Notes to Aqdas, Sentence #105
Notes from the Authorized Translation
64. Amongst the people is he whose learning hath
made him proud ... who, when he heareth the tread
of sandals following behind him, waxeth greater in his
own esteem # 41
In the East, the practice has been for followers of a religious
leader, out of deference, to walk a pace or two behind him.
65. Nimrod # 41
The Nimrod referred to in this verse is, in both Jewish and
Islamic traditions, a King who persecuted Abraham and
whose name became symbolic of great pride.
Earl Elder's Notes
2. Nimrod, according to Islamic tradition, disputed with Abraham and claimed to have the power of life and death (cf. Qur'an 2:260 and Enc. of Islam, iii, 842 ff.). Baha'u'llah says that there is
a man who, when he hears the sound of the footsteps of his disciples following him, is so puffed up with pride that he is prouder than Nimrod.
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