The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book

Posted on 03 May 2019 by Bahá'u'lláh

In 1953 Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha i Faith, included as one of the goals of his Ten Year Plan the preparation of a Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitab i Aqdas as an essential prelude to its translation He himself worked on the codification, but had not finished it when he died in 1957 The task was continued on the basis of his work, and the resulting volume was released in 1973 That publication included, in addition to the Synopsis and Codification itself and explanatory notes, a compilation of the passages from the Kitab i Aqdas which had already been translated by Shoghi Effendi and published in various books The Synopsis and Codification covered the text of both the Kitab i Aqdas and the Questions and Answers which constitutes an appendix to the Aqdas In 1986 the Universal House of Justice decided that the time had come when the preparation of an English translation of the complete text of the Most Holy Book was both possible and essential and made its accomplishment a goal of the Six Year Plan 1986 1992 Its publication in English will be followed by translations in other languages It has been recognized that the Kitab i Aqdas, being Sacred Scripture, should be presented in a form which can be read with ease and inspiration, uncluttered with the footnotes and index numbers that are common in scholarly texts Nonetheless, to assist the reader in following the flow of the text and its changing themes, paragraph divisions have been added such divisions not being common in works of Arabic literature and these paragraphs have then been numbered for ease of access and indexing, as well as for uniformity of reference in all the languages in which the work will be published.Following the text of the Aqdas is a brief compilation of Writings of Baha u llah which are supplementary to the Most Holy Book, and a translation of the Questions and Answers published here for the first time.About the Author Read The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book Author Bahá'u'lláh – kino-fada.fr ...i gave it 4 starts just cause it s so damn funny manuals i gave it 4 starts just cause it s so damn funny manuals 49 4549 45 144 159 159 72 The new spiritual laws from God for a new age in man s spiritual evolution A must read for anyone really interested in the future world according to Baha u llah, Prophet Founder of the Baha i Faith, and God s Messenger for today.On the 100th Anniversary of the 1912 speeches in DC of Abdul Baha, the grandson of the Bahai founder, the DC Bahai group gave this to me for giving them a tour of Universalist National Memorial Church UNMC in DC The precursor to UNMC was the Universalist Church of Our Father, the only church where Abdul Baha spoke They also brought dozens of hats, gloves, scarfs, and jackets for us to distribute A Catholic priest I know once told me, Bahai Oh, my You WANT to have those people as On the 100th Anniversary of the 1912 speeches in DC of Abdul Baha, the grandson of the Bahai founder, the DC Bahai group gave this to me for giving them a tour of Universalist National Memorial Church UNMC in DC The precursor to UNMC was the Univer...The renewed Law Inside find the Onness and Unity of God and Religion, Elimination of Prejudice of all types, Equality of the Genders, Independent investigation of Truth, Means to an end to the Disparities between rich and poor, Universal Equal Education, UNity of NAtions and GovernmentsComplex, difficult to interpret, highly recommendable.This is a difficult read if you don t know much about the Baha i faith I m glad I read it, though I may go back through it from time to time.The Kitab i Aqdas is the Holy book of laws for the Baha i Faith Translated in high, lofty English it makes for inspired reading The Kitab i Aqdas is the Holy book of laws for the Baha i Faith Translated in high, lofty English it makes for inspired reading Who am I to rate the Word of God.

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03 May 2019

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