Tablet of Aḥmad — §13
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
كَذَلِكَ حَالَتِ ٱلْظُّنُوْنُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقُلُوْبِهِمْ وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنْ سُبُلِ اللهِ ٱلْعَلِي ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus have their superstitions become veils between them and their own hearts and kept them from the path of God, the Exalted, the Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: WhereforegleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purposegleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: deemedfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §449: mere conceitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: such false imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: of my fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: imagine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: amongst menfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §295: My Book, the Bayánkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and glorificationthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §551: of his heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §479: He withholdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and were hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withhold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straightgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: self and desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in the waysthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §509: the state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: uplift the world of beingfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §508: the Inaccessiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §406: sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: supreme achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: RevelationgleaningsGWB §621: bountiful favor
