This questionnaire is an offshoot of a study circle during 200304 time period at the lewisville, texas bahai center on the kitab i iqan in persian and english. All documents tagged kitabiiqan book of certitude bahai library. Study of the kitabiiqanbook of certitude home facebook. This site offers free and instant downloads of bahai sacred and authoritative texts as audio books as zipped files in mp3 format courtesy of the bahais of the united states. One bahai scholar states that it can be regarded as the most influential quran commentary in persian outside the muslim world, because of its international audience. The kitabiaqdas or aqdas is the central book of the baha. For this reason, the more conservative dating for the revelation of the book of certitude would be 1278 a. Read the kitabiiqan by bahaullah available from rakuten kobo. The kitabiiqan bahai reference library the bahai faith. Why is the kitabiiqan, also known as the book of certitude, called the most important book written on the spiritual significance of the bahai faith. 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. A full provisional translationfrom bahai studies bulletin vol. Kitab alnikah by sallie, sheikh abdurraghiem and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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The book of certitude contains the basic tenets of the bah. Quinn and stephen lambden, in encyclopaedia iranica 2010. Books and documents category have been updated with many useful files. It is complex, covering a range of theological, philosophical and religious topics, with layeruponlayer of.
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 continuity of religion as it has been revealed throughout the ages. All are dwellers in the land of oblivion, and all are followers of the people of wickedness and rebellion. 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. Original skin pure white islamic decorations last third of night holy kaaba medina. The kitab i aqdas or aqdas is the central book of the bahai faith written by bahaullah, the founder of the religion, in 1873.
This book affirms the unity of the prophets, the universality of their message, the identity of their fundamental teachings, the sanctity of their. Not all who wander are lost some are just geocaching geocaching pastime. Bahai, kitabiiqan, iqan, book of certitude, bahaullah, bahaullah, baha allah, bahaullah, bahai prayers, persian, farsi, religion, prayers, scripture, scriptures, biblical prophecy, proofs of the babi faith, proofs of the baha. Nov 02, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Edited and translated from the istanbul unicum by arthur john arberry. Much of the early works of the bahai faith were in the form of letters to individuals or communities, mostly written by the bab or bahaullah. The second section has the questions repeated and the answers given plus a relevant quotation from the iqan. The book of truthfulness kitab alsidq responsibility by abu said alkharraz. The work was written in arabic under the arabic title alkitabu laqdas arabic. The original copymanuscript of the book was written in the hand of abdulbaha, who was eighteen years of age at that time. The kitabiiqan is the creative word of god written by bahaullah from god. I want to use certitude for a new puzzle cache and dont know how to put it on the cache page. The kitabiiqan, the book of certitude, is one of the most important scriptural works in all of the religious history.
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. Amongst the people is he whose learning hath made him proud. Jun, 2008 much of the early works of the bahai faith were in the form of letters to individuals or communities, mostly written by the bab or bahaullah. We perceive none, however, amongst the people of the earth who, sincerely yearning for the truth, seeketh the guidance of the divine manifestations concerning the abstruse matters of his faith. An introduction to bahaullahs book of certitude with two digital reprints of early lithographs, by christopher buck 1998. 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. Learn with a companion to the study of the kitabiiqan by hooper dunbar.
Dec 20, 2007 the kitab i iqan is the creative word of god written by bahaullah from god. This book affirms the unity of the prophets, the universality of their message, the identity of. T h e k i t a b i i q a n the bo ok of certitude b y b a h a u l l a h tr a n s l a t e d b y s h o g h i e f f e n d i. Enter your email and well send you a link to change your password.
The kitabiiqan the book of certitude was written by bahaullah, prophetfounder of the bahai faith. A treatise revealed by bahaullah in baghdad in 186162 in response to questions posed by one of the maternal. Feb 06, 2012 a journey through the book of certitude the kitabiiqan is one of the most important writings of bahaullah, the founder of the bahai faith. It is as if bahaullah had distilled the crux of progressive revelation from the babs. The page is dedicated to the study of a bahai book entitled, the kitabiiqan or book of certitude. The imamate of the commander of the faithful, peace be on him, was for thirty years after the prophet, may god bless him and his family. 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. The kitabiiqan by the kitabiiqan bahai writings for.
Learn with god passes by, chapter 8 by shoghi effendi. Introduction today i was reflecting upon the miracle of life. The book of certitude is one of many books held sacred by followers of the bahai faith. Kitabiiqan, the book of certitude bahai library online. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The work was written in arabic under the arabic title alkitabu laqdas, but it is commonly referred to by. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The name of the writer is syed hussain shah qilani to download this book ju. We would like to hear a word from him, if he would accept the opportunity to be one of our facilitators in this bahai facebook onlinestudy bfos on the book the kitabi iqanbook of certitude which is one of the lofty avenues for serving the cause of hazrat bahaullah the cause that has strongly and cohesively bonded the friends from. Deepen your understanding of the kitabiiqan the book of.
With repeated use in classes, they have evolved over a number of years into their present form, which may be used for both individual and group study. Bahaullah revealed this book within the space of two days and two nights, in the last years of his stay in baghdad ah 1278ad 1862. The book of truthfulness kitab alsidq in searchworks. Iqan the book of certitude, but was in the early days referred to as risaliyikhal epistle to the uncle. This old version of the bahai reference library will be replaced at a later date. But conversion to the gregorian calendar is not so precise. The importance of this treatise lies in the fact that it is the earliest systematic presentation of the theory of sufi experience, written by a practicing sufi. This is the day in which the testimony of the lord hath. Book of certitude is one of many books held sacred by followers of the bahai faith. Nov 07, 2011 mr bijan motlagh, understanding the kitabiiqan, book of certitude. Bahaullahs book of certitude, however, is much more accessible than the writings of the bab and certainly the shaykhi texts. The kitabiiqan by bahaullah free ebook project gutenberg. They should put their trust in god, and, holding fast unto him, follow in his way. Simply put, this book summarizes all the truths in the scriptures of old and is thus indispensable for teaching the faith.
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