127. crimson Spot
This is a reference to the prison-city of Akka. In the Baha'i Writings the word "crimson" is used in several allegorical and symbolic senses. (See also note 115.) (220:1)

128. the Sadratu'l-Muntaha
Literally "the furthermost Lote-Tree", translated by Shoghi Effendi as "the Tree beyond which there is no passing". This is used as a symbol in Islam, for example in the accounts of Muhammad's Night Journey, to mark the point in the heavens beyond which neither men nor angels can pass in their approach to God, and thus to delimit the bounds of divine knowledge as revealed to mankind. Hence it is often used in the Baha'i Writings to designate the Manifestation of God Himself. (See also note 164.) (220:2)

129. the Mother Book
The term "Mother Book" is generally used to designate the central Book of a religious Dispensation. In the Qur'an and Islamic Hadith, the term is used to describe the Qur'an itself. In the Babi Dispensation, the Bayan is the Mother Book, and the Kitab-i-Aqdas is the Mother Book of the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah. Further, the Guardian in a letter written on his behalf has stated that this concept can also be used as a "collective term indicating the body of the Teachings revealed by Baha'u'llah". This term is also used in a broader sense to signify the Divine Repository of Revelation. (220:3)

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