Gleanings — §331
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 331 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
را یک دانند و جوهر توحید آنکه مطلع ظهور حقّ را با غیب منیع لایدرک یک دانی باین معنی که افعال و اعمال و اوامر و نواهی او را از او دانی من غیر فصل و وصل و ذکر و اشارة اینست منتها مقامات مراتب توحید طوبی لمن فاز به و کان من الرّاسخین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The essence of belief in Divine unity consisteth in regarding Him Who is the Manifestation of God and Him Who is the invisible, the inaccessible, the unknowable Essence as one and the same. By this is meant that whatever pertaineth to the former, all His acts and doings, whatever He ordaineth or forbiddeth, should be considered, in all their aspects, and under all circumstances, and without any reservation, as identical with the Will of God Himself. This is the loftiest station to which a true believer in the unity of God can ever hope to attain. Blessed is the man that reacheth this station, and is of them that are steadfast in their belief.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “consisteth in regarding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic GemsgleaningsGWB §163: the hidden gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: inmost spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: finely temperedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §19: “Of all the tributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: Gems of knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §462: the unity of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: in Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §338: well awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to be the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE rendered دانند (dánnd), جوهر (júhr), توحید (túḥíd), آنکه (ánkh), مطلع (mṭlʿ), ظهور (ẓhúr), حقّ (ḥqq), غیب (ghíb), منیع (mníʿ), لایدرک (láydrk) as “consisteth in regarding, The essence, Divine unity, He, Manifestation, God, invisible, inaccessible, unknowable”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the revelation thereoffire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §316: externalkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: transformationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: was fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: to HimgleaningsGWB §126: through the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: God, the omnipotentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §19: beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseengleaningsGWB §280: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secrettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery
This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (33 occurrences)
most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §647: shall not deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad
This form usually rendered as “unknowable” (1 occurrences)
comprehend 22% understanding 19% apprehend 17% comprehension 9% taketh 7% grasp 7% recognize 6% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: comprehendinggleaningsGWB §331: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: to inhaleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: intelligencegleaningsGWB §288: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: recognizedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: ApprehendgleaningsGWB §389: power to discern
SE rendered غیب (ghíb), منیع (mníʿ), لایدرک (láydrk), یک (yk), دانی (dání), باین (báyn), معنی (mʿní), افعال (ifʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), اوامر (iwámr) as “invisible, inaccessible, unknowable, By this, is meant, acts, doings, ordaineth”
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “true”, “significance” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the gracefire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §495: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of His knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “commandments”, “dictates”, “ordaineth” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the ordergleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: thingsgleaningsGWB §305: the thing
This form usually rendered as “prohibitions” (1 occurrences)
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: forbiddestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: highest stationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
SE rendered اعمال (iʿmál), اوامر (iwámr), نواهی (núáhí), از (iz), دانی (dání), غیر (ghír) as “doings, ordaineth, forbiddeth, considered, without”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unseemly and unholy deedsfire-tabletFire §27: puritygleaningsGWB §527: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the incorruptible watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: aught else except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: but
SE rendered نواهی (núáhí), از (iz), دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá) as “forbiddeth, considered, without, are, loftiest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §104: differentiationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thou hast dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §22: settledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát) as “considered, without, are, loftiest, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: witnessfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye may attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: their reuniontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: government
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát) as “considered, without, are, loftiest, station”
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: through thy remembrancegleaningsGWB §102: referredkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: shareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE rendered دانی (dání), غیر (ghír), فصل (fṣl), وصل (wṣl), ذکر (dhkr), اشارة (ishárh), اینست (iynst), منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát), مراتب (mrátb) as “considered, without, are, loftiest, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §355: allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: the suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §66: degree describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: suggestions
This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)
station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §705: circumstanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thereupon I arosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: well-disciplinedgleaningsGWB §421: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: station and missionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most august seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: BlessedgleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessedness
SE rendered منتها (mnthá), مقامات (mqámát), مراتب (mrátb), توحید (túḥíd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), فاز (fáz), الرّاسخین (ar-ráskhín) as “loftiest, station, unity, Blessed, attain, steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §414: hath knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: supreme distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have attainedgleaningsGWB §159: hath acknowledged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfastgleaningsGWB §331: steadfastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: weddedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastnessgleaningsGWB §319: unwaveringly firmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: understandinggleaningsGWB §477: who are firmly establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: them that are well-grounded
