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UR  - https://bahai-library.com/paxson_camphor_metaphor
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Camphor and Metaphor
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Y1  - 2023
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M3  - Essays
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LA  - English
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AB  - The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
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KW  - 1260
KW  - Fountains
KW  - Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)
KW  - Houris (huris)
KW  - Islam
KW  - Memorization
KW  - Metaphors and allegories
KW  - Opposites
KW  - Pairs of words
KW  - Quran
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Wine (metaphor)
KW  - Words and phrases
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