Note 188

188. the letters B and E were joined and knit together # 177

Shoghi Effendi, in letters written on his behalf, has explained the significance of the "letters B and E". They constitute the word "Be", which, he states, "means the creative Power of God Who through His command causes all things to come into being" and "the power of the Manifestation of God, His great spiritual creative force".

The imperative "Be" in the original Arabic is the word "kun", consisting of the two letters "&kaf" and "&nun". They have been translated by Shoghi Effendi in the above manner. This word has been used in the &Qur'an as God's bidding calling creation into being.