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Gleanings — §101

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 101 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مقام ديگر مقام تفصيل و عالم خلق و رتبه حدودات بشريّه است در اين مقام هر کدام را هيکلی معيّن و امری مقرّر و ظهوری مقدّرو حدودی مخصوص است چنانچه هر کدام باسمی موسوم و بوصفی موصوف وبامری بديع و شرعی جديد مأمورند چنانچه ميفرمايد: ﴿تِلکَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلىَ بَعْضٍ مِنهُمْ مَنْ کَلَّم اللّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَی ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ البَيّنَاتِ وَأيَّدنَاهُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The other station is the station of distinction, and pertaineth to the world of creation, and to the limitations thereof. In this respect, each Manifestation of God hath a distinct individuality, a definitely prescribed mission, a predestined revelation, and specially designated limitations. Each one of them is known by a different name, is characterized by a special attribute, fulfills a definite mission, and is entrusted with a particular Revelation. Even as He saith: “Some of the Apostles We have caused to excel the others. To some God hath spoken, some He hath raised and exalted. And to Jesus, Son of Mary, We gave manifest signs, and We strengthened Him with the Holy Spirit.”

Translation Notes

مقام
q-w-m → “other station”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

ديگر
d-g-r → “The”

literal: home; place; land; abode

تفصيل
f-ṣ-l → “of distinction”

literal: detail; distinction; differentiation; to detail; to separate

عالم
ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

خلق
kh-l-q → “of creation”

literal: character; moral traits; disposition; conduct

رتبه
r-t-b

literal: rank; station; degree; time; instance

حدودات
ḥ-d-d → “limitations”

literal: iron; sharp, keen, acute

بشريّه
b-sh-r → “announce”

literal: human; mankind; human nature

است
b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: to be; are (third person plural present copula)

در
d-r-r → “In this”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

اين
ʾ-y-n

literal: this; these

هر
h-r → “every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

کدام
k-d-m → “Each one”

literal: which; what; whoever; any

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

هيکلی
h-y-k-l → “form”

literal: temple; structure; form; body

معيّن
ʿ-y-n → “eyes” Distinctive

literal: eye; fountain; spring; essence; to appoint; to designate; to specify; to determine

امری
ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

مقرّر
q-r-r → “acknowledged” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

ظهوری
ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; appearance; revelation

مقدّرو
q-d-r → “predestined”

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

مخصوص
kh-ṣ-ṣ → “specially”

literal: specific matter; particularity; especially; in this matter

چنانچه
ch-n-n → “Even as”

literal: thus; in such manner; as

باسمی
s-m-w → “different name”

literal: heaven; sky

موسوم
w-s-m → “called”

literal: named; discerning; named, called

بوصفی
w-ṣ-f → “special attribute”

literal: to describe, characterize; description

بديع
b-d-ʿ

literal: to create; most wondrous; excel

شرعی
sh-r-ʿ → “particular Revelation”

literal: law; legislation; religious law; canon; ordinance

جديد
j-d-d

literal: new, novel, renewed; novelty, innovation

ميفرمايد:
f-r-m → “He saith”

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

﴿تِلکَ
t-l-k → “those”

literal: those; that; those (feminine)

الرُّسُلُ
r-s-l → “the Apostles”

literal: to send; dispatch; transmission

فَضَّلنَا
f-ḍ-l → “have caused to excel”

literal: grace; bounty; generosity; excellence

عَلىَ
ʿ-l-w → “the”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

بَعْضٍ
b-ʿ-ḍ → “others” Distinctive

literal: part; some; portion

مِنهُمْ
m-n → “from” Distinctive

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

کَلَّم
k-l-m → “spoken” Distinctive

literal: to reproach; blame; censure

اللّهُ
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

وَرَفَعَ
r-f-ʿ → “hath raised”

literal: to be raised, elevated, exalted, lifted up

دَرَجَاتٍ
d-r-j → “grades” Distinctive

literal: degree; level; rank; step

وَآتَيْنَا
ʾ-t-y → “come” Distinctive

literal: to come; to arrive; to bring; to go; coming; arrival; the one coming; to give; Revelation; came; gave; brought

ابْنَ
b-n-y → “Son”

literal: son

مَرْيَمَ
m-r-y → “doubt”

literal: doubt; Mary; doubter, waverer

البَيّنَاتِ
b-y-n → “manifest signs” Distinctive

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

وَأيَّدنَاهُ
ʾ-y-d → “We strengthened”

literal: hand; power; strength; (plural) hands; agents; helpers; to assist, to support, to aid, to strengthen

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