Gleanings — §97
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 97 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای سلمان سبيل کلّ بذات قِدَم مسدود بوده و طريق کلّ مقطوع خواهد بود و محض فضل و عنايت شموس مشرقه از فق احديّه را بين ناس ظاهر فرموده و عرفان اين انفس مقدّسه را عرفان خود قرار فرموده مَنْ عَرَفهم فقد عرف اللّه ومَن سمع کلماتِهم فقد سمع کلماتِ اللّه ومَن أقرّ بهم فقد أقرّ باللّه ومَن أعرض عنهم فقد أعرض عن اللّه ومَن کفر بهم فقد کفر باللّه وهم صراطُ اللّه بين السّموات والأرض وميزانُ اللّه في ملکوت الأمر والخلق وهم ظهورُ اللّه وحُججهُ بين عباده ودلائلهُ بين بريّته ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Salmán! The door of the knowledge of the Ancient Being hath ever been, and will continue forever to be, closed in the face of men. No man’s understanding shall ever gain access unto His holy court. As a token of His mercy, however, and as a proof of His loving-kindness, He hath manifested unto men the Daystars of His divine guidance, the Symbols of His divine unity, and hath ordained the knowledge of these sanctified Beings to be identical with the knowledge of His own Self. Whoso recognizeth them hath recognized God. Whoso hearkeneth to their call, hath hearkened to the Voice of God, and whoso testifieth to the truth of their Revelation, hath testified to the truth of God Himself. Whoso turneth away from them, hath turned away from God, and whoso disbelieveth in them, hath disbelieved in God. Every one of them is the Way of God that connecteth this world with the realms above, and the Standard of His Truth unto every one in the kingdoms of earth and heaven. They are the Manifestations of God amidst men, the evidences of His Truth, and the signs of His glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §554: In Our Wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the pathstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
بذات
literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “person”, “self” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the Ancient Being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: completewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §327: the mystery ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
SE rendered سلمان (slmán), سبيل (sbíl), بذات (bdhát), قِدَم (qidam), مسدود (msdúd) as “Salmán, door, of the Ancient Being, closed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §210: His footstoolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: enter thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: by the eternity oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: immortalwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered بذات (bdhát), قِدَم (qidam), مسدود (msdúd), طريق (ṭríq), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ), خواهد (khúáhd), محض (mḥḍ), فضل (fḍl) as “of the Ancient Being, closed, will continue forever, token of, mercy”
SE rendered مسدود (msdúd), طريق (ṭríq), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ), خواهد (khúáhd), محض (mḥḍ), فضل (fḍl), عنايت (ʿnáyt) as “closed, will continue forever, token of, mercy, loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: highwaymengleaningsGWB §641: complete detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: detached myself fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §682: all-pervasive
SE expanded to “will continue forever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the very essence ofgleaningsGWB §97: token ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: sheerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: openwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: As a tokengleaningsGWB §311: for the sole purpose ofwill-and-testamentW&T §17: grievous
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §161: of Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “luminaries”, “suns”, “sun” (35 occurrences)
luminaries 47% suns 23% sun 7% sun-like 3% divine 3% countless 3% light 3% daystars 3% day-star 3% manifestations 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §93: central Orbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-likegleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
SE rendered محض (mḥḍ), فضل (fḍl), عنايت (ʿnáyt), شموس (shmús), مشرقه (mshrqh), از (iz), فق (fq), احديّه (iḥdídh), ناس (nás), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “token of, mercy, loving-kindness, Daystars, of, world, one, men, manifested”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shiningfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §696: appearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §302: No peer or partnerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §181: commoners
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: did HegleaningsGWB §494: revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: answered and saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: drawinggleaningsGWB §98: arise to proclaim
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is rightgleaningsGWB §666: man of true understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath befittingly recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: maketh
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “others”, “spirit” (28 occurrences)
souls 38% others 13% spirit 6% essence 6% which 6% men’s 6% yourselves 6% beings 6% hands 6% faint-hearted 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for their own sakesgleaningsGWB §20: these soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: my desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He Who
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holinessgleaningsGWB §135: most sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and sanctified their soulstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testifiedgleaningsGWB §690: Repose not yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: they themselves testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: courttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “hearing”, “ears”, “heard” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: hearingfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §725: hearkenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: when acquainted withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: crieth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §251: who speakkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: through the wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiationgleaningsGWB §658: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: pronouncing their censureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §386: when compared tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: estimation of
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “infidel”, “misbelief” (41 occurrences)
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: deniedgleaningsGWB §339: of the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: have denied Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §272: betray not thy faith in Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: an infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: of vague fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §611: of vain imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §317: into His straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feetepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: PathgleaningsGWB §682: unto the straight Path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: His attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: arrayed withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §513: human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: WeighgleaningsGWB §97: the Standardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: as a standardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BalancegleaningsGWB §397: densityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: weightgleaningsGWB §75: The Balanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: must be weighed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heavengleaningsGWB §107: earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: His realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Queen
SE rendered والأرض (wálʾarḍ), وميزانُ (wmízán), اللّه (al-lh), ملکوت (mlkút), الأمر (al-ʾamr), والخلق (wálkhlq), وهم (whm), ظهورُ (ẓhúr), اللّه (al-lh), وحُججهُ (wḥujjh) as “earth, the Standard, God, kingdoms, heaven, They are, Manifestations, evidences”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created theefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §532: is inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thou the Shapertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
This form usually rendered as “testimonies”, “testimony”, “proofs” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proofgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: The proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: ḤájígleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
This form usually rendered as “proofs”, “evidences”, “tokens” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: advancedgleaningsGWB §387: an embodiment of His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: a revelation, leading him toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: allusionswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His GuidegleaningsGWB §707: evidences that proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: foreshadoweth
This form usually rendered as “creatures”, “whole” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: a human creatureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
