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A risala by al-Tustarī on these entities inspired Ibn Masarra’s writing on their “characteristics.” Members of a sect named for these entities marked their manuscripts with a “32” in reference to a set of “names” that Allah taught ʾĀdam. A sculpture of two of these entities, “Lovers Heech,” is emblematic of a Sufi-inspired art movement named for (15[1])them. A scent named (15[1])for these entities considered Fazlullāh Astarābādī the Mahdi and expelled the Nuqtavis. A “black teardrop” was the origin of these entities according to (*) Baháʼu'lláh’s treatise on “isolated” versions of them. Al-Qalam is the alternate name of a surah often named for a “mysterious” one (-5[1])of these entities. Muqattaʿāt comprised of “disconnected” entities (-5[1])of this (10[1])type also open Surah al-Baqara. For 10 points, name these entities, whose values in a mystical numerological system (10[1])are added up to derive 786 as equivalent to the word Bismillah. (10[1]0[1])■END■

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