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=== In the Baha'i Faith === The nightingale is used symbolically in the [[Baháʼí Faith|Baha'i Faith]] to represent the founder [[Baháʼu'lláh|Baha'u'llah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bahá'í Reference Library - Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, Pages 264-270|url=https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-125.html.utf8?query=nightingale&action=highlight#gr10|access-date=2021-01-21|website=reference.bahai.org}}</ref> Baha'is utilise this metaphor to convey how Baha'u'llah's writings are of beautiful quality, much like how the nightingale's singing is revered for its beautiful quality in Persian music and literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweet essence of Iran|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/sweet-essence-of-iran-1.1336853|access-date=2021-01-21|website=gulfnews.com|date=22 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Nightingales are mentioned in much of Baha'u'llah's works, including the [[Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)|Tablet of Ahmad]], [[The Seven Valleys]], The [[Hidden Words]], and the untranslated Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl.
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