Kalimat-i-Maknúnih

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Kalimat-i-Maknúnih is a central Baháʼí scripture by Baháʼu'lláh consisting of brief, aphoristic spiritual teachings presented as divine counsels to humanity.

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Kalimat-i-Maknunih 2
Kalimat-i-Maknúnih canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí scripture ⓘ
collection of aphorisms ⓘ
religious text ⓘ
addressedTo all humankind ⓘ
author Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
centralTo Baháʼí scripture ⓘ
compiledBy Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
consistsOf brief aphoristic passages ⓘ
containsNumberOfSayings 71 Arabic passages ⓘ
82 Persian passages ⓘ
dateOfComposition circa 1857–1858 ⓘ
describedAs divine counsels to humanity ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle The Hidden Words ⓘ
hasGenre ethical teachings ⓘ
mystical literature ⓘ
hasTitle Kalimat-i-Maknúnih ⓘ
hasTranslation numerous languages ⓘ
influencedBy Islamic mysticism ⓘ
Shiʿi devotional literature ⓘ
keyConcept covenant with God ⓘ
justice ⓘ
manifestation of God ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
obedience to divine will ⓘ
renunciation ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ
service to others ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
literaryForm aphorism ⓘ
notableTranslator Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
openingFormula O Son of Being ⓘ
O Son of Man ⓘ
O Son of Spirit ⓘ
placeOfComposition Baghdad ⓘ
primaryTheme detachment from the material world ⓘ
love of God ⓘ
moral guidance ⓘ
purification of the heart ⓘ
spiritual development ⓘ
unity of humanity ⓘ
relatedWork Qurʼanic ethical teachings ⓘ
Sayings of Imam ʿAlí ⓘ
religiousTradition Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
sectionLanguage Arabic section ⓘ
Persian section ⓘ
statusInCommunity highly revered text among Baháʼís ⓘ
structure two main sections ⓘ
usedIn Baháʼí devotional practice ⓘ
personal meditation ⓘ

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

Hidden Words → originalTitle → Kalimat-i-Maknúnih ⓘ
Kalimat-i-Maknúnih → hasTitle → Kalimat-i-Maknúnih ⓘ
The Hidden Words → originalTitleInArabic → Kalimat-i-Maknunih ⓘ
linked to: Kalimat-i-Maknúnih
The Hidden Words → originalTitleInPersian → Kalimat-i-Maknunih ⓘ
linked to: Kalimat-i-Maknúnih