Kitáb-i-Aqdas

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The Kitáb-i-Aqdas is the central book of laws and foundational scripture of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh.

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Label Occurrences
Kitáb-i-Aqdas canonical 3
Kitáb‑i‑Aqdas 1
Lawh-i-Aqdas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá'í text
book of laws
religious scripture
alsoKnownAs Most Holy Book of Bahá'u'lláh
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas
author Bahá'u'lláh
canonicalStatus part of the Bahá'í canon
centralityInFaith central book of laws of the Bahá'í Faith
contains commandments
ethical teachings
guidance on community life
guidance on individual conduct
guidance on institutions
ordinances
prophecies
religious laws
social principles
dateWritten circa 1873
emphasizes education
justice
obedience to government
truthfulness
unity of humankind
work as a form of worship
establishes laws of Huqúqu'lláh (Right of God)
laws of burial in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of divorce in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of fasting in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of inheritance in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of marriage in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of obligatory prayer in the Bahá'í Faith
laws of pilgrimage in the Bahá'í Faith
hasAuthorizedTranslation English translation published under supervision of the Universal House of Justice
hasCommentaryBy Shoghi Effendi
`Abdu'l-Bahá
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
language Arabic
mentions future development of Bahá'í institutions
institution of the House of Justice
institution of the House of Worship
institution of the Universal House of Justice
placeWritten Akká
linked to: عكّا

Ottoman Empire
prohibits asceticism
backbiting
gambling
monasticism
slavery
use of alcohol for non-medicinal purposes
use of opium
relatedWork Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh)
religion Bahá'í Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
scripturalStatus foundational scripture of the Bahá'í Faith
titleMeaning Most Holy Book
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas

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Bahá'í Faith hasSacredText Kitáb-i-Aqdas
subject linked to: Baha'i Faith
Bahá'u'lláh majorWork Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Kitáb-i-Aqdas titleMeaning Most Holy Book
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Kitáb-i-Aqdas alsoKnownAs Most Holy Book of Bahá'u'lláh
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Kitáb-i-Íqán relatedWork Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh contains Lawh-i-Aqdas
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá relatedTo Kitáb‑i‑Aqdas
linked to: Kitáb-i-Aqdas