Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §7
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 7 of 16.
Source (Persian)
نزاع و جدال را نهی فرمود نهيا عظيما فی الکتاب * هذا أمر اللّه فی هذا الظّهور الأعظم و عصمه من حکم المحو و زيّنه بطراز الإثبات إنّه هو العليم الحکيم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Conflict and contention are categorically forbidden in His Book. This is a decree of God in this Most Great Revelation. It is divinely preserved from annulment and is invested by Him with the splendour of His confirmation. Verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: wargleaningsGWB §717: be despoiledkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and disputed with Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: contended withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: contentiongleaningsGWB §395: dissensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can divest
SE rendered نزاع (nzáʿ), جدال (jdál), نهی (nhí), فرمود (frmúd), نهيا (nhíá), عظيما (ʿẓímá), الکتاب (al-ktáb) as “Conflict, contention, categorically forbidden, in His Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: WertgleaningsGWB §557: will hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: He then recountethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gavewill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: accepted itgleaningsGWB §100: proclaim saying
SE rendered نزاع (nzáʿ), جدال (jdál), نهی (nhí), فرمود (frmúd), نهيا (nhíá), عظيما (ʿẓímá), الکتاب (al-ktáb), أمر (ʾamr) as “Conflict, contention, categorically forbidden, in His Book, a decree”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurablefire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: and supremetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim
SE expanded to “in His Book”
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: booksgleaningsGWB §350: in certain bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: of the sacred Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Book
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
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 §230: the time of the Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §285: through the Revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the literal interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §534: one to defend or to protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast preservedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §246: will I cleave
effaced 28% blot 20% destroy 12% blotted 12% completely 8% dissipate 4% abolish 4% obliterated 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%
This form usually rendered as “ornament”, “adornment”, “vesture” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the splendour”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: with the ornament ofgleaningsGWB §717: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: raimentgleaningsGWB §216: with the jewel
الإثبات
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His confirmation”
demonstrate 18% affirmation 18% may 12% acceptance 12% truth 12% establish 6% other 6% made 6% vindicating 6% vindication 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmnessgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: indubitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: to cleave steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: to establish the truth of
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §412: knoweth wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: the one Object of their questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
