This could also be a great thing for a seeker of the faith to read and learn how bahai live their lives, and the administrative order. Please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. 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 bahaullahs faith can be safeguarded. Multilinear translation project and glossary by bahaullah compiled by jonah winters. The kitab i aqdas is the most holy book for bahais. The doctrine of the most great infallibility k47 n75.
For example a bahai wedding cannot take place until the bahai assembly of the area agrees that all requirements of both. The kitabiaqdas is referred to as the motherbook of the bahai. With every new revelation of god laws are changed according to the times. The twin duties of recognition of the manifestation and observance of his laws, and their inseparability. When ye desire to perform this prayer, turn ye towards the court of my most holy presence, this hallowed spot that god hath made the center round which circle the concourse on high, and which he hath decreed to be the point of adoration for the denizens of the cities of eternity, and the source of. What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. The kitabi aqdas the most holy book was revealed by bahaullah in response to repeated requests from his followers for laws to follow. This is the dayspring of divine knowledge, if ye be of them that understand, and the dawningplace of.
The kitabi aqdas or aqdas is the central book of the baha. The most holy aqdas book kitab early english translations were done by anton haddad, earl elder, and marzieh gail, but none of these were very good. The kitab i aqdas is regarded as the most holy book of our religion for a reason. Let him that findeth no water for ablution repeat five times the words in the name of god, the most pure, the most pure, and then proceed to his devotions. This project is no more than a supplement to the authorized. The most holy book contains obfuscations and distortions designed to protect the fortunes of the bahai faith and preventing the book to cause a drastic falloff in membership, as the text reveals a great disparity between the original message of the founder and what later came to be sold as the bahai faith. The kitabiaqdas is regarded as the most holy book of our religion for a reason. A number of tablets revealed by bahaullah after the kitabiaqdas contain passages supplementary to the provisions of the most holy book. Kitabiaqdas bahaipedia, an encyclopedia about the bahai faith. It is sometimes also referred to as the aqdas, the most holy book, the. In 1953 shoghi effendi, the guardian of the bahai faith, in.
The kitabi aqdas can be read in full at the bahai reference library. Other references are to page numbers in the usual way. Buddhism 376 million followers tripitaka pali canon 5. It is sometimes also referred to as the most holy book, the book of laws or the book of aqdas. It is the book of laws for the faith, and instructs us on how to live our lives. The work was written in arabic under the arabic title alkitabu laqdas arabic. The kitabiaqdas or aqdas is the central book of the baha. It is sometimes also referred to as the most holy book. The first duty prescribed by god for his servants is the recognition of him who is the dayspring of his. Kitabi aqdas, the most holy book bahai library online. Bahaullah has set forth the laws that will be used to build anew the whole world. Laws of the kitabiaqdas the most holy book, p 18 bahai laws. It was supplemented by later writings and by bahaullahs replies to a series of questions posed by one of his secretaries.
It is sometimes called the aqdas, the most holy book, the book of laws, and. Bahaullahs book of laws, written in arabic around 1873 while he was still imprisoned within the city of akka. This most holy book sets forth laws of god for the bahai dispensation, and. He, in truth, forgiveth whomsoever he desireth as a bounty on his part. The first duty prescribed by god for his servants is the recognition of him who is the dayspring of his revelation and the fountain of his laws, who representeth the godhead in both the kingdom of his. In it, bahaullah sets out laws in relation to such areas of life as prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage.
This is a book which hath become the lamp of the eternal unto the world, and his straight, undeviating path amidst the peoples of the earth. Slideshow 2 images bahaullah revealed the kitabiaqdas in this room in the house of udi khammar, where he was confined in akka about 1873. These new laws are the key to living a spiritual life ordained by the creator for that place in history. The most holy book by bahaullah 1993, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The kitabiaqdas bahai reference library the bahai faith.
There are many holy books used by members of the bahai faith. When ye desire to perform this prayer, turn ye towards the court of my most holy presence, this hallowed spot that god hath. Some are implemented now and some will be for the future of mankind. The most noteworthy of these have been published in tablets of bahaullah revealed after the kitabiaqdas. It is also referred to as the motherbook of the bahai revelation gpb 325. The kitabi aqdas, the most holy book of the bahai faith.
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