Mr bijan motlagh, understanding the kitab i iqan, book of certitude. Kitabiiqan, the book of certitude bahai library online. The kitabiiqan bahai reference library the bahai faith. No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth. One of the foremost books of the revelation of bahaullah, the kitabiiqan contains bahaullahs explanations of the basic tenets of the bahai faith and of the. The kitab i iqan, the book of certitude, is one of the an important scriptural works in the bahai faith. Bahaullahs kitab i iqan, revealed in 1861, is one of the foremost among the works of his revelation, unequalled by any work in the entire range of bahai literature, except the kitabiaqdas. Book of certitude forgotten books bahaullah on amazon. Why is the kitab i iqan, also known as the book of certitude, called the most important book written on the spiritual significance of the bahai faith.
More about the life and mission of bahaullah more about this publication. In this book bahaullah explains the process of progressive revalation through which god, that creative power of the universe, had. Its later title, book of certitude, could be interpreted in many ways, the most obvious probably being that the book was designed to give certitude and assurance to the babs uncle for him to be able to recognize the manifestation of god and the truth of the bahai cause. Quinn and stephen lambden, in encyclopaedia iranica 2010. The kitabi iqan book of certitude is one of bahaullahs major works written in defence of the religious claims of sayyid ali muhammad shirazi, the bab. The kitab i iqan is the creative word of god written by bahaullah from god. A treatise revealed by bahaullah in baghdad in 186162 in response to questions posed by one of the maternal uncles of the bab, translated by shoghi effendi and first published in english in 1931. The place of the kitabiiqan in the bahai literature well may it be claimed that of all the books revealed by the author of the bahai revelation, this book alone, by sweeping away the agelong barriers that have so. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Foundations of certitudea poem on islamic beliefs by. The iqan is the most important book written on the spiritual significance of the cause and is. Amongst the people is he whose learning hath made him proud. Kitabi iqan book of certitude, a major bahai work by bahaullah.
Study of the kitabiiqanbook of certitude home facebook. Foundations of certitudea poem on islamic beliefs book. This book affirms the unity of the prophets, the universality of their message, the identity of their fundamental teachings, the sanctity of their. One of the foremost books of the revelation of bahaullah, the kitab i iqan contains bahaullahs explanations of the basic tenets of the bahai faith and of the continuity of religion as it has been revealed throughout the ages. The page is dedicated to the study of a bahai book entitled, the kitab i iqan or book of certitude.
Enter your email and well send you a link to change your password. The book remains a source of proof and certitude for modern readers, which. It was of course successful, as haji mirza siyyid muhammad did become a bahai. Finally, as stated in books and traditions, there remained with him only forty or. Unlike the kitabiaqdas which is the most holy book of laws, this book was written because the babsthe gate uncle was perplexed to find that his nephew was a prophet of god. Book of certitude is one of many books held sacred by followers of the bahai faith. An introduction to bahaullahs book of certitude with two digital reprints of early lithographs, by christopher buck 1998. The book of certitude, or kitab i iqan, as it is also known. In it, bahaullah gives a sweeping overview of religious truth, explaining the underlying unity of the worlds religions, describing the universality of the revelations humankind has revceived from the prophets of god, illuminating their fundamental teachings, and elucidating allegorical.
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