A Study of Baha’u’llah’s
Kitab-i-Iqan, The Book of Certitude
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Week # |
Dates |
Primary Reading
from the Iqan |
Secondary
readings |
Activity |
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1 |
Aug. 15-Aug. 18 |
Selected quotations: On His own sufferings; On His longing for self sacrifice; On the conditions for the seeker; On Mullah Husayn; On the Bab; On the Manifestations of God; On the Sovereignty of the Manifestations of God; On the Divines of the Age; On Mirza Yahya |
Aim, Purpose and the Scope of the Study; Introduction to the Book; A Summary given in God Passes By |
Number the paragraphs in the Iqan; Introduce yourself to the class |
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2 |
Aug. 19-Aug. 25 |
Para 1-25 |
Date of its Revelation; The Recipient; Circumstances of its Revelation; The Original Questions |
Answer the exercise questions |
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3 |
Aug. 26-Sept. 1 |
Paras 26-50 |
The importance of the Iqan; an excerpt from The King of Glory, by H.M. Balyuzi |
Answer the exercise questions |
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4 |
Sept. 2-Sept. 8 |
Paras 51-75 |
Major Themes of the Iqan; a long summary from Revelation of Baha’u’llah, Vol. 1, by Adib Taherzadeh |
Answer the exercise questions |
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5 |
Sept. 9-Sept. 15 |
Paras 76-101 |
A Page by Page Summary of Part I; The Covenant of Baha’u’llah, by Adib Taherzadeh, on the question of authorship; Revelation of Baha’u’llah, Vol. 2, by Adib Taherzadeh, on reading the Book with the eye of Faith |
Answer the exercise questions |
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6 |
Sept. 16-Sept. 22 |
First Break |
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7 |
Sept. 23-Sept. 29 |
Paras 102-125 |
The Book of Certitude, An Interview with Hooper Dunbar, by Neysan Sahba; The Station of the Kitab-i-Iqan, by Khazeh Fananapazir and Seena Fazel |
Answer the exercise questions |
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8 |
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 |
Paras 126-150 |
Resurrection and Return of Jesus a note from the research department the Universal House of Justice; The Fourth Heaven |
Answer the exercise questions |
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9 |
Oct. 7- Oct. 13 |
Paras 150-175 |
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10 |
Oct. 14- Oct. 20 |
Paras 176-200 |
Tablet of the True Seeker,
Personal Commentary and Reflections, by Ted Brownstein |
Answer the exercise questions |
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11 |
Oct. 21- Oct. 27 |
Second Break |
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Answer the exercise questions |
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12 |
Oct. 28- Nov. 3 |
Paras 201-225 |
An excerpt from Shoghi Effendi: Recollections by Ugo Giachery |
Answer the exercise questions |
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13 |
Nov. 4- Nov. 10 |
Paras 226-250 |
The Kitab-I-Iqan: The Key To Unsealing The Mysteries Of The Holy Bible, by Brent Poirier |
Answer the exercise questions |
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14 |
Nov. 11- Nov. 17 |
Paras 251-275 |
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Answer the exercise questions |
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15 |
Nov. 18-Nov. 24 |
Paras 276-290 |
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Answer the exercise questions |
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16-21 |
Nov. 25-Dec. 31 |
Review of the salient parts |
Further scholarly research |
Giving deepenings on the Iqan; Writing essays about the Iqan; Creating artistic expressions based on the Iqan |