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Ahbab—Literally "beloved ones." Title by which the followers of the and  are designated.

Ama'a—According to the Illuminati-Platonic philosophers, this term signifies one of the worlds of abstraction.

Ascent—Denotes the Ascent of Mohammed to the station of "Meeting" in the Kingdom of Heavens.

Babis—Followers of the, previous to the declaration of.

Baha or Beha—Literally "Glory," "Splendor," "Light," etc., The Greatest Name of God. The title was first given by the. Although rendered "Beha" in most of the writings upon this Revelation, the form of English spelling which will most nearly reproduce the Persian pronunciation is "Baha." The first vowel is almost silent; the accent is on the second syllable—which has the sound of a in father. The u has the sound of oo; the primary accent is on the last syllable—Llah. Thus we have in a compound word of four syllables accented on the second and last syllables. This form of spelling has received the approval of Abdul-Baha.