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"Many are Called, but Few are Chosen"
OOL 05 10934 Phelps: AB 01359
AB 01359•‘Abdu’l-Bahá•Persian
"Many are Called, but Few are Chosen"
Some Answered Questions #032
340 words

بدان که نظم و کمال در جامعیت عالم وجود چنین اقتضا نماید که وجود منحل بصور غیر متناهی

Question:
Christ says in the Gospel: “Many are called, but few are chosen,” and in the Qur'an it is written: “He singleth out for His favour whomsoever He pleaseth.” What is the wisdom of this?
Translation:
Official translation
Know that the order and perfection of the universe require that existence be resolved into countless forms.
# Name Source Translations
#1 Some Answered Questions, “Many Are Called, but Few Are Chosen” Source Persian Translations Arabic
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#1 المدعون كثيرون والمختارون قليلون Source Persian Translations English
# Name Source Translations Resources
#1 المدعون كثيرون والمختارون قليلون Source Persian Translations English Arabic Resources
MFD. Mufáviḍát-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Mir'at, 1993. Original Persian text of SAQ. In this catalog each of the 84 chapters is given its own ID.  https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/some-answered-questions/ and https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1541.pdf
MFD#32
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SAQ/saq-96.html
SAQ. Some Answered Questions. Revised translation, U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2014. English translation of MFD. In this catalog each of the 84 chapters is given its own entry. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative- texts/abdul-baha/some-answered-questions/
SAQ#32
http://www.bahai.org/r/895023134