Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §265
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 265 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و عن النّبيّ - صلّی اللّه عليه و سلّم - انّه قال فی عکّاء نوافل و فواضل يخصّ اللّه بها من يشاء * من قال فی عکّاء سبحان اللّه و الحمد للّه و لا اله الّا اللّه و اللّه اکبر و لا حول و لا قوّة الّا باللّه العلیّ العظيم کتب اللّه له الف حسنة و محا عنه الف سيّئة و رفع له الف درجة فی الجنّة و غفر له ذنوبه * و من قال فی عکّاء استغفر اللّه غفر اللّه له ذنوبه کلّها و من ذکر اللّه فی عکّاء بالغدوّ و الاصال و العشیّ و الابکار کان عند اللّه افضل من نقل السّيوف و الرّماح و السّلاح فی سبيل اللّه تعالی *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Prophet - may the blessings of God and His salutations be upon Him - is stated to have said: "In ‘Akká are works of supererogation and acts which are beneficial, which God vouchsafed specially unto whomsoever He pleaseth. And he that saith in ‘Akká: ‘Glorified be God, and praise be unto God, and there is none other God but God, and most great is God, and there is no power nor strength except in God, the Exalted, the Mighty,' God will write down for him a thousand good deeds, and blot out from him a thousand evil deeds, and will uplift him a thousand grades in Paradise, and will forgive him his transgressions. And whoso saith in ‘Akká: ‘I beg forgiveness of God,' God will forgive all his trespasses. And he that remembereth God in ‘Akká at morn and at eventide, in the night-season and at dawn, is better in the sight of God than he who beareth swords, spears and arms in the path of God - exalted be He!"
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §453: the Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: ProphetgleaningsGWB §278: instruction givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: unto the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement
SE expanded to “may the blessings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: to warm yougleaningsGWB §267: Vouchsafe Thy blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: are glorifiedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §665: will be interceding for youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: blessed byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: Do Thou bless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: thy Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God forbid!—orprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
salutations 91% ladder 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through these wordsgleaningsGWB §293: a Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and may, at every moment, proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “acts” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “vouchsafed specially unto”
specially 15% confined 15% vouchsafed 12% thou 12% purpose 8% specifically 8% singled 8% have 8% hath 8% supreme 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §728: As to thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: such giftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: singled me outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: secondaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especiallygleaningsGWB §312: confined to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §509: who willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Greatfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: immeasurably exalted art Thou, therefore,tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §635: most blessed and all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thou didst ascribetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §343: All glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceitgleaningsGWB §287: vast and mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: more awfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: waxed proudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §32: unsurpassed
This form usually rendered as “round”, “around”, “through” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: at the present timegleaningsGWB §163: my plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §445: can equal in its conquering powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: StronggleaningsGWB §647: All-Compelling
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upperfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §58: the Most High.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: that they may exalttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §124: can compare withkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Greater isthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
This form usually rendered as “books”, “scriptures”, “sacred” (116 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will write down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: booksgleaningsGWB §510: have pledgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: one of his compositionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Thou hadst written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §32: Thy Holy Bookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in that which would unitegleaningsGWB §135: a myriadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: unitethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not withwill-and-testamentW&T §6: a thousand yearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: a thousandgleaningsGWB §178: concord
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “kindly”, “pleasing” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §195: the most excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: most excellent titleswill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most ExcellentgleaningsGWB §552: kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
blot 30% effaced 23% destroy 10% blotted 10% completely 7% vanish 7% dissipate 3% abolish 3% obliterated 3% annulment 3%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quencheth”, “reared” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenlygleaningsGWB §396: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: crazedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Paradise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: of sinnersgleaningsGWB §468: crimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: so blasphemous a pretensionthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his trespassesgleaningsGWB §243: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: gem ongleaningsGWB §488: variouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: all of whomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and the mighty have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all mengleaningsGWB §286: Every word
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: declaredgleaningsGWB §318: apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: such termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: or made mention thereoftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
root 22% essence 15% even 11% foundations 7% essentials 7% fundamentals 7% principles 7% laws 7% precepts 7% own 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essencegleaningsGWB §159: fundamental veritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: falseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the essentialsgleaningsGWB §356: to the Rootkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutes
This form usually rendered as “first-fruits”, “dawn”, “day” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: at dawngleaningsGWB §67: dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: into lightwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the first-bornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: first-fruits ofgleaningsGWB §633: the night seasonwill-and-testamentW&T §16: first-bornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at morn
This form usually rendered as “beareth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shafts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the pathgleaningsGWB §554: In Our Wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: any other waytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
