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 §236: inner earsfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §725: hearkenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: enable them to hearkentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE expanded to “of the All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: canopy of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §689: approach suchkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Thy transcendent mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
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 §156: doubtgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspiciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: doubterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addressethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubters
This form usually rendered as “bidden”, “officials”, “commissioned” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal commandgleaningsGWB §702: His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: her caseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: MattersgleaningsGWB §170: the omnipotent Ordainer
SE rendered مأمور (mʾamúr), شدند (shdnd), بذبح (bdhbḥ), إسمعیل (ʾismʿíl), آنکه (ánkh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), استقامت (istqámt), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “commanded, was, offer up, Ishmael, that, demonstrated, steadfastness, detachment”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: committedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §135: We sent forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: fall down uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: can be fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: the depths offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: he may occupykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: in momentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the excellence of the stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save TheegleaningsGWB §656: detached fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: fragmentstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detach
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
This form usually rendered as “besides”, “one”, “except” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: save remembrance of Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §246: of no one except Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: seekinggleaningsGWB §233: is the wayfarerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: this “oppression”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: to attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirement
SE rendered امر (imr), الله (al-lh), سواه (súáh), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), ذبح (dhbḥ), فدائی (fdáʾí), از (iz) as “Faith of God, God, all else but Him, purpose, for, sacrifice, ransom”
23 occurrences in corpus
ransom 50% self-sacrifice 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: be sacrificed for HisgleaningsGWB §136: ransomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: self-sacrificewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sacrifice for Their lowly servants)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: be offered upgleaningsGWB §136: offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrifice
SE rendered از (iz), ذبح (dhbḥ), فدائی (fdáʾí), از (iz), برای (bráy), عصیان (ʿṣíán), خطاهای (khṭáháy), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “for, sacrifice, ransom, sins, iniquities, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to
This form usually rendered as “iniquities”, “transgressions” (2 occurrences)
iniquities 50% transgressions 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §295: or in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: His glorygleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §222: magnified be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty and
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pridefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He
This form usually rendered as “pressing” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sentgleaningsGWB §234: and Messengers have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: Muhammad, the Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: hast entrustedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §300: good thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: and bountiful gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §67: generous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §109: a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: be sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered upfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
