# Questionnaire and Answer Key for the Kitáb-i-Íqán *Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-18 — 1 clipping.* --- > This questionnaire is an offshoot > of a study circle during 2003-04 time period at the Lewisville, Texas Bahá'í Center > on the Kitab-i-Iqan in Persian and English. Much appreciation to Mr. Saeed Hedayati > for coordinating and to Mr. Ruhullah Hajbandeh for mentoring us. Other participants > were Mrs. Vahideh Yazdani, Mrs. Shokooh Zaeri, Mr. Iraj Karami, Mrs. Soheila Karami, > Mr. Bijan Zaeri, Mrs. Matlin Daneshjou, Mrs. Shireen Mehdizadeh. > > INSTRUCTIONS for the QUESTIONAIRE: > Please circle the correct answers. The True/False questions have only > one correct answer. The other questions may have more than one correct > answer or none may be correct. > > Answer Key: Please refer to study > guide at the end of the book for details and quotes from the Kitab-i-Iqan. Some > of the answers may be unclear and could be answered in a different manner than > presented. The purpose of this Guide is to further deepen each person who is a > seeker after the Truth and wants to get a better understanding of the second weightiest > book in the Bahá'í Faith. This answer key is not intended as a final answer as > many of Bahá'u'lláh's passages have myriad meanings. > > Iqan Post-Study Questionnaire > jump to answers > > > > The prerequisite for the seeker is: a. desire b. detachment  > C. wealth   D. purity of heart. > > Reasons for denial of Manifestation by those who had expected him is > NOT the same in every age. T F > > The Non fulfillment of divine promises are:       a. > irrelevant b. tests c. mystery of God d. divine politics. > > > Hud was a messenger in 6th century BC. True or False > Abraham was promised to be the Father of a Nation. True or False > Moses brought the Mosaic Law to supersede Christianity. T or F > Salih was a prophet whose recently published books have attracted worldwide > attention. True or False > > How does a person decide about a "future' messenger? A. Every > prophet has foretold the signs of coming of the next one. B. Watch the > news.      C. pray hard, very hard      > D. study the writings for clues. > > It is blasphemous to say:    A. There is no God. B. God > has sent messengers from age to age. C. There is disease and famine so > God must have forsaken us.     D. The testimony is incomplete. > > > Reasons for opposition to each manifestation are:     > A. petty mindedness       B. Pride and arrogance       > C. Vain imaginings       > D. Ignorance > > Leaders have hindered the people's recognition of the Truth for: A. > Personal gain       B. Lust of leadership        > C. want of understanding.    D. concern for the Truth. > > At the time of Jesus, the Jews rose up against Him as they expected Him > to promulgate the laws brought forth by Moses. T or F > > Jews did not understand the meanings of the signs. They wanted Jesus > to be the King of the Jews on the earthly Kingship of Israel. T or > F > > Jesus said "I go away and come again", & "I go and another will come". > These statements appear contradictory but have the same meaning. T or F > > > Muhammad said "I am Jesus" because A. He liked the name Jesus > better B. He needed the protection of Jesus' name      > C. He is the same in spirit D. Muhammad wanted to be a leader of Christians. > > > Bread from heaven is: A. God's gift to mankind       B. > understanding of holy texts. C. Inner peace   > D. made of flour > > If we deprive ourselves of the new manifestation we would be in a state > of: A. Joy        > B. Pity       C. Damnation     D. Prayer. > > > Jesus gave signs of His coming in Matthew 24:29-31: "Then the > sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky and all the clans of the earth will > strike their breasts as . . . ". How clear was His prophesy?       > A. It basically said "I'll be right back" B. There will be > specific signs of darkening sun and moon and falling stars    C. God > will send his next Son. D. He never really discussed it. > Christian divines interpreted the words of Jesus:     >   A. Spiritually B. Literally       > C. half-heartedly        D. ignored them. > By saying "Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words > shall not pass away" Jesus is telling us:       A. His word > will live forever   B. The World is about > to end       C. Heaven is a fallacy     > D. Only God can abrogate His Word. > > Oppression is:      A. suppressing a person or a group > B. appearance of foolish leaders       C. Political > repression        > D. Covering and hiding the signs of the next manifestation. > > Clergy naturally tend to idle fancy (which is the door to earthly riches), > leadership, and pride instead of the Revealer who calls for: A. permanent > position of the clergy   B. Leadership > of people's minds       C. self sacrifice. D. Renewal of > the Holy Spirit. > > Oppression is not knowing where to: A. turn for guidance.   >     B. Turn for economic help C. Find a Doctor D. > Find a just government > > The Manifestation is like the Sun because:      A. > Birds like worms B. both are sources of life. C. Both generate energy > D. Both have limited time to accomplish their mission. > > Man can not comprehend which one of these: A. Prophets. B. > God C. Other people D. Algebra > > Sun, moon, stars are in exact order the same as: A. > Prophets, saints, companions   B. Prophets, > the apostles, the farmers C. God, prophets, saints      > D. Stars, Earth, moon > > Sun, moon, stars are also: A. nonsense B. laws > & teachings C. prayer & fasting.     D. God and > country. > > Qu'ran refers to Easts and Wests. This means that there is more than > one East and West. In other words, there are many suns. The sun means: > A. Manifestation B. Other stars in the heavens that have their own > earths      C. Messengers    D. The > four seasons producing 4 easts and 4 wests. > > Cleaving of the heaven is:   > A. annulling of the former dispensation B. Separation of the Moon and Sun > in an eclipse C. Dividing of a star by local explosion   > D. more difficult than the physical one. > > In the context of IQAN, the Changing of the earth is of   A. > Mind     B. weather systems     C. improving the > agricultural capability of Earth.       > D. Heart > > "The breezes of the Bounty of the King of Creation has caused even the physical > earth to change . . . "       T or F > > What use is the physical folding of the earth? The real meaning > of the earth is: A. understanding       B. Knowledge > C. earthly learning D. third planet. > > To test man, God uses: A. symbolic terms B. Allegories C. > Spiritual concepts D. clear test on the internet. > > Change of Qiblih by Prophet Muhammad was: A. Easier to remember B. > Needed to cause fear in the followers   > C. A test        D. > needed to set a new course for Moslems independent of the Holy Land > > All places are equal in the sight of God. However, the . . . . . . may appoint > certain places for certain purposes (Qiblih). In the passage, The . . . refers > to A. Manifestation B. God C. Imams   D. Kings. > > Those who fail the tests by the touchstone of God are "affrighted asses fleeing > from a lion". This verse of Quran refers to:       A. > Law of the Jungle      B. Lion > is the king of the "asses' C. Steadfast followers under duress are > always Fearful D. followers that run away during tests > > God is independent of the comprehension of man and has decreed that the true > should be separated from the false. This decree is performed by:     >   A. tests B. difficulties C. Lavish parties D. > books of messengers > > "Ponder the commotion which God stirreth up!" Examples include:A. > Moses was a murderer B. The Báb walked on foot to meet the guards. > C. Jesus was apparently fatherless. D. Muhammad was an unlearned > person > The ways of Manifestations are A. Always enjoyable for > their followers. B. produce rich rewards in this life C. contrary > to the ways of men.       > D. easily misunderstood by the limited human mind. > > "The universe is pregnant with these manifold bounties... In the soil of > whose heart will these holy seeds germinate?" This statement means: A. > The seeds germinate in the spring and bring new plants  B. heart refers > to the earth C. Whose heart will be accepting of the God's revelation?D.Who will accept the teachings of God for this day? > Star in heaven refers to visible and invisible stars. Examples > are: A. Nimrod dreamt of a star and there was a herald that announced > the coming of Abraham. B. Pharaoh saw a star in a dream and a sage > brought glad tidings of joy C.The Magi followed the visible star to find > a baby born in Bethlehem and Yahya (John) gave the tidings to the people > D. Ruzbih was guided by four luminaries to find Muhammad and there > were visible signs E.Astronomers have reported new stars and twin > luminaries of Siyyid Kazim and Shaykh Ahmad gave the tidings > > "Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory". The term > Heaven refers to :       A. the heaven of the will of God      > B. The heavens, visible sky       C. Loftiness and exaltation >       D. retreats of Glory in the realm above. > > The two kinds of knowledge are: A.University level & Sunday > school       B. Satanic & Divine    C. > Godly &and Manly   D. Satanic & ultrasatanic > > Words are powerless to convey that which Bahá'u'lláh is trying > to teach us. The real understanding does not come from reading but rather from > comprehending. T or F > > Clouds mean: A. repeal of rituals and customs B. blocking > the sun       C. exalting the illiterate faithful D. > Manifestation in the image of mortal man. > > Smoke means A. Tobacco       > B. Wizardry C. dissensions D. strife > > When the enemies meet the self sacrificing Bábís they profess faith > and acceptance out of fear but they privily: A. pray B.vilify C. > Execrate D. fuss. > > "And when they meet you, they say "we believe'; but when they are apart they > bite their fingers' ends at you, out of wrath". This statement from the Quran > is : A. highly complex      > B. veiled in hidden meaning       C. Clear and straightforward > D. So simple that little perception is required. > > Angels mean A. people of servitude      > B. Manifestations of God C. holy ones D. people of Los Angeles > > The groups of people that can understand the "highly perplexing' Text > are:       A. favorite of heaven B. inspired Prophet >        C. tested souls        > D. Ulama (religious divines) > > Corrupting the texts refers to specific cases such as the changes > made by the Jewish divines to remove the law of stoning due to relatively low > number of Jews. Ibn-i-Suriya was: A. The son of Suriya       > B. A Jewish divine C. Well known and very respected       > D. Invented the Telegraph > > Believers do not and cannot mutilate the widespread holy book > because       A. difficult to coordinate        > B. personal integrity        > C. The ink is permanent D. The books are fire-proof. > > Perverting the text refers to:       A. Moslem > clergy giving false allusions about Bahá'u'lláh B. Jewish divines writing > treatise refuting Muhammad. C. Pharaoh repudiating Moses D. Hindus > misinterpreting Buddha's teachings. > > The original Text of the Gospel is preserved in which way?     >   A. permanent ink       B. God's will    > C. Good printing     D. recorded > voice > > The Manifestation is known through Himself. All things are known by the light > of the Manifestation. The sufficient proof of the Manifestation is the Book. The > proof(s) includes: A. His Word       B. His Own > Self       C. The testimony > of His truth D.Historical accounts of His life. > > Bahá'u'lláh gives advice for the people of Bayan NOT TO: A. > Disregard God's admonitions       B. Pray       > C. cling to certain passages of their book and harm/disobey the next Manifestation. >       D. read Bábi books or the Qur'an. > > > ***end of part 1 *** > > > The Manifestations are : A.Daystars of Truth B. sovereign > over all things. C.Independent of all earthly dominion D. Need > mankind to obey them, otherwise, their sovereignty is diminished. > > No direct bond/intercourse/connection is possible between God who > Has created His creatures and the creatures. T or F > > Since God is unknowable He has raised the Manifestations from the realm of > spirit, in the form of human temple, so that They may: A. impart onto the > world the mysteries of the unchangeable being B. Tell the subtleties of > His imperishable Essence. C. Transmit God's Grace D. reflect His > Image. > > Muhammad: "I am He and He is I". This means that: A. Muhammad > was confused B. Muhammad spoke for God C. Muhammad spoke for other > prophets D. Muhammad was connected to God via the Holy Spirit > > The attributes of God that are potentially present in mankind > are: A. None. B. All C. Some D. Three > > He hath known God who hath known himself. This means that:   A. > Man is smart enough without a deity B. Man knows God by knowing his own inner > self      C. Knowing oneself > means understanding that a creation must needs have a Creator       > D. Knowing one's own behavior will allow one to understand God's behavior. > > Revelation of the attributes of God is: A. The Manifestation   >     B. The pious man C. all pervasive D. occurred > in the Burning Bush of Moses. > > But for Thee I would not have created the heavens. In this > statement Thee refers to: A. You the reader B. all > Followers of God C. Manifestations D. atomic nuclei > > Manifestations differ only in intensity of their revelation. T or F > Not all the names and attributes of God are present in each and every Manifestation. > T or F Manifestations may not reveal a particular attribute despite possessing > them. T or F > Manifestations' intensity of the light reflected from God may appear different > in intensity. T or F > Sovereignty means spiritual ascendancy of the Qa'im. T or F > > > Muhammad Suffered in His early days of His ministry, same as of Bahá'u'lláh. > T or F > > When Muhammad lamented the fierce opposition of the people to God's message, > Gabriel appeared to Him saying: "Seek out an opening into the earth or a ladder > into heaven". Gabriel meant:   A. Hide > if possible to avoid the infidels causing injuries.    B. Your > case has no remedy    C. You must suffer at the hands of the ignorant        > D. When You Abandon the Earth and come to Heaven, the injuries will cease. > > > The sovereignty of Muhammad is evident today. Examples include:     >   A. non-Muslim Kings respect His name       > B. His name is called from many minarets   C. Many nations and Kingdoms are > His followers     D. The most common > name in the world is Muhammad. E. His spiritual ascendancy was evident > initially but His physical ascendancy took place after His passing. > > One evidence of sovereignty of Muhammad is that His Verses separated the > righteous from the ungodly. The effect of this separation became known in which > circumstances below: A. The believers and non-believers were in different > camps and warred against each other. B. Fathers warred against their sons. > C.The Sword of God broke up every relationship. D. Lovers abandoned > their beloved. E. All nations became totally united. > > Isaiah 65:25 "The Wolf and the Lamb shall feed together" means: A. > The wolf becomes vegetarian B. The lamb becomes carnivorous (meat-eating)       > C. Enemies would embrace each other under the new Faith        > D. The Word of God unites the people's hearts to God and to each other. > > The Meaning of life and death is: A.Belief and un-Belief    > B. Breathing and not breathing       C. everlasting life > of Faith and eternal death      > D. Happiness and sadness > > The Qur'anic verse 11:7 reports the disbelief of the infidels about physical > resurrection spoken by Muhammad. Quran 50:15 responds to this by stating: "Are > We wearied out with the first creation?" This means that there are        > A. Many creations   B. Many creatures > C. There is a new creation at the time of resurrection D. as many > creations as God chooses. > > Quran 50:20 states: "And there was a blast on the trumpet; . . . " > This is clearly in the past tense. Many of the Ulamá misunderstood this > and tried to explain the Day of Resurrection as a future event. The Ulamá > claimed: A. The term "idha' is implied even though not stated. > B. The term is used in past tense because this Resurrection event of the > future is inevitable        C. Did not recognize > that the Trumpet Blast occurred with the advent of Muhammad. > > Gospel of John: "Ye must be born again" means: A. Must be born of > water and spirit B. born of the Spirit in order to enter the Kingdom. C. > You must be resurrected again through incarnation before you can enter the Kingdom. > > >       73-1. referring to a disciple requesting permission > to assist with his father's burial, Jesus said in Luke 9:60: "Let the dead bury > their dead". It means: A. The dead will awake and help bury the other dead. >       B. The spiritually dead will bury the physical dead. >       73-2. In response to request to write a contract of > a real estate transaction, Imam Ali said "...dead man bought from another dead > man a house. That house is bounded by four limits. One extended towards tomb, > the other toward the vault of grave, the third to the Sirat, the fourth to either > Paradise or Hell". Imam Ali is referring to the person's spiritual station between > physical death (grave and tomb), the resurrection, and their choosing of Heaven/Hell. > T or F > > "...the dead, whom we have quickened..." in reference to the faithful Hamzih, > the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, means: A. The dead that received CPR > (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation)       B. The spiritually > dead that was revived by the life of belief in Muhammad       C. > He would have been dead if the prophet Muhammad had not saved his life. > > The abject manifestations of the Prince of Darkness continue to attempt > to unravel the mysteries of God even though the Báb has appeared. This > refers to: A. Loss of electric power       B. Ulamá >   C. The religious Doctors        > D. vile as the beetle > > Spiritual sovereignty whereby one Word hath manifested awful majesty is NOT > superior to the physical one of the Kings that have fleeting allegiance of their > subjects. T or F > > Bahá'u'lláh states there is one and only one meaning of "sovereignty' > that he has explained. T F > > Outward sovereignty and subjugation of the people is not true even of > God let alone His Manifestations. This is because: A. Generality of mankind > are under God's sway. B. Mankind already follows God's commandments C.Mankind does NOT perform what God has forbidden D.God's friends rule > over God's foes with justice. > > "Our Host shall conquer"; means: A. Husayn was crushed and subjugated > but only physically.       