Kitáb-i-Íqán

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Kitáb-i-Íqán is a central theological work of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh, that explains the continuity of divine revelation and the symbolic meaning of religious scriptures.

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Kitáb-i-Íqán canonical 2
The Kitáb-i-Íqán 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá'í scripture
religious text
theological work
addresses Christian scriptural prophecies
Islamic scriptural prophecies
Jewish scriptural prophecies
misunderstandings of religious prophecies
questions about the Báb
author Bahá'u'lláh
canonicalStatus part of the sacred writings of the Bahá'í Faith
centralTheme continuity of divine revelation
progressive revelation
symbolic interpretation of scripture
commissionedBy Bahá'u'lláh
contains interpretations of verses from Islamic traditions
interpretations of verses from the Bible
interpretations of verses from the Qur'an
emphasizes oneness of God
oneness of humanity
oneness of religion
explains concept of the Day of Resurrection
concept of the Return
fulfilment of past religious prophecies
nature of divine revelation
recognition of the Manifestations of God
spiritual meaning of scriptural symbols
unity of the prophets
genre apologetic work
exegesis
hasEnglishTranslation authoritative English translation published under the direction of Shoghi Effendi
influenced development of Bahá'í doctrine
originalLanguage Persian
placeOfWriting Baghdad
regardedAs key text for understanding Bahá'í theology
one of the central doctrinal works of the Bahá'í Faith
relatedWork Kitáb-i-Aqdas
writings of the Báb
religion Baha'i Faith
surface form: Bahá'í Faith
religiousTradition Baha'i Faith
surface form: Bahá'í Faith
scriptureStatus authoritative text for Bahá'ís
subject eschatology
hermeneutics
prophethood
revelation
titleTranslation Book of Certitude
usedIn Bahá'í deepening classes
Bahá'í study circles
writtenFor a maternal uncle of the Báb

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Baha'i Faith hasSacredText Kitáb-i-Íqán
subject surface form: Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'u'lláh majorWork Kitáb-i-Íqán
Shoghi Effendi translated Kitáb-i-Íqán
this entity surface form: The Kitáb-i-Íqán