Kitáb-i-Íqán — §275
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 275 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و ديگر ملاحظه فرمائيد چگونه جميع اين امور وارده و افعال نازله در احاديث قبل ذکر شده. چنانچه در "روضه کافی" در بيان زوراء می فرمايد: "وَ فِی رَوضَةِ الکافی عَن مُعاويَة بن وَهَب عَن اَبی عَبداللّه قال : اَتَعرِفُ الزَّوْراءَ ؟ قُلْتُ : جُعِلْتُ فِداکَ، يَقُولونَ إنَّها بَغدادُ. قال لا، ثُمَّ قالَ: دَخَلْتَ الرَّيَّ؟ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قالَ اَتَيْتَ سُوقَ الدَّوابِّ ؟ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ رَأَيتَ جَبَلَ الاَسوَدَ عَن يَمينِ الطَّريق ؟ تِلکَ الزَّوراء. يُقتَلُ فيها ثَمانُونَ رَجُلاً مِن وُلْدِ فُلانٍ کُلُّهُمْ يَصلَحُ الخِلافَةَ. قُلتُ: مَن يَقتُلُهُمْ ؟ قالَ: يَقتُلُهُم اَولادُ العَجَم."
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Moreover, observe how these things that have come to pass, and the acts which have been perpetrated, have all been mentioned in former traditions. Even as it hath been recorded in the “Rawdíy-i-Káfí,” concerning “Zawrá.” In the “Rawdíy-i-Káfí” it is related of Mu’áviyih, son of Vahháb, that Abú-‘Abdi’lláh hath spoken: “Knowest thou Zawrá?” I said: “May my life be a sacrifice unto thee! They say it is Baghdád.” “Nay,” he answered. And then added: “Hast thou entered the city of Rayy?”, to which I made reply: “Yea, I have entered it.” Whereupon, He enquired: “Didst thou visit the cattle-market?” “Yea,” I answered. He said: “Hast thou seen the black mountain on the right hand side of the road? The same is Zawrá. There shall eighty men, of the children of certain ones, be slain, all of whom are worthy to be called caliphs.” “Who will slay them?” I asked. He made reply: “The children of Persia!”
Translation Notes
SE rendered ديگر (dígr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائيد (frmáʾíd), چگونه (chgúnh), جميع (jmíʿ) as “observe, said, how, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ofwill-and-testamentW&T §54: another wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communitiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: differentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand
ملاحظه
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “behold”, “reflect” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: considerable numbergleaningsGWB §532: ye summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §52: throughout the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: commandmentsgleaningsGWB §170: the omnipotent Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: behestsgleaningsGWB §440: ordinances
SE expanded to “have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: arrivedgleaningsGWB §254: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: unite to hurtwill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: hath been recordedgleaningsGWB §240: have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: came to visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent downgleaningsGWB §538: have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: come downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou didst send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §436: changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: certain traditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tale of the SacrificegleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
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 §57: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: enoughwill-and-testamentW&T §4: contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: “Sufficient Witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befittedgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed onepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: visitor
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered می (mí), فرمايد (frmáyd), رَوضَةِ (rawḍah), الکافی (al-káfí), مُعاويَة (muʿáwyah), بن (bn), وَهَب (wahab) as “hath been recorded, He, Rawdíy-i-Káfí, Mu’áviyih, son, Vahháb”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §465: verily, sufficientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Sufficientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the All-Sufficingthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentgleaningsGWB §298: ever profitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselves
son 79% children 7% foundations 3% sons 3% edifice 2% descendant 2% baní-háshim 2% foundation 2% “o 1% rear 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and favorswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
This form usually rendered as “sire”” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: FathergleaningsGWB §293: your fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our fatherstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of thy fatherswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of its sire”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: fathersgleaningsGWB §585: of your siresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: father of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §578: Our faithful servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: statedgleaningsGWB §463: speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: answered sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledgegleaningsGWB §289: are they that have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: to comprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
SE rendered الزَّوْراءَ (az-zawráʾ), قُلْتُ (qult), جُعِلْتُ (juʿilt), فِداکَ، (fidáka،), يَقُولونَ (yaqúlún), إنَّها (ʾinnahá) as “Zawrá?”, I said, sacrifice, say, it is”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §466: Imagine thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: made Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: be offered upgleaningsGWB §136: ransomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: self-sacrificewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sacrifice for Their lowly servants)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrificegleaningsGWB §136: offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: be a sacrifice untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: be sacrificed for His
SE rendered فِداکَ، (fidáka،), يَقُولونَ (yaqúlún), إنَّها (ʾinnahá), بَغدادُ (baghdád), قال (qál), قالَ (qál) as “sacrifice, say, it is, Baghdád.”, added”
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: “EntergleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: egressprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: to immerse myselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: enterestgleaningsGWB §43: refused to embrace
This form usually rendered as “favor”, “favors”, “bounty” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Blessed isgleaningsGWB §465: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: a precious benefitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the delights of Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Well is itgleaningsGWB §391: gift of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the temporal benefits
This form usually rendered as “visit” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cattle-market?”” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cattle-market?”” (1 occurrences)
moving 50% cattle-market?” 50%
This form usually rendered as “found”, “flash”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold itfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §305: seen inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: outwardly perceivewill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: foundfire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountainsfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §276: the immovable mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountaingleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: LordgleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: afore-mentioned SiyyidgleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: SiyyidgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mysticgleaningsGWB §44: wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: roadthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: IN THE PATHwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the passagewill-and-testamentW&T §3: highwayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assassinsgleaningsGWB §452: who lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: murdererprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and put to deathwill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: massacregleaningsGWB §453: are wont to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the murder
SE expanded to “all of whom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §449: aughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: supply us with every goodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
This form usually rendered as “profiteth” (4 occurrences)
betterment 29% hath 14% profiteth 10% requirements 10% amity 10% bless 10% better 5% cause 5% reformer 5% world 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: World ReformergleaningsGWB §666: uprightnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §25: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: converted into instruments ofgleaningsGWB §437: reformation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the diversgleaningsGWB §440: peoples and kindredskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond
