A Study of Baha’u’llah’s Kitab-i-Iqan, The Book of Certitude

Major Themes of The Kitab-i-Iqan

1) Conditions for the true seeker

2) Reasons for denial of Muhammad by the Christians

3) Meaning of Biblical terms used in prophecy of the next Manifestation of God.

4) Spiritual meanings of life and death

5) Tests of God for mankind

6) Transcendent nature of God

7) Twin nature of Manifestations of God

8) Meaning of the term Seal of the Prophets

9) Meaning of attaining the Presence of God

10) Significance of Return and Resurrection

11) Integrity of the text of the Gospels

12) Statements and warnings regarding the impending Revelation of Him Whom God shall make manifest

13) The divines of the age; their abject state, ignorance and desire for leadership; their utter corruption and manifest injustice

14) Meanings of heaven, earth, clouds etc.

15) Meaning of the sovereignty of Q'aim

16) The verses of God and not any miracles as the proof

16) Proofs that Q'aim will bring a new Revelation and a new law

17) Rational proofs of the mission of the Bab

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