Kitáb-i-‘Ahd (Book of the Covenant)

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The Kitáb-i-‘Ahd (Book of the Covenant) is Baháʼu'lláh’s formal will and testament that designates ʻAbdu'l-Bahá as his successor and interpreter, establishing the principle of succession in the Baháʼí Faith.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí scripture
covenant document
religious text
will and testament
addressesAudience Baháʼís NERFINISHED
affirmsAuthorityOf ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
alternativeLanguage Arabic phrases
associatedDoctrine Baháʼí Covenant NERFINISHED
author Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
canonicalAuthority binding on Baháʼís
centralTheme loyalty to the Covenant
obedience to ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
unity of the Baháʼí community
clarifies line of authority after Baháʼu'lláh
dateContext revealed near the end of Baháʼu'lláh’s life
definesOffice Center of the Covenant NERFINISHED
definesRoleOf ʻAbdu'l-Bahá as Center of the Covenant
designatesInterpreter ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
designatesSuccessor ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
doctrinalSignificance foundation document of the Baháʼí Covenant
emphasizes adherence to the Book of God
righteous conduct
establishesPrinciple succession in the Baháʼí Faith
fullTitle Kitáb-i-‘Ahd (Book of the Covenant) NERFINISHED
genre testamentary tablet
hasEnglishTranslation yes
includedIn compilations of Baháʼu'lláh’s writings
language Persian
laterPublishedBy Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED
mentionsFigure Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED
Mírzá Muhammad ʻAlí NERFINISHED
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
originalScript Arabic script
placeContext ʻAkká region NERFINISHED
preservationStatus text preserved and authenticated in Baháʼí archives
preservedBy ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
prohibits division and schism in the Baháʼí community
relatedConcept Guardianship in the Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED
relatedWork Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá NERFINISHED
religiousFunction covenant text
succession charter
religiousTradition Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED
statusInCanon part of the writings of Baháʼu'lláh
translatedTitle Book of the Covenant NERFINISHED
veneratedBy Baháʼís worldwide

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Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh contains Kitáb-i-‘Ahd (Book of the Covenant)