Kitab-i-Badi

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The Kitab-i-Badi ( Persian كتاب بديع, Arabic الكتاب البديع) is one of the holy books of the Baha'i . But it is not named after the Baha'i martyr Badi ' .

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The book was written by Baha'ullah , the founder of the Baha'i religion, in Adrianople in 1867/1868 . On three consecutive days Baha'ullah dictated this work, which is about twice the length of the Kitab-i-Iqan , for about two hours each time. In the original it was mainly written in Persian and also contains many Arabic passages. The book was written in response to Mirza Mihdiy-i-Rashti's letter to one of Baha'ullah's companions. Mirza Mihdiy was a judge in Constantinople and partisan of Subh-e Azal . Most of the arguments in it were intended to prove that Baha'ullah's claim to be the Bab's Promised One was false. The Kitab-i-Badi is conceived as an apology of the faith of Baha'ullah and occupies an important place among his writings.

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In the book, Baha'ullah describes his position as "the one God will reveal", the next great manifestation of God promised by the Bab . It is aimed at Subh-e Azal and the Azali . Baha'ullah also presents his revelation for this age and declares that there will be no further revelation from God within the next millennium . Baha'ullah asked Mirza Mihdiy several times to put a stop to his pen, warning him that God would soon crush him in his anger. In fact, Mirza Mihdi died a short time later. This is mentioned by Baha'ullah in the Lawh-i-Fuad ( Claim and Annunciation ).

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