shawkat

Updated: August 9, 2026

For example, when of the Súfí leaders, named ‘Alí Shawkat Páshá, asked for an explanation of the phrase: “I was a Hidden Mystery,” which occurs in a well-known Muḥammadan tradition, Bahá’u’lláh turned to the “Mystery of God,” Abbás, and asked Him to write the explanation.

J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont - Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era