Tablet of Aḥmad — §4
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
أَنْ يَا أَحْمَدُ فَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّهُ هُوَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْسُّلْطَانُ ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ وَٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ بِٱسْمِ عَلِيٍّ هُوَ حَقٌّ مِنْ عِنْد اللهِ وَإِنَّا كُلٌّ بِأَمْرِهِ لَمِنَ ٱلْعَامِلِينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Ahmad! Bear thou witness that verily He is God and there is no God but Him, the King, the Protector, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent. And that the One Whom He hath sent forth by the name of Ali [1] was the true One from God, to Whose commands we are all conforming.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Bear thou witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: shouldst Thou beholdfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §59: of the seenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: unseentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §379: Holykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powergleaningsGWB §260: by virtue of His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: O Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excelleth
ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §600: Protectorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mightygleaningsGWB §199: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: By the glory of Thy might!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “might” (84 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath sent forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicategleaningsGWB §261: there camekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: any messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send down, therefore,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: We had sent
SE expanded to “by the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §301: titlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: God the True OnegleaningsGWB §60: Mine own rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the divine originprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Whose biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §395: the Faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: enjoiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the authority to commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
This form usually rendered as “act”, “who”, “ordained” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: conductgleaningsGWB §188: Deal with Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acts of