B. Husayn was crushed and subjugated > but won a spiritual victory C. Husayn was crushed and subjugated. Therefore, > this statement is false. D. Husayn was crushed and subjugated as He gave > His life to impede tyranny. > > Meanings of ascendancy, power and authority in holy Writings refers to a > spiritual station. T or F > > Even though Imam Husayn, Muhammad's grandson, was subjugated and crushed, > there is true station of sovereignty to Husayn because of: A. The great > effect of the blood of Husayn on the dust of the land of His martyrdom. B. > The healing effects of the dust of Karbila to His followers today. C. The > protective power of that same dust over the believers' property. D. giving > His life to protect the Khalif's sovereignty. > > This Glory (Spiritual ascendancy) is of profit unto Husayn even after > his martyrdom because that Holy Soul liveth the everlasting life of God still > and abideth within the retreats of Celestial Glory. T or F > > Christ had great richness in the midst of His poverty. He said : "Behold, > who is richer than I?" while explaining His outward lack of richness by these > examples:   A. His bed was the dust. >       B. His lamp was the moonlight.        > C. His steed was an inexpensive horse.      > D. His food was the grass of the field. > > Imam Sadiq told a destitute man that he was rich because:   > A. He was about to win the lottery       B. He was rich > in love of his wife and that was highly valued    C. That he was rich > in love of the Imam and God        > D. That he was rich because of good health. > > Rich means independence of all else but God. T or F   >     Poverty means having only things from God. T or > F > > Christ claimed that he was sitting on the right hand of power while He was > interrogating Pilate (the governor) and Caiaphas for their injustices. > T or F > > When certain of the Jews protested that "only God can forgive sins', > Jesus Christ stated {Luke 5:18} that the Son of Man has power on earth > to forgive sins. T or F > > The Jews said to Muhammad: ours is the last prophet. God's hands are chained > up. Muslims today use this statement to prove lack of understanding of Muhammad's > station. Yet, the Muslims say the same thing about: A. Zoroaster B. > Jesus   C. The Báb     D. Bahá'u'lláh > > > Quran 48:10: "The hand of God is above their hands". This means that God's > hands are:       A. chained up but invisible in this world      > B. still open and shower His mercy upon mankind C. God really has hands > D. more powerful than the people have vainly imagined and restricted by > their thoughts. > > The unimaginable cessation of God's revelation would mean that: A. > The God's Laws are not in need of any changes over time since humankind > does not change. B. The Portals of Divine mercy are closed forever.       > C. The Ocean of bounty is forever stilled. D. No Sun shall rise again from > the daysprings of eternal holiness. E. No Messenger will become manifest > from the Tabernacle of Holiness. > > The utter destitution of the non-believers is because they have deprived > themselves of the:       A. Mystery of the Cause of God.      > B. knowledge of the Cause of God.   C. > recognition of the essential Purpose of the Cause of God. D. highest > and most excelling Grace of "attaining unto the presence of God" > > Highest grace is attaining unto the Presence of God and of His recognition, > which has been:       A. obtained by all the people.       > B. promised to all.        > C. proven to be impossible.       > D. shown to happen at the end of time when all the bodies would arise out of their > sepulchers. > > The most emphatically asserted theme in the Holy Scriptures is: A. > Prayer       B. Fasting C. Attaining the Presence > of God D. meeting the Manifestation > > Universal revelation means "God revealed universally' to all. T > or F > Specific revelation means "God revealed specifically' to a particular > person or location. T or F > Universal revelation and the knowledge of God thereof: A. are > unattainable. B. are not specific ONLY to the Day of Resurrection. C. > daily visible to seeing eyes     D. only happen on the Day > of Resurrection. > > Specific revelation is of two types: A: in the essence and > in the world of creation       B. in the spiritual realm > and in the Kingdom above C. in the concourse on high and > in the world of creation . D. both types are in the physical world > > Presence of God (Specific Revelation) through revelation of God in the > Manifestation is only possible in the Day of Resurrection. T or F > > > The Day of Resurrection will be: A. filled with bloodshed. > B. filled with the burning of the sinners.       C. > The day that God is revealed. D. has been repeated many times. > > Since the day of Resurrection is the greatest day and attaining the presence > of God the greatest bounty, it would follow that knowledge of that day is: A. > in the recognition of the Manifestation.     B. the most important > knowledge. C. is helpful in understanding modern physics and chemistry. > D. requires years of schooling to prepare one's mind E. makes an > unlettered person a learned man of the knowledge of God. > > One of the signs of the Day of Resurrection is recorded in Quran 28:5 > thus: "The abased amongst you, He shall exalt, and they that are exalted He shall > abase". Examples of this mystery of reversal are: A. an unlettered person > becomes considered a learned man of God.     B. The learned are > abased due to their lack of recognition of God's Presence.      > C. The days become dark and the nights become filled with light D. The > prisoner becomes so mighty as to rebuke kings. E. The kings and rulers > that do not heed God's warning lose their wealth, power, and kingdoms. F. > every valley is exalted and every mountain made low so the earth is totally flat. > > > The meaning of the poor shall inherit the earth is:       > A. God will exalt the seemingly poor with the richness of His love.    > B. A just king would divide up all the riches equally amongst all the people. >        C. The mystery of reversal in the Day of > Resurrection        D. The poor win victory in a > communist state and become rulers of every country. > > As Muhammad was the "return' of Jesus and Moses, albeit with a new name from > a different city and speaking a different language, it is also clear that the > enemies of the Faith also "return' to deny each manifestation. T or F > > Adam was a prophet of God. T or F > > Muhammad is the "return" of: A. Moses B. Jesus C. Adam  > D. Noah. > > The Twofold station of Manifestations is oneness (unity) and distinction > (in the world of creation).T F > > Unity of Manifestations means that they are the Temples of the Cause > of God. They all:      A. abide > in the same Tabernacle   B. soar in the > same heaven. C. are seated upon the same throne.      > D. utter same speech. E. proclaim different Faiths. > > The concept of "rebirth' and "return' applies to all the Manifestations. > Bahá'u'lláh gives the example of Noah before His Prophethood as: >     A. Filthy rich B. attached > to earthly goods C. gave all His money to the poor        > D. believed in the faith of his fathers. > > The Faith of Noah brought him detachment such that He renounced: A. > money and riches    B. His kindred        > C. His substance      D. all except His former > religious beliefs were not changed. > > The Transformation of the believers in the new Faith was so powerful that > the previously fearful people would become courageous enough that they would face > and fight a multitude. T or F > > Ordinarily, it would take 70 years for the copper that was maintained in > a liquefied state to become Gold. It was believed in the old science of Alchemy > (predecessor of chemistry) that there exists an Elixir that can change base metals > (copper) to gold in an instant. Bahá'u'lláh compares this rapid transmutation > by an elixir to that of the people who: A. become transmuted in the Day > of Resurrection. B. slowly change their behaviour as they learn philosophy. > C. people of which he spoke in explaining the mystery of reversal. > > The "Return of followers' of each dispensation are: A. The early believers > in Muhammad who renounced the material world. B. The early believers in > Muhammad who renounced the new message.       