Kitáb-i-Íqán — §155
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 155 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و اين رتبه هم از علائم ظهور است چنانچه می فرمايد: "يَجْعَلُ اَعلاکُم اَسْفَلَکم وَ اَسْفَلَکُم اَعلاکُم." و همچنين در فرقان می فرمايد: "و نُرِيدُ اَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَی الَّذِينَ استُضْعِفُوا فِی الاَرضِ و نَجْعَلَهُمْ اَئِمَّةً و نَجْعَلُهُمُ الوَارِثيِن." و اين مشاهده شد که اليوم چه مقدار از علماء نظر به اعراض در اسفل اراضی جهل ساکن شدهاند و اساميشان از دفتر عالين و علماء محو شده. و چه مقدار از جهّال، نظر به اقبال، به اعلی افق علم ارتفاع جستند و اسمشان در الواح علم و به قلم قدرت ثبت گشته. کذلک"يَمْحُوا اللّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَ يُثْبِتُ وَ عِنْدَهُ اُمُّ الکِتابِ." اين است که گفتهاند: "طلبُ الدَّليلِ عِندَ حُصُولِ المدلولِ قبيحٌ و الاشتِغالُ بِالعِلمِ بَعدَ الوُصُولِ إلَی المَعلُومِ مَذْمُومٌ." قُل يا اَهلَ الاَرضِ هذا فَتیً نارِيٌّ يَرکُضُ فی بَرِّيَّةِ الرُّوحِ و يُبَشِّرُکُم بِسراج اللّه وَ يُذَکِّرُکُمْ بِالاَمرِ الّذی کانَ عَن اُفُقِ القُدسِ فی شَطرِ العراقِ تَحتَ حُجُباتِ النّور بِالسّترِ مَشهُوداً.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This station is also one of the signs of the Day of Revelation; even as it is said: “The abased amongst you, He shall exalt; and they that are exalted, He shall abase.” And likewise, He hath revealed in the Qur’án: “And We desire to show favour to those who were brought low in the land, and to make them spiritual leaders among men, and to make of them Our heirs.” It hath been witnessed in this day how many of the divines, owing to their rejection of the Truth, have fallen into, and abide within, the uttermost depths of ignorance, and whose names have been effaced from the scroll of the glorious and learned. And how many of the ignorant who, by reason of their acceptance of the Faith, have soared aloft and attained the high summit of knowledge, and whose names have been inscribed by the Pen of Power upon the Tablet of divine Knowledge. Thus, “What He pleaseth will God abrogate or confirm: for with Him is the Source of Revelation.” Therefore, it hath been said: “To seek evidence, when the Proof hath been established is but an unseemly act, and to be busied with the pursuit of knowledge when the Object of all learning hath been attained is truly blameworthy.” Say O people of the earth! Behold this flamelike Youth that speedeth across the limitless profound of the Spirit, heralding unto you the tidings: “Lo: the Lamp of God is shining,” and summoning you to heed His Cause which, though hidden beneath the veils of ancient splendour, shineth in the land of ‘Iráq above the day-spring of eternal holiness.
Translation Notes
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 §135: on earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §450: the divines amongst youkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: evident thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Day of Revelation”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §343: caused themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thou hast appointedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “abased amongst you”
gleaningsGWB §151: shall be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the uttermost depthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: lowestgleaningsGWB §151: and he that is abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: The abased amongst youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: the lowest abyssgleaningsGWB §552: into the nethermostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: abased amongst you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: againgleaningsGWB §150: Bothkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: LikewisegleaningsGWB §340: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like mannergleaningsGWB §122: similarly
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “desire”, “seek” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “show” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: the Most Bountiful
SE expanded to “were brought low”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: helplessnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §310: potentiallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and from all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-hearted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §295: in the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth
This form usually rendered as “imáms”, “imams”, “spiritual” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: peoples and kindredsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §37: kindreds and peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: nationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE expanded to “hath been witnessed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: be disclosedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §198: that ye may perceive its glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: testifieth to the truth ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: may testifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by daygleaningsGWB §459: times pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when
This form usually rendered as “how”, “what”, “according” (36 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE expanded to “owing to their”
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
SE expanded to “rejection of the Truth”
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of TheegleaningsGWB §111: rejected His authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: are turned back from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that turned aside from Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorantgleaningsGWB §552: none knowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: foolishlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: though ignorantthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: O YE THAT ARE FOOLISHwill-and-testamentW&T §36: foolish amongst themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former timesgleaningsGWB §236: one of the ignorant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmatesfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §109: to lay His headkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: their true habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let me abidetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
SE rendered اعراض (iʿráḍ), اسفل (isfl), اراضی (iráḍí), جهل (jhl), ساکن (sákn), شدهاند (shdhánd), اساميشان (isámíshán), از (iz), دفتر (dftr), عالين (ʿálín) as “rejection of the Truth, the uttermost depths, of, ignorance, abide within, whose names, from, the scroll, glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: conscriptedgleaningsGWB §123: hekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: hath been pronouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §119: should enterwill-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: may attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: exaltedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §697: through the power of the Most Great Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “scroll” (1 occurrences)
scriptures 50% scroll 50%
effaced 28% blot 20% destroy 12% blotted 12% completely 8% dissipate 4% abolish 4% obliterated 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot outgleaningsGWB §174: obliteratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: vanish into nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can blot outwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: abolishgleaningsGWB §350: effaced
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “acceptance of the Faith”
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: turn thoufire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §503: would set thy face towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a former Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (195 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublimefire-tabletFire §4: upliftedgleaningsGWB §290: transcendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: its paramount influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: were spreadtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial
SE rendered اقبال، (iqbál،), اعلی (iʿlí), افق (ifq), علم (ʿlm), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), جستند (jstnd), اسمشان (ismshán), الواح (al-wáḥ), علم (ʿlm) as “acceptance of the Faith, high, summit, divine, soared aloft, whose names, the Tablet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: they have seized upongleaningsGWB §130: eschewedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: have repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: have ascendedgleaningsGWB §148: to shunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: conceivedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: have clung
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §598: clear
SE expanded to “Pen of Power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “demonstrated”, “set” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have been inscribed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §448: to establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: will cause methe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §5: stand fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), علم (ʿlm), قلم (qlm), قدرت (qdrt), ثبت (thbt), گشته (gshth), کذلک"يَمْحُوا (kdhlk"yamḥúá), اللّهُ (al-lh) as “the Tablet, divine, Pen of Power, have been inscribed, Thus, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: thinggleaningsGWB §491: anykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: what ye possessgleaningsGWB §729: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: in the face oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thou possessest
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written downgleaningsGWB §467: letterkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: sacred booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy Book
SE expanded to “hath been said”
This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)
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 §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §107: quoted in support of Our argumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicativeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §117: expressivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: claims
This form usually rendered as “found”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unseemly” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to be busied”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: been occupiedgleaningsGWB §552: communekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: are engagedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: is busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: busy, then, yourselvesgleaningsGWB §461: discourse
SE expanded to “hath been attained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §661: of Thy presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: that haply ye may attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: their reunion with Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “people of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of the peoplefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §176: Mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: that are inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE expanded to “this flamelike Youth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the judgment thou didst pronouncegleaningsGWB §568: condemnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Youthwill-and-testamentW&T §6: decreeingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: decreedgleaningsGWB §109: verdict pronouncedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: pronounced against Him such a judgmentgleaningsGWB §461: didst thou pronounce thy verdict
SE rendered اَهلَ (ahl), الاَرضِ (ar-rḍ), فَتیً (fatyan), نارِيٌّ (náriyyun), يَرکُضُ (yarkuḍ), بَرِّيَّةِ (barrírah), الرُّوحِ (ar-rúḥ) as “people of the earth, this flamelike Youth, speedeth, the limitless profound, of the Spirit”
This form usually rendered as “men”, “mankind”, “heal” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creator
SE expanded to “of the Spirit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Him Who is the Spirit of Godfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §164: Thy Breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: and quietethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §131: on your own ease
SE expanded to “heralding unto you the tidings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announcegleaningsGWB §667: joyouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the humanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Announcertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald
يُذَکِّرُکُمْ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
SE expanded to “summoning you to heed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: his devotionsgleaningsGWB §469: in addressing to thee these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: connected withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “of eternal holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy CitygleaningsGWB §6: Unsearchable and high abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: which is far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above
SE rendered اُفُقِ (ufuq), القُدسِ (al-quds), شَطرِ (shaṭr), العراقِ (al-ʿráq), حُجُباتِ (ḥujubát), النّور (an-núr) as “the day-spring, of eternal holiness, the land of ‘Iráq, the veils, splendour”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: the source ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chamber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §680: dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter thee
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
SE rendered العراقِ (al-ʿráq), حُجُباتِ (ḥujubát), النّور (an-núr), بِالسّترِ (biálsstr), مَشهُوداً (mashhúdáan) as “the land of ‘Iráq, the veils, splendour, shineth”
veil 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that lie concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §165: hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealestthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealer
