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
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known asgleaningsGWB §339: be made awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: acknowledgment of their impotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sweet savors
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §126: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thine Essencewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §2: generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
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”
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”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §656: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: Placelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: an insurmountable barriergleaningsGWB §680: Obstruct notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: satisfy myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: mighty barrierwill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelitygleaningsGWB §124: closedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: become insuperable barriers
This form usually rendered as “requirements”, “would”, “exigencies” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: judgegleaningsGWB §107: would conform to the requirementskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: destinywill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigenciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and slewgleaningsGWB §440: the varying requirementskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: decreewill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassing mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
This form usually rendered as “all-encompassing” (3 occurrences)
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoevergleaningsGWB §408: may pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: such a mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: Gems of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasuresthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: worthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic GemsgleaningsGWB §163: the hidden gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: The essence
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holygleaningsGWB §679: inviolablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: earthly abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §6: Unsearchable and high above
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 §227: the lightsfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §23: envelopkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §112: what is in mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: is evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §100: the Templeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
SE expanded to “noble form of”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §116: sanctity and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
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 §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §247: they were createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: Thine own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: happenedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §130: Dispensationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: liftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
SE rendered حکايت (ḥkáyt), نمايند (nmáynd), از (iz), ذات (dhát), ازليّه (izlílh), ساذج (sádhj), قدميّه (qdmímh), مرايای (mráyáy) as “impart, may, the, the unchangeable Being, subtleties, His imperishable Essence, Mirrors”
eternal 39% everlasting 17% eternity 11% unfading 6% immortal 6% heavenly 6% unchangeable 6% bird 6% absolute 6%
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “quintessence”, “divine” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: EssencegleaningsGWB §66: Quintessencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: subtletiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the inmost spiritgleaningsGWB §92: subtleties of His imperishable Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: divine EssencegleaningsGWB §105: Essenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Substance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersedefire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §192: before my facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: hath spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantagewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “daysprings”, “dawning-places”, “exponents” (58 occurrences)
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sourcefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §42: may be informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §313: to self and passionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of their corrupt inclinationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse
SE expanded to “one and all”
all 25% perfect 16% complete 13% fulfilled 13% hath 9% fully 6% utterly 6% have 6% exterminated 3% energetically 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: adequately recountgleaningsGWB §196: fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of perfectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: to containthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: completedgleaningsGWB §390: whole
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “day-star” (241 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: sungleaningsGWB §44: Luminarykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §312: existence iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can feeltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
3 occurrences in corpus
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”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with Thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §118: multitudekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: providedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
sovereignty 76% earthly 4% dominion 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% spiritual 2% ancient 2% kingdom 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: visageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: treasuriesgleaningsGWB §32: lay concealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fellgleaningsGWB §470: atkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: inevitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: have fallentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: gazedthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §35: I fell a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: actually took
grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §464: the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §99: of an infinite gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Outpouring,”
SE expanded to “can never fade”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: will through eternity continueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: of its transiencethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: Imperishablewill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained
distinction 36% differ 9% immeasurable 9% maketh 9% different 9% distinguish 9% diversity 9% difference 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: discernfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §283: provoke divisionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: scattered them abroadtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: separate the gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’án
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: glory and sublimityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §125: will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may remaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tale of the SacrificegleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: We wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §122: transient
SE rendered حديث (ḥdíth), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “tradition”
