Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §11
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 11 of 16.
Source (Persian)
کذلک أظهرنا الأمر فضلا من عندنا و أنا الفضّال الکريم قد قدّر اللّه مقام الغصن الأکبر بعد مقامه إنّه هو الأمر الحکيم * قد اصطفينا الأکبر بعد الأعظم أمرا من لدن عليم خبير *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus have We graciously revealed unto you our potent Will, and I am verily the Gracious, the All-Powerful. Verily God hath ordained the station of the Greater Branch [Muḥammad-‘Alí] to be beneath that of the Most Great Branch [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. He is in truth the Ordainer, the All-Wise. We have chosen ‘the Greater' after ‘the Most Great', as decreed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yetgleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
SE expanded to “have We graciously revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: made Mefire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §256: will have raised upkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Revealer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: mighty Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is the commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “grace” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: MegleaningsGWB §50: Our grace unto menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: they possessedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: GodgleaningsGWB §266: into mine hands
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (54 occurrences)
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §632: all-gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and glorywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §399: Self-Subsisting!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: of Thy Branches (sons)gleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: branchesgleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branches
chosen 72% attributes 8% crystal 4% thou 4% sincerity 3% purity 3% ones 3% didst 3% clear 1% messengers 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosenfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §435: crystalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy chosen Onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §169: How vastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: moldering bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Whose biddinggleaningsGWB §331: ordainethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such asgleaningsGWB §702: His Message
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: of the knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §2: Knower of all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: of their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: “I announcegleaningsGWB §218: have We predictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ignorance ofgleaningsGWB §39: prophecieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears
