Kitáb-i-'Ahd — §7
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 7 of 16.
Source (Persian)
نزاع و جدال را نهی فرمود نهيا عظيما فی الکتاب * هذا أمر اللّه فی هذا الظّهور الأعظم و عصمه من حکم المحو و زيّنه بطراز الإثبات إنّه هو العليم الحکيم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Conflict and contention are categorically forbidden in His Book. This is a decree of God in this Most Great Revelation. It is divinely preserved from annulment and is invested by Him with the splendour of His confirmation. Verily He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: wargleaningsGWB §717: be despoiledkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: disputed with Thee aboutwill-and-testamentW&T §17: contended with Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: strifegleaningsGWB §395: dissensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: divest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissensiongleaningsGWB §109: disputedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath disputedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentionswill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputed with Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: controversiesgleaningsGWB §74: agitated by contentions and disputes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §111: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: highest stationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
SE rendered نزاع (nzáʿ), جدال (jdál), نهی (nhí), فرمود (frmúd), نهيا (nhíá), عظيما (ʿẓímá), الکتاب (al-ktáb) as “Conflict, contention, categorically forbidden, in His Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §169: How vastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §93: dominion
SE expanded to “in His Book”
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former timesgleaningsGWB §451: His unerring Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such asgleaningsGWB §615: commandmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: the CausegleaningsGWB §9: is a Revelation
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 §151: My manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §134: hath been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable Sanctuarykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast preservedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §246: will I cleave
effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot outgleaningsGWB §350: effacedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: mutilateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: well nigh been banishedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: destroyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: blotgleaningsGWB §600: completely obliterated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adornfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §591: I was adornedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: adorngleaningsGWB §608: adorningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst adorn
بطراز
literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery
This form usually rendered as “ornament”, “adornment”, “vesture” (56 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the splendour”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornmentgleaningsGWB §717: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: templegleaningsGWB §426: arrayed in
الإثبات
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His confirmation”
demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establishgleaningsGWB §238: have written downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the testimony ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: been demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
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 §100: the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §107: domainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
