Gleanings — §344
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 344 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و اینکه سؤال شده بود که چگونه ذکر انبیای قبل از آدم ابوالبشر و سلاطین آن ازمنه در کتب تواریخ نیست عدم ذکر دلیل بر عدم وجود نبوده و نیست نظر بطول مدّت و انقلابات ارض باقی نمانده
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And now regarding thy question, “How is it that no records are to be found concerning the Prophets that have preceded Adam, the Father of Mankind, or of the kings that lived in the days of those Prophets?” Know thou that the absence of any reference to them is no proof that they did not actually exist. That no records concerning them are now available, should be attributed to their extreme remoteness, as well as to the vast changes which the earth hath undergone since their time.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: relategleaningsGWB §71: may be admonishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: was givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: of Thy glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
prophets 86% manifestations 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §278: instruction givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the Revelations of Moses and Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powergleaningsGWB §236: Sulṭánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: and by the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers
This form usually rendered as “books”, “scriptures”, “sacred” (116 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write downgleaningsGWB §445: the battalionskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thou didst decreethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: writings
SE rendered سلاطین (sláṭín), ازمنه (izmnh), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh), نیست (níst), عدم (ʿdm), ذکر (dhkr), دلیل (dlíl), بر (br), عدم (ʿdm), وجود (wjúd) as “kings, days, records, absence, reference, proof, exist”
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §588: Let them be reduced to nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: lack ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the evanescentwill-and-testamentW&T §5: towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §106: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignorance
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §387: an embodiment of His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: foreshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §97: and the signs of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: in support of Our argument
This form usually rendered as “world”, “notwithstanding”, “all” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I can findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §668: to be recreated by His Spiritkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: learning that I had beentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: have never been, nor are they nowgleaningsGWB §418: hath everkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have hinderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: gaze upon Himfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §341: keep their eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: waitingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my gaze hath been fixedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
This form usually rendered as “extreme”, “elaborate” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “period”, “remoteness”, “space” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “vast”, “cataclysms”, “divideth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heartgleaningsGWB §486: more than one heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and be drawntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: My heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §210: and all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth
SE rendered نظر (nẓr), بطول (bṭúl), مدّت (mddt), انقلابات (inqlábát), ارض (irḍ), باقی (báqí), نمانده (nmándh) as “attributed, extreme, remoteness, changes, earth, undergone”
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of immortalityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §708: perpetual unionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: everlasting realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Imperishabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
This form usually rendered as “longer”, “leaveth”, “hath” (5 occurrences)
