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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh	2

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 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

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