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”
This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: all mengleaningsGWB §132: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: all of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consentthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §42: gather inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: all other
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: at His biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §729: a Revelation direct from Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE expanded to “have come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: touchedgleaningsGWB §491: We be exposed tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: all that hath befallen uswill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §137: that have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §456: responsible for such actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: actual achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: hope to achievethe-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast dealtgleaningsGWB §266: in all Thine actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: send downgleaningsGWB §695: have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §122: transientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: impendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: traditiongleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
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 §201: suggestedgleaningsGWB §469: in addressing to thee these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: sing their praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: and Thy most exalted and all-glorious Remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
garden 75% rawdih-khani 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §450: will surely suffice tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: unanswerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the All-Sufficingthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §34: rested notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §298: can ever profit thee
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
son 76% children 6% foundations 4% edifice 3% sons 3% scion 2% built 1% descendant 1% foundation 1% divine 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §424: ones of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughterthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §222: rear
This form usually rendered as “vouchsafe” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingfire-tabletFire §29: by the onrushinggleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: pass over themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: onrushingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through the wordsgleaningsGWB §96: Knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: WisdomgleaningsGWB §117: grasp the naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignoranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
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 §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: as fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: Make me abletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: be sacrificed for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §136: offered up as a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: as a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: be a ransomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: a sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself up
This form usually rendered as “city” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “didst” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cattle” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thou”, “found” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceivedfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §258: have witnessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: may be discoveredthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirror
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §718: rocklikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsgleaningsGWB §276: immovable mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the mountain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: princelygleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §611: have been made dismal and turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: BlackgleaningsGWB §84: turned black
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: at the right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: to the rightgleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand side
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slewestgleaningsGWB §453: are wont to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: murdererprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: put an end to the lifewill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SlaygleaningsGWB §453: Ye slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: martyrdom
This form usually rendered as “eighty” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “man”, “feet”, “one” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: nor is He begottengleaningsGWB §452: and the fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is bornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: At his birthwill-and-testamentW&T §18: The childepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: borngleaningsGWB §248: were bornkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: children
SE expanded to “all of whom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the wholegleaningsGWB §25: its peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: All haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: Their eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §58: heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: to whosoevergleaningsGWB §163: With all their might
This form usually rendered as “profiteth”, “worthy” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it hath been well orderedgleaningsGWB §666: for the redemptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: considerationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §25: at his own discretion the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconstruct
This form usually rendered as “contrary”, “capital”, “away” (10 occurrences)
