Gleanings — §136
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 136 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و ما سمعت فی خلیل الرّحمن إنّه حقّ لا ریب فیه مأمور شدند بذبح إسمعیل تا آنکه ظاهر شود استقامت و انقطاع او در امر الله بین ما سواه و مقصود از ذبح او هم فدائی بود از برای عصیان و خطاهای من علی الأرض چنانچه عیسی ابن مریم هم این مقام را از حقّ جلّ و عزّ خواستند و همچنین رسول الله حسین را فدا نمودند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That which thou hast heard concerning Abraham, the Friend of the All-Merciful, is the truth, and no doubt is there about it. The Voice of God commanded Him to offer up Ishmael as a sacrifice, so that His steadfastness in the Faith of God and His detachment from all else but Him may be demonstrated unto men. The purpose of God, moreover, was to sacrifice him as a ransom for the sins and iniquities of all the peoples of the earth. This same honor, Jesus, the Son of Mary, besought the one true God, exalted be His name and glory, to confer upon Him. For the same reason was Ḥusayn offered up as a sacrifice by Muḥammad, the Apostle of God.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: have never heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §506: that ye might hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: I can heartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: friendgleaningsGWB §109: Abraham, the Friend of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: blemishwill-and-testamentW&T §2: from outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: in their midstgleaningsGWB §347: Abraham, the Friendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: Friend of Godwill-and-testamentW&T §5: loss
SE expanded to “of the All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: who can have compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its rightgleaningsGWB §219: by the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the divine originprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: unjustly
SE rendered خلیل (khlíl), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), حقّ (ḥqq), ریب (ríb), مأمور (mʾamúr), شدند (shdnd), بذبح (bdhbḥ), إسمعیل (ʾismʿíl) as “Friend, of the All-Merciful, no, commanded, was, offer up, Ishmael”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: doubtergleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubtersthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: doubterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspicious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: should attendgleaningsGWB §362: inkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: wilt thou beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §111: until hewill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: remain
This form usually rendered as “offer”, “sacrifice” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §502: all the Dispensations of the pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: its manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thine own revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §371: limitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath raised me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §324: severedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: and rid them of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detachedgleaningsGWB §685: rid yourselves of attachment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “all else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §589: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: any one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the purposegleaningsGWB §25: enteredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the purpose thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have hastened towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Desire
ransom 50% self-sacrifice 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered upfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §136: offered up as a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: be a ransomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §56: as a sacrifice forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrifice
sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinnerfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §655: of them that have sinned against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: transgressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: them that have transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: REBELLIOUS ONESwill-and-testamentW&T §58: not obeyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil doings
This form usually rendered as “iniquities”, “transgressions” (2 occurrences)
iniquities 50% transgressions 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessgleaningsGWB §106: grievous transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: transgressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: What sinthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrous deedsgleaningsGWB §137: transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sins
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §216: world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with the childrengleaningsGWB §154: Son of Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: scionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her songleaningsGWB §272: “My son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: majestic powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: AlmightygleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
This form usually rendered as “pressing” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent downgleaningsGWB §105: Messengerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: His Messengers!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: sent down by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: the Prophet Himself
