The cosmology and metaphysics of the Bayan is a revalorized cosmology and metaphysics of pristine or integral Shi'ism which Amir-Moezzi detailed in his The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism. It is both theosophical as well as Gnostic simultaneously, but without in any way slipping into ontological dualism and compromising Tawhid. In short, in the cosmology and metaphysics of the Bayan we have the pristine, integral Shi'ism of the Imams (ع) together with Their entire terminological lexicon -- whose esoteric/occult teachings were rejected and ejected out of Twelver Shi'ism by the hyper-rationalizers Ibn Babuyah and his students (esp. Sharif al-Murtaza) but fully re-embraced by some proto-Shaykhis (i.e. Rajab Bursi, Haydar Amuli, Ibn Abi Jumhur, et al), the Shaykhis themselves and the Bayan -- together with the assumptions of the early batini and Isma'ilis. Much of this comes from the Shaykhi school. But the Primal Point took several steps beyond even the assumptions of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i and his successor. A good example of this is the manner in which the Bab subtlety but technically employs كينونية (Essential-Being) which denotes the union of existence/being (وجود) with essence/quiddity (ماهية / عين) prior to their logical distinction as distinct metaphysical categories (the metaphysics of al-Ahsa'i still operates out of the existence/being vs essence/quiddity polarity).
None of this is present in Baha'ism. For example, the elaborate cosmology of time involving epi-cycles (kawr) and cycles (dawr) that undergirds the Bayan's notion of progressive revelation is totally whitewashed by the Baha'is since if the Baha'is had properly subscribed to it, it would by inference demote Baha'ullah's self-designation as the "supreme Manifestation of God...the likes of which would not be seen for 500,000" and other such nonsense. No need to mention that Bahaism completely rejects and throws out the occult-kabbalistic/lettrist and esoteric pivot upon which the Bayan revolves around.
An entire book could be written on the subject. But the long and short of it is that the Bayan and Baha'ism are on completely different pages.
-N. Wahid Azal
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