Kitáb-i-Íqán — §106
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 106 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و چون ابواب عرفان ذات ازل بر وجه ممکنات مسدود شد لهذا به اقتضای رحمت واسعه "سَبَقَتْ رَحمَتُهُ کُلَّ شَیءٍ " و وَسِعَتْ رَحمَتی کُلّ شَيْءٍ " جواهر قدس نورانی را از عوالم روحانی به هياکل عزّ انسانی در ميان خلق ظاهر فرمود تا حکايت نمايند از آن ذات ازليّه و ساذج قدميّه. و اين مرايای قدسيّه و مطالع هويّه بتمامهم از آن شمس وجود و جوهر مقصود حکايت می نمايند، مثلاً علم ايشان از علم او و قدرت ايشان از قدرت او وسلطنت ايشان از سلطنت او و جمال ايشان از جمال او و ظهور ايشان از ظهور او. و ايشانند مخازن علوم ربّانی و مواقع حکمت صمدانی و مظاهر فيض نا متناهی و مطالع شمس لايزالی چنانچه می فرمايد: "لا فَرقَ بَينَکَ و بَينَهُم إلّا بانَّهُم عِبادُکَ وَ خَلقُکَ." و اين است مقام "اَنَا هو و هو اَنَا" که در حديث مذکور است.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The door of the knowledge of the Ancient of Days being thus closed in the face of all beings, the Source of infinite grace, according to His saying: “His grace hath transcended all things; My grace hath encompassed them all” hath caused those luminous Gems of Holiness to appear out of the realm of the spirit, in the noble form of the human temple, and be made manifest unto all men, that they may impart unto the world the mysteries of the unchangeable Being, and tell of the subtleties of His imperishable Essence. These sanctified Mirrors, these Day-springs of ancient glory are one and all the Exponents on earth of Him Who is the central Orb of the universe, its Essence and ultimate Purpose. From Him proceed their knowledge and power; from Him is derived their sovereignty. The beauty of their countenance is but a reflection of His image, and their revelation a sign of His deathless glory. They are the Treasuries of divine knowledge, and the Repositories of celestial wisdom. Through them is transmitted a grace that is infinite, and by them is revealed the light that can never fade. Even as He hath said: “There is no distinction whatsoever between Thee and them; except that they are Thy servants, and are created of Thee.” This is the significance of the tradition: “I am He, Himself, and He is I, myself.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: through the waters ofgleaningsGWB §387: His doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: doorstepgleaningsGWB §555: a doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: out of Thy door
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 §13: of every man of understandinggleaningsGWB §118: can unravel the secretkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: understanding and recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognized
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “person”, “self” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §536: by My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
SE rendered چون (chún), ابواب (ibúáb), عرفان (ʿrfán), ذات (dhát), ازل (izl), بر (br), وجه (wjh), ممکنات (mmknát), مسدود (msdúd), لهذا (lhdhá), اقتضای (iqtḍáy) as “being, door, knowledge, Ancient of Days, in the, face, beings, closed, according to”
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
gleaningsGWB §40: Eternalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §546: unto everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §422: lift upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (73 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §556: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: placesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §509: have befallenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accidentallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: the tribulations decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: of all those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
infinite 67% all-encompassing 33%
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast surpassed themgleaningsGWB §60: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: hath overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassinggleaningsGWB §255: they that speak not till He hath spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §222: stoneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: its Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasuresthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like wordsgleaningsGWB §128: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §670: God’s holy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy
SE rendered شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), جواهر (júáhr), قدس (qds), نورانی (núrání), از (iz), عوالم (ʿúálm), روحانی (rúḥání), هياکل (híákl) as “all”, luminous Gems, Holiness, out of, realm, spirit, temple”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §135: of the effulgent Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and by the splendorstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: O worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §322: it would be necessary to inquire intokitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: that We might knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thou art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: smellfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §164: Thy Breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: peace was utterly denied themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
embodiments 22% temples 15% beings 15% manifestations 11% persons 11% tabernacles 7% bodies 7% inmost 4% noble 4% temple 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: as the human bodyfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §188: the breastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: created thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
SE expanded to “noble form of”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §634: His glory be with theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §9: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: dearly-lovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §373: mortal man
SE rendered روحانی (rúḥání), هياکل (híákl), عزّ (ʿzz), انسانی (insání), ميان (míán), خلق (khlq), ظاهر (ẓáhr), فرمود (frmúd), حکايت (ḥkáyt), نمايند (nmáynd) as “spirit, temple, noble form of, human, men, made manifest, caused, impart, may”
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §616: Who hath formedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: was called into being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: revealfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §134: the manifestation of each one of themkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: so clearlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: They sent forgleaningsGWB §686: ye choose tokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: and upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §19: must giveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: they have made
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “divine”, “inmost” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “daysprings”, “dawning-places”, “exponents” (58 occurrences)
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the Beautiesfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §197: shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §242: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: heights oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “one and all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will perfectgleaningsGWB §390: wholekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of perfectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: be perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: more completeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinishedgleaningsGWB §342: with their inmost souls
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “light” (241 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: humanfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §668: to be recreated by His Spiritkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Notwithstanding all thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: that I amtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: Him Who is the DesiregleaningsGWB §322: meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: be meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my constant Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the goal
SE rendered جوهر (júhr), مقصود (mqṣúd), حکايت (ḥkáyt), می (mí), نمايند، (nmáynd،), مثلاً (mthláan), علم (ʿlm), ايشان (iyshán), از (iz), علم (ʿlm), قدرت (qdrt) as “Purpose, sign, hath, knowledge, their, From, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §99: such as thesekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: as one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudesthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: even as
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §43: Kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: with Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Among themgleaningsGWB §192: Whose beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: of beauty.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §630: strongholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: depositoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositoriesgleaningsGWB §523: your treasures
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: HisgleaningsGWB §548: unfadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yet
recipients 21% repositories 14% exponents 14% which 7% some 7% station 7% instead 7% habitation 7% retreats 7% parts 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: occurredgleaningsGWB §137: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: should be effectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: beholdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreatsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have happened
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: firmgleaningsGWB §508: that whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: can be regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Supreme Rulertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
everlasting 46% eternal 11% celestial 7% god 7% ancient 7% immortal 7% ethereal 4% only 4% all-abiding 4% unfading 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §131: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailinggleaningsGWB §93: celestialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: of eternal gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thine everlasting
grace 66% flow 5% bounty 5% outpouring 5% overflowing 5% merciful 3% stream 3% blessings 3% bountiful 3% favor 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §124: the streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: potency of their graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §686: outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: a grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §327: culminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: shameful circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: the profoundest thinkerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE expanded to “can never fade”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: for everprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: to eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §37: even unto this day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: partingfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §452: overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: because of its separation from Thy Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §34: shaken
This form usually rendered as “between”, “binding” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adorationfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §706: complete servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: ‘Abduprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Him
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Him Who is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: abletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §372: utteranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §122: transient
SE rendered حديث (ḥdíth), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “tradition”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: recalledgleaningsGWB §654: through remembrance of Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: they had remembered Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
