Gleanings — §178
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 178 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای اهل عالم فضل این ظهور اعظم آنکه آنچه سبب اختلاف و فساد و نفاق است از کتاب محو نمودیم و آنچه علّت الفت و اتّحاد و اتّفاقست ثبت فرمودیم نعیمًا للعاملین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh the preeminent character of this Supreme Revelation consisteth in that We have, on the one hand, blotted out from the pages of God’s holy Book whatsoever hath been the cause of strife, of malice and mischief amongst the children of men, and have, on the other, laid down the essential prerequisites of concord, of understanding, of complete and enduring unity. Well is it with them that keep My statutes.
Translation Notes
اهل
literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ye that dwell on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the proudfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §111: accounted amongkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: of thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE expanded to “ye that dwell on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §440: the world’skitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: and Thou hast ever made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), فضل (fḍl), ظهور (ẓhúr), اعظم (iʿẓm), آنکه (ánkh), آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb) as “ye that dwell on earth, Revelation, Supreme, cause”
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the GraciousgleaningsGWB §282: as a token of My gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §239: superior to you in rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme againstgleaningsGWB §692: highest meanskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: Whywill-and-testamentW&T §52: madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: hath brought
This form usually rendered as “discord”, “differences”, “difference” (34 occurrences)
discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: variousgleaningsGWB §599: differkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contentiongleaningsGWB §107: divergentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: grave dissensions
mischief 43% sedition 17% dissension 9% strife 9% fomenting 4% revolt 4% stir 4% sore 4% disruption 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: fomenter of discordgleaningsGWB §245: sow not the seeds of dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §42: mischievous deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: seditiongleaningsGWB §468: those that wrought disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stir up sedition
malice 27% sedition 27% discord 14% maliciously 9% dissensions 9% malicious 5% dissension 5% hearts 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath offered himselffire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §480: Bestowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: discordthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §10: their maliceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: sacrificed
SE expanded to “God’s holy Book”
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: His BookgleaningsGWB §467: letterkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the sacred Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Thy greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the Kitáb-i-Íqán
effaced 28% blot 20% destroy 12% blotted 12% completely 8% dissipate 4% abolish 4% obliterated 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely obliteratedgleaningsGWB §350: effacedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Thus, “What He pleaseth will God abrogateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can blot outwill-and-testamentW&T §5: destroyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: destroygleaningsGWB §421: blotted
SE rendered فساد (fsád), نفاق (nfáq), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمودیم (nmúdím), آنچه (ánchh), علّت (ʿllt), الفت (al-ft), اتّحاد (ittḥád) as “mischief, malice, from, God’s holy Book, blotted out, concord, unity”
SE rendered از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمودیم (nmúdím), آنچه (ánchh), علّت (ʿllt), الفت (al-ft), اتّحاد (ittḥád), اتّفاقست (ittfáqst), ثبت (thbt) as “from, God’s holy Book, blotted out, concord, unity, understanding, laid down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the sourcegleaningsGWB §36: cannot but ensurekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: the instrumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: and sicknessthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites
This form usually rendered as “fellowship”, “concord”, “walk” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: thousandgleaningsGWB §666: friendlinesskitab-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 §14: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §394: countless
unity 57% harmony 10% union 7% fellowship 7% unite 3% all 3% harmonizing 3% towards 3% unto 3% unifying 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmonyfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §60: and they who believe in His unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: the One Beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “understanding” (1 occurrences)
aid 28% assist 14% graciously 12% thou 9% concord 9% may 9% unity 7% unanimously 5% fellowship 4% unitedly 4%
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “demonstrated”, “set” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: be revealedgleaningsGWB §288: inscribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: justifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Were the existence ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: to establish the truth of
This form usually rendered as “have” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), اتّفاقست (ittfáqst), ثبت (thbt), فرمودیم (frmúdím), نعیمًا (nʿíman) as “unity, understanding, laid down, men, and”
SE rendered اتّفاقست (ittfáqst), ثبت (thbt), فرمودیم (frmúdím), نعیمًا (nʿíman), للعاملین (llʿámlín) as “understanding, laid down, men, and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: that which thou hast wroughtgleaningsGWB §604: must diligently observe themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal with himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acted
