Kitáb-i-Íqán — §198
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 198 of 291.
Source (Persian)
باری، نظر به اين مقام، ذکر ربوبيّه و امثال ذلک از ايشان ظاهر شده و در مقام رسالت اظهار رسالت فرمودند و همچنين در هر مقام به اقتضای آن ذکری فرمودند و همه را نسبت به خود دادهاند از عالم امر الی عالم خلق و از عوالم ربوبيّه الی عوالم ملکيّه. اين است که آنچه بفرمايند و هرچه ذکر نمايند از الوهيّت و ربوبيّت و نبوّت و رسالت و ولايت و امامت و عبوديّت، همه حقّ است و شبهه ای در آن نيست. پس بايد تفکّر در اين بيانات که استدلال شده نمود تا ديگر از اختلافات اقوال مظاهر غيبيّه و مطالع قدسيّه احدی را اضطراب و تزلزل دست ندهد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By virtue of this station, they have claimed for themselves the Voice of Divinity and the like, whilst by virtue of their station of Messengership, they have declared themselves the Messengers of God. In every instance they have voiced an utterance that would conform to the requirements of the occasion, and have ascribed all these declarations to Themselves, declarations ranging from the realm of divine Revelation to the realm of creation, and from the domain of Divinity even unto the domain of earthly existence. Thus it is that whatsoever be their utterance, whether it pertain to the realm of Divinity, Lordship, Prophethood, Messengership, Guardianship, Apostleship or Servitude, all is true, beyond the shadow of a doubt. Therefore, these sayings which We have quoted in support of Our argument must be attentively considered, that the divergent utterances of the Manifestations of the Unseen and Daysprings of Holiness may cease to agitate the soul and perplex the mind.
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری، (bárí،), نظر (nẓr), مقام، (mqám،), ذکر (dhkr), ربوبيّه (rbúbíbh) as “By virtue of this station, Voice of Divinity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Meditate onfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §254: to examinekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: in accordance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Look not down upon themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: attainmentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE expanded to “voiced an utterance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: referencegleaningsGWB §81: doth remember theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: altogether nothingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “Voice of Divinity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §301: the Lord of Menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: such as are like himgleaningsGWB §556: Ifkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: one and the samethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: even as
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: My manifestationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §36: upon the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: fulfilmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: to demonstratetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of GodgleaningsGWB §148: an Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: We, in truth, have sent
SE rendered رسالت (rsált), فرمودند (frmúdnd), همچنين (hmchnín), هر (hr), مقام (mqám), اقتضای (iqtḍáy), ذکری (dhkrí) as “Messengers of God, have declared, In every instance, to the requirements, voiced an utterance”
SE expanded to “to the requirements”
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
SE expanded to “may cease to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: deliveredgleaningsGWB §550: inclinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: I bearwill-and-testamentW&T §40: renderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: have testifiedgleaningsGWB §118: have willingly laid down
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
SE expanded to “realm of divine Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §720: the learned exponentskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: with the pursuit of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered نسبت (nsbt), دادهاند (dádhánd), از (iz), عالم (ʿálm), امر (imr), عالم (ʿálm), خلق (khlq), از (iz), عوالم (ʿúálm), ربوبيّه (rbúbíbh) as “ascribed, from the, realm of, creation, domain of, Divinity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: enjoinfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §699: the sake of the Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: those thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: Thou hast prescribed unto themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the peoplefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §303: a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thou the Shapertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
SE expanded to “of earthly existence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §422: He Who is the sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), بفرمايند (bfrmáynd), هرچه (hrchh), ذکر (dhkr), نمايند (nmáynd), از (iz), الوهيّت (al-whíht), ربوبيّت (rbúbíbt), نبوّت (nbúbt) as “whatsoever, the realm of Divinity, Lordship, Prophethood”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turngleaningsGWB §40: pronouncingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: reveal unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §19: must giveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed
SE expanded to “the realm of Divinity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §26: O ye beloved of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
prophethood 86% prophets.” 14%
guardianship 67% successorship 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: the Mission ofgleaningsGWB §439: their rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lord
nations 27% peoples 20% before 18% mother 13% people 7% imáms 6% all 3% imams 2% apostleship 2% unlettered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §171: peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §149: the exercise of their devotionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servants
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §501: to Him Who is the Sovereign Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the divine originprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: God the True One
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (98 occurrences)
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §298: Meditate diligentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §669: pondereth
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 “sought”, “demonstrate”, “quoted” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), استدلال (istdlál), نمود (nmúd), ديگر (dígr), از (iz), اختلافات (ikhtláfát), اقوال (iqúál), مظاهر (mẓáhr), غيبيّه (ghíbíbh) as “utterance, quoted in support of, the divergent, utterances, the Manifestations, of the Unseen”
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 §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §326: diversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: to oppose Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contentiongleaningsGWB §584: There lay concealed withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: talesgleaningsGWB §246: I speakkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE expanded to “of the Unseen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §552: backbitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §11: of things unseen
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 §90: Arisefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §93: by them is revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and of the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
holiness 41% holy 30% sanctified 9% glory 5% sacred 4% heavenly 4% sanctity 2% sanctifying 2% manifestations 2% heaven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §564: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above the reach and ken of the understandingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
SE expanded to “agitate the soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: Thy retreats on hightablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §483: no
SE rendered غيبيّه (ghíbíbh), مطالع (mṭálʿ), قدسيّه (qdsísh), احدی (iḥdí), اضطراب (iḍṭráb), تزلزل (tzlzl), دست (dst), ندهد (ndhd) as “of the Unseen, Daysprings of, Holiness, agitate the soul, perplex, may cease to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have trembledgleaningsGWB §102: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: waveringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Most Grievous Convulsionwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §107: perplexkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: perplex the mind
SE rendered قدسيّه (qdsísh), احدی (iḥdí), اضطراب (iḍṭráb), تزلزل (tzlzl), دست (dst), ندهد (ndhd) as “Holiness, agitate the soul, perplex, may cease to”
