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Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws was written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. The first authorized English translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by supplementary Writings and questions and answers. Kitab-i-Aqdas