Center of the Covenant

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Center of the Covenant is the Baháʼí title given to ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá, signifying his unique role as the appointed interpreter and exemplar of Baháʼu'lláh’s teachings and the unifying authority of the Baháʼí community.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Center of the Covenant canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí religious title ⓘ
religious office ⓘ
appliedToPerson ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
appointedBy Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
associatedWithFigure Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh

ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
category Baháʼí Covenant and administration ⓘ
Baháʼí titles ⓘ
centralConcept loyalty to ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá’s guidance ⓘ
obedience to the Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
communityFunction focal point of unity for Baháʼís worldwide ⓘ
definedInDocument Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh appointing ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
derivesFromConcept Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Guardian of the Cause of God ⓘ
emphasizesQuality faithfulness to Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
perfect example of Baháʼí life ⓘ
excludesAuthorityOver legislation of new laws ⓘ
hasRole appointed interpreter of Baháʼu'lláh’s writings ⓘ
authoritative interpreter of Baháʼí scripture ⓘ
exemplar of Baháʼu'lláh’s teachings ⓘ
guarantor of the unity of the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
protector of the Baháʼí Covenant ⓘ
unifying authority in the Baháʼí community ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedDoctrine Greater Covenant ⓘ
Lesser Covenant ⓘ
notHeldBy any person other than ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
originalLanguageForm Arabic and Persian designations for ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá’s station ⓘ
purpose preservation of the unity of the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
prevention of schism in the Baháʼí community ⓘ
relatedOffice Guardian of the Cause of God ⓘ
religion Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
scopeOfAuthority guidance of the Baháʼí community ⓘ
interpretation of Baháʼu'lláh’s writings ⓘ
successorInstitution Guardianship ⓘ
Universal House of Justice ⓘ
theologicalFunction channel of divine guidance after Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
timePeriod post‑ascension of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
titleHolder ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
viewedByBahaisAs unique, singular station in Baháʼí history ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá → honorificTitle → Center of the Covenant ⓘ
Day of the Covenant → relatedConcept → Center of the Covenant ⓘ
ʻAbbás Effendi → honorificTitle → Center of the Covenant ⓘ
The Master → title → Center of the Covenant ⓘ
Kitáb-i-‘Ahd → definesOffice → Center of the Covenant ⓘ
Kitáb-i-‘Ahd → identifiesAs → Center of the Covenant ⓘ