Gleanings — §331
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 331 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و جوهر توحید آنکه مطلع ظهور حقّ را با غیب منیع لایدرک یک دانی باین معنی که افعال و اعمال و اوامر و نواهی او را از او دانی من غیر فصل و وصل و ذکر و اشارة اینست منتها مقامات مراتب توحید طوبی لمن فاز به و کان من الرّاسخین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The essence of belief in Divine unity consisteth in regarding Him Who is the Manifestation of God and Him Who is the invisible, the inaccessible, the unknowable Essence as one and the same. By this is meant that whatever pertaineth to the former, all His acts and doings, whatever He ordaineth or forbiddeth, should be considered, in all their aspects, and under all circumstances, and without any reservation, as identical with the Will of God Himself. This is the loftiest station to which a true believer in the unity of God can ever hope to attain. Blessed is the man that reacheth this station, and is of them that are steadfast in their belief.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: GemsgleaningsGWB §674: the very essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Substanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like wordsgleaningsGWB §313: gemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential
SE expanded to “belief in Divine unity”
unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the unionfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §555: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: witness unto His own onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
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 §143: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §42: may be informedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: recallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Fountainheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE rendered جوهر (júhr), توحید (túḥíd), آنکه (ánkh), مطلع (mṭlʿ), ظهور (ẓhúr), حقّ (ḥqq), غیب (ghíb), منیع (mníʿ), لایدرک (láydrk), یک (yk) as “essence, belief in Divine unity, the Manifestation, God, unknowable Essence, one”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the revelationsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §111: surgethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: advent of the Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: proclamationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §280: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of the Unseenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §122: Their words
SE rendered مطلع (mṭlʿ), ظهور (ẓhúr), حقّ (ḥqq), غیب (ghíb), منیع (mníʿ), لایدرک (láydrk), یک (yk), دانی (dání), باین (báyn), معنی (mʿní) as “the Manifestation, God, unknowable Essence, one, regarding, that”
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §220: hath forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: can never stilltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle
SE rendered مطلع (mṭlʿ), ظهور (ẓhúr), حقّ (ḥqq), غیب (ghíb), منیع (mníʿ), لایدرک (láydrk), یک (yk), دانی (dání), باین (báyn), معنی (mʿní), افعال (ifʿál) as “the Manifestation, God, unknowable Essence, one, regarding, that, acts”
comprehend 22% understanding 21% apprehend 14% taketh 9% comprehension 9% grasp 8% recognize 7% perceive 4% understood 4% unknowable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §615: atonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: fathomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: intelligencegleaningsGWB §91: human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: supposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery of
regarding 50% considered 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: knowgleaningsGWB §707: mistakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: know notthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: know yewill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: they have failed to appreciategleaningsGWB §330: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: were regarded by them as
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “meant”, “significance” (42 occurrences)
meaning 54% meant 11% significance 7% interpretation 7% interpreted 4% interpret 4% what 4% meanings 4% signify 4% deeper 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestowfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: praiseworthy deedsgleaningsGWB §723: observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: in the discharge of his duty
This form usually rendered as “commandments”, “ordinances”, “dictates” (18 occurrences)
commandments 47% ordinances 12% dictates 6% whatsoever 6% ordaineth 6% injunctions 6% laws 6% breaking 6% behests 6%
forbiddeth 50% prohibitions 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §327: culminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: furthermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: the profoundest thinkerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE rendered نواهی (núáhí), از (iz), دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst) as “forbiddeth, considered, without, This”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §379: circumstantiallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: fullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §41: many other thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát) as “considered, without, This, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §672: of an everlasting reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: unionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: from Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát) as “considered, without, This, station”
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: declaredgleaningsGWB §14: Help him to see and recognize the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to tell usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: descriptiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát) as “considered, without, This, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptionfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §66: in any degreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: strokethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §19: any reference to Him
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have stood upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §311: the advancementkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: in such wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát), مراتب (mrátb), توحید (túḥíd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), فاز (fáz) as “This, station, unity, Blessed, reacheth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy aregleaningsGWB §610: Blessed art thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §211: The Lord bless theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “attained”, “have” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §159: hath not recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: and attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastnessgleaningsGWB §276: firmly settledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: them that are well-groundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfastgleaningsGWB §111: immovablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: well-groundedgleaningsGWB §331: of them that are steadfastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: the firmer
