Prayers and Meditations — §97
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 97 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَشْهَدُ يا إِلهِي هذا يَومٌ فِيهِ تَمَّتْ حُجَّتُكَ وَظَهَرَتْ بَيِّناتُكَ وَنُزِّلَتْ آياتُكَ وَلاحَتْ آثارُكَ وَأَنارَ وَجْهُكَ وَكَمُلَ بُرْهانُكَ وَأَحاطَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ وَسَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ وَأَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أَظْهَرْتَ مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ وَمَخْزَنَ عِلْمِكَ وَمَطْلَعَ عَظَمَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ الَّذِيْ أَخَذْتَ عَهْدَهُ عَمَّا خُلِقَ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَجَبَرُوتِ الأَمْرِ وَالخَلْقِ وَأَقَمْتَهُ عَلَى مَقامٍ ما مَنَعَهُ ظُلْمُ الظَّالِمِينَ عَنْ إِظْهارِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَلا سَطْوَةُ الغافِلِينَ عَنْ إِبْرازِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ أَمْرِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I testify, O my God, that this is the Day whereon Thy testimony hath been fulfilled, and Thy clear tokens have been manifested, and Thine utterances have been revealed, and Thy signs have been demonstrated, and the radiance of Thy countenance hath been diffused, and Thy proof hath been perfected, and Thine ascendancy hath been established, and Thy mercy hath overflowed, and the Daystar of Thy grace hath shone forth with such brilliance that Thou didst manifest Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Treasury of Thy wisdom and the Dawning-Place of Thy majesty and power. Thou didst establish His covenant with every one who hath been created in the kingdoms of earth and heaven and in the realms of revelation and of creation. Thou didst raise Him up to such heights that the wrongs inflicted by the oppressors have been powerless to deter Him from revealing Thy sovereignty, and the ascendancy of the wayward hath failed to prevent Him from demonstrating Thy power and from exalting Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We gazed onfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §317: perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: your witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §539: By the righteousness of the Almighty!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §39: yesterdaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: days of my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: completegleaningsGWB §342: with their inmost soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: wholeheartedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfillthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: the utmostgleaningsGWB §697: utmost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for what reasongleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy proofthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proofgleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
clear 75% testimonies 25%
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: hath it been sent downgleaningsGWB §219: inflictedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §75: the verses of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “have” (3 occurrences)
demonstrated 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §585: Tablet ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: a number of treatisesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: the TabletgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: writingsgleaningsGWB §170: the evidences of this worldwide regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: past tracesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §363: testimonies
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “flaming”, “lit” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: journeyedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §55: hath directed His steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: to fix his gazetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “things”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmostgleaningsGWB §37: fulfillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: fulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacentwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the utmostgleaningsGWB §405: completely
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadowethfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §682: directingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blew and beatthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “through” (103 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassinggleaningsGWB §60: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: preceded methe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast surpassed themgleaningsGWB §569: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superior
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shiningfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §685: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rising above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §670: the Daystar of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thy
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: through His gracegleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing featurekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §516: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: MyselfgleaningsGWB §287: My Self,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: With every fleeting breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: of corrupt desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: smoldergleaningsGWB §523: your treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasurygleaningsGWB §630: stronghold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §163: through Thine all-encompassing knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: all the world’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unawarefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §46: shinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Him Who is the Dawning-Place oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mightygleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: comparative potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “laid”, “clung” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: carried away have they beenfire-tabletFire §15: overcomegleaningsGWB §468: lay hold onkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: acquiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thou hast, moreover, entered intotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §590: have covenantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: covenant with them for methe-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §109: Testament
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §506: the entire creation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: I would not have createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Who layeth lowgleaningsGWB §422: He Who is the sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: O Thou the Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: infire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §115: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: and the sublimity oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regionsfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: dominionfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §694: from the heaven ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: and the duration of the heaven of Thine omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: one thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §459: against your lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: No such thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: until I obtain Thy sanctiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “whom” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §600: arise to aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: Thou didst raise Him uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most HighgleaningsGWB §127: most exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: can never hinder metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: these wronged onesfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §520: of the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Us
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulersgleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestyfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §79: the ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: so grievously assailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersgleaningsGWB §512: onslaughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: ascendancy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wholly unawaregleaningsGWB §509: Neglect Us notkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: my failurethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceive
This form usually rendered as “evidence”, “proof”, “demonstrate” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §91: corporeal existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: demonstratetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §404: purestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §691: of transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Far be it from His gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the exaltation oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
