Kitáb-i-Íqán outlines

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Table of contents
1 Online Outlines
2 General Outline

2.1 Part I
2.2 Part II

3 A Book Summary
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Online Outlines

  • US NSA: [1] (http://www.bahai-library.com/study/iqan.outline.html) (abbreviated here (http://bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr03_1/314_fananapazir_iqan.htm#A1)) (sequential)
  • Horace Holley: [2] (http://www.bahai-library.com/study/iqan.holley.html) (sequential by theme)
  • [3] (http://bahai-library.com/resources/tablets-notes/index.html#ki) (subpart (http://bahai-library.com/resources/tablets-notes/kitab-iqan/outline.html) includes thematic summary of God Passes By, p. 139 (http://www.bahai-library.com/writings/shoghieffendi/gpb/gpball.html#139)) This (http://bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr03_1/314_fananapazir_iqan.htm#A2) also includes the thematic summary but more subdivided and with page references)
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General Outline

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Part I

  • I. Past Prophets (par. 1-17)
  • II. Prophecies of past and related issues (starts from I. above under fulfillment of prophecies of Jesus in Muhammad) (par. 18-101)
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Part II

  • III. Oneness of God (including Progressive Revelation) (par. 102-112)
  • IV. Stumbling blocks to recognizing the Báb (claims of finality, etc.) (par. 113-198, 283-290)
  • V. Conditions of seeking such truth (par. 199-218)
  • VI. Aspects of Manifestation to consider how the Báb fulfills (par. 219-276), 281-282
  • VII. Appeal to people of the Bayán to recognize Bahá'u'lláh (par. 277-280) (see VI and IV above for the text's subsequent return to prior themes)
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A Book Summary

Though it is entirely impossible to summarize such a truly multi-dimensional book, the following is an attempt to piece together the major components of the apologia (as outlined above) into one strand.

The book begins from common religious ground with its (especially initial) audience (I-III) and then works to lead the seeker to accept the Báb (IV-VI) and even prepare to accept Bahá'u'lláh Himself (VII).

The book generally progresses from a discussion of the prior Prophets and reasons for Their rejection by the people (both historical events (I) and then in meaning of prophecies (II)) to summing up general statements on God and the nature of Revelation (III) which help prepare the way for addressing specific stumbling blocks people may have in recognizing the Báb (IV); there is a return to an appeal to overcome general barriers to seeking as covered in the first paragraph of the book (V); and then the reader is brought to consider exactly how the Báb fulfills the necessary criteria of a true Prophet; in the process it also leads its audience to progress to accepting Bahá'u'lláh Himself (VII).

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