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Baha'i Faith

Writings of the Bab, Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, progressive revelation, unity, and global religion.

Persia / Global19th century CESource guide7 indexed sources
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Kitab-i-Aqdas

scripture / law textrevealed in Akka around 1873; authorized English translation first published 1992Arabic
Needs rights reviewSource map only

official authorized translation is readable online; full display requires permission review

Use as the primary Baha'i law-text anchor. Compare covenant, law, unity, prayer, inheritance, and religious renewal only through summaries/links until display permission is clear.

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Kitab-i-Iqan / Book of Certitude

scripture / theological treatiserevealed in Baghdad in 1861-1862Persian
Needs rights reviewSource map only

official authorized translation is readable online; full display requires permission review

Central Baha'i interpretive text for progressive revelation, the unity of religions, prophecy, symbolic fulfillment, and reading older scriptures.

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Hidden Words

scripture / devotional textrevealed in Baghdad in 1857-1858Arabic and Persian
Needs rights reviewSource map only

official authorized translation is readable online; full display requires permission review

Short devotional passages useful for comparing soul, detachment, love, justice, divine address, and ethical purification.

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Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

selected writingscompiled and translated by Shoghi Effendi in the 20th century from Baha'u'llah's writingsPersian and Arabic source writings
Needs rights reviewSource map only

official authorized translation is readable online; full display requires permission review

Source-map anchor for unity of humanity, progressive revelation, world order, divine manifestation, and comparative theology.

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Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

anthology19th-century Baha'i revelation; modern authorized English compilation/translationArabic/Persian; authorized English translation
Rights reviewpending

Copyrighted (Copyright Baha'i International Community); commercial use requires prior permission per bahai.org Terms of Use. Review-only, no import without permission

Widely-used thematic anthology of Baha'u'llah's writings (broad themes: revelation, God/creation, the soul, world order). Same rights basis and link-out plan; no import without written permission. Good candidate for a permission request if an authorized on-site excerpt set is later desired.

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The Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book) — Baha'u'llah

translation19th-century Baha'i revelation; modern authorized English translationArabic; authorized English translation
Rights reviewpending

Copyrighted (Copyright Baha'i International Community). bahai.org Terms of Use (updated 2022-09-05): use permitted WITH attribution + the notice 'Copyright Baha'i International Community' and no misrepresentation, BUT any COMMERCIAL use requires PRIOR written permission ([email protected]); permi

Central book of Baha'i laws (theme: sacred-law). RIGHTS DETERMINATION (shared by all three records): the official Baha'i Reference Library is authoritative, but its content is copyright Baha'i International Community and commercial use needs prior permission, so under the site's commercial posture NO full-text import/display is permitted now. RECOMMENDED PLAN: (1) link-out from the existing 'Baha'i Faith Source Guide' dossier + bahai tradition page directly to the official Reference Library pages (no copying); (2) if on-site display is desired, request written permission from the Baha'i International Community ([email protected]) for specific works/excerpts, preserving the required copyright notice + attribution; (3) keep bahai tradition as inventory/links only for now (currently 0 texts). TOPIC-TAG NOTE: requested themes 'unity / progressive revelation / world-religion comparison' have no exact topic_slug; closest available are prophecy-vision, sacred-law, messiah-savior — consider dossier-level tagging or proposing new topic slugs to admin.

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The Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude) — Baha'u'llah

translation19th-century Baha'i revelation; modern authorized English translationPersian; authorized English translation
Rights reviewpending

Copyrighted (Copyright Baha'i International Community); commercial use requires prior permission per bahai.org Terms of Use. Review-only, no import without permission

Primary doctrinal work on progressive revelation and fulfillment of prophecy (themes: prophecy-vision, messiah-savior). Same rights basis and link-out plan as the Kitab-i-Aqdas record; no import without written permission from the Baha'i International Community.

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Questions this area should answer
  • How does progressive revelation compare with prophecy, restoration, avatar, and renewal claims?
  • How does Baha'i scripture read older religions without erasing their differences?
  • Which official translations can be linked, summarized, or displayed with permission?