Baron V. R. Rosen after his death left behind a vast collection of unpublished materials which among other things are of extreme value for the study of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths as well as for research on the Babi and Baha'i studies in Europe especially for those interested in having an historical perspective. These materials are preserved in the ...
This paper aims to trace some of the analogies and essential differences between the concept of the "Perfect Man" (Pole) in Sufism and the Baha'i notion of the Manifestation of God based on the Baha'i Writings and the works of prominent Sufi scholars-theologians: At-Tirmidhi, Ibn al-'Arabi, Dawud-al-Qaysari, Haydar Amuli etc. What underlies both th...