C.The early > believers in the Point of Bayan who renounced the material world. D.The > early believers in the Point of Bayan who renounced the new teachings. > > An analogy used by Bahá'u'lláh is that of The rose of the east and of the > west being non-the-less a Rose. What matters is: A. outward shape B. > outward form C. smell D. Fragrance > > True statements about the sun rising in the east and setting in the west > repeatedly are: A. It is the same sun        > B. It is the return of the same sun C. The last sun is the same > as the first sun. > > The term spoken by Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" is a sore test > for His followers and all mankind. Since Muhammad stated that He was Adam (The > first of the Prophets) it should be accepted that He could also be the last or > the seal of the prophets. Muhammad can say that He is:      > A. The First Adam       B. The last Adam   > C. Adam, Noah, Abraham      D. Son of God born of the Holy > spirit E. The first, the last, the in-between. F. Manifest Revelation > of God. G. beginning that has no beginning. H. The Seal of the Prophets > I. The Manifest and the Hidden. > > What is Imam Ali referring to when he said: "Piercing the veils of Glory, > unaided". A. The veils of glory are the divines of the age.        > B. The Doctors of Religion do not understand the meaning of the return.    > C. When a bride's veils are removed, her beauty is revealed.      > D. The person must seek God, unaided by the usually customs of seeking guidance > from the Ulamá. > > Veils of glory are terms such as Seal of the Prophets. T or F > > Imam Ali: "A thousand Fatimihs I have espoused". It means He had > 1000 spouses in His harem. T/F > > The Manifestations of God:     > A. have no beginning and no end.     > B. are perfect Mirrors of God's Glory.        > C. Are the first and the last. D. have the limited Domain of the country of their > birth. > > Imam Husayn said to Salman: "I was with a thousand Adams, the interval between > each and the next Adam was fifty thousand years . . . " He is saying: A. > The meaning of "end" and "return".       B. a great exaggeration. >       C. that He lived 1000 lives by incarnation.       > D. that Adam is a fallacy. > > Attainment unto the Divine Presence is the second most explicit > term in the Qu'ran. T or F > > "God doeth whatsoever He willeth . . . " To disbelieve this is blasphemy. > An example of blasphemy would be if a man: A. be so bold as to question > God.      B. raised cavil against > God. C. accept the new messenger        D. be righteous. > > > The Quran 55:41 states: "By their countenance shall the sinners be known > . . . " This verse means:      A. in the Day of Resurrection, > everyone will be raised up from their grave and their faces restored so that God > may pass judgment on them.     B. Their misbelief and unfaithfulness > will be seen on their face.     C. The followers of the new religion > will be recognizable in their mortal life by their face. D.As compared > to the rest of their body, the sinners' faces will not burn in hell. > >       123-1. Qu'ran 10:25 states: "And God calleth > to the Abode of Peace (Baghdad) and He guideth whom He will into the right way." > Then, Quran 6:127 states: "For them is an Abode of Peace with their Lord! And > He shall be their protector because of their works." This means: A. Baghdad will > always be at peace     B. Abode of Peace is where the Lord > is seated   C. God chooses a few deserving > souls because of their actions. >       123-2. This Bird > of Heaven can utter a myriad songs refers to:    A. The Báb > B. Bahá'u'lláh       C. The Báb's > great uncle      D. The Holy Spirit of God. > > The distinct station of each Manifestation in the world of creation has a: > A.specific mission.      > B. distinct individuality.     C. > particular Revelation. D. number of obvious proofs so that all mankind > can recognize them. E. specially designated limitation. > > Any of God's Manifestations can declare I am God or I am the Messenger > of God. The first is in the station of unity and the second in the station > of distinction. T or F > >       126-1. Manifestations possess Self-effacement > and servitude in their station of       A. Distinction B. > Unity       C. Individuality D. Oneness. >   >     126-2. The Manifestations of God's utterances are true regarding > which realm: A.Divinity B.Lordship        > C. Guardianship     D.Servitude E.Prophethood F. > Apostleship G. Messengership > > Man should not try to interpret the Holy Words according to his own limited > understanding. He should inquire the meanings from the Light of Truth and > not from the divines (Ulama) of the age. T or F > > Muhammad's answer about the spirit aroused clamour because :   >     A. The spirits denied Him. B. The people didn't understand > C. Satisfactory as a proof of His mission D. The people wanted any > excuse to disbelieve. > >       129-1. Knowledge is a point that the foolish > have multiplied = knowledge of God IS one (unity). T F     >   129-2. Knowledge is a light which God sheddeth into the heart > of whomsoever He willeth = God would enlighten the Holy Ones with His knowledge. > T or F > > The book by Hajji Mirza Karim Khan is mentioned in the Iqan as a:   >     A. reference B. biography C. Source of divine > alchemy D. proof of Quran E. example of vainglory. > > "But for Thee I would not have created the spheres" refers to the story > of Mi'raj of the Prophet Muhammad. Hajji Mirza Karim Khan suggested in his book > that twenty or more sciences were needed to be learned to understand the meaning > of this statement. T or F > > The mystery of Mi'raj is best understood if one's mirror of the heart is > cleansed and purified. T F > >       133-1. The pursuit of the twenty plus earthly > knowledge in the Day of Resurrection is forbidden. T F >       > 133-2. The most grievous of all veils is the veil of:A.knowledge > B. glory. C. earthly desires D.Holy Spirit. > > Bahá'u'lláh's challenges a king to ask Hajji Mirza Karim Khan > to prove his science of alchemy. Bahá'u'lláh would then undertake > the same task so that: A.the truth be known    B.truth be distinguished > from falsehood.   C. cup of venom be offered to Him. > > The reference in the Qu'ran to Karim is: A. reference to Hajji > Mirza Karim Khan   B. an attribute of God        > C. as a general name      D. > the word Karim as used by Hajji Mirza is an example of perversion of the Text. > > > Samiri was a magician contemporary with Moses. His likeness in the Bábi > dispensation is:       A.Hajji Mirza Karim Khan        > B. Mirza Yahya     C. Quddus. > > Conditions for a true seeker are: A. being free from hate or love > B. humbleness   C. no backbiting D. contentment E. avoiding > the boastful but not the evil doers F. praying and giving to charity. G. > being kind to animals but not the people. > > Each seeker should forgive the sinful for none knows what his own end shall > be. T or F > > The lights of knowledge and certitude envelop a being who: A. earnestly > desires.   B. strives to find faults with people. C. fervidly loves. >       D. passionately > devotes. > > Once in about a thousand years shall this City (of God; of certitude) be > renewed or readorned. T F > > In every dispensation, the Holy Book is the standard. Which pairs are correctly > matched: A. Moses = Pentateuch      B. Jesus= Gospels >      C. The Báb = Hadith >   D. Muhammad = Quran > > Which one of Muhammad's weighty testimonies are still directly accessible > today?    A. the Book of God. B. the Ulamá. C. His family. >   D. The Hadith. > > The disconnected letters of the Qu'ran enshrine the mysteries of the Divine > Essence and outwardly signify Muhammad. T or F > > Traditions are not reliable because:      > A. they have manifold obscurities.       B. They rely upon > the Text to prove themselves.       C. They are > not in Arabic. D. They differ grievously. > > For Muhammad the text of the Qur'an was:     A. His mightiest > proof. B. The surest testimony.      > C. The evidence of His low station.      > D. A revelation of God's Will. E. Urvatu'l-Vuthqa. > > Muhammad offered the Verses of God as His only proof. However, the people > asked Him to: A. work another miracle.     > B. Give another sign.        