Gleanings — §181
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 181 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بعضی از امرا و آحاد ناس اعتراض نموده‌اند که این مظلوم از علما و سادات نبوده بگو ای اهل انصاف اگر فی‌الجمله تفکّر نمائید صدهزار بار این مقام را اعظم شمرید و اکبر دانید قد أظهر الله أمره من بیت ما کان فیه ما عند العلمآء و الفقهآء و العرفآء و الأدبآء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Certain ones among both commoners and nobles have objected that this wronged One is neither a member of the ecclesiastical order nor a descendant of the Prophet. Say: O ye that claim to be just! Reflect a little while, and ye shall recognize how infinitely exalted is His present state above the station ye claim He should possess. The Will of the Almighty hath decreed that out of a house wholly devoid of all that the divines, the doctors, the sages, and scholars commonly possess His Cause should proceed and be made manifest.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §66: Him to Whom none can comparekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: His Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §670: Should any man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §108: the people of His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: generationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherents
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: They that have turned away from MegleaningsGWB §295: contend notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: reportingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: have turned back from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: disbelievers
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thine iniquityfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §180: He Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to oppress methe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: tyrants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: more familiarfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §387: men’skitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: these divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who knoweth all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “siyyids”, “princes”, “descendant” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: BlackgleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: princelygleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophet
SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), از (iz), علما (ʿlmá), سادات (sádát), نبوده (nbúdh), بگو (bgú), اهل (ihl), انصاف (inṣáf), فی‌الجمله (fíáljmlh) as “wronged One, neither, the ecclesiastical order, a descendant of the Prophet, is, Say, ye, claim to be just, a little while”
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto all beingsfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §465: My kindredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: wickedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: equitablegleaningsGWB §412: Observe equity in your judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to act equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Judge fairlygleaningsGWB §682: Were ye to be fair in your judgment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §93: His imagekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
SE rendered اهل (ihl), انصاف (inṣáf), فی‌الجمله (fíáljmlh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), صدهزار (ṣdhzár), بار (bár), مقام (mqám) as “ye, claim to be just, a little while, shall, infinitely, and, state”
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §503: scankitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: and were he to musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: ConsidergleaningsGWB §37: thoughts
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such a passfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §20: excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Viewed in this lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: and arisentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §531: all-compellingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding
This form usually rendered as “seize” (1 occurrences)
regard 19% count 19% unnumbered 13% seize 13% which 6% allow 6% even 6% take 6% accounting 6% hath 6%
SE rendered بار (bár), مقام (mqám), اعظم (iʿẓm), شمرید (shmríd), اکبر (ikbr), دانید (dáníd), أظهر (ʾaẓhr), الله (al-lh), أمره (ʾamrh) as “and, state, exalted, recognize, how, decreed, Almighty, Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the agedgleaningsGWB §390: magnified bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: how vasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §32: unsurpassed
This form usually rendered as “know”, “neither”, “thou” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the fieldgleaningsGWB §312: have recognized the excellence, and admittedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: deemeththe-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowingwill-and-testamentW&T §40: ye are all awareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: they have failed to appreciategleaningsGWB §40: have imaginedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: consider
This form usually rendered as “most”, “revealed”, “manifested” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “god”, “god’s”, “lord” (1314 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: My housegleaningsGWB §512: his own homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §25: Housesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: dwellethgleaningsGWB §216: House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: one
doctors 23% understand 23% could 19% divines 12% comprehend 4% ye 4% what 4% insight 4% comprehending 4% religious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §645: comprehendingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §614: could comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: The religious doctorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §214: unawarekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: all that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest be acquainted with
This form usually rendered as “scholars”, “learned” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: courtesygleaningsGWB §638: and courtesykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: ceremonialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: learnedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: upright conductgleaningsGWB §44: according to such ways and mannerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: mannergleaningsGWB §704: propriety
