The official news website of the worldwide Bahá’í community. 1879 Bahjí. 91. Official Statements 11. Let him that findeth no water for ablution repeat five times the words “In the Name of God, the Most Pure, the Most Pure”, and then proceed to his devotions. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws, written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. This allocation constituted less than a quarter of the whole estate. Bahá’u’lláh's room in the house of ‘Údi Khammár, where He revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, late 1900s ... Bahá’í Reference Library. The Bahá’í Faith The official website of the worldwide Bahá’í community. 81. Author: Bahá’u’lláh; Source: Bahá’í World Centre, 1992 edition; Pages: 254; Go to printed page GO « Previous | Contents | Next » Print Selection. ... 11 Kitab-i-Aqdas.pdf. Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas is Bahá’u’lláh 's "Charter" of His "New World Order." Links to specific locations in a text can be obtained by clicking on the blue box which appears when the mouse cursor is placed to the right of the opening of a paragraph. [Back To Reference] 5. 77. Bahá’u’lláh in the Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Kitab-i-Ahd appointed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as the Center of His Covenant and the infallible interpreter of His Cause. 145. turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root. Some years after the revelation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Bahá’u’lláh had manuscript copies sent to Bahá’ís in Iran, and in the year 1308 A.H. (1890-91 A.D.), towards the end of His life, He arranged for the publication of the original Arabic text of the Book in Bombay. 43. 75. Universal House of Justice 3. …are forbidden to confess to any person, as do the Catholics to their priests, our sins and shortcomings, or to do so in public, as some religious sects do. Division of the estate should take place only after the Ḥuqúqu’lláh hath been paid, any debts have been settled, the expenses of the funeral and burial defrayed ¶28. Verily, it is enjoined upon you to offer a feast, once in every month. Verily, there is none other God besides Me. 89. JPG. Biblioteka w języku polskim. 110. Reference. Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah. 46. Bahá’u’lláh has established consultation as one of the fundamental principles of His Faith and has exhorted the believers to “take counsel together in all matters.” He describes consultation as “the lamp of guidance which leadeth the way” and as “the bestower of understanding.” Shoghi Effendi states that the “principle of consultation … constitutes one of the basic laws” of the Bahá’í Administrative Order. Baha'i World Volumes 1. These will then become accessible to other Mozilla-type programs and search plugins (such as if you install the Context Search or Search Sidebar). Whoso wisheth to make use of vessels of silver and gold is at liberty to do so. A new version of the Bahá’í Reference Library is now available. Pages 77-88 : … The first major task given by the House of Justice was the Spanish translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (the Most Holy Book), which became a reference work for the following Spanish translations, and was completed in 1999. We have assigned the residence and personal clothing of the deceased to the male, not female, offspring, nor to the other heirs. No marriage may be contracted without payment of a dowry, 95. 148. the first hath been adorned with this Name which overshadoweth the whole of creation, 149. A nicely-formatted version of the Aqdas designed for online reading is Romane Takkenberg's www.aqdasproject.com. As a corollary of this principle, Bahá’u’lláh further states that mendicity should not only be discouraged but entirely wiped out from the face of society. It sets forth the laws of God for the Bahá’í dispensation and ordains the necessary institutions through which integrity and unity can be safeguarded, along with much more. Build ye houses of worship throughout the lands ¶31. The number of months in a year, appointed in the Book of God, is nineteen. The punishments for theft are intended for a future condition of society, when they will be supplemented and applied by the Universal House of Justice. We have commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning of maturity, 14. 28. The weight of the traditional mithqál used in the Middle East is equivalent to 24 nakhuds. 82. O Spot that art situate on the shores of the two seas! The imposition of this fine is intended for a future condition of society, at which time the law will be supplemented and applied by the Universal House of Justice. Division of the estate should take place only after the Ḥuqúqu’lláh hath been paid, any debts have been settled, the expenses of the funeral and burial defrayed, 48. 58. Bahá’u’lláh's room in the house of ‘Údi Khammár, where He revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, late 1900s Whoso interpreteth what hath been sent down from the heaven of Revelation, and altereth its evident meaning, 131. approach not the public pools of Persian baths, 132. Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years, “twelve months according to the Qur’án, and of nineteen months of nineteen days each, according to the Bayán.”. These Tablets are embellished with the seal of Him Who causeth the dawn to appear, Who lifteth up His voice between the heavens and the earth. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. Baha'i Faith. Notes & References. Reference Login. 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