Book of Certitude
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The Book of Certitude is a central Bahá’í scripture by Bahá’u’lláh that explains the continuity of divine revelation and clarifies key theological questions about the nature of prophets and religious truth.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í scripture
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religious text ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Day of Judgment
ⓘ
coming of the Promised One ⓘ nature of prophets ⓘ reasons for rejection of prophets by their contemporaries ⓘ religious truth ⓘ return of Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bábí–Bahá’í transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
distinction between the essence of God and His Manifestations
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key theological questions ⓘ station of the Manifestations of God ⓘ |
| completedBefore | 1863 ⓘ |
| contains |
interpretations of Qur’anic passages
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interpretations of biblical passages ⓘ |
| contrasts | inner spiritual meanings with outward literal interpretations ⓘ |
| discusses |
fulfilment of biblical and Qur’anic prophecies
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symbolic interpretation of scripture ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
detachment from tradition and prejudice
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independent investigation of truth ⓘ spiritual perception ⓘ |
| encourages | recognition of new revelation ⓘ |
| explains |
continuity of divine revelation
ⓘ
relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetic work
ⓘ
exegesis ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Book of Certitude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Kitáb-i-Íqán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Kitáb-i-Íqán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Bahá’í theology
NERFINISHED
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Bahá’í understanding of previous religions ⓘ |
| partOf | Bahá’í sacred writings ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most important doctrinal works of Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ |
| religion | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
progressive revelation
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unity of religions ⓘ unity of the prophets ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bahá’í study
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Bahá’í teaching ⓘ deepening in Bahá’í communities ⓘ |
| views | religious history as a single, unfolding process ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Bahá’u’lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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