Gleanings — §374
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 374 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و از ذکر اینکه کلّ اشیاء آیات الهی بوده توهّم نرود که نعوذ بالله خلق از سعید و شقیّ و مشرک و موحّد در یک مقامند و یا آنکه حقّ جلّ و عزّ را با خلق نسبت و ربط بوده چنانچه بعضی از جهّال بعد از ارتقاء بسموات اوهام خود توحید را آن دانسته‌اند که کلّ آیات حقّند من غیر فرق و از این رتبه هم بعضی تجاوز نموده‌اند و آیات را شریک و شبیه نموده‌اند سبحان الله انّه واحد فی ذاته و واحد فی صفاته ما سواه معدوم عند تجلّی اسم من اسمائه و ذکر من اذکاره و کیف نفسه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Let no one imagine that by Our assertion that all created things are the signs of the revelation of God is meant that — God forbid — all men, be they good or evil, pious or infidel, are equal in the sight of God. Nor doth it imply that the Divine Being — magnified be His name and exalted be His glory — is, under any circumstances, comparable unto men, or can, in any way, be associated with His creatures. Such an error hath been committed by certain foolish ones who, after having ascended into the heavens of their idle fancies, have interpreted Divine Unity to mean that all created things are the signs of God, and that, consequently, there is no distinction whatsoever between them. Some have even outstripped them by maintaining that these signs are peers and partners of God Himself. Gracious God! He, verily, is one and indivisible; one in His essence, one in His attributes. Everything besides Him is as nothing when brought face to face with the resplendent revelation of but one of His names, with no more than the faintest intimation of His glory — how much less when confronted with His own Self!
Translation Notes
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 §6: to remember TheegleaningsGWB §546: the praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: referred toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §255: anythingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §708: their own imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE rendered اشیاء (ishíáʾ), آیات (áyát), الهی (al-hí), توهّم (túhhm), نرود (nrúd), نعوذ (nʿúdh), بالله (bállh), خلق (khlq), از (iz), سعید (sʿíd) as “created things, signs, God, imagine, forbid, all, good”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visitedgleaningsGWB §142: hadstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: hath ascendedwill-and-testamentW&T §40: lestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: wentgleaningsGWB §147: will be his progresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: Were you toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: was being despatched
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: of a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §116: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: of the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created
This form usually rendered as “evil”, “condemned”, “ungodly” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §110: their oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedgleaningsGWB §374: evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those people of wickednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: wicked doers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §385: associatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: the partners they join with himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: as have repudiated Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §183: they that have joined partners with God
This form usually rendered as “true”, “pious”, “witness” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §183: believers in the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “equal” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: rose upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §338: meritskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered موحّد (múḥḥd), یک (yk), مقامند (mqámnd), آنکه (ánkh), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), خلق (khlq) as “pious, equal, that, the, Being, magnified”
SE rendered یک (yk), مقامند (mqámnd), آنکه (ánkh), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), خلق (khlq), نسبت (nsbt), ربط (rbṭ) as “equal, that, the, Being, magnified, be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §47: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glorygleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: most exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
SE rendered آنکه (ánkh), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), خلق (khlq), نسبت (nsbt), ربط (rbṭ), چنانچه (chnánchh), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz) as “that, the, Being, magnified, be, name, and, exalted”
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz), خلق (khlq), نسبت (nsbt), ربط (rbṭ), چنانچه (chnánchh), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), جهّال (jhhál) as “Being, magnified, be, name, and, exalted”
SE rendered خلق (khlq), نسبت (nsbt), ربط (rbṭ), چنانچه (chnánchh), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), جهّال (jhhál), از (iz), ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), بسموات (bsmúát) as “magnified, be, name, and, exalted, is, under”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: fewgleaningsGWB §94: unto certain Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: others.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: timeswill-and-testamentW&T §34: falsifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: those infrequentgleaningsGWB §341: in some caseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the others
SE rendered ربط (rbṭ), چنانچه (chnánchh), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), جهّال (jhhál), از (iz), ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), بسموات (bsmúát), اوهام (iwhám) as “be, name, and, exalted, is, under, any”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorantgleaningsGWB §552: none knowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: who, likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: O YE THAT ARE FOOLISHwill-and-testamentW&T §36: foolish amongst themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolishgleaningsGWB §236: one of the ignorant
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), جهّال (jhhál), از (iz), ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), بسموات (bsmúát), اوهام (iwhám), توحید (túḥíd) as “name, and, exalted, be, is, under, any, comparable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: advancegleaningsGWB §604: his real advancementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: soarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the exaltationgleaningsGWB §115: to have attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: them to scaleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: by the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §217: of Nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the sublimitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: well knowestgleaningsGWB §707: mistakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: were regarded by them asthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowingwill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: and othersgleaningsGWB §41: regardedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: to regard themselves
SE rendered دانسته‌اند (dánsthánd), آیات (áyát), حقّند (ḥqqnd), غیر (ghír), فرق (frq), از (iz), رتبه (rtbh), بعضی (bʿḍí), تجاوز (tjáwz) as “men, in, way, be, associated”
SE rendered دانسته‌اند (dánsthánd), آیات (áyát), حقّند (ḥqqnd), غیر (ghír), فرق (frq), از (iz), رتبه (rtbh), بعضی (bʿḍí), تجاوز (tjáwz) as “men, in, way, be, associated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ theyfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §113: make any distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: Muslimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §34: shaken
state 19% station 19% rank 19% estate 6% hypothesis 6% revelation 6% instance 6% stations 6% seat 6% part 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the ordinancegleaningsGWB §377: every rank and stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: a partthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thiswill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: arrangedgleaningsGWB §540: destiny
transgressed 18% transgress 18% carried 18% outstripped 9% passeth 9% transcend 9% depart 9% deviate 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Is it lawfulgleaningsGWB §669: transgresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: haltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §22: permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressedgleaningsGWB §374: outstrippedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: authority
SE rendered رتبه (rtbh), بعضی (bʿḍí), تجاوز (tjáwz), نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd), آیات (áyát), شریک (shrík), شبیه (shbíh) as “way, be, associated, with, creatures, Such”
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
This form usually rendered as “peers”, “comparison”, “equal” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: equalgleaningsGWB §385: none to compare unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: incomparableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: equal Themwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubtsgleaningsGWB §311: vain imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §48: impedimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: Praised be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §188: His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own Beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: praisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §669: from either human pen or tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: every trace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §386: but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: from aught save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
nothingness 33% nothing 19% utter 14% consume 5% perish 5% destroyed 5% non-existent 5% utterly 5% non-existence 5% brought 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §588: Let them be reduced to nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: non-prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the creature who is as nothingwill-and-testamentW&T §54: his name be made to perishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §115: consumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: inability
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §382: Revealerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the splendorgleaningsGWB §368: reveal
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), اذکاره (idhkárh), کیف (kíf), نفسه (nfsh) as “having, into, the, heavens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: according to its own standardgleaningsGWB §357: their own selves.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whom