C. Give a sacrifice. >      D. Make a part of the Heaven fall down. E.Rain > down stones from heaven. F. to perform miracles. > > The proof of the sun is the light thereof. The blind may not see the light > and only feel the heat. The blind may thereby not recognize the Sun. T or F > > > The book (Qur'an) is a proof unto all people, even the "common" > people. It is a false claim that the common people would NOT grasp Its > meaning and would NOT appreciate Its value. T or F > > The "common" people are infinitely superior above their religious > leaders who have turned away from God because:   > A. They pay taxes        > B. They don't really matter     C. They have fewer veils D. > Spiritual knowledge is superior to material learning. > > Understanding of words of God is not dependent upon human learning. It is > dependent upon:       A. purity of heart B. Master's > degree or higher from an accredited university.   C. chastity of soul. >       D. freedom of spirit. > > The enemies of Muhammad charged that His words were "but tales of the Ancients." > Similarly, in 1850's, people charged that the Báb: A. has > compiled these words from the words of old.       > B. has broken the law of the Quran        > C. should enforce the Law of the Quran if He was the Mahdi. > > People in every age have said that there should be no new independent > prophet after their own. Bahá'u'lláh refers to this as spiritual:     > A. extortion. B.disease    C. compromise    D. sustenance. > > >       153-1. Bahá'u'lláh refers to the Báb > as He who is: A. Siyyid Ali Muhammad       B. well-grounded > in Knowledge C. the Source       D. the Essence. > >       153-2. Denials of the Báb were instigated by > the divines and leaders of religion because they: A. worship the God of > their own desires. B. are pure. C. have allegiance to gold.     > D. are wrapt in a dense veil of knowledge. > > The non-believers and the divines accused Muhammad as: A. a calumniator. >      B. a lunatic.     > C. a hero. D. the one that withholdeth people from the path of faith and true > belief. > > Each of the great manifestation has had one book that is well known. However, > the revelation of the Báb is unnumbered beyond what scores of volumes that > are available. This is because many of the books and verses were:        > A. lost.        B. > stolen.     C. plundered   D. > printed in non-Arabic language. > > Sufferings of the faithful in early days of Islam were because they were > accused of misbelief since they had recognized the new verses of God from > the tongue of Muhammad. The standard for the recognition of a manifestation is > nothing else besides the: A. Verses of God.   > B. person of Manifestation. C. The prophesies of old scriptures. D. following > of the divines. > > One Proof of the Blessed Báb's station is that even though He did > not acquire any learning He was able to bring forth a myriad:     >   A. Verses. B. Discourses. C.Epistles. D. Mathematical > theories. E. Prayers. > > Certain prophets are endowed with constancy since they have revealed > a Book of:   A. prayers     >   B. prophesies       C. revelation. > > Quran 2:148 states: "All have a quarter of the heaven to which they > turn." This refers to the people that have: A. recognized the new Manifestation. > B. claimed to be a prophet.     C. failed to recognize > the Manifestation. D. the soldiers. E. The divines and Doctors of > religion. > > Examples of denials against the previous Manifestations were that the learned > did NOT become their followers. Yet, another Proof of the station of the Blessed > Báb is that He transformed many people, nearly 400 self sacrificing and > illumined divines and men of consummate learning. Bahá'u'lláh mentions several > names so that: A. the weak may be strengthened. B.to prove His > point above.      C. to encourage the timorous. D. > to discredit and discourage the Báb's uncle. E. to reveal the Bábi's > names to the government. > > "But for him God would not have been established upon > the seat of His mercy nor ascended the throne of eternal glory." The him > refers to: A. The Báb.   > B. Abdul-Baha. C. Mullah-Husayn. D. Mirza Yahya. > > Another proof of the station of the Blessed Báb is the self sacrifice > of followers such that they laid down their lives for the Beloved and surrendered > their all in His path. T or F > > Sufferings of Imam Husayn lasted half a day but that of Báb's followers > eighteen years. This prolonged constancy under great suffering by the Bábi's > should be what unto all the people of the earth?        > A. a sign of misbelief. B. a sufficient testimony.   > C. a fallacy.      D. an irrefutable proof. > > Divines pursue wealth in day and carnal desires at night. T or F > > The Qur'an 2:94 states: "Wish for death if ye are men of truth." This is > a sign by which the touchstone of Qur'anic verse can be used to separate: A. > truth from falsehood.   B. Gold from > Copper.       C. (true) claims from (false) pretension. >    D. love of God from love of Gold. > > Another proof the station of the Blessed Báb is that the divines who > did accept the faith of the Báb were men of: A. learning. > B. leaders.      C. pure heart. D. great wealth. > E. men of authority. > > The Báb wrote to the divines of every city and set forth the character > of their denial and repudiation. He was trying to show that the fact that some > divines had become His followers, the following of the divines should be a > sign of the future Manifestation. T or F > > The Báb specified that the followers of Bayan should not object if > none of the divines of the age were to accept the manifestation of the Mustaghath > (He who's invoked) & to seek for themselves the Truth. T F > > A Proof of the Báb's station is His Constancy and His courage. He > was afraid of very few people. T F > > The Báb in Qayyumu'l-Asma states: "O thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed > Myself for Thee; I have accepted curses for Thy sake; and have yearned for naught > but . . . " The ending of the sentence is:   A. Thy Love. B. Earthly > pleasures. C. The Love of the "Him whom God shall make manifest'.   >     D. martyrdom. > > The Báb's wish for Martyrdom and the fulfillment of His own prophesy > is proof of His station according to the Qur'an. Then, Bahá'u'lláh describes the > station of the opposing Muslim divines as compared to:       A. > carcasses from whose bellies ascendeth the cry of the swallowed substance of the > faithful.       B. Abject Beetle    C. does not > mention them D. servants of God. > > Yet another proof of the Blessed Báb's ascendancy, transcendent power, > and supremacy is shown in His followers by their:     A. steadfastness. >      B. knowledge.     C. large numbers >      D. courage > >       173-1. The opposition to Bábís was prophesied > by the Holy Books. T or F >       173-2. This brief > account (The Book of Iqan up to page 237) contains a condensed account of :    > A. All the Scriptures.    B. The mysteries of all the scriptures. C. > All of Divine Law. D. The history of science. > > A tradition cited by Bahá'u'lláh states: "And when the Standard > of Truth is made manifest, the people of both the East and the West curse it." > It means that the people expect the promised one to promote the laws of their > own religion. However, the Standard of Truth usually: A. Breaks the rules > of old.       B. Annuls the old customs.      > C. replaces the old ceremonials.     D. upholds old habits. > > Even though the people of every Faith await their redeemer to uphold the > same laws, the text of the Qur'án and the traditions have prophesied a > new: A. law. B. revelation. C. diet.     > D. Faith. E. God. > > "Knowledge is 27 letters . . . The Q'aim will cause 25 to be made manifest." > This tradition is ascribed to: A. Imam Ali. B. Imam Jáffar > Sadiq. C. The Báb. D. Abdul-Baha. E.The prophet Muhammad's > great great great grandchild. > > The Character of the Q'aim, His sufferings, and that of His followers, have > been prophesied in the Ka'fi in the tradition of Ja'bir, in the Tablet of Fatimih. > This tradition contradicts the other traditions in that it describes how happily > the divines would accept the Qáim. T or F > > The opposition to the Qáim and His followers as recorded by history > and as prophesied by the traditions indicates that Qa'im will author:      > A. a new law.        > B. a new dispensation       C. a book to annul the old laws. >        D. a book about the end of times. > > Martyrdoms in the Persian city of Rayy (near Tehran) prophesied in Rawdiy-i-Ka'fi. > T or F > > Bahá'u'lláh asks the people of Bayan not to follow the same example of the > previous generation. He foresees much future opposition to Him Whom God Shall > Make Manifest or the Mustaghath (Him Who is Invoked). Description of these opposers > of the Mustaghath is: A. a one-eyed man B. people in every city    C. > detached souls willing to sacrifice their lives.     > D. one reputed for devoutness and piety. E.people of malice, envy, and > sedition. F. "our friends'. > > Reference to the envy and malice of Mirza Yahya is made in the discussion > about the people of Bayan and their response to the Mustaghath. T or F > > > Compared to that of the enemies, the harm from those who profess to > be Bahaullah's friends is:       A. about the same. > B. more since it is better to be slain by a friend. C. Far worse. > D. fade into utter nothingness. > > Bahá'u'lláh states that He retired to the wilderness (Sulaymaniyyih) because > He discerned the signs of impending events. T or F > > "Amidst them all, We stand life in hand, wholly resigned to His Will . . > . .sacrifice in the path of the Primal Point . . . " Bahá'u'lláh > is stating that he wishes for martyrdom in the path of   > A. God        B. the people   C. the Báb. >        D. the prisoners > in Baghdad. E. a rhetorical statement that does not show true intentions. > > > The year 60 as recorded in the traditions refers to the year:    > A. 1260 after Hijra. B. 1844 AD      > C. of the declaration of the Báb.  D. 600 A.H. > > About the Qáim, there are prophesies in the "Bihar'. Draw a line from > the sign that Qáim will show to the correct manifestation exhibiting that > sign.       A. from Jesus: W. fear and expectation. >       B. from Muhammad: X. That which was spoken > of Him (insults).       C. from Joseph: Y. imprisonment > and dissimulation.       D. from Moses: Z. A revelation > of a book similar to Qurán. > > The twofold languages of the Birds of Heaven include:    A. > plain and devoid of allusions.       B. veiled and concealed. > C. Aramaic. D. Esperanto. E. 70 meanings that will be revealed > by the Qáim. > > God will forget those who forget Him during His presence in His day. And > whoso shall withdraw from the remembrance of the Merciful, We will chain a Satan > unto him. Examples of people that fit these categories are: A. Divines > of the age of a Manifestation. B. people that follow the divines instead of the > Manifestation.   C. the Mustaghath.        > D. The rulers who crucify or torment the manifestations. E. The people > that search independently and find the object of their heart's desire. F. > women that obediently follow the path chosen for them by the ecclesiastical order > of their time. G. men who serve in the military and carry out orders of > persecution. > > > > ANSWER KEY > > This questionnaire is an offshoot of a study circle during 2003-04 time > period at the Lewisville, Texas Bahá'í Center on the Kitab-i-Iqan in Persian > and English. Much appreciation to Mr. Saeed Hedayati for coordinating and to Mr. > Ruhullah Hajbandeh for mentoring us. Other participants were Mrs. Vahideh Yazdani, > Mrs. Shokooh Zaeri, Mr. Iraj Karami, Mrs. Soheila Karami, Mr. Bijan Zaeri, Mrs. > Matlin Daneshjou, Mrs. Shireen Mehdizadeh. > > INSTRUCTIONS for the QUESTIONAIRE: Please > circle the correct answers. The True/False questions have only one > correct answer. The other questions may have more than one correct answer > or none may be correct. > Answer Key: Please refer to study guide > at the end of the book for details and quotes from the Kitab-i-Iqan. Some of the > answers may be unclear and could be answered in a different manner than presented. > The purpose of this Guide is to further deepen each person who is a seeker after > the Truth and wants to get a better understanding of the second weightiest book > in the Bahá'í Faith. This answer key is not intended as a final answer > as many of Bahá'u'lláh's passages have myriad meanings. > > > > > Answer Guide to IQAN > Questionnaire > > > The prerequisite for the seeker is: a. desire b. detachment  > C. wealth   D. purity of heart.   >     Answer. a, b,d. No man shall attain the shores of the ocean > of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on > earth. The essence of these words is this: they that tread the path of faith, > they that thirst for the wine of certitude, must cleanse themselves of > all that is earthly - their ears from idle talk, their minds from vain imaginings, > their hearts from worldly affections, their eyes from that which perisheth. > They should put their trust in God, and, holding fast unto Him, follow in His > way. .. unless and until he ceases to regard the words and deeds of mortal men > as a standard for the true understanding and recognition of God and His Prophets. > > > Reasons for denial of Manifestation by those who had expected him is NOT > the same in every age. T F       Answer F; And whensoever > the portals of grace did open, and the clouds of divine bounty did rain upon mankind, > and the light of the Unseen did shine above the horizon of celestial might, they > all denied Him, and turned away from His face - the face of God Himself. > > The Non fulfillment of divine promises are: a. irrelevant b. > tests c. mystery of God d. divine politics.       > Answer b. Meditate profoundly, that the secret of things unseen may be > revealed unto you, that you may inhale the sweetness of a spiritual and imperishable > fragrance, and that you may acknowledge the truth that from time immemorial even > unto eternity the Almighty hath tried, and will continue to try, His servants, > so that light may be distinguished from darkness, truth from falsehood, right > from wrong, guidance from error, happiness from misery, and roses from thorns. > > > Hud was a messenger in 6th century BC. True or False > Abraham was promised to be the Father of a Nation. True or False > Moses brought the Mosaic Law to supersede Christianity. T or F > Salih was a prophet whose recently published books have attracted worldwide > attention. True or False       Answer: TTFF > > How does a person decide about a "future' messenger? A. Every > prophet has foretold the signs of coming of the next one. B. Watch the > news.      C. pray hard, very hard   > D. study the writings for clues.       Answer: A, C, D. This > notwithstanding the fact that all the Prophets of God, whenever made manifest > unto the peoples of the world, have invariably foretold the coming of yet another > Prophet after them, and have established such signs as would herald the advent > of the future Dispensation. To this the records of all sacred books bear witness. > > > It is blasphemous to say:   A. There is no God. B. God has > sent messengers from age to age. C. There is disease and famine so God > must have forsaken us.     D. The testimony is incomplete.   >     Answer: A,C,D. To maintain that the testimony of Providence > was incomplete, that it hath therefore been the cause of the denial of the people, > is but open blasphemy. > > Reasons for opposition to each manifestation are:     > A. petty mindedness       B. Pride and arrogance       > C. Vain imaginings       > D. Ignorance       Answer: ABCD. Consequently, such behaviour > can be attributed to naught save the petty-mindedness of such souls as tread the > valley of arrogance and pride, are lost in the wilds of remoteness, walk in the > ways of their idle fancy, and follow the dictates of the leaders of their faith. > Their chief concern is mere opposition; their sole desire is to ignore the truth. > > > Leaders have hindered the people's recognition of the Truth for: A. > Personal gain B. Lust of leadership C. want of understanding.   > D. concern for the Truth.       Answer. ABC. Some for the > lust of leadership, others through want of knowledge and understanding, have been > the cause of the deprivation of the people. > > At the time of Jesus, the Jews rose up against Him as they expected Him > to promulgate the laws brought forth by Moses. T or F Answer. T > > > Jews did not understand the meanings of the signs. They wanted Jesus to be > the King of the Jews on the earthly Kingship of Israel. T or F > Answer. T > > Jesus said "I go away and come again", & "I go and another will come". > These statements appear contradictory but have the same meaning. T or F >       Answer. T. Both these sayings have but one meaning, > were you to ponder upon the Manifestations of the Unity of God with divine insight. > Muhammad said "I am Jesus" because A. He liked the name Jesus better > B. He needed the protection of Jesus' name     > C. He is the same in spirit D. Muhammad wanted to be a leader of Christians. >       Answer. C. > > Bread from heaven is:   A. God's gift to mankind       > B. understanding of holy texts. C. Inner peace   > D. made of flour       Answer. AB > > If we deprive ourselves of the new manifestation we would be in a state of: > A. Joy B. Pity       C. Damnation     > D. Prayer.       Answer B. O the pity! that man should deprive > himself of this goodly gift, this imperishable bounty, this everlasting life. > > > Jesus gave signs of His coming in Matthew 24:29-31: "Then the sign > of the Son of Man will appear in the sky and all the clans of the earth will strike > their breasts as . . . ". How clear was His prophesy?A. It basically said > "I'll be right back" B. There will be specific signs of darkening sun > and moon and falling stars       > C. God will send his next Son. D. He never really discussed it. >       Answer B. > Christian > divines interpreted the words of Jesus: A. Spiritually B. Literally >        C. half-heartedly        > D. ignored them.       