Editing Tree of life (section)

===Baháʼí Faith===
The concept of the tree of life appears in the writings of the [[Baháʼí Faith]], where it can refer to the [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestation of God]], a great teacher who appears to humanity from age to age. An example of this can be found in the ''[[Hidden Words]]'' of [[Bahá'u'lláh]]:<ref>*{{Cite book |last = Taherzadeh |first = Adib |author-link = Adib Taherzadeh |year = 1976 |title = The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 1: Baghdad 1853-63 |publisher = George Ronald |place = Oxford, UK |isbn = 0-85398-270-8 |url = http://www.peyman.info/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V1/Cover.html |pages = 80 }}</ref><ref>Kazemi, Farshid (2009). ''[http://bahai-library.com/kazemi_mysteries_alast Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings]''. [[Baháʼí Studies Review]] 15.</ref>

{{blockquote|"Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awestruck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you."}}

Also, in the ''[[Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)|Tablet of Ahmad]]'' of Bahá'u'lláh: "Verily He is the Tree of Life, that bringeth forth the fruits of God, the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great".<ref>{{cite web |title=Tablet of Ahmad |url=http://www.bahaiprayers.org/ahmad.htm |website=www.bahaiprayers.org}}</ref>

Bahá'u'lláh refers to his male descendants as branches ({{langx|ar|ﺍﻏﺼﺎﻥ}} [[Aghsán|''ʾaghṣān'']])<ref name="Smith-aghsan">{{cite encyclopedia |last= Smith |first= Peter |encyclopedia= A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith |title= Aghsán |year= 2000 |publisher=Oneworld Publications |location= Oxford |isbn= 1-85168-184-1 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pYfrAQAAQBAJ |pages= 30}}</ref> and calls women leaves.<ref>Liya, Sally (2004). [http://bahai-library.com/liya_trees_symbols_religions The Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions] in: Solas, 4. Donegal, Ireland. Association for Baháʼí Studies English-Speaking Europe. p. 55.</ref>

A distinction has been made between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The latter represents the physical world with its opposites, such as good and evil and light and dark. In a different context from the one above, the tree of life represents the spiritual realm, where this duality does not exist.<ref>Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 122.</ref>