The kitabiaqdas by bahaullah free ebook project gutenberg. To build anew the world is the claim and challenge of his message, and the kitab i aqdas is the charter of the future world civilization that bahaullah has come to rise up. The seven sealed scroll written within and on the back in revelation 5. Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave. The twin duties of recognition of the manifestation and observance of his laws, and their inseparability. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. The kitab i aqdas is the most holy book for bahais. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The arabic pages of the tumanskii edition are keyed to the page numbers of 1992 official baha i english translation, the kitab i aqdas. With every new revelation of god laws are changed according to the times. If the daughter of the deceased be dead and leave issue, her share will have to be divided into the seven categories specified in the most holy book. Sidebyside comparisons of the authorized translation with earlier. Amongst the people is he whose learning hath made him proud. Of the more than one hundred volumes comprising the sacred writings of bahau llah, the kitabiaqdas is of unique importance.
Holy al kitab al aqdas english translation by bahai world center. It behoveth every one who reacheth this most sublime station, this summit of transcendent glory, to observe every ordinance of him who is the desire of the world. The first authorized english translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by the supplementary writings and the questions. The spirit of truth bible the herald of quran download. This book revealed through bahaullah, the manifest of god. This most holy book sets forth laws of god for the bahai dispensation, and ordains necessary institutions through which the integrity and the unity of bahaullah s faith can be safeguarded. It was supplemented by later writings and by bahaullahs replies to a series of questions posed by one of his secretaries. It is usually stated that the book was completed around 1873, although there is evidence to suggest that at least some of the work was written earlier. The kitabiaqdas or aqdas is the central book of the bahai faith written by bahaullah, the founder of the religion. This most holy book, whose provisions must remain inviolate for no less than a thousand. It is sometimes also referred to as the aqdas, the most holy book, the book of laws and occasionally the book.
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When ye desire to perform this prayer, turn ye towards the court of my most holy presence, this hallowed spot that god hath. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The translation of the kitab i aqdas, the bahai most holy book, by earl e. The kitabiaqdas or aqdas is the central book of the baha. The work was written in arabic under the arabic title alkitabulaqdas, but it is commonly referred to by its persian title, kitabiaqdas, which was given to the work by bahaullah himself. It has the same status as the quran for muslims or the bible for christians.
Kitabiaqdas bahaiworks, a library of works about the baha. The kitabiaqdas by bahaullah, free ebook global grey. Jul 16, 2008 from the holy kitabiaqdas of the bahai faith. The most holy book contains obfuscations and distortions designed to protect the fortunes of the bahai faith and preventing the book. You keep us going and growing with your support we will do even more in 2020. This most holy book, whose provisions must remain inviolate for no less than a thousand years, and whose system will embrace the entire planet, may well be regarded as the brightest emanation of the mind of bahaullah, as the mother book of his dispensation and the charter of his new world order. The kitabiaqdas, the most holy book of the bahai faith. It is sometimes also referred to as the aqdas, the most holy book, the book of laws and occasionally the book of aqdas. The term mother book is generally used to designate the central book of a religious dispensation. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A critical survey and interpretation on the kitab i aqdas, the most holy book. Multilinear translation project and glossary, by bahaullah 1999.
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The kitabiaqdas most melodious of tones they who recite the verses of the allmerciful in the most melodious of tones will perceive in them that with which the sovereignty of earth and heaven can never be compared. The arabic pages of the 1943 tehran edition are keyed to the paragraphs k1, k2 of the official english. The kitab i aqdas is regarded as the most holy book of our religion for a reason. It was downloaded from the farsi version of the bahai reference library, but much of the text is in arabic including the aqdas itself. A number of tablets revealed by bahaullah after the kitabiaqdas contain passages supplementary to the provisions of the most holy book. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The kitabiaqdas, the most holy book or the book of laws is a central work of bahaullah that discusses the establishment of bahai administrative institutions, religious practices, laws of personal status, criminal law, ethical exhortations, social principles, miscellaneous laws and abrogations, and prophecies. Like most arabic writings, the original aqdas was revealed without this segmentationparagraph breaks were supplied by the translators. The end of all learning is the recognition of him who is the object of all knowledge. Contains an introduction by the universal house of justice and a description by shoghi effendi of the contents of the kitab i aqdas. This project is no more than a supplement to the authorized text of the kitab i aqdas, published 1992.
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