Kitáb-i-Íqán — §70
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 70 of 291.
Source (Persian)
و کانوا قائلين: "اَينَ هُوَ المولُود مَلِکُ اليَهود؟ لاَنّا قَد رَاَينا نَجمَهُ فِی المَشرِقِ وَوافَينا لِنَسجُدَ لَه." و بعد از تفحّص معلوم نمودند که در بيت اللّحم يهودا آن طفل متولّد شد. اين علامت در سماء ظاهره. و علامت در سماء باطنه که سماء علم و معانی باشد ظهور يحيی بن زکريّا بود که مردم را بشارت می داد به ظهور آن حضرت. چنانچه می فرمايد: "انَّ اللّهَ يُبَشِّرُکَ بِيَحيی مُصَدِّقاً بِکَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللّه و سَيِّداً و حَصُوراً." مقصود از کلمه، حضرت عيسی است که يحيی مبشّر به ظهور او بود. و در الواح سماوی هم مسطور است: "کانَ يُوحَنّا يَکرزُ فی بَرِّيَّةِ يَهودا قائِلاً تُوبُوا فَقَدِ اقتَرَبَ مَلَکُوتُ السّمواتِ." و مقصود از يوحنّا، يحيی است.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These Magi said: “Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east and are come to worship Him!” When they had searched, they found out that in Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, the Child had been born. This was the sign that was manifested in the visible heaven. As to the sign in the invisible heaven—the heaven of divine knowledge and understanding—it was Yahyá, son of Zachariah, who gave unto the people the tidings of the Manifestation of Jesus. Even as He hath revealed: “God announceth Yahyá to thee, who shall bear witness unto the Word from God, and a great one and chaste.” By the term “Word” is meant Jesus, Whose coming Yahyá foretold. Moreover, in the heavenly Scriptures it is written: “John the Baptist was preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” By John is meant Yahyá.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: should ever beargleaningsGWB §296: joinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: endurethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: exclaimethgleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouthkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: answering saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: I make replytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: nor is He begottengleaningsGWB §452: and the fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: That which is bornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: At his birthwill-and-testamentW&T §18: The childepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: mothergleaningsGWB §725: generation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: be born
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §64: all they that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
SE expanded to “we have seen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §505: Whatever thou seestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His estimationthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: beameth forthfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §296: embracethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: and by them Who are the Dayspringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “come” (1 occurrences)
faithfulness 39% fidelity 28% will 6% irrefutable 6% hast 6% faithful 6% preserver 3% foolish 3% trust 3% loyalty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolishfire-tabletFire §27: of loyaltygleaningsGWB §204: Our fidelitykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §3: adorethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have prostrated themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Prostrate thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §272: have bowed down in adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “clear” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: wisdomfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §303: any man that hath known Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: They arrestedgleaningsGWB §563: will We everkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: attain untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is notthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglectwill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: nor
SE rendered تفحّص (tfḥḥṣ), معلوم (mʿlúm), نمودند (nmúdnd), بيت (bít), اللّحم (al-lḥm), يهودا (yhúdá), طفل (ṭfl), متولّد (mtúlld) as “searched, found out, they, Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, Child, had been born”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the homegleaningsGWB §210: O House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §219: Our Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: with Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §188: unto Him that camekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestations of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thou hast laid baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: innergleaningsGWB §710: Inner Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: invisible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretlygleaningsGWB §391: spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the hidden
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: inner meaningfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §495: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: in the senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
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 §100: gladnessgleaningsGWB §234: announce to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: of His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the joyful tidingswill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: human
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: These peoplegleaningsGWB §347: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: His plightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: appearingthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §10: byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: SaintgleaningsGWB §259: in the court of the presence
SE expanded to “He hath revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: will revealgleaningsGWB §122: exemplified by the following verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: spokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: having raised upgleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: God. Unto thisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §539: By the righteousness of the Almighty!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “who shall bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §341: acknowledgedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: recognized the truth ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: if thou art one of the truthfulgleaningsGWB §372: condemneth it to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §167: was unloosed to voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: Moses, He Who held converse withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: by Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “prince”, “siyyid” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: siyyidgleaningsGWB §125: the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: “Princeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: princekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: a great oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Prince
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: DesiregleaningsGWB §25: enteredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: primarily intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thou One Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Goal
This form usually rendered as “tablets”, “tablet”, “holy” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the heavenly Scriptures”
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: shinethgleaningsGWB §585: Tablet ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the mystic Tabletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…
1 occurrence in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “men”, “mankind”, “heal” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §585: creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: implore Thy pardongleaningsGWB §195: Pray to be forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: ForgivinggleaningsGWB §257: and repentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repentancegleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repent ye
SE expanded to “is at hand.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §89: they who have near access to Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: befit Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
