Gleanings — §344

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 344 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و اینکه سؤال شده بود که چگونه ذکر انبیای قبل از آدم ابوالبشر و سلاطین آن ازمنه در کتب تواریخ نیست عدم ذکر دلیل بر عدم وجود نبوده و نیست نظر بطول مدّت و انقلابات ارض باقی نمانده و از این گذشته قبل از آدم ابوالبشر قواعد تحریر و رسومی که حال مابین ناس است نبوده و وقتی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now regarding thy question, “How is it that no records are to be found concerning the Prophets that have preceded Adam, the Father of Mankind, or of the kings that lived in the days of those Prophets?” Know thou that the absence of any reference to them is no proof that they did not actually exist. That no records concerning them are now available, should be attributed to their extreme remoteness, as well as to the vast changes which the earth hath undergone since their time.

Translation Notes

اینکه

iynkh ʾ-y-n → “chapter” Distinctive

literal: this; where; these

This form usually rendered as “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)

chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: this revelation will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: It kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Where

سؤال

sʾál s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; question; to ask

SE rendered اینکه (iynkh), سؤال (sʾál), چگونه (chgúnh), ذکر (dhkr), انبیای (inbíáy) as “now regarding thy question, “How, records, Prophets”

questioned 25% question 17% sought 17% inquire 8% questions 8% asking 8% ask 8% asked 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: asketh gleaningsGWB §668: God grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: abstruse problems prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: I implore Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreat gleaningsGWB §476: examine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seeker prayers-and-meditationsP&M §764: beseech Thee

چگونه

chgúnh ch-g-n → ““how”

literal: how

how 67% will 17% wherefore 17%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will the-hidden-wordsHW §145: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: how

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “records” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: aforementioned gleaningsGWB §725: stigmatized kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: share prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to utter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

انبیای

inbíáy n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 67% meditate 17% bush 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement gleaningsGWB §22: every Prophet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth gleaningsGWB §95: these Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

ابوالبشر

ibúálbshr ʾ-b-y → “father”

literal: father-of-mankind

father 50% hath 50%

gleaningsGWB §344: the Father of Mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: hath willed

سلاطین

sláṭín s-l-ṭ → “kings”

literal: sovereignty; king

kings 32% rulers 23% sovereigns 18% monarchs 9% higher 5% powers 5% king 5% earth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers gleaningsGWB §35: Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power

ازمنه

izmnh z-m-n → “days”

literal: time; earth; time, era

days 50% every 25% ages 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §149: ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: In His days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §30: underground gleaningsGWB §357: the earth

کتب

ktb k-t-b

literal: book; books; write

SE rendered ابوالبشر (ibúálbshr), سلاطین (sláṭín), ازمنه (izmnh), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh), نیست (níst), عدم (ʿdm), ذکر (dhkr), دلیل (dlíl), بر (br) as “the Father of Mankind, kings, days, are to be found, absence, reference, proof, to”

books 44% scriptures 22% sacred 7% holy 6% book 6% all 4% works 4% hath 4% destined 2% divine 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book gleaningsGWB §353: the Sacred Scriptures kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: they prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Write us up the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §40: Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: the books

تواریخ

túáríkh ʾ-r-kh

literal: histories

SE rendered سلاطین (sláṭín), ازمنه (izmnh), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh), نیست (níst), عدم (ʿdm), ذکر (dhkr), دلیل (dlíl), بر (br), عدم (ʿdm), وجود (wjúd) as “kings, days, are to be found, absence, reference, proof, to, exist”

1 occurrence in corpus

نیست

níst b-w-d → “are to be found” Distinctive

literal: be; to be

This form usually rendered as “do”, “now”, “god” (22 occurrences)

SE expanded to “are to be found”

do 17% now 17% god 17% attributed 17% denoteth 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: are gleaningsGWB §8: hath been acclaimed kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: testify the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have been gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to depend

عدم

ʿdm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness”

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §106: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: been born prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existence will-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §124: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: the non-fulfilment

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “exist” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: man’s life fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §357: all created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Author tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vain will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: perceiveth fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §77: They see kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: owing to lack of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: anticipated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

بطول

bṭúl ṭ-w-l → “stretched” Distinctive

literal: became long/stretched

This form usually rendered as “extreme”, “elaborate” (3 occurrences)

extreme 50% elaborate 50%

fire-tabletFire §10: stretched out gleaningsGWB §344: extreme gleaningsGWB §345: elaborate

مدّت

mddt m-d-d → “ink” Distinctive

literal: period; ink

This form usually rendered as “period”, “remoteness”, “space” (10 occurrences)

period 50% remoteness 17% space 17% all 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereof gleaningsGWB §322: period kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: space prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: Thou feedest the-hidden-wordsHW §104: with the clay will-and-testamentW&T §30: for a long time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: will stretch forth gleaningsGWB §344: remoteness

انقلابات

inqlábát q-l-b → “hearts” Distinctive

literal: heart; hearts

This form usually rendered as “changes”, “many”, “convulsions” (3 occurrences)

changes 33% many 33% convulsions 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heart gleaningsGWB §622: affections kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheaval prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was stirred up the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: receptive hearts

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land gleaningsGWB §541: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land gleaningsGWB §372: “Earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realm

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “imperishable” (53 occurrences)

everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternal fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §57: everlasting life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: immortalize tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have

نمانده

nmándh m-ʾ-n

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered بطول (bṭúl), مدّت (mddt), انقلابات (inqlábát), ارض (irḍ), باقی (báqí), نمانده (nmándh), از (iz) as “extreme, remoteness, changes, earth, now, concerning”