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Commentary on the Intelligence — Tafsir al-AqlWahid Azal of the Ecclesia Gnostica Bayani Universalis expounds the Shia hadith on al-aql (the Intelligence/Pen) as the first created thing, reading it through Isma'ili, Bayani, Hermetic, and Neoplatonist lenses to map the path from the exoteric Imam to the inward Angel of one's own being.Introduction to alt.religion.bahaiA scholarly introduction to the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.bahai (2003–2014), its community, its conflicts, and the Azali-Bayani theological archive preserved from Wahid Azal's posts.The Bayani Talisman — A Mandala of the Primal VolitionNima Hazini (Sufi Babi) examines the layered cosmological symbolism of the Bab's haykal-da'ira talisman — pentacle, concentric circles, and magic square — as a complete map of Bayani Neoplatonist theology.Theocracy, Scripture, and the Bahai State — A Review of McGlinn's ArgumentSusan Maneck, a Baha'i scholar, critiques Sen McGlinn's 2003 article arguing that the Baha'i Teachings support separation of church and state, arguing that McGlinn systematically omits authoritative sources that contradict his thesis.Unity 14, Gate 5 — Bayani Marriage Law and the Sacred Rights of Women and ChildrenNima Hazini (Sufi Babi) presents Bayani law on marriage, same-sex unions, matrilineal naming, dowry abolition, divorce, abortion rights, and the protection of children — framed as the fifth Gate of the fourteenth Unity of the Consummation of the Bayan.Unity 14, Gate 6 — Bayani Meditation Practice and the Qiblah of the HeartNima Hazini (Sufi Babi / Freethought110) presents the meditation practices of the second Bayani cycle: greetings, ablution prayers, chakra visualization with the Greatest Name, kundalini invocation, and the declaration that the qiblah is the heart.Visitation Prayer of the Pre-Eternal Holiness of the BayanNima Hazini's 28-verse Arabic ziyaratnameh (visitation prayer) composed for Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i-Azal, the Eternal Fruit of the Bayani tradition — ascending from direct address through escalating divine-name invocations to a final self-declaration of the author's own spiritual identity.