Gleanings — §330

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 330 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

تقلید و تقیید و تحدید بوده و خواهند بود توحید آن است که یک را یک دانند و مقدّس از اعداد شمرند نه آنکه دو

Shoghi Effendi Translation

He is a true believer in Divine unity who, far from confusing duality with oneness, refuseth to allow any notion of multiplicity to becloud his conception of the singleness of God, who will regard the Divine Being as One Who, by His very nature, transcendeth the limitations of numbers.

Translation Notes

تقلید

tqlíd q-l-d

literal: imitation

SE rendered تقلید (tqlíd), تقیید (tqíyd), تحدید (tḥdíd), خواهند (khúáhnd) as “in Divine, will”

blindly 50% vain 25% imitating 25%

gleaningsGWB §44: imitating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: blindly gleaningsGWB §287: vain imitation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: blindly imitating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: superstitious

تقیید

tqíyd q-y-d

literal: restriction

SE rendered تقیید (tqíyd), تحدید (tḥdíd), خواهند (khúáhnd) as “in Divine, will”

all 50% restrictions 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: leader will-and-testamentW&T §23: all limitations will-and-testamentW&T §23: restrictions and limitations

تحدید

tḥdíd ḥ-d-d → “limitations” Distinctive

literal: limit; limited; limits

This form usually rendered as “temporal”, “divine”, “comparison” (10 occurrences)

temporal 29% divine 14% comparison 14% limitation 14% limitations 14% worldly 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacity gleaningsGWB §411: subject to human limitations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: earthly limitations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: of chains tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper

خواهند

khúáhnd kh-w-ʾ-h → “will”

literal: will; to want, will

will 80% must 20%

gleaningsGWB §368: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: must gleaningsGWB §391: will ever so remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: shall gleaningsGWB §124: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: will continue gleaningsGWB §285: endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: wouldst

توحید

túḥíd w-ḥ-d → “unity”

literal: unity; one; oneness

unity 57% divine 18% oneness 14% essential 4% focal-point 2% true 2% acknowledge 2% one 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Single fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §707: true believer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: unity and oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

دانند

dánnd d-ʾ-n → “know”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

know 25% believer 13% consisteth 13% all-knowing 13% maintain 13% recognize 13% regard 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: to be gleaningsGWB §145: discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversity the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: knowledge gleaningsGWB §44: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regard

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “transcendeth” Distinctive

literal: holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity gleaningsGWB §564: cleanse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Divine sweetness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy vale gleaningsGWB §6: Unsearchable and high above

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered یک (yk), یک (yk), دانند (dánnd), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اعداد (iʿdád), شمرند (shmrnd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), دو (dú) as “oneness, believer, transcendeth, multiplicity, regard, He, duality”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

اعداد

iʿdád ʿ-d-d → “few” Distinctive

literal: numbered; number; capacity

This form usually rendered as “multiplicity” (1 occurrences)

few 25% capacity 25% number 10% counteth 10% reckon 5% manifold 5% several 5% “prepare 5% immeasurable 5% multiplicity 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: counteth gleaningsGWB §100: immeasurable kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: and counteth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have multiplied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: years will-and-testamentW&T §7: slanderous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: “Prepare gleaningsGWB §99: of number

شمرند

shmrnd sh-m-r → “regard”

literal: count; to count; to count, consider

regard 50% belittle 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumbered gleaningsGWB §673: belittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accounting the-hidden-wordsHW §142: Have ye thought will-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itself gleaningsGWB §417: Seize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifold

نه

nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered دانند (dánnd), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اعداد (iʿdád), شمرند (shmrnd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), دو (dú) as “believer, transcendeth, multiplicity, regard, He, duality”