Kitáb-i-Íqán — §195
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 195 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و از اين بيانات محقّقه مثبته ادراک فرما مسائل خود را که سؤال نموده بودی، تا در دين الهی راسخ شوی و از اختلافات بيانات انبياء و اصفياء متزلزل نشوی.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
From these incontrovertible and fully demonstrated statements strive thou to apprehend the meaning of the questions thou hast asked, that thou mayest become steadfast in the Faith of God, and not be dismayed by the divergences in the utterances of His Prophets and Chosen Ones.
Translation Notes
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “proven”, “recognized” (25 occurrences)
evident 31% proven 13% recognized 13% absolute 6% hath 6% beyond 6% manifest 6% inevitable 6% confined 6% definitely 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: trulygleaningsGWB §594: the trust of thy neighborkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable
established 13% fully 13% confirmation 13% sure 13% establisheth 13% invincible 13% substantiated 13% divinely-established 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §39: were confirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Were the existence ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: compensategleaningsGWB §14: graspingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: every understanding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: make amendsgleaningsGWB §202: imaginekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: comprehendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery of
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “thyself”, “endeavour” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He also saithgleaningsGWB §333: disobediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Endeavourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: striveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thyself
This form usually rendered as “truths”, “intricacies”, “problems” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
SE rendered فرما (frmá), مسائل (msáʾl), سؤال (sʾál), نموده (nmúdh), بودی، (búdí،), دين (dín), الهی (al-hí), راسخ (ráskh) as “strive, the questions, thou hast asked, the Faith, of God, steadfast”
SE expanded to “thou hast asked”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never livedgleaningsGWB §307: continuethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: thou hast askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: What could have been
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His FaithgleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Muhammadan Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: them that acknowledgegleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the Faith of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastnessgleaningsGWB §319: stood unwaveringly firmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: and they that are well-groundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfastgleaningsGWB §331: of them that are steadfastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: well-groundedgleaningsGWB §276: firmly settledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: them that are well-grounded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: outgleaningsGWB §319: shall attainkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: have been laid downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye willwill-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: may become
This form usually rendered as “differences”, “differ”, “divergent” (16 occurrences)
differences 25% differ 13% divergent 13% divergences 13% divergencies 6% disturbances 6% conflicting 6% strife 6% contention 6% grave 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: diversgleaningsGWB §36: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedwill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: That they differ one from anothergleaningsGWB §174: dissensionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §453: your Prophet’s ancient Housekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §423: the world to tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: were made to quiverwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have trembledgleaningsGWB §102: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: perplex the mind
