Kitábu'l-Asmáʼ
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The '''Kitábu'l-Asmáʼ' (; Book of Divine Names), also known as the Chahár Shaʻn (; The [Book of the] Four Grades'') is a book written by the Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, in Arabic during his imprisonment in Máh-Kú and Chihriq in Iran (1847–1850). With a total volume of more than 3,000 pages, it is the largest revealed scripture in religious history. Stephen Lambden describes the Kitábu'l-Asmáʼ as "one of the most theologically weighty or important writings of the Bab".
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- Instance of
- religious text
- Author
- Báb
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- work available at URL
- hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/node/3701
- language of work or name
- Arabic
- publication date
- 1848-08-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- title
- اَلْكِتَابُ الأَسْمَاء
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The '''Kitábu'l-Asmáʼ' (; Book of Divine Names), also known as the Chahár Shaʻn (; The [Book of the] Four Grades'') is a book written by the Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, in Arabic during his imprisonment in Máh-Kú and Chihriq in Iran (1847–1850). With a total volume of more than 3,000 pages, it is the largest revealed scripture in religious history. Stephen Lambden describes the Kitábu'l-Asmáʼ as "one of the most theologically weighty or important writings of the Bab".
At least twenty-six manuscripts exist, and much of the text has not yet been located. Some extracts are available in English in the volume Selections from the Writings of the Báb.
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