Symbol and Secret : Qur'an Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-Íqán
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in the Babi and Baha’i Religions ; 7Publication details: Los Angeles Kalimat Press 1995Description: xli, 326 pISBN:- 0-933770-80-4 (pbk) 0-933770-78-2 (case)
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Printed or electronic book | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | Available | |||||
Printed or electronic book | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | Available | |||||
Printed or electronic book | New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library | Available | Case bound |
This is the first full volume in English devoted to a study of the Kitáb-i Íqán, a book designated by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith as “foremost among the priceless treasures cast forth from the billowing ocean of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation.” Christopher Buck, a Bahá’í scholar of Islamic Studies, elucidates Bahá’u’lláh’s explanations of the symbolic language found in the Qur’an and in the Gospels. Bahá’u’lláh offers new insight into the meanings of these verses, and Buck illustrates how through those meanings the Kitáb-i Íqán forms a bridge to a new Revelation. Through extensive research, Buck shares the history of the revelation of the Kitáb-i Íqán, the rhetorical techniques which Bahá’u’lláh uses in this work, and its early publication in India at Bahá’u’lláh’s command. He also answers the attacks that non-Bahá’í critics have directed against it. A must-read for students of Bahá’í Scripture.
An analysis of Bahá'u'lláh's commentary on the Qur'an: includes descriptions of circumstances surrounding the writing of the Iqán, as well as the theological issues of revelation and how the Iqán serves as a proof of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions.