Tablet of Aḥmad — §5
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 17.
Source (Arabic)
قُلْ يَا قَوْمِ فَٱتَّبِعُوْا حُدُوْدَ اللهِ ٱلَّتِي فُرِضَتْ فِي ٱلْبَيَانِ مِنْ لَدُنْ عَزِيزٍ حَكِيْمٍ
قُلْ إِنَّهُ لَسُلْطَانُ ٱلْرُّسُلِ وَكِتَابَهُ لَأُمُّ ٱلْكِتَابِ إِنْ أَنْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلْعَارِفِينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: O people be obedient to the ordinances of God, which have been enjoined in the Bayan by the Glorious, the Wise One. Verily He is the King of the Messengers and His book is the Mother Book did ye but know.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Said HegleaningsGWB §569: supplicate sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: of Resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Thy stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: successive tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §476: walk
limitations 21% bounds 14% precepts 14% respect 7% subject 7% limits 7% four 7% law 7% confines 7% restricted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: that have been setgleaningsGWB §253: the boundskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: subjectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen
gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast biddentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoinedwill-and-testamentW&T §29: commandmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: obligationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: hath enjoinedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: This fixed money offering
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
SE rendered فُرِضَتْ (furiḍat), ٱلْبَيَانِ (lbayán), لَدُنْ (ladun), عَزِيزٍ (ʿazízin), حَكِيْمٍ (ḥakímin), قُلْ (qul) as “have been enjoined, Bayan, by, Glorious, Wise, Verily”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be Hisfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §148: everlasting glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §504: the God of powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath been ordainedgleaningsGWB §2: of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: eternal lawprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: commandethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: The Divine MessengersgleaningsGWB §537: sent Him down untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: sent down by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My BookgleaningsGWB §661: Thou didst ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Mímprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: Thou hast writtenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §498: all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nations
This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §214: appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as
