The Secrets of the Self (Asrar-i Khudi) — A Philosophical...

[88] A mysterious bird, of which nothing is known except its name.

[89] Rue-seed is burned for the purpose of fumigation.

[90] “The badge of unbelief”: here the original has zunnár ([Greek: ζωναριον: zônarion]), i.e. the sacred thread worn by Zoroastrians and other non-Moslems.

[91] Ázar, the father of Abraham, was an idolater.