Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh)
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Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) is a supplementary Bahá’í text in which Bahá'u'lláh responds to various questions about the laws and teachings set out in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9159531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) Context triple: [Kitáb-i-Aqdas, relatedWork, Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh)]
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A.
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
The Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh are a collection of writings by Bahá'u'lláh that articulate the core theological, ethical, and social teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī is a renowned Islamic treatise by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah that addresses the spiritual and moral consequences of sin and the path to repentance.
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C.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
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D.
Asās al-Taqdīs
Asās al-Taqdīs is a seminal theological treatise by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi that systematically defends Ash‘ari Sunni doctrine and divine transcendence against anthropomorphic interpretations of God.
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E.
Masail al-Jahiliyyah
Masail al-Jahiliyyah is a short theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that contrasts Islamic monotheism with the beliefs and practices of pre-Islamic “Age of Ignorance” Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) Target entity description: Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) is a supplementary Bahá’í text in which Bahá'u'lláh responds to various questions about the laws and teachings set out in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
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A.
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
The Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh are a collection of writings by Bahá'u'lláh that articulate the core theological, ethical, and social teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī
al-Jawāb al-Kāfī is a renowned Islamic treatise by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah that addresses the spiritual and moral consequences of sin and the path to repentance.
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C.
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.
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D.
Asās al-Taqdīs
Asās al-Taqdīs is a seminal theological treatise by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi that systematically defends Ash‘ari Sunni doctrine and divine transcendence against anthropomorphic interpretations of God.
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E.
Masail al-Jahiliyyah
Masail al-Jahiliyyah is a short theological treatise by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab that contrasts Islamic monotheism with the beliefs and practices of pre-Islamic “Age of Ignorance” Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í text
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religious text ⓘ supplementary text to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Questions and Answers (Bahá’u’lláh)
NERFINISHED
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Questions and Answers (Supplement to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Bahá’ís
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
students of Bahá’í law ⓘ |
| author | Bahá'u'lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | authoritative Bahá’í scripture ⓘ |
| function |
explanation of ambiguous points in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
ⓘ
guidance on implementation of Bahá’í law ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary text
ⓘ
religious legal commentary ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Research Department of the Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
questions posed by believers
ⓘ
responses by Bahá'u'lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionType |
numbered answers
ⓘ
numbered questions ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| includedIn | Some editions of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Bahá’í holy writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfAuthorizedEnglishEdition | Bahá’í World Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kitáb-i-Aqdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ |
| scriptureOf | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of questions and answers ⓘ |
| subject |
Bahá’í law
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Bahá’í teachings ⓘ clarification of Bahá’í laws ⓘ interpretation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas ⓘ |
| supplements | Kitáb-i-Aqdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Questions and Answers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
application of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in practice
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clarification of ritual obligations ⓘ details of inheritance laws ⓘ details of obligatory prayer ⓘ details of personal status laws ⓘ fasting regulations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authoritative clarification of legal questions
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study of Bahá’í jurisprudence ⓘ |
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Subject: Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) Description of subject: Questions and Answers (Bahá'u'lláh) is a supplementary Bahá’í text in which Bahá'u'lláh responds to various questions about the laws and teachings set out in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
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