Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §18
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 18 of 268.
Source (Persian)
اليوم دين اللّه و مذهب اللّه انکه مذاهب مختلفه و سبل متعدّده را سبب و علّت بغضاء ننمايند اين اصول و قوانين و راههای محکم متين از مطلع واحد ظاهر و از مشرق واحد مشرق و اين اختلافات نظر بمصالح وقت و زمان و قرون و اعصار بوده *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That the divers communions of the earth, and the manifold systems of religious belief, should never be allowed to foster the feelings of animosity among men, is, in this Day, of the essence of the Faith of God and His Religion. These principles and laws, these firmly-established and mighty systems, have proceeded from one Source, and are rays of one Light. That they differ one from another is to be attributed to the varying requirements of the ages in which they were promulgated.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the daytimegleaningsGWB §248: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: no dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: In the day
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: citygleaningsGWB §474: disbelieveth in Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the citieswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ReckoninggleaningsGWB §87: of every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: Faith.’”
divers 47% various 9% contending 9% conflicting 6% diverge 6% varying 6% diverse 6% contrary 3% different 3% state 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: contrarygleaningsGWB §346: arose.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divergencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §9: this discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: ConflictinggleaningsGWB §102: this differencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contrary
SE expanded to “systems of religious belief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waygleaningsGWB §598: Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
SE rendered مذاهب (mdháhb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), سبل (sbl), متعدّده (mtʿdddh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اصول (iṣúl) as “and, divers, systems of religious belief, manifold, animosity, they, principles”
SE rendered مختلفه (mkhtlfh), سبل (sbl), متعدّده (mtʿdddh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), بغضاء (bghḍáʾ), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اصول (iṣúl), قوانين (qúánín) as “divers, systems of religious belief, manifold, animosity, they, principles, laws”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: inasmuch as through itgleaningsGWB §436: sourcekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: criterionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §300: the reason
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: hatredgleaningsGWB §450: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitter rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hatergleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatred
This form usually rendered as “rather”, “should”, “revealed” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §384: rootkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: principlesgleaningsGWB §237: the laws and regulations to which ye cleavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: falseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence
laws 75% ordinances 25%
This form usually rendered as “systems”, “means” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: ledgleaningsGWB §561: summoned and directedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittancethe-hidden-wordsHW §145: enterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: is ledgleaningsGWB §145: shed upon the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for His sake
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)
perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all sovereigntygleaningsGWB §492: His commandmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: can be regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: Supreme Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
firm 20% mighty 20% immovable 13% safe 7% afflictive 7% cord 7% grievous 7% which 7% inviolable 7% none 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mightygleaningsGWB §718: grievouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surestwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: immovablegleaningsGWB §647: a Cord which none can severprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: risethfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §93: these Dayspringskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: and the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: alonefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §358: of all menkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: in my lowlinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: shine forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §308: reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: were shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE rendered مشرق (mshrq), واحد (wáḥd), مشرق (mshrq), اختلافات (ikhtláfát), نظر (nẓr), بمصالح (bmṣálḥ), وقت (wqt), زمان (zmán) as “Light, one, requirements, the ages, earth”
This form usually rendered as “varying”, “considerations” (3 occurrences)
varying 67% considerations 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: it hath been made so goodgleaningsGWB §437: reformationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: profiteth
This form usually rendered as “time”, “hour”, “thereupon” (33 occurrences)
SE rendered بمصالح (bmṣálḥ), وقت (wqt), زمان (zmán), قرون (qrún), اعصار (iʿṣár) as “requirements, the ages, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: centurygleaningsGWB §262: ageskitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: likewill-and-testamentW&T §16: unionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the agesgleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ages
SE rendered بمصالح (bmṣálḥ), وقت (wqt), زمان (zmán), قرون (qrún), اعصار (iʿṣár) as “requirements, the ages, earth”
