Tablet catalog
Two Kinds of Fate
OOL 05 41285 Phelps: AB 05420
AB 05420•‘Abdu’l-Bahá•Persian
Two Kinds of Fate
Some Answered Questions #068
150 words

قضا دو قسم است یکی محتوم است و دیگری مشروط که معلق گفته میشود

Question:
Is fate, which is mentioned in the Holy Books, an irrevocable thing? If so, what use or benefit will come from seeking to avoid it?
Translation:
Official translation
Fate is of two kinds: one is irrevocable and the other is conditional, or, as it is said, impending.
# Name Source Translations
#1 Some Answered Questions, What happens to children who die before reaching the age of maturity Source Persian Translations Arabic
# Name Source Translations
#1 مفاوضات - بقاء ارواح الاطفال Source Persian Translations English
# Name Source Translations Resources
#1 مفاوضات - بقای ارواح اطفال 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#68
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SAQ/saq-174.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#68
http://www.bahai.org/r/197875413