Tablet of Aḥmad — §13
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
كَذَلِكَ حَالَتِ ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنْ سُبُلِ اللهِ ٱلْعَلِي ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus have their superstitions become veils between them and their own hearts and kept them from the path of God, the Exalted, the Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §188: Such
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: And nowgleaningsGWB §30: circleth around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: can in no wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §448: thou hast imaginedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the soul-devouring doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou dost imagine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulentgleaningsGWB §486: and cleanse thine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: all their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §80: can obscurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thou keep me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the waysgleaningsGWB §519: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in the waysthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: exalted be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §171: advancekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: across Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §93: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatness
