Kitáb-i-Íqán — §181
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 181 of 291.
Source (Persian)
بسيار تعجّب است که اين قوم در بعضی از مراتب که مطابق ميل و هوای ايشان است متمسّک به آيه منزله در فرقان و احاديث اولی الايقان می شوند و از بعضی که مغاير هوای ايشان است بالمرّه اعراض می نمايند."اَفَتُؤمِنُونَ بِبَعضِ الِکتَاب و تَکفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍ. " ما لَکُم کيف تَحکُمُونَ ما لا تَشعُرُونَ؟ مثل آنکه در کتاب مبين، ربّ العالمين بعد از ذکر ختميّت فی قوله تعالی: "وَ لَکِنْ رَسُولَ اللّهِ وَ خَاتَمَ النّبيّينَ"، جميع ناس را به لقای خود وعده فرموده. چنانچه آيات مدلّه بر لقای آن مليک بقا در کتاب مذکور است و بعضی از قبل ذکر شده. و خدای واحد شاهد مقال است که هيچ امری اعظم از لقا و اصرح از آن در فرقان ذکر نيافته. فَهَنيئاً لِمَن فازَ بِهِ فی يَومٍ اَعْرَضَ عَنهُ اَکثَرُ النّاسِ کَما اَنتُم تَشهَدُونَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How strange! These people with one hand cling to those verses of the Qur’án and those traditions of the people of certitude which they have found to accord with their inclinations and interests, and with the other reject those which are contrary to their selfish desires. “Believe ye then part of the Book, and deny part?” How could ye judge that which ye understand not? Even as the Lord of being hath in His unerring Book, after speaking of the “Seal” in His exalted utterance: “Muhammad is the Apostle of God and the Seal of the Prophets,” hath revealed unto all people the promise of “attainment unto the divine Presence.” To this attainment to the presence of the immortal King testify the verses of the Book, some of which We have already mentioned. The one true God is My witness! Nothing more exalted or more explicit than “attainment unto the divine Presence” hath been revealed in the Qur’án. Well is it with him that hath attained thereunto, in the day wherein most of the people, even as ye witness, have turned away therefrom.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “greatly”, “divers” (21 occurrences)
manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: verygleaningsGWB §118: numberlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: oldwill-and-testamentW&T §17: How oftenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: grievouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: greatlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: strangegleaningsGWB §370: wonderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: How great is Our amazementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: How marvelousthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: How very strangegleaningsGWB §523: strange, how very strange!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: marvellous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: placesfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §272: Go thou straight onkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my low estatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “some”, “certain”, “few” (100 occurrences)
SE rendered قوم (qúm), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), مطابق (mṭábq), ميل (míl), هوای (húáy) as “These people, part of, of, accord with, their inclinations, selfish desires”
conform 18% accordance 18% conforms 18% irrelevant 9% attested 9% accord 9% inconsistent 9% conformity 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the depthsgleaningsGWB §362: conformskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: irrelevantwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the dustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: spherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: sphere?”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: in accordance withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: accord with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine own desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §41: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: cleaving fast untogleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: and my hands clingingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: of the truth of the verses which have descended upon Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
SE rendered هوای (húáy), ايشان (iyshán), متمسّک (mtmssk), آيه (áyh), منزله (mnzlh), فرقان (frqán), احاديث (iḥádíth), اولی (iwlí), الايقان (al-áyqán) as “selfish desires, cling to, verses, Qur’án, traditions, the people, of certitude”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: would fallgleaningsGWB §176: which this Pen hath revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: showers ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst send Him downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §375: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: sprung forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditionsgleaningsGWB §350: caused
This form usually rendered as “world”, “primal”, “first” (74 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullyfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §474: the undoubted truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: have firm faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: of confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §705: the certain truth
SE rendered فرقان (frqán), احاديث (iḥádíth), اولی (iwlí), الايقان (al-áyqán), می (mí), شوند (shúnd), از (iz), بعضی (bʿḍí), مغاير (mgháyr), هوای (húáy), ايشان (iyshán) as “Qur’án, traditions, the people, of certitude, of, contrary to, their”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: may not prove to have beengleaningsGWB §551: must wash awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: did not come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laidwill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: may attain
SE rendered مغاير (mgháyr), هوای (húáy), ايشان (iyshán), بالمرّه (bálmrrh), اعراض (iʿráḍ), می (mí), نمايند."اَفَتُؤمِنُونَ (nmáynd."áafatuʾminún) as “contrary to, their, reject those, “Believe ye then”
one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
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 §162: such as have turned aside from TheegleaningsGWB §37: protest against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: turned away their eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have turned asidetablet-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 §30: withdrawn from
This form usually rendered as ““believe” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §687: showkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: “Believe ye thenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: have made togleaningsGWB §108: Witnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mayest be ablegleaningsGWB §334: reflectedgleaningsGWB §384: thou mayest
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 §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §234: in the Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Thy greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
disbelieve 50% deny 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §262: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: at the camphor fountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: have deniedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §43: unbeliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbelief
SE expanded to “How could ye judge”
SE rendered کيف (kíf), تَحکُمُونَ (taḥkumún), تَشعُرُونَ؟ (tashʿurúna؟), مثل (mthl), آنکه (ánkh) as “How could ye judge, ye understand not, Even as”
SE expanded to “ye understand not”
hair 19% understand 12% consciousness 12% indicative 12% expressive 8% poet 8% revealed 8% perceive 8% failed 8% observe 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand notgleaningsGWB §410: they cannot comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: awareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: of my headwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §39: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: doth indicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likegleaningsGWB §438: Consider for instancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: in one senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: such as are like unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: likeness
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: LordsgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §412: of His knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: knowledge—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: the One that knoweth all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
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 §34: thatgleaningsGWB §279: to the remembrance of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: connected withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: or made mention thereoftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: crieth outgleaningsGWB §293: a Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: This verily isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and may, at every moment, proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §311: the loftinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: transcendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: the preeminence oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of GodgleaningsGWB §323: by Thy Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: His Messengers!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thou didst send metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Messengers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: ProphetgleaningsGWB §585: bear you an announcement fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Other Prophetswill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: each of the Prophets of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: Tell
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §108: their followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §466: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: all the peoples of the world
SE expanded to ““attainment unto the divine”
presence 24% attainment 14% attain 10% shall 10% behold 10% sow 10% sowed 10% attaining 5% convey 5% proclamation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §291: admittance into the court of His presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: attainment unto the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: when face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the promisegleaningsGWB §51: that hath been promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: didst promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the promised timegleaningsGWB §451: what he threatenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Didst Thou not promise me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to sanctifygleaningsGWB §94: hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: are sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded ingleaningsGWB §493: We have
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicateth”, “expressive” (19 occurrences)
indicate 20% indicateth 13% expressive 13% bear 13% pertain 7% unmistakably 7% testify 7% prove 7% testifying 7% indicative 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: advancedgleaningsGWB §195: testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: and standards,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §107: quoted in support of Our argumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: guidance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §443: rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: the kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
SE rendered آيات (áyát), مدلّه (mdllh), بر (br), لقای (lqáy), مليک (mlík), بقا (bqá), کتاب (ktáb), مذکور (mdhkúr), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz) as “verses, testify, attainment to the presence, immortal King, Book, some of, of”
immortal 28% immortality 28% eternity 17% eternal 14% incorruptible 3% unfading 3% existence 3% everlasting 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §708: the Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: anotherfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §109: the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: that are essentially one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: have recognized Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: martyrsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §190: mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered واحد (wáḥd), شاهد (sháhd), مقال (mqál), هيچ (hích), امری (imrí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), لقا (lqá), اصرح (iṣrḥ), از (iz) as “one true, witness, Nothing, more exalted, of, “attainment unto the divine, explicit”
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mightygleaningsGWB §375: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding
This form usually rendered as “more” (2 occurrences)
explicitly 33% explicit 17% more 11% open 6% testifieth 6% how 6% unmistakable 6% any 6% openly 6% clear 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: explicitlygleaningsGWB §35: openkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: by his explicit statementswill-and-testamentW&T §39: Explicitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: so explicitlywill-and-testamentW&T §17: openlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more explicitwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His explicit words
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “brought” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceivegleaningsGWB §549: comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: hath been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: turning away fromwill-and-testamentW&T §5: would beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attainethgleaningsGWB §684: partake ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: invested withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attained unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereunto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §463: all the days of thy lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the 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 §206: on that day
