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Persian poets as Sa'di, Umar Khayam, Hafiz used wine as symbol of closeness to divine beloved[edit]

"The wine mentioned in the Tablets has undoubtedly a spiritual meaning for in the book of Aqdas we are definitely forbidden to take not only wine, but every thing that deranges the mind. In poetry as a whole wine is taken to have a different connotation than the ordinary intoxicating liquid. We see it thus used by the Persian Poets such as Sa'di and Umar Khayam and Hafiz to mean that element which nears man to his divine beloved, which makes him forget his material self so as better to seek his spiritual desires. It is very necessary to tell the children what this wine means so that they may not confuse it with the ordinary wine."

(On behalf of Shoghi Effendi, Light of Divine Guidance (vol2), pp. 9-10)

Pleasing when reading real meaning of a poet's verses such as Shakespeare[edit]

"If a man understands the real meaning of a poet's verses such as those of Shakespeare, he is pleased and rejoiced. How much greater his joy and pleasure when he perceives the reality of the Holy Scriptures and becomes informed of the mysteries of the Kingdom!"

('Abdu'l-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 460)

See also[edit]

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