Aqdas

English

Alternative forms

Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (ketâb-e aqdas, in Baháʼí transliteration Kitáb-i-Aqdas, literally “the holiest book”), from Arabic كِتاب‎ (kitāb, “book”) + أَقْدَس‎ (ʔaqdas, “holiest, exceedingly holy”), the latter word being elative of قِدِّيس‎ (qiddīs) or قُدُّوس‎ (quddūs), both “holy”.

Proper noun

Aqdas

The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith.

Translations

Baháʼí central holy book

Arabic: الأقدس‎
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亞格達斯經／亚格达斯经 (Yàgédásījīng), 至聖經書／至圣经书 (Zhìshèngjīngshū)
German: Heiligstes Buch n
Japanese: 最聖の書 (さいせいのしょ, Saisei no Sho)
Persian: اقدس‎ (fa)
Spanish: El libro más sagrado m
Urdu: کتاب اقدس‎ f (kitāb-e-aqdas)

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