Monday, March 21, 2011

Notes on Studying the Kitab-i-Iqan

Studying the Kitab-i-Iqan [The Book of Certitude] by Baha'u'llah in the Wilmette Institute online course, Dr. Moojen Momen presented quite a list of suggestions for themes to study:

The Station of the Manifestations [my favorite theme in the Iqan]
The Proofs of the Manifestations
The meaning of Divine Sovereignty/Divine Kingship
How did Baha'u'llah introduce clergy, as a class, in the Iqan?
What is meant by human knowledge?
What is meant by divine knowledge?
What is the difference, and which one is more acceptable?
What are the veils standing between us and God?
The subject of tests. "Do men think when they say 'we believe' they shall be let alone and not be put to proof?" After having tests, we will become stronger and stronger in our faith.
God is unknowable, and everything you thought you knew about God is actually knowledge of the Manifestation.

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