Gleanings — §7
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 7 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
... أوّل الأمر عرفان اللّه وآخره هو التّمسّك بما نزل من سمآء مشيّته المهيمنة علی من في السّموات والأرضين ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The beginning of all things is the knowledge of God, and the end of all things is strict observance of whatsoever hath been sent down from the empyrean of the Divine Will that pervadeth all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ye who are endued withfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §327: in the pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “Beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: of this worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Letters
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §366: a Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is the commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of high reputegleaningsGWB §135: discover His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: better acquainted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §268: but Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §305: apartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: end.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: againgleaningsGWB §86: second
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: clinggleaningsGWB §362: cleavingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the exampleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and taken holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: lay hold ongleaningsGWB §418: a faithful adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clinging
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §19: in My Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: caused manna to descendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: thefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: as the bearer of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §132: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §180: Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: art powerful to dotablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §61: that transcendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Subduing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
