Kitáb-i-Íqán — §270

Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 270 of 291.

Source (Persian)

و از جمله کلمات مدلّه بر شرع جديد و امر بديع فقرات دعای ندبه است که می فرمايد: "اَيْنَ المُدَّخَرُ لِتَجديدِ الفَرائِضِ و السُّنَنِ و اَيْنَ المُتخَيَّرُ لإعادَةِ المِلَّةِ وَالشَّريعَةِ." و در زيارت می فرمايد: "اَلسَّلامُ عَلَی الحَقِّ الجَديدِ". "سُئِلَ اَبو عَبدِ اللّهِ عَن سيرَةِ المَهديّ کَيفَ سيرَتُه قال يَصنَعُ ما صَنَعَ رَسُول اللّهِ وَ يَهدِمُ ما کانَ قَبْلَهُ کَما هَدَمَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ اَمْرَ الجاهليَّة. "

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Among the utterances that foreshadow a new Law and a new Revelation are the passages in the “Prayer of Nudbih”: “Where is He Who is preserved to renew the ordinances and laws? Where is He Who hath the authority to transform the Faith and the followers thereof?” He hath, likewise, revealed in the Zíyárat: “Peace be upon the Truth made new.” Abú-‘Abdi’lláh, questioned concerning the character of the Mihdí, answered saying: “He will perform that which Muhammad, the Messenger of God, hath performed, and will demolish whatever hath been before Him even as the Messenger of God hath demolished the ways of those that preceded Him.”

Translation Notes

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

جمله

jmlh j-m-l → “among”

literal: beauty; totality; beautiful

among 38% partially 15% others 8% briefly 8% within 8% while 8% one 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient Beauty gleaningsGWB §616: His Beauty kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: brief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty

کلمات

klmát k-l-m → “utterances”

literal: word; words

words 63% utterances 10% word 10% utterance 4% terms 4% sayings 2% which 2% mysteries 2% vain 2% holy 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse gleaningsGWB §148: “So oft, then, as kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: hath spoken the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith will-and-testamentW&T §27: His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: speaketh gleaningsGWB §563: that was heard

مدلّه

mdllh d-l-l → “proof” Distinctive

literal: proof; indicating

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 §133: adduce gleaningsGWB §359: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: the testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signs will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicateth gleaningsGWB §107: in support of Our argument kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: are indicative

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered از (iz), جمله (jmlh), کلمات (klmát), مدلّه (mdllh), بر (br), شرع (shrʿ), جديد (jdíd), امر (imr), بديع (bdíʿ), فقرات (fqrát), دعای (dʿáy) as “Among, the utterances, foreshadow, Law, new, Revelation, the passages, in the “Prayer”

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 §124: to gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

شرع

shrʿ sh-r-ʿ → “law”

literal: law; law, religious law

law 63% hath 13% faith 13% law.” 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Law gleaningsGWB §711: to the law kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: theological prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Law will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Law epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribed gleaningsGWB §668: the ancient Faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: river of divine knowledge

جديد

jdíd j-d-d → “new”

literal: new; renewal; renew

new 70% fresh 15% thyself 3% life 3% new-born 3% themselves 3% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Again gleaningsGWB §555: new life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and revive the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: new gleaningsGWB §43: to put off kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: new-born light

بديع

bdíʿ b-d-ʿ → “new”

literal: wondrous; wonders; creation

wondrous 74% new 13% create 3% marvelous 3% beauteous 3% divine 3% mystic 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Peerless gleaningsGWB §548: wondrous grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: wonders of Thine utterances the-hidden-wordsHW §38: from will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Incomparable gleaningsGWB §5: majesty

فقرات

fqrát f-q-r → “passages”

literal: poor; poverty; matter

poor 46% poverty 29% paupers 6% destitute 6% passages 4% destitution 3% misery 3% matter 1% subject 1% perversity 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poor gleaningsGWB §408: poor that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-stricken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: but paupers the-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poor gleaningsGWB §366: destitute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack

دعای

dʿáy d-ʿ-w → “in the “prayer”

literal: call; invitation; claim

SE expanded to “in the “Prayer”

“prayer 67% prayer 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summoneth gleaningsGWB §502: layeth claim kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have called upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: request

ندبه

ndbh n-d-b → “lament”

literal: lamentation

lament 44% lamentations 11% unsearchable 11% weeping 11% lamentation 11% bewail 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: lamentations gleaningsGWB §650: lamentation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: bewail prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my lamentations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: lament gleaningsGWB §168: weeping gleaningsGWB §118: unsearchable

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered بديع (bdíʿ), فقرات (fqrát), دعای (dʿáy), ندبه (ndbh), می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), المُدَّخَرُ (al-muddakhar) as “new, the passages, in the “Prayer, Nudbih”, He, is preserved”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

فرمايد

frmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §117: recreated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: exercised prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: are turned gleaningsGWB §511: hath written

المُدَّخَرُ

al-muddakhar d-kh-r → “preserved”

literal: preserved

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: is preserved

الفَرائِضِ

al-faráʾiḍ f-r-ḍ → “hath” Distinctive

literal: obligation; supposition; assumption

This form usually rendered as “ordinances” (1 occurrences)

hath 18% hast 18% ordinances 9% obligation 9% didst 9% have 9% binding 9% fixed 9% commandment 9%

gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the ordinances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast bidden tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoined will-and-testamentW&T §27: This fixed money offering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: obligation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst enjoin will-and-testamentW&T §22: binding

السُّنَنِ

as-sunan s-n-n → “laws”

literal: year; years; spear

laws 29% precepts 29% alter 14% paths 14% restraints 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: years gleaningsGWB §318: Laws kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: way prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy laws will-and-testamentW&T §49: arrows epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: year gleaningsGWB §459: alter His ways kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: darts

المُتخَيَّرُ

al-mutkhayyar kh-y-r → “hath the authority”

literal: good; better; choose

SE expanded to “hath the authority”

good 37% better 16% chosen 10% best 7% choose 7% unconstrained 6% righteous 6% unconditioned 5% chose 4% choosest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better is gleaningsGWB §71: the righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How well prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: the Unrestrained the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferred gleaningsGWB §476: highest good

لإعادَةِ

lʾiʿádah ʿ-w-d → “resurrection” Distinctive

literal: return; habit; Ad

This form usually rendered as “transform”, “repeating” (3 occurrences)

transform 50% repeating 50%

gleaningsGWB §358: capacity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: habits gleaningsGWB §471: will We return you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: ways gleaningsGWB §471: who will return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: repeating gleaningsGWB §154: infused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Resurrection

المِلَّةِ

al-millah m-l-l → “the faith”

literal: nation; nations

faith 67% nation 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: foreigners gleaningsGWB §293: Faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faith will-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: people gleaningsGWB §174: nations will-and-testamentW&T §22: nations and governments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nation

زيارت

zíárt z-w-r → “visit” Distinctive

literal: visitation; visit

This form usually rendered as “pilgrimage”, “zíyárat” (3 occurrences)

pilgrimage 50% zíyárat 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befitted gleaningsGWB §215: visiteth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyárat prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed on will-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath visited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gaze epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrim

اَلسَّلامُ

alssalám s-l-m → ““peace be”

literal: peace; greeted

peace 76% greeting 12% health 6% make 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peace gleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: a recognized authority prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: under Thy protection will-and-testamentW&T §6: delivering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutations gleaningsGWB §618: righteous man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submitted

الحَقِّ

al-ḥaqq ḥ-q-q → “the truth”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth gleaningsGWB §148: the Eternal Truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Most Divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: unjustly

سُئِلَ

suʾil s-y-l → “rained”

literal: flowing (wire); to flow

2 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §34: rained

اَبو

abú ʾ-b-w → “fathers”

literal: father; fathers

fathers 46% father 38% sires 8% sire” 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: fathers gleaningsGWB §585: of your sires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our fathers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fathers will-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Father gleaningsGWB §293: your fathers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: father of

عَبدِ

ʿabd ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 82% one 8% god 3% man’s 3% servant” 3% servant’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: one fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §175: creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

سيرَةِ

sírah s-y-r → “journeying” Distinctive

literal: journey

This form usually rendered as “made”, “character”, “traverse” (7 occurrences)

made 33% character 33% traverse 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: journeying gleaningsGWB §320: moveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the character prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: make me able to will-and-testamentW&T §34: elsewhere gleaningsGWB §305: made to traverse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: traverse

المَهديّ

al-mahdíd h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 49% guide 20% guided 7% divine 7% guiding 4% thou 4% lead 4% directeth 2% rightly 2% guideth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance of gleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: commanded tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §485: approach

کَيفَ

kayf k-y-f

literal: how

SE rendered اَبو (abú), عَبدِ (ʿabd), اللّهِ (al-lh), سيرَةِ (sírah), المَهديّ (al-mahdíd), کَيفَ (kayf), سيرَتُه (síratuh), قال (qál), يَصنَعُ (yaṣnaʿ), صَنَعَ (ṣanaʿ) as “Abú-‘Abdi’lláh, the character, of the Mihdí, answered saying, “He will perform, hath performed”