The book of certitude kitabi iqan is the preeminent doctrinal work of the bahai faith. Bah ullah describes the role of prophets throughout history and calls some of his contemporaries to task for promulgating false or selfserving views about religion. 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. As a result of hbahai discussions of my paper conversion of the great uncle of the bab the issue. It is also befitting that bahaullah makes mention of the bab in the opening verse of this work, because the book of certitude is the spiritual fulfillment of the babs greatest work, the bayan. 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 passages from the new testament and the quran that have given rise to misunderstanding among. The kitabiiqan, the book of certitude, is one of the most important scriptural works in all of the religious history. The kitabiiqan, the book of certitude, is one of the.
The bab specified that the bayan is not completed and. This firstever trade edition of bahaullahs book of certitude offers the prolific authors account of the tenets of the faith and the universal mission of all religions. The kitabiiqan bahai reference library the bahai faith. The book was originally known as risaliyikhal, epistle to the uncle, and later entitled by bahaullah himself as the kitabiiqan. The kitabiiqan, the book of certitude, is one of the an important scriptural works in the bahai faith. Bahaullahs kitabiiqan, 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. Finally, as stated in books and 8 traditions, there remained with him only forty or. Dating bahaullahs book of certitude michigan state university. Kitabi iqan book of certitude, a major bahai work by bahaullah. This is the day in which the testimony of the lord hath been fulfilled, the day in which the word of god hath been made manifest, and his evidence firmly established. A treatise revealed by bahaullah in baghdad in 186162 in response to questions posed by one of the maternal. Book of certitude is one of many books held sacred by followers of the bahai faith. The kitabiiqan, the book of certitude, is one of the most important scriptural works in all of religious history.
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