Chapter 7: Belief and Denial

Opening quotation: _An Essay on Man_, Epistle II.

[1] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 105 (Brit.), pp. 149-50 (U.S.).

[2] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_.

[3] See Foreword, paragraph 4.

[4] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_. Verse numbers for the first extract are 49-50, although Arberry gives 50-1.

[5] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 105-6 (Brit.), p. 150 (U.S.).

[6] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_.

[7] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 125-6 (Brit.), pp. 174-6 (U.S.).

[8] _ibid._, p. 126 (Brit.), p. 176 (U.S.).

[9] _ibid._, pp. 126-7 (Brit.), p. 176 (U.S.).

[10] _ibid._, p. 127 (Brit.), p. 177 (U.S.).

[11] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 8.

[12] Masjid-i-Vakíl: built by Karím [_Kh_]án-i-Vakíl, the founder of the Zand dynasty.

[13] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 107-9 (Brit.), pp. 153-4 (U.S.).

[14] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 7.

[15] `Andalíb (Nightingale) was the soubriquet of Mírzá `Alí-A[_sh_]raf of Láhíján in the Caspian province of Gílán. `Andalíb was a poet of superb accomplishment and an eloquent teacher. He met Edward Granville Browne in Yazd in the year 1888. A very long letter exists, in his handwriting, addressed to Edward Browne, in which he cites proofs from the Bible, in support of the Bahá'í Faith, and encourages Browne to visit Bahá'u'lláh in `Akká. It is not known whether a copy of the letter ever reached Browne.

[16] Nicolas, _Seyyèd Ali Mohammed dit le Bâb_, p. 233.

[17] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, pp. 9-10.

[18] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 128-9 (Brit.), p. 179 (U.S.).

[19] See footnote ch. 4, p. 62.

[20] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 11.