A Study of Baha’u’llah’s
Kitab-i-Iqan, The Book of Certitude
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In a compilation of Baha’i Writings that have a bearing on the subject of homosexuality we encounter the following two quotations from the Book of Certitude. While this is not an authoritative interpretation, it provides a good example of the wide applicability of the passages in the Book. -- FA
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THE BAHA'I FAITH AND HOMOSEXUALITY
A Compilation of Selections from the Baha'i Writings
Draft Date: Jan. 13, 1996
Prepared by Roger Reini (rreini@wwnet.com)
Based on an earlier document prepared by Darren Hiebert
Approved for distribution by the US NSA
Table of Contents:
I. The Struggle Between the Material and Spiritual Natures of Man
II. The Importance of the Law of God
III. The Challenge of the Laws of Baha'u'llah
IV. Homosexual acts are forbidden in the Baha'i Faith
V. Attitude Towards Homosexual Behavior
VI. The Struggle with Homosexual Inclinations
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I. The Struggle Between the Material and Spiritual Natures of Man
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And yet, is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest itself both outwardly and inwardly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions? (Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 240)
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VI. The Proper Attitude Towards Homosexual Behavior
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He [the true seeker] should forgive the sinful, and never despise his low estate, for none knoweth what his own end shall be. (Iqan, p. 194)
(Compilations, NSA USA - The Baha'i Faith and Homosexuality)