Note 433 — THE BOOK OF THE MESNEVĪ (continued 5)
James W. (James William) Redhouse translation
The “canda draconis” was the “descending node,” one of the ecliptical points. The “forbidden fruit,” in Islām, is held to have been wheat.
James W. (James William) Redhouse translation
The “canda draconis” was the “descending node,” one of the ecliptical points. The “forbidden fruit,” in Islām, is held to have been wheat.