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Abstract:
Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation.
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Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #28, London School of Economics (July 14-6, 2000). Also published in Bahá'í Studies Review 12 (2004), pp. 67-90.
See also an updated Word document, momen_byzantines_2020.docx, with some transcription errors fixed by Mike Thomas. Also converted to Word by Keith Bookwalter, 2024. In the Partial Inventory, ID AB00007, this is referred to as Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown"). [-A.B.] Crossreferences:
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