Will and Testament — §56
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 56 of 59.
Source (Persian)
اگر نفسی و یا محفلی از محافل مانع نشر انوار ایقان گردد احبّا آنانرا نصیحت کنند که اعظم موهبت الهیّه تبلیغ است و سبب تأیید و اوّل تکلیف ماست چگونه از این موهبت بازمانیم تا جان و مال و راحت و آسایش خویش را فدای جمال ابهی نمائیم و تبلیغ امر اللّه کنیم ولی بحکمت مذکورۀ در کتاب نه پردهدری و علیکم البهآء الأبهی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whosoever and whatsoever meeting becometh a hindrance to the diffusion of the Light of Faith, let the loved ones give them counsel and say: “Of all the gifts of God the greatest is the gift of Teaching. It draweth unto us the Grace of God and is our first obligation. Of such a gift how can we deprive ourselves? Nay, our lives, our goods, our comforts, our rest, we offer them all as a sacrifice for the Abhá Beauty and teach the Cause of God.” Caution and prudence, however, must be observed even as recorded in the Book. The veil must in no wise be suddenly rent asunder. The Glory of Glories rest upon you.
Translation Notes
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), محفلی (mḥflí), از (iz), محافل (mḥáfl), مانع (mánʿ), نشر (nshr) as “meeting, to, hindrance, diffusion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: gazethgleaningsGWB §636: Who is Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), محفلی (mḥflí), از (iz), محافل (mḥáfl), مانع (mánʿ), نشر (nshr), انوار (inúár), ایقان (iyqán), گردد (grdd) as “meeting, to, hindrance, diffusion, Light, Faith, becometh”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “obstacle”, “veil”, “interfere” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld megleaningsGWB §507: restrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: hath deterredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessible
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: resurrectiongleaningsGWB §261: noisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spreadwill-and-testamentW&T §13: diffuseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §187: the signs and tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been noised abroad
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §78: for lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: be well assuredgleaningsGWB §370: certitude ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Knowledgewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certaintygleaningsGWB §727: every confident believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Shouldest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully aware
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: counselleth theegleaningsGWB §441: the True Counselorkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortationgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you
This form usually rendered as “appreciate”, “lead”, “after” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §37: most weightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §16: greater
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §386: other God
teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §558: inscrutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and so fiercely opposed mewill-and-testamentW&T §14: Teachingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the supreme instrumentgleaningsGWB §120: primary purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to the perversityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: revile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §440: the earlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the former sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: PrimalgleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past
This form usually rendered as “supreme”, “obligation” (3 occurrences)
supreme 50% obligation 50%
This form usually rendered as “deprive” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)
ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: be sacrificed for HisgleaningsGWB §136: offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: sacrificewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sacrifice for Their lowly servants)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrificegleaningsGWB §136: ransomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: self-sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: be offered up
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §35: beauty ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: immortal Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “glorious” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
This form usually rendered as “sacrifice”, “offer” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: MattersgleaningsGWB §395: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: transitory and sordid thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evil deedgleaningsGWB §148: the Divine Ordainer
This form usually rendered as “guardian”, “viceregent”, “friend” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §412: of understanding heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: and the Lordwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §353: authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the BayángleaningsGWB §234: in the Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Write us upthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: the books
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §111: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: eschewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: infinite glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §478: in thine affairskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was convulsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: be upongleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon thee