Answer. B. Inasmuch as the > Christian divines have failed to apprehend the meaning of these words, and did > not recognize their object and purpose, and have clung to the literal interpretation > of the words of Jesus, they therefore became deprived of the streaming grace of > the Muhammadan Revelation > By saying "Heaven and > earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away" Jesus is telling us:   >     A. His word will live forever   > B. The World is about to end       C. Heaven is a fallacy >     D. Only God can abrogate His > Word.       Answer: A,D. Thus it is that the adherents of > Jesus maintained that the law of the Gospel shall never be annulled, and that > whensoever the promised Beauty is made manifest and all the signs are revealed, > He must needs re-affirm and establish the law proclaimed in the Gospel, so that > there may remain in the world no faith but His faith. This is their fundamental > belief. > > Oppression is:      A. suppressing a person or a group > B. appearance of foolish leaders       C. Political > repression        > D. Covering and hiding the signs of the next manifestation.       > Answer: ABCD; What "oppression" is more grievous than that a soul seeking > the truth, and wishing to attain unto the knowledge of God, should know not where > to go for it and from whom to seek it? For opinions have sorely differed, and > the ways unto the attainment of God have multiplied. This "oppression" is the > essential feature of every Revelation. Unless it cometh to pass, the Sun of Truth > will not be made manifest. > > Clergy naturally tend to idle fancy (which is the door to earthly riches), > leadership, and pride instead of the Revealer who calls for: A. permanent > position of the clergy   B. Leadership > of people's minds       C. self sacrifice. D. Renewal of > the Holy Spirit.       Answer: BCD; Such a condition as > this is witnessed in this day when the reins of every community have fallen into > the grasp of foolish leaders, who lead after their own whims and desire. On their > tongue the mention of God hath become an empty name; in their midst His holy Word > a dead letter. Such is the sway of their desires, that the lamp of conscience > and reason hath been quenched in their hearts > > Oppression is not knowing where to: A. turn for guidance.   >     B. Turn for economic help C. Find a Doctor D. > Find a just government       Answer: A; mankind will become > afflicted with "oppression" and hardship, knowing not whither to turn for guidance. > > > The Manifestation is like the Sun because:      A. > Birds like worms B. both are sources of life. C. Both generate energy > D. Both have limited time to accomplish their mission.       > Answer: BCD; Even as the visible sun that assisteth, as decreed by God, > the true One, the Adored, in the development of all earthly things, such as the > trees, the fruits, and colours thereof, the minerals of the earth, and all that > may be witnessed in the world of creation, so do the divine Luminaries, by their > loving care and educative influence, cause the trees of divine unity, the fruits > of His oneness, the leaves of detachment, the blossoms of knowledge and certitude, > and the myrtles of wisdom and utterance, to exist and be made manifest. > > Man can not comprehend which one of these: A. Prophets. B. > God C. Other people D. Algebra       Answer: AB; > The quintessence of every name can hope for no access unto their court of > holiness, and the highest and purest of all attributes can never approach their > kingdom of glory. > > Sun, moon, stars are in exact order the same as: A. > Prophets, saints, companions   B. Prophets, > the apostles, the farmers C. God, prophets, saints      > D. Stars, Earth, moon > Answer: A; The term "suns" hath many a time been applied in the writings > of the "immaculate Souls" unto the Prophets of God, In another sense, by > these terms is intended the divines of the former Dispensation, > Sun, moon, stars are also: A. nonsense B. laws & > teachings C. prayer & fasting.      D. God and > country. Answer: BC; Moreover, in the traditions the terms "sun" and "moon" > have been applied to prayer and fasting. > > Qu'ran refers to Easts and Wests. This means that there is more > than one East and West. In other words, there are many suns. The sun means: > A. Manifestation B. Other stars in the heavens that have their own > earths      C. Messengers    D. The > four seasons producing 4 easts and 4 wests.       Answer: ABC; > as the commentators of the Qur'án have failed to grasp the symbolic > meaning of these "Suns," they therefore were at pains to interpret the above-quoted > verse. > > Cleaving of the heaven is:   > A. annulling of the former dispensation B. Separation of the Moon and Sun > in an eclipse        C. Dividing of a star by local > explosion   D. more difficult than the > physical one. Answer: AD; By "cloven asunder" is meant that the former > Dispensation is superseded and annulled. I swear by God! That this heaven being > cloven asunder is, to the discerning, an act mightier than the cleaving of the > skies! > > In the context of IQAN the Changing of the earth is of    > A. Mind     B. weather systems     > C. improving the agricultural capability of Earth.   D. Heart >       Answer: AD; Know thou, that upon whatever hearts the > bountiful showers of mercy, raining from the "heaven" of divine Revelation, have > fallen, the earth of those hearts hath verily been changed into the earth of divine > knowledge and wisdom. > > "The breezes of the Bounty of the King of Creation has caused even the physical > earth to change" T F       Answer: T. > > What use is the physical folding of the earth? The real meaning > of the earth is: A. understanding       B. Knowledge > C. earthly learning D. third planet.       Answer: > AB; On the contrary, by the term "earth" is meant the earth of understanding > and knowledge, and by "heavens" the heavens of divine Revelation. > > To test man, God uses: A. symbolic terms B. Allegories C. > Spiritual concepts D. clear test on the internet. Answer: ABC. Know > verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, > which emanate from the Revealers of God's holy Cause, hath been to test and prove > the peoples of the world; > > Change of Qiblih by Prophet Muhammad was: A. Easier to remember B. > Needed to cause fear in the followers   > C. A test        D. > needed to set a new course for Moslems independent of the Holy Land     >   Answer: CD. Verily, God caused not this turmoil but to test and > prove His servants. > > All places are equal in the sight of God. However, the . . . may appoint > certain places for certain purposes (Qiblih). In the passage, The . . . refers > to A. Manifestation B. God C. Imams   D. Kings.   >     Answer: A.In the eyes of God, the ideal King, all the places > of the earth are one and the same, excepting that place which, in the days of > His Manifestations, He doth appoint for a particular purpose. > > Those who fail the tests by the touchstone of God are "affrighted asses fleeing > from a lion". This verse of Quran refers to:       A. > Law of the Jungle      B. Lion > is the king of the "asses' C. Steadfast followers under duress are > Fearful D. followers that run away during tests Answer: D; "We did > not appoint that which Thou wouldst have to be the Qiblih, but that We might know > him who followeth the Apostle from him who turneth on his heels."[2] "Affrighted > asses fleeing from a lion. > > God is independent of the comprehension of man and has decreed that the true > should be separated from the false. This decree is performed by: A. tests > B. difficulties C. Lavish parties D. books of messengers > Answer: ABD; But inasmuch as the divine Purpose hath decreed that the true > should be known from the false, and the sun from the shadow, He hath, therefore, > in every season sent down upon mankind the showers of tests from His realm of > glory. > > "Ponder the commotion which God stirreth up!" Examples include: A. > Moses was a murderer B. The Báb walked on foot to meet the guards. > C. Jesus was apparently fatherless. D. Muhammad was an unlearned > person       Answer: ABCD; entrusted with the exalted mission > of divine guidance Him Who was known as guilty of homicide. How could she claim > that a Babe Whose father was unknown had been conceived of the Holy Ghost? > > The ways of Manifestations are A. Always enjoyable for their > followers. B. produce rich rewards in this life C. contrary to the > ways of men.   D. easily understood by > the limited human mind. > Answer: C; Behold how contrary are the ways of the Manifestations of > God, as ordained by the King of creation, to the ways and desires of men! > "The universe is pregnant with these manifold bounties... In the soil of > whose heart will these holy seeds germinate?" This statement means: A. > The seeds germinate in the spring and bring new plants. B. heart refers > to the earth.        > C. Whose heart will be accepting of the God's revelation? D.Who > will accept the teachings of God for this day?       