Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith

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The Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith is the divinely ordained system of authority and succession that preserves the unity of the Bahá'í community and safeguards the integrity of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá'í doctrine ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
theological covenant ⓘ
basedOnBelief divine guidance ⓘ
progressive revelation ⓘ
CenterOfCovenant ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
centralFigure Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
Universal House of Justice ⓘ
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
CovenantBreakingDefinedAs persistent opposition to the Center of the Covenant or its successor institutions ⓘ
definesSuccessionOf Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
describedAs divinely ordained system of authority and succession ⓘ
emphasizes loyalty to appointed institutions ⓘ
unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ
foundationText Bahá'u'lláh’s Book of the Covenant ⓘ
linked to: Kitáb-i-‘Ahd

Kitáb‑i‑‘Ahd ⓘ
linked to: Kitáb-i-‘Ahd

Tablets of the Divine Plan ⓘ
Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
function interpretation of scripture is vested in authorized figures ⓘ
maintains doctrinal unity ⓘ
prevents unauthorized claims to leadership ⓘ
GreaterCovenantConcerns promise of successive Manifestations of God ⓘ
guarantees continuity of legitimate leadership in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ
protection from schism ⓘ
hasPart Greater Covenant ⓘ
Lesser Covenant ⓘ
historicalDevelopmentPhase Guardianship of Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
establishment of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ
ministry of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
ministry of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
LesserCovenantConcerns succession of authority after Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
opposes Covenant‑breaking ⓘ
purpose preserve the unity of the Bahá'í community ⓘ
safeguard the integrity of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings ⓘ
relatedConcept Greater Covenant of God with humanity ⓘ
Lesser Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh with His followers ⓘ
religion Bahá'í Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
requires obedience to the Center of the Covenant ⓘ
successionLeadsTo Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
Universal House of Justice ⓘ
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
upheldBy Bahá'í administrative order ⓘ
Local Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ
National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ
Universal House of Justice ⓘ
viewedAs protection against sectarianism ⓘ
unique feature of the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ

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

Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá → subject → Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ
Universal House of Justice → predecessorBody → Guardianship of the Bahá’í Faith (as complementary institution, not replaced) ⓘ
linked to: Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
Guardian of the Cause of God → relatedConcept → Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ
Kitáb-i-‘Ahd → subject → Bahá’í Covenant ⓘ
linked to: Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
letters of Shoghi Effendi → coversTopic → Covenant and protection of the Faith ⓘ
linked to: Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
Covenant-breaking (Bahá'í Faith) → relatedTo → Covenant (Bahá'í Faith) ⓘ
linked to: Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
Head of the Bahá'í Faith → doctrineRelatedToOffice → Bahá'í Covenant ⓘ
linked to: Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith