Kitáb-i-Íqán — §53
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 53 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و از جميع اين کلمات مرموزه و اشارات ملغزه که از مصادر امريّه ظاهر می شود مقصود امتحان عباد است چنانچه مذکور شد تا معلوم شود اراضی قلوب جيّده منيره از اراضی جرزه فانيه. و هميشه اين از سنّت الهی در ميان عباد بوده چنانچه در کتب مسطور است.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the Revealers of God’s holy Cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the perishable and barren soil. From time immemorial such hath been the way of God amidst His creatures, and to this testify the records of the sacred books.
Translation Notes
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speakfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §167: one wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: He Who conversed with Thee (Moses)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “symbolic” (1 occurrences)
mysteries 18% allusions 9% symbolic 9% secret 9% symbols 9% single 9% impenetrable 9% revelation 9% treasured 9% mystery 9%
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Treasured Symbolthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: a single signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: and an impenetrable Mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the revelation of Thine enshrined mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: allusions
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptionfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §387: pen or tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §73: The allusions
This form usually rendered as “abstruse” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sources”, “revealers” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of God’s holy Cause”
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the purposegleaningsGWB §93: ultimate Purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: is not meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: of them who haste to meet Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: direct themselves towards
This form usually rendered as “tests”, “trials”, “proveth” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to test and prove”
SE expanded to “peoples of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §175: creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy peopletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored One
SE rendered امتحان (imtḥán), عباد (ʿbád), چنانچه (chnánchh), مذکور (mdhkúr), معلوم (mʿlúm), اراضی (iráḍí), قلوب (qlúb) as “to test and prove, the peoples of the world, known, earth, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: set forthgleaningsGWB §461: was being commemoratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who knowethfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §163: through Thy knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §75: them that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §439: divideth and afflictethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: in their heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
bounty 46% grace 9% through 9% generosity 8% favor 8% bounteousness 7% bountiful 7% manifold 2% favors 2% munificence 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §463: Most Generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “radiant”, “illumined” (60 occurrences)
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §440: the radiance of its lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and by the splendorstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “barren” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §588: extinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §558: without deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: effaced
This form usually rendered as “method”, “god’s”, “way” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: At one timegleaningsGWB §476: preceptskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: dartswill-and-testamentW&T §49: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: a number of yearsgleaningsGWB §460: in God’s method of dealingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: ageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: spear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the BooksgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: write us downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
