At just over 7 hours 55 minutes this audio book is sure to enlighten and engage. For example a bahai wedding cannot take place until the bahai assembly of the area agrees that all requirements of both. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Kitab alaqdas and other tablets by bahaullah the british library. Bahai suppression and corruption of their own book of laws. Contains an introduction by the universal house of justice and a description by shoghi effendi of the contents of the kitab i aqdas. Tablets of bahaullah, revealed after the kitabiaqdas. Of the more than one hundred volumes comprising the sacred writings of bahaullah, the kitab i aqdas is of unique importance. It is sometimes also referred to as the most holy book, the book of laws or the book of aqdas. It was in acre around 1873 that bahaullah revealed alkitab alaqdas the most holy book, often referred to by its persian title kitabi aqdas, although. Included in this section is an extract from the tablet of ishraqat. This most holy book sets forth laws of god for the bahai dispensation, and. With every new revelation of god laws are changed according to the times. Buy the kitabiaqdas forgotten books by bahaullah isbn.
This work is written in arabic and its arabic title is alkitab al aqdas, but it is commonly referred to by its persian title, kitab i aqdas, which was given the work by bahaullah himself. The kitabiaqdas the most holy book was revealed by bahaullah in response to. To build anew the world is the claim and challenge of his message, and the kitab i aqdas is the charter of the. It is sometimes called the aqdas, the most holy book, the book of laws, and. This site offers free and instant downloads of bahai sacred and authoritative texts as audio books as zipped files in mp3 format courtesy of the bahais of the united states. Contains an introduction by the universal house of justice and a description by shoghi effendi of the contents of the kitabiaqdas. Bahaullahs book of laws and his most important work, dating from the early akka period. It was supplemented by later writings and by bahaullahs replies to a series of questions posed by one of his secretaries. The kitabiaqdas or aqdas is the central book of the baha.
A number of tablets revealed by bahaullah after the kitab i aqdas contain passages supplementary to the provisions of the most holy book. The kitabiaqdas the most holy book internet archive. The most holy book contains obfuscations and distortions designed to protect the fortunes of the bahai faith and preventing the book to cause a drastic falloff in membership, as the text reveals a great disparity between the original message of the founder and what later came to be sold as the bahai faith. Holy al kitab al aqdas english translation by bahai world center taken from arabic text taken from. The kitabiaqdas bahai reference library the bahai faith.
Bahaullahs book of laws, written in arabic around 1873 while he was still imprisoned within the city of akka. This collection of sixteen tablets revealed by bahaullah after the kitabiaqdas constitute some of his most significant works. You keep us going and growing with your support we will do even more in 2020. These new laws are the key to living a spiritual life ordained by the creator for that place in history. Bahaullah has set forth the laws that will be used to build anew the whole world. The kitabiaqdas can be read in full at the bahai reference library. The kitab i aqdas is the most holy book for bahais.
Some are implemented now and some will be for the future of mankind. The word aqdas is a superlative form derived from the triconsonantal root qds, denoting holiness or sanctity in semitic languages. The most noteworthy of these have been published in tablets of bahaullah revealed after the kitab i aqdas. The most holy book 1 by baha allah, bahaullah isbn. The hardback is pictured, but what we have available at this time is the red pocket edition.
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