Kitáb-i-‘Ahd

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Bahá’í scripture religious text will and testament

The Kitáb-i-‘Ahd is Bahá'u'lláh’s Will and Testament that designates his successor and outlines the principles of succession and authority in the Bahá’í Faith.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh	2
Kitáb-i-‘Ahd canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9159649 — 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: Kitáb-i-‘Ahd
Context triple: [Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, contains, Kitáb-i-‘Ahd]

A. 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.
B. Risala-i-Haq Numa
Risala-i-Haq Numa is a philosophical and mystical treatise by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that explores Sufi metaphysics and the nature of divine truth.
C. Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
D. Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
E. Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kitáb-i-‘Ahd
Target entity description: The Kitáb-i-‘Ahd is Bahá'u'lláh’s Will and Testament that designates his successor and outlines the principles of succession and authority in the Bahá’í Faith.

A. 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.
B. Risala-i-Haq Numa
Risala-i-Haq Numa is a philosophical and mystical treatise by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that explores Sufi metaphysics and the nature of divine truth.
C. Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
D. Kitab al-Iman
Kitab al-Iman is the Book of Faith section in Sahih al-Bukhari, compiling prophetic traditions that define and explain the concept and components of Islamic faith (iman).
E. Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bahá’í scripture ⓘ religious text ⓘ will and testament ⓘ
addresses	Bahá’u’lláh’s followers ⓘ conduct of Bahá’ís after Bahá’u’lláh’s passing ⓘ
affirmsRoleOf	‘Abdu’l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeName	Book of the Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitab-i-Ahd NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Acre period of Bahá’u’lláh’s ministry ⓘ
author	Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus	authoritative text for Bahá’ís ⓘ
centralTheme	Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant with his followers ⓘ
dateWritten	late 19th century ⓘ
defines	principles of authority in the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ principles of succession in the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ
designatesSuccessor	‘Abdu’l‑Bahá NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	obedience to the Center of the Covenant ⓘ unity of the Bahá’í community ⓘ
genre	covenant text ⓘ testament ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation	authoritative English translation published by the Bahá’í World Centre ⓘ
historicalSignificance	established clear line of succession after Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ
identifiesAs	Center of the Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ
inBahaiLawContext	supplements provisions of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas on succession ⓘ
influenced	development of Bahá’í administrative order ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mentions	Bahá’u’lláh’s family NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalScript	Arabic script ⓘ
partOf	Bahá’í holy writings ⓘ
placeWritten	‘Akká NERFINISHED ⓘ
prescribes	loyalty to ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá as interpreter of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings ⓘ
preservedBy	Bahá’í community NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	Kitáb-i-Aqdas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
scriptureCategory	writings of Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusInBahaiFaith	charter of the Covenant ⓘ
subject	Bahá’í Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ authority in the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ succession in the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ
typeOfCovenant	specific covenant ⓘ
warnsAgainst	covenant-breaking ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh → contains → Kitáb-i-‘Ahd ⓘ

Day of the Covenant → relatedConcept → Kitáb-i-‘Ahd ⓘ

this entity surface form: Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh

Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá → relatedTo → Kitáb-i-‘Ahd ⓘ