people of the Bayán; upholds the purity and innocence of the Virgin Mary; glorifies the Imams of the Faith of Muhammad; celebrates the martyrdom, and lauds the spiritual sovereignty, of the Imam Husayn; unfolds the meaning of such symbolic terms as "Return," "Resurrection," "Seal of the Prophets" and "Day of Judgment"; adumbrates and distinguishes between the three stages of Divine Revelation; and expatiates, in glowing terms, upon the glories and wonders of the "City of God," renewed, at fixed intervals, by the dispensation of Providence, for the guidance, the benefit and salvation of all mankind. Well may it be claimed that of all the books revealed by the Author of the Baháʼí Revelation, this Book alone, by sweeping away the age-long barriers that have so insurmountably separated the great religions of the world, has laid down a broad and unassailable foundation for the complete and permanent reconciliation of their followers. See also Kitáb-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book) Kitáb-i-Badíʻ Gems of Divine Mysteries Some Answered Questions (Book) Baha'i Literature Notes References Further reading Ishraq-Khavari, 'Abdu'l-Hamid (1972). Qamus-i Iqan. 4 volumes (in Persian; used in the annotations section of Hooper Dunbar's book). Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl (1898). Fara'id (The Peerless Gems; in Persian). Related documents on bahai-library.com •Kourosh, Sohrab (2016 & 2021). Self Study Notes for The Kitáb-i-Íqán, Book of Certitude, Kourosh Publishing, USA. Volume I: ISBN 978-0-692-81182-5, and Volume II: ISBN 9798656226516. External links Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán Compendium on the Kitáb-i-Íqán A Pocketful of Meaning, compilation of terms, phrases and symbols used in Sacred Writings 1861 books 1861 in religion Works by Baháʼu'lláh