Kitáb-i-Íqán — §222
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 222 of 291.
Source (Persian)
چنانچه نقطه فرقان در آخر امر فرمودند که "إنّی تارِکٌ فيکُمُ الثّقلَيْنِ کتابَ اللّهِ و عِترَتی." با اينکه احاديث بسيار از منبع رسالت و معدن هدايت نازل شده بود با وجود اين جز ذکر کتاب چيزی نفرمودند و آن را سبب اعظم و دليل اقوم برای طالبان مقرّر فرمودند که هادی عباد باشد تا يوم معاد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Muhammad, Himself, as the end of His mission drew nigh, spoke these words: “Verily, I leave amongst you My twin weighty testimonies: The Book of God and My Family.” Although many traditions had been revealed by that Source of Prophethood and Mine of divine Guidance, yet He mentioned only that Book, thereby appointing it as the mightiest instrument and surest testimony for the seekers; a guide for the people until the Day of Resurrection.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the lattergleaningsGWB §99: our lastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: at lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: the latter generationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: FinallygleaningsGWB §705: others
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Ordainerfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §153: The Cause associated with His Namekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: Nothing whatsoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “said”, “have”, “uttered” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: declarethgleaningsGWB §442: We cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: of which it is said:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: having raised upgleaningsGWB §35: withhold
This form usually rendered as “leave” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have put awayfire-tabletFire §18: been forsakengleaningsGWB §463: noted downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: wilt Thou abandon methe-hidden-wordsHW §20: hast thou forsaken Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have renouncedfire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned
SE expanded to “twin weighty testimonies”
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 §238: a Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Thy greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By the righteousness of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §372: utteranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: traditiongleaningsGWB §76: shall tell out her tidings
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 §242: greatlygleaningsGWB §118: numberlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumberedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: How oftenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath been sentgleaningsGWB §270: sent and fetchedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: his worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: have waftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Apostle of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §226: rightly guidedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Thy guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §682: direct their stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Him Who is the RevealergleaningsGWB §160: declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Send down, thentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
SE rendered معدن (mʿdn), هدايت (hdáyt), نازل (názl), وجود (wjúd), جز (jz), ذکر (dhkr), کتاب (ktáb), چيزی (chízí), نفرمودند (nfrmúdnd) as “Mine, Guidance, revealed, only, mentioned, Book, He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §118: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any created thingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: thou wouldst findwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
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 §147: to describegleaningsGWB §720: vauntedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the causegleaningsGWB §110: motivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the motiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §17: will makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: is conducive to
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereigngleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supreme
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
This form usually rendered as “consummate”, “clearest”, “surest” (12 occurrences)
consummate 10% clearest 10% surest 10% true 10% may 10% infallible 10% arise 10% wait 10% should 10% most 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: in every instancefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §322: themekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “ordained”, “appointed” (17 occurrences)
laid 17% ordained 17% appointed 17% definitely 8% singled 8% prescribed 8% appointing 8% established 8% destined 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the SpotgleaningsGWB §212: His most holy habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: was establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of Godfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §166: Ikitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshippedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: His last daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-time
resurrection 17% habits 17% prodigies 8% fresh 8% capacity 8% transmuted 8% will 8% who 8% ways 8% again 8%
