Kitáb-i-Íqán — §188
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 188 of 291.
Source (Persian)
اَخْتِمُ القَولَ بِما نُزِّلَ عَلی مُحَمَّدٍ مِن قَبْلُ لِيَکُونَ خِتامُهُ المِسْکَ الَّذی يَهدِی النّاسَ إلی رِضوانِ قُدسٍ مُنيرٍ. قال و قوله الحقّ: "وَ اللّهُ يَدعُو إلَی دَارِالسّلامِ وَيَهْدِی مَنْ يَشَاءُ إلَی صِرَاطٍ مُستَقيمٍ." " لَهُمْ دَارُالسّلامِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَ هوَ وَلِيُّهُمْ بِما کانوا يَعْمَلونَ." لِيَسْبِقَ هذَا الفَضلُ عَلَی العالَمِ وَ الحَمدُللّه ربِّ العالَمينَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We seal Our theme with that which was formerly revealed unto Muhammad that the seal thereof may shed the fragrance of that holy musk which leadeth men unto the Ridván of unfading splendour. He said, and His Word is the truth: “And God calleth to the Abode of Peace; and He guideth whom He will into the right way.” “For them is an Abode of Peace with their Lord! and He shall be their Protector because of their works.” This He hath revealed that His grace may encompass the world. Praise be to God, the Lord of all being!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the SealgleaningsGWB §65: With these words He concludethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: “Seal,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my endepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: “Seal
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (84 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §257: My speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our argument with the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent downgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §62: “Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §163: time Thou
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §128: had surely madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: and it istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “musk” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are cleaving fastgleaningsGWB §362: cleavingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clungepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: cleavethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clinging
This form usually rendered as “guideth”, “guided”, “direct” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §366: guidethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: thereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: commandedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §668: rescue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §305: were they to ponderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those whoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
gleaningsGWB §287: the good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: radiant acquiescenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: gardenthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISEgleaningsGWB §100: tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: Ridvánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: the garden of Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holygleaningsGWB §227: sanctity.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifying
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §415: illuminekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “is the truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True OnegleaningsGWB §286: supreme and most exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Most Divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto
SE expanded to “Abode of Peace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the willgleaningsGWB §520: perishable thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: such a mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: this StraightgleaningsGWB §471: the pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the right way.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §568: His Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: Sirátepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: straight Path
This form usually rendered as “steadfast”, “straight”, “path” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §76: noble habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath risentablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
This form usually rendered as “protector” (1 occurrences)
loved 20% men 13% guardianship 13% guardian 13% authorities 7% outrivalled 7% whereas 7% imams 7% lord 7% chosen 7%
This form usually rendered as “doing”, “deal” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have actedgleaningsGWB §562: Their very actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Do withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actions
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
hath 46% surpassed 16% preceded 14% have 5% encompasseth 5% excelled 3% committed 3% escaped 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: surpassedgleaningsGWB §539: have rainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath overflowedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hastenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §607: most laudablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: “His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §666: unto menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
