Kitáb-i-Íqán — §244
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 244 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و همچنين می فرمايد:"
وَ لَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْکَ کِتاباً فِی قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِاَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ کَفَرُوا إنْ هَذا اِلّا سِحرٌ مُبينٌ. " و اکثری آيات فرقانيّه مدلّ و مشعر بر اين مطلب است و اين بنده اختصار نمودم به اين آيات مذکوره. و حال ملاحظه فرمائيد که در جميع کتاب جز آيات را که حجّت قرار فرموده برای معرفت مظاهر جمال خود، ديگر امری ذکر شده تا به آن متمسّک شوند و اعتراض نمايند؟ بلکه در همه موارد بر منکرين آيات و استهزاء کننده آن وعده نار فرمودهاند چنانچه معلوم شد.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And likewise, He saith: “And had We sent down unto Thee a Book written on parchment, and they had touched it with their hands, the infidels would surely have said ‘This is naught but palpable sorcery.’” Most of the verses of the Qur’án are indicative of this theme. We have, for the sake of brevity, mentioned only these verses. Consider, hath anything else besides the verses been established in the whole Book, as a standard for the recognition of the Manifestations of His Beauty, that the people might cling to, and reject the Manifestations of God? On the contrary, in every instance, He hath threatened with fire those that repudiate and scoff at the verses, as already shown.
Translation Notes
3 occurrences in corpus
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: negligiblegleaningsGWB §583: shall also descendkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
book 82% sacred 4% kitáb-i-aqdas 2% mother 2% lucid 2% books 2% kitáb-i-íqán 2% word 2% scriptures 2% book—the 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Book of GodgleaningsGWB §395: His sacred scrollkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: wondrous Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: a Bookwill-and-testamentW&T §9: letterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Lucid BookgleaningsGWB §419: prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Book
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “had” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with their hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §458: Hand of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: their handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My grasp
SE rendered بِاَيْدِيهِمْ (biáaydíhim), لَقَالَ (laqál), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), کَفَرُوا (kafarúá), سِحرٌ (siḥrun) as “with their hands, have said, the, infidels, sorcery.’””
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “repudiated” (52 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §291: and rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the unbelievers.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: an act of impietytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §260: reject
sorcery.’” 67% magic.” 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SorcerergleaningsGWB §258: sorcererkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreakgleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: amongst menfire-tabletFire §38: wordsgleaningsGWB §415: manifest errorkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: with the clear tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
SE rendered سِحرٌ (siḥrun), مُبينٌ (mubínun), اکثری (ikthrí), آيات (áyát), فرقانيّه (frqánính), مدلّ (mdll) as “sorcery.’”, palpable, verses, Qur’án, are indicative”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: for the most partgleaningsGWB §493: most of the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how manyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: most mengleaningsGWB §224: bountifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: most of themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: manykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: increased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §82: Our verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separatedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §122: distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scattered
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicateth”, “bear” (19 occurrences)
indicate 20% indicateth 13% bear 13% testify 13% pertain 7% expressive 7% prove 7% testifying 7% indicative 7% foreshadow 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek to establishgleaningsGWB §97: signs ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unshepherdedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever is alien towill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §196: testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: doth indicate
SE rendered اکثری (ikthrí), آيات (áyát), فرقانيّه (frqánính), مدلّ (mdll), مشعر (mshʿr), بر (br), مطلب (mṭlb), بنده (bndh) as “verses, Qur’án, are indicative, theme, We”
indicate 18% indicative 18% indicating 9% revealed 9% bear 9% doth 9% testify 9% perceive 9% fane 9%
SE rendered آيات (áyát), فرقانيّه (frqánính), مدلّ (mdll), مشعر (mshʿr), بر (br), مطلب (mṭlb), بنده (bndh), اختصار (ikhtṣár) as “verses, Qur’án, are indicative, theme, We, brevity”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anythinggleaningsGWB §127: aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: “To seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: in its ceaseless searchthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: EntreatgleaningsGWB §550: step of searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sought to exchange
SE rendered اختصار (ikhtṣár), نمودم (nmúdm), آيات (áyát), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd) as “brevity, mentioned, verses, Consider, He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: make mentiongleaningsGWB §546: the praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summoning you to heedthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: rememberwill-and-testamentW&T §39: deliberateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: proclaimedgleaningsGWB §107: it pertain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §713: Whatever may betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Thereforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: in the facegleaningsGWB §247: gathered aboutkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have been arrayedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §17: congregation
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 §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §39: and wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: and write downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: proofgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidencegleaningsGWB §97: evidences
This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)
SE rendered آيات (áyát), حجّت (ḥjjt), قرار (qrár), فرموده (frmúdh), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), مظاهر (mẓáhr), جمال (jmál), ديگر (dígr) as “verses, standard, established, for, recognition, Manifestations, Beauty, else”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In briefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: whereforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “comprehension” (56 occurrences)
knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehendedgleaningsGWB §311: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §594: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: exalted Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “another”, “other”, “different” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: otherswill-and-testamentW&T §54: another wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: elseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: passageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “command”, “mission” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: all thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §226: observekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His mentiongleaningsGWB §23: thou that hast rememberedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: of Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §362: cleavingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clungepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: clungkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: cleaving fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: musk
SE rendered امری (imrí), ذکر (dhkr), متمسّک (mtmssk), شوند (shúnd), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), نمايند؟ (nmáynd؟), بلکه (blkh), همه (hmh) as “anything, been, cling, reject, hath, On the contrary, every”
This form usually rendered as “denial”, “protest”, “protested” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth asidegleaningsGWB §215: turneth awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have turned asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputed
This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “summons”, “midst” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: denierkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: rejectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: disputethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: denykitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denialsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: rejected
SE rendered منکرين (mnkrín), آيات (áyát), استهزاء (isthzáʾ), کننده (knndh), وعده (wʿdh), نار (nár), فرمودهاند (frmúdhánd), چنانچه (chnánchh) as “repudiate, verses, scoff, threatened, fire, hath, as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Promised OnegleaningsGWB §424: promisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thy promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: timegleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HellgleaningsGWB §36: the flameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §175: the flame
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)
evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Shí‘ah divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §312: earthly lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: justly called learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
