An alternative reading of the closing sentence
interpretation
On: Il y a aussi beaucoup de paroles sur ce point
Source quotation · E. Blochet, 1898, p. 46, footnote 3; new English translation by Rainbow Watch
French original
Ou : en voilà assez de dit là-dessus ; le texte pouvant prêter à deux interprétations.
New English translation
Or: enough has been said about this; the text permits two interpretations.
Ulema-i Islam, second treatise — Blochet’s French translation · E. Blochet, “Le Livre intitulé l’Oulamâ-i Islâm,” Revue de l’histoire des religions 37 (1898), pp. 23–49; second treatise pp. 40–49; selected complete three-restorer sequence p. 46, PDF page 53. French visually transcribed from scan; line-wrap hyphenation joined, whitespace normalized, typographic apostrophes standardized, footnote callouts moved into separate linked notes. Translator parentheticals retained. New English translation by Rainbow Watch with AI assistance, translated from Blochet’s French, not directly from Persian; French wording and new English translation independently reviewed 20 September 2026.
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Public-domain French translation published in 1898. New English translation prepared for Rainbow Watch from that public-domain French text; not attributed to Dhabhar.
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French original
Ou : en voilà assez de dit là-dessus ; le texte pouvant prêter à deux interprétations.
New English translation
Or: enough has been said about this; the text permits two interpretations.
Blochet’s reference for Bahrâm Amâvand
interpretation
On: Bahrâm Amâvand
Source quotation · E. Blochet, 1898, p. 46, footnote 1; new English translation by Rainbow Watch
French original
Cf. Revue de l’Histoire des Religions, t. XXXI, n° 3, p. 241 ssq.
New English translation
See Revue de l’Histoire des Religions, vol. XXXI, no. 3, p. 241 ff.
Ulema-i Islam, second treatise — Blochet’s French translation · E. Blochet, “Le Livre intitulé l’Oulamâ-i Islâm,” Revue de l’histoire des religions 37 (1898), pp. 23–49; second treatise pp. 40–49; selected complete three-restorer sequence p. 46, PDF page 53. French visually transcribed from scan; line-wrap hyphenation joined, whitespace normalized, typographic apostrophes standardized, footnote callouts moved into separate linked notes. Translator parentheticals retained. New English translation by Rainbow Watch with AI assistance, translated from Blochet’s French, not directly from Persian; French wording and new English translation independently reviewed 20 September 2026.
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Public-domain French translation published in 1898. New English translation prepared for Rainbow Watch from that public-domain French text; not attributed to Dhabhar.
Community response to this revision: 0
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2026-09-21T02:03:32+00:00
French original
Cf. Revue de l’Histoire des Religions, t. XXXI, n° 3, p. 241 ssq.
New English translation
See Revue de l’Histoire des Religions, vol. XXXI, no. 3, p. 241 ff.
Two readings of “words on this matter”
interpretation
On: il y a de nombreuses paroles
Source quotation · E. Blochet, 1898, p. 46, footnote 2; new English translation by Rainbow Watch
French original
Il faut prendre ici ma‘ni dans le sens de « chose » et non dans celui de « signification » ; le mot sukhan signifie généralement « parole », mais dans ce passage il signifie sans doute « texte », à moins qu’on ne veuille entendre : il y a assez de paroles sur ce point ; nous en avons assez dit, ce qui, comme plus haut, n’est point impossible.
New English translation
Here ma‘ni must be understood as “thing,” not “meaning.” The word sukhan generally means “speech,” but in this passage it probably means “text,” unless one prefers to understand: “there are enough words on this matter; we have said enough,” which, as above, is not impossible.
Ulema-i Islam, second treatise — Blochet’s French translation · E. Blochet, “Le Livre intitulé l’Oulamâ-i Islâm,” Revue de l’histoire des religions 37 (1898), pp. 23–49; second treatise pp. 40–49; selected complete three-restorer sequence p. 46, PDF page 53. French visually transcribed from scan; line-wrap hyphenation joined, whitespace normalized, typographic apostrophes standardized, footnote callouts moved into separate linked notes. Translator parentheticals retained. New English translation by Rainbow Watch with AI assistance, translated from Blochet’s French, not directly from Persian; French wording and new English translation independently reviewed 20 September 2026.
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Public-domain French translation published in 1898. New English translation prepared for Rainbow Watch from that public-domain French text; not attributed to Dhabhar.
Community response to this revision: 0
Published revision history
2026-09-21T02:03:32+00:00
French original
Il faut prendre ici ma‘ni dans le sens de « chose » et non dans celui de « signification » ; le mot sukhan signifie généralement « parole », mais dans ce passage il signifie sans doute « texte », à moins qu’on ne veuille entendre : il y a assez de paroles sur ce point ; nous en avons assez dit, ce qui, comme plus haut, n’est point impossible.
New English translation
Here ma‘ni must be understood as “thing,” not “meaning.” The word sukhan generally means “speech,” but in this passage it probably means “text,” unless one prefers to understand: “there are enough words on this matter; we have said enough,” which, as above, is not impossible.