Tablet of Aḥmad — §3
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
قُلْ إِنَّ هَذَا لَمَنْظَرُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ ٱلَّذِي سُطِرَ فِي أَلْوَاحِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ وَبِهِ يُفْصَلُ ٱلْحَقُّ عَنِ ٱلْبَاطِلِ وَيُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيْمٍ قُلْ إِنَّهُ لَشَجَرُ ٱلْرُّوْحِ ٱلَّذِي أَثْمَرَ بِفَوَاكِهِ اللهِ ٱلْعَلِي ٱلْمُقْتَدِرِ ٱلْعَظِيْمِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Verily this is that Most Great Beauty, foretold in the Books of the Messengers, through Whom truth shall be distinguished from error and the wisdom of every command shall be tested. Verily He is the Tree of Life that bringeth forth the fruits of God, the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great.
Translation Notes
SE rendered قُلْ (qul), لَمَنْظَرُ (lamanẓar) as “Most Great Beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: would answer and saygleaningsGWB §516: your outlaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: hath spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to “Most Great Beauty”
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: seeingfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §341: keep their eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: in accordance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
SE rendered لَمَنْظَرُ (lamanẓar), ٱلْأَكْبَرُ (lʾakbar), سُطِرَ (suṭir), أَلْوَاحِ (ʾalwáḥ) as “Most Great Beauty, foretold, the Books”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §124: excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: have dealt disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
This form usually rendered as “line”, “lines”, “traced” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of his are but talesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: linesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: linethe-hidden-wordsHW §94: most holy
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: lucidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §286: comprehend
SE expanded to “of the Messengers”
messengers 92% muhammad 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Apostle (Muḥammad)gleaningsGWB §198: and Messengers of oldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Prophets unsent.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath been sent
This form usually rendered as “maketh”, “may”, “shall” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §696: the meaning of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: makethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: may be separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: GodgleaningsGWB §219: by the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: truly
This form usually rendered as “wisdom” (1 occurrences)
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separatedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §113: maketh the slightest possible differencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: of the Muhammadan Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scattered
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: At the biddinggleaningsGWB §458: Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: promiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: topics profitable unto mangleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth
This form usually rendered as “all-wise”, “wisdom”, “all-wise.”” (72 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shall be tested”
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “bringeth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequencesgleaningsGWB §594: a fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: the fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified befire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §163: on the seatskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: whether highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and magnifytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §340: Divine powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: Thine appointmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
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 §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: MightygleaningsGWB §95: majesty.…