Answer: > CD; > Star in heaven refers to visible and invisible stars. > Examples are: A. Nimrod dreamt of a star and there was a > herald that announced the coming of Abraham. B. Pharaoh saw a star in a > dream and a sage brought glad tidings of joy C.The Magi > followed the visible star to find a baby born in Bethlehem and Yahya > (John) gave the tidings to the people D. Ruzbih was guided by four luminaries > to find Muhammad and there were visible signs E.Astronomers > have reported new stars and twin luminaries of Siyyid Kazim/ Shaykh > Ahmad gave the tidings       Answer: ABCDE; Ere He manifested > Himself, Nimrod dreamed a dream. Thereupon, he summoned the soothsayers, who informed > him of the rise of a star in the heaven. Likewise, there appeared a herald  63  > who announced throughout the land the coming of Abraham. The soothsayers of His > time warned Pharaoh in these terms: "A star hath risen in the heaven, and lo! > it foreshadoweth the conception of a Child Who holdeth your fate and the fate > of your people in His hand." In like manner, when the hour of the Revelation of > Jesus drew nigh, a few of the Magi, aware that the star of Jesus had appeared > in heaven, sought and followed it, Likewise, ere the beauty of Muhammad was unveiled, > the signs of the visible heaven were made manifest. And now concerning this wondrous > and most exalted Cause. Know thou verily that many an astronomer hath announced > the appearance of its star in the visible heaven. Likewise, there appeared on > earth Ahmad and Kazim,[1] those twin resplendent lights -- may God sanctify their > resting-place!1 Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsa'i and Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti. > > "Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory". The term > Heaven refers to :       A. the heaven of the will of God      > B. The heavens, visible sky       C. Loftiness and exaltation >       D. retreats of Glory in the realm above.     >   Answer: ACD; The term "heaven" denoteth loftiness and exaltation, > inasmuch as it is the seat of the revelation of those Manifestations of Holiness, > the Day-springs of ancient glory. > > The two kinds of knowledge are: A.University level and Sunday school >       B. Satanic & Divine    C. Godly > &and Manly   D. Satanic & ultrasatanic       Answer: > BC; Know verily that Knowledge is of two kinds: Divine and Satanic. > > Words are powerless to convey that which Bahá'u'lláh is trying > to teach us. The real understanding does not come from reading but rather from > comprehending. T or F > Answer: T; The heart must needs therefore be cleansed from the idle sayings > of men, and sanctified from every earthly affection, so that it may discover the > hidden meaning of divine inspiration, and become the treasury of the mysteries > of divine knowledge. > > Clouds mean: A. repeal of rituals and customs B. blocking > the sun       C. exalting the illiterate faithful D. > Manifestation in the image of mortal man.       Answer: ACD; > These "clouds" signify, in one sense, the annulment of laws, the abrogation > of former Dispensations, the repeal of rituals and customs current  72  > amongst men, the exalting of the illiterate faithful above the learned opposers > of the Faith. > > Smoke means A. Tobacco      > B. Wizardry C. dissensions D. strife       Answer: > CD; The symbolic term "smoke" denotes grave dissensions, the abrogation and > demolition of recognized standards, and the utter destruction of their narrow-minded > exponents. > > When the enemies meet the self sacrificing Bábís they profess faith > and acceptance out of fear but they privily: A. pray B.vilify C. > Execrate D. fuss.       Answer: BCD; so great would > be their fear, that they forthwith would profess their faith in Him, whilst privily > they would vilify and execrate His name! > > "And when they meet you, they say "we believe'; but when they are apart they > bite their fingers' ends at you, out of wrath". This statement from the Quran > is : A. highly complex      > B. veiled in hidden meaning       C. Clear and straightforward > D. So simple that little perception is required.       Answer: > BCD; Little perception is required to enable them to gather from the symbolic > language of these two verses all that We have purposed to propound, and thus to > attain, through the grace of the All-Merciful, the resplendent morn of certitude. > > > Angels mean A. people of servitude       > B. Manifestations of God C. holy ones D. people of Los Angeles   >     Answer: ABC; " By "angels" is meant those who, reinforced > by the power of the spirit, have  79  consumed, with the fire of the > love of God, all human traits and limitations, and have clothed themselves with > the attributes of the most exalted Beings and of the Cherubim. > > The groups of people that can understand the "highly perplexing' Text > are:       A. favorite of heaven b. inspired Prophet > C. tested souls       D. Ulama       Answer: > ABC; In another instance, it is said: "Our Cause is sorely trying, highly > perplexing; none can bear it except a favorite of heaven, or an inspired Prophet, > or he whose faith God hath tested." > > Corrupting the texts refers to specific cases such as the changes > made by the Jewish divines to remove the law of stoning due to relatively low > number of Jews. Ibn-i-Suriya was: A. The son of Suriya       > B. A Jewish divine C. Well known and very respected       > D. Invented the Telegraph       Answer: ABC; "Whom do ye > regard among your rabbis as being a recognized authority and having a sure knowledge > of the truth?" They agreed upon Ibn-i-Suriya. > > Believers do not and cannot mutilate the widespread holy book because >       A. difficult to coordinate        > B. personal integrity        > C. The ink is permanent D. The books are fire-proof.       > Answer: AB; Can a man who believeth in a book, and deemeth it to be inspired > by God, mutilate it? Moreover, the Pentateuch had been spread over the surface > of the earth, and was not confined to Mecca and Medina, so that they could privily > corrupt and pervert its text. > > Perverting the text refers to: A. Moslem clergy giving false > allusions about Bahá'u'lláh B. Jewish divines writing treatise refuting > Muhammad. C. Pharaoh repudiating Moses D. Hindus misinterpreting > Buddha's teachings.       Answer: ABCD; Nay, rather, by > corruption of the text is meant that in which all Muslim divines are engaged today, > that is the interpretation of God's holy Book in accordance with their idle imaginings > and vain desires. And as the Jews, in the time of Muhammad, interpreted those > verses of the Pentateuch, that referred to His Manifestation,  87  after > their own fancy, and refused to be satisfied with His holy utterance, the charge > of "perverting" the text was therefore pronounced against them. Likewise, it is > clear, how in this day, the people of the Qur'án have perverted the text > of God's holy Book, concerning the signs of the expected Manifestation, and interpreted > it according to their inclination and desires. > > The original Text of the Gospel is preserved in which way?     >   A. permanent ink       B. God's will    > C. Good printing     D. recorded > voice       Answer: B; We have also heard a number of the > foolish of the earth assert that the genuine text of the heavenly Gospel doth > not exist amongst the Christians, that it hath ascended unto heaven. How grievously > they have erred! How oblivious of the fact that such a statement imputeth the > gravest injustice and tyranny to a gracious and loving Providence! How could God, > when once the Day-star of the beauty of Jesus had disappeared from the sight of > His people, and ascended unto the fourth heaven, cause His holy Book, His most > great testimony amongst His creatures, to disappear also? What would be left to > that people to cling to from the setting of the day-star of Jesus until the rise > of the sun of the Muhammadan Dispensation? > > The Manifestation is known through Himself. All things are known by the light > of the Manifestation. The sufficient proof of the Manifestation is the Book. The > Proof(s) of the Manifestation includes: A. His Word     > B. His Own Self C. The testimony of His truth D.Historical accounts > of His life.       Answer: ABC; "This proof is His Word; > His own Self, the testimony of His truth." > > Bahá'u'lláh gives advice for the people of Bayan NOT TO: A. > Disregard God's admonitions       B. Pray       > C. cling to certain passages of their book and harm/disobey the next Manifestation. >       D. read Bábi books or the Qur'an.     >   Answer: AC. We beseech the people of the Bayan, all > the learned, the sages, the divines, and witnesses amongst them, not to > forget the wishes and admonitions revealed in their Book. Let them, at all times, > fix their gaze upon the essentials of His Cause, lest when He, Who is the Quintessence > of truth, the inmