Center 1233 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 733-3501 Fax: (847) 733-3527 E-mail: iayman@usbnc.org Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund 165 B.E. 2008 C.E. Copyright © 2008, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund Artwork Trey Ya ncy Typeset by Jonah Winters, winterswebworks.com

                        Table of Contents  
    
  Preface....................................................................................i 

  Emergence, Enchantment, Entanglement and Excellence of the Cosmos
     Wolfgang Klebel.........................................................................5

  Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision"
     Wolfgang Klebel........................................................................29

  Postmodernism and the Bahá'í Writings Part One
     Ian Kluge..............................................................................61

  Postmodernism and the Bahá'í Writings Part Two
     Ian Kluge.............................................................................115

  Relativism and the Bahá'í Writings
     Ian Kluge.............................................................................179

  Shoghi Effendi's The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh: A Theology of the Word
     Jack McLean...........................................................................239

  Insider and Outsider Scholarship in Bahá'í Studies
     Moojan Momen..........................................................................281

  The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace
     `Ali Nakhjavani.......................................................................287

  The Súrat al-mulk and the Súrat al-mulúk: A Preliminary Comparison
     Sholeh A. Quinn.......................................................................299

  Prophets and Mountains
     Moshe Sharon..........................................................................315

  Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá ‘Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif
     Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani.........................................................321

  Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí ardi'l-álif
     trans. Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani..................................................351

  The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice
     Ian Semple............................................................................363

  The Rise of Justice in the Spiritual and Secular Life of Man: An Exposition on
     excerpts from The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi
     James B. Thomas.......................................................................391


  Elucidations

  The Resurrection and Return of Jesus.....................................................415
  
  Issues Related to the Study of the Bahá'í Faith..........................................421


  Appendices

  Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book......................425

  Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Eight.............................................427

  Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia.....................................................435