Kitáb-i-Íqán — §221
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 221 of 291.
Source (Persian)
چنانچه جميع ما يحتاج آن امّت از احکام دين و شريعت سيّد المرسلين در آن رضوان مبين موجود و معيّن گشته. و آن است حجّت باقيه برای اهلش بعد از نقطه فرقان زيرا مسلّم است حکم آن و محقّق الوقوع است امر آن. و جميع مأمور به اتّباع آن بودهاند تا ظهور بديع در سنه ستّين. و آن است که طالبان را به رضوان وصال می رساند و مجاهدان و مهاجران را به سرادق قرب فائز فرمايد. دليلی است محکم و حجّتی است اعظم. و غير آن را از روايات و کتب و احاديث اين فخر نه زيرا حديث و صاحبان حديث، وجود وقولشان به حکم کتاب ثابت و محقّق شده. و ديگر آنکه در احاديث اختلاف بسيار است و شبهه بی شمار.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All the things that people required in connection with the Revelation of Muhammad and His laws were to be found revealed and manifest in that Ridván of resplendent glory. That Book constitutes an abiding testimony to its people after Muhammad, inasmuch as its decrees are indisputable, and its promise unfailing. All have been enjoined to follow the precepts of that Book until “the year sixty” —the year of the advent of God’s wondrous Manifestation. That Book is the Book which unfailingly leadeth the seeker unto the Ridván of the divine Presence, and causeth him that hath forsaken his country and is treading the seeker’s path to enter the Tabernacle of everlasting reunion. Its guidance can never err, its testimony no other testimony can excel. All other traditions, all other books and records, are bereft of such distinction, inasmuch as both the traditions and they that have spoken them are confirmed and proven solely by the text of that Book. Moreover, the traditions themselves grievously differ, and their obscurities are manifold.
Translation Notes
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: a considerable numbergleaningsGWB §162: and the manifoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—asthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gathered
This form usually rendered as “needs”, “suffer”, “things” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that people required”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: needgleaningsGWB §480: their needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: the things that people requiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any needgleaningsGWB §319: needethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: needy
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), جميع (jmíʿ), يحتاج (yḥtáj), امّت (immt), از (iz), احکام (iḥkám), دين (dín), شريعت (shríʿt) as “All the things, that people required, in connection with, laws, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §631: motherskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: communitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE rendered يحتاج (yḥtáj), امّت (immt), از (iz), احکام (iḥkám), دين (dín), شريعت (shríʿt), سيّد (sísd), المرسلين (al-mrslín) as “that people required, in connection with, laws, Revelation, Muhammad”
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 §110: a citygleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the faith they professkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: my debtswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: FaithgleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: Dispensations
This form usually rendered as “law”, “faith”, “dispensation” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: LawgleaningsGWB §40: the pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: have been promulgatedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the LawgleaningsGWB §711: to the lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Law.”
messengers 92% chosen 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmittedgleaningsGWB §261: there camekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: messagestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him down
paradise 46% garden 15% tabernacle 8% heaven 8% peerless 4% good-pleasure 4% most 4% everlasting 4% unto 4% celestial 4%
gleaningsGWB §625: submissiveness to the Will of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: fulfilling Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISEgleaningsGWB §290: Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the Paradise (Riḍván)the-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradise
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: standethfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §415: the souls of all beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: I can discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “distinct”, “appoint” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: they shedgleaningsGWB §198: with your own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: with divine insightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: by Thine eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofsgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: have denouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoningthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidencegleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (82 occurrences)
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §679: set aglowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: will lasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: eternal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its peoplefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §637: unto such as may desire themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Whomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PointgleaningsGWB §19: He Who is the Heart and Center ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Moverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmswill-and-testamentW&T §52: partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Primal PointgleaningsGWB §125: Focal-Pointkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Point
SE rendered اهلش (ihlsh), از (iz), نقطه (nqṭh), فرقان (frqán), زيرا (zírá), مسلّم (msllm), حکم (ḥkm), محقّق (mḥqqq), الوقوع (al-wqúʿ) as “its people, Muhammad, inasmuch as, decrees, God, unfailing”
recognized 33% attested 11% admittedly 11% unquestionably 11% indisputable 11% securely 11% unquestionable 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peacegleaningsGWB §523: ye deliver your wardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: under Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: His salutations begleaningsGWB §154: yielded upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: recognized
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 §149: the trustgleaningsGWB §102: realitykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to that
This form usually rendered as “unfailing” (2 occurrences)
fell 17% have 17% come 13% occurred 10% hath 10% recipients 10% brought 7% repositories 7% exponents 7% actually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: “AnticipategleaningsGWB §346: arosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: befellprayers-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 §216: come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §253: who transgress not
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath comegleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: We have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had no
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
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: shall make manifestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §615: advent of His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: revealeth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: and in order to proclaimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §95: beauteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each yeargleaningsGWB §139: yearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for yearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §176: twenty years
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: askgleaningsGWB §395: longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: in its ceaseless search after Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any other mattergleaningsGWB §301: presupposethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: object
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §661: of Thy presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: leadeth him toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the presence of
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “cause”, “causing” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: endedgleaningsGWB §25: is now comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: is to becomethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: was pronouncedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: wavedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: might have remained undeliveredgleaningsGWB §622: much lesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: never understood
SE rendered رضوان (rḍúán), وصال (wṣál), می (mí), رساند (rsánd), مجاهدان (mjáhdán), مهاجران (mhájrán), سرادق (srádq), قرب (qrb) as “Ridván, reunion, leadeth, that hath forsaken, Tabernacle, Presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: are earnestly strivinggleaningsGWB §17: energieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Make hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert themselvesgleaningsGWB §559: They that valiantly labor in quest of God
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “emigrants” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §680: banishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: hath forsaken his countryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: because of their exile from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §58: Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: and the tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: tabernacles
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: abovefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §46: fast approachingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: is approachingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE rendered مهاجران (mhájrán), سرادق (srádq), قرب (qrb), فائز (fáʾz), فرمايد (frmáyd), دليلی (dlílí), محکم (mḥkm) as “that hath forsaken, Tabernacle, Presence, causeth, guidance”
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §648: they with whom it shall be wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have gazedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereunto
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §104: standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: bear it witness
SE rendered دليلی (dlílí), محکم (mḥkm), حجّتی (ḥjjtí), اعظم (iʿẓm), غير (ghír), از (iz), روايات (rúáyát), کتب (ktb) as “guidance, testimony, other traditions, all other, books”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §481: excessivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire
SE expanded to “other traditions, all other”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unholyfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §364: the likekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: by any other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: anything that is not of Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §28: this commandwill-and-testamentW&T §2: all things
SE rendered غير (ghír), از (iz), روايات (rúáyát), کتب (ktb), احاديث (iḥádíth), فخر (fkhr) as “other traditions, all other, books, traditions, distinction”
traditions 88% chronicles 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ensign offire-tabletFire §29: the bannersgleaningsGWB §594: an ensignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: this other traditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: clothedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: he is speedingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standardsgleaningsGWB §358: tradition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the Kitáb-i-ÍqángleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: writings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §76: shall tell out her tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: impendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §375: contingent
pride 67% distinction 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §520: vaunt yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: should exalt himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §99: are honoredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: invested
This form usually rendered as “who”, “have”, “whose” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of its ownergleaningsGWB §340: they that livekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His companionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Possessorthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: fellowshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sinceregleaningsGWB §555: endowed with
1 occurrence in corpus
established 27% firmly 19% confirmed 12% steadfast 12% establish 8% firm 8% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% immovable 4% establisheth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: to establish the truth ofgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: indubitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestable
discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: opposegleaningsGWB §103: divergencieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: caliphs.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behindgleaningsGWB §415: dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the divergent
SE rendered ديگر (dígr), آنکه (ánkh), احاديث (iḥádíth), اختلاف (ikhtláf), بسيار (bsíár), شبهه (shbhh), بی (bí), شمار (shmár) as “other, differ, obscurities, are, manifold”
manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifoldgleaningsGWB §118: numberlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: profoundlywill-and-testamentW&T §17: How oftenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: grievouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Divers and manifold
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “unnumbered”, “innumerable” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumberedgleaningsGWB §553: countkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: innumerablethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: Have ye thoughtwill-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itselfgleaningsGWB §417: Seizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accounting himself
