Kitáb-i-Íqán — §248
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 248 of 291.
Source (Persian)
از آن جمله جناب ملّا حسين است که محلّ اشراق شمس ظهور شدند. لَو لاهُ مَا استَوَی اللّهُ عَلی عَرشِ رَحمانِيَّتِهِ و ما استَقَرَّ علی کُرسِيِّ صَمَدانِيَّتِهِ. و جناب آقا سيّد يحيی که وحيد عصر و فريد زمان خود بودند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Among them was Mullá Husayn, who became the recipient of the effulgent glory of the Sun of divine Revelation. But for him, God would not have been established upon the seat of His mercy, nor ascended the throne of eternal glory. Among them also was Siyyid Yahyá, that unique and peerless figure of his age,
Translation Notes
SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), جناب (jnáb), ملّا (mllá), حسين (ḥsín), محلّ (mḥll) as “Among, Mullá, Husayn, recipient”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the radiance thereoffire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §685: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the sunsgleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: this sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sungleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these Luminaries of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one
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 §185: of this Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §224: be unraveledkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: made manifest in every Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: unraveledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: may not prove to have beengleaningsGWB §122: They are commissionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laidwill-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: any one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §302: except Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
mercy 52% all-merciful 16% most 9% god 5% merciful 5% have 4% compassionate 3% tender 2% divine 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Him Who is the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §548: eternalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: Pitiertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “established”, “when” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testifiedgleaningsGWB §307: is independentkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who testifiethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
صَمَدانِيَّتِهِ
literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting
This form usually rendered as “eternal” (1 occurrences)
everlasting 35% eternal 16% ancient 9% eternity 9% ever-abiding 7% immortal 7% celestial 7% god 5% ethereal 2% only 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §131: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: eternitywill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailinggleaningsGWB §123: only the Eternal can revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine eternity
This form usually rendered as “lonely”, “alone”, “unique” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §113: in the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: the highest thoughtstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §2: Incomparable Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: my lonelinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: uniqueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Paradise
SE rendered جناب (jnáb), آقا (áqá), سيّد (sísd), يحيی (yḥíy), وحيد (wḥíd), عصر (ʿṣr), فريد (fríd), زمان (zmán), بودند (búdnd) as “Siyyid, Yahyá, unique, age, peerless, was”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: have never beengleaningsGWB §342: would be regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: there appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: remained in their company
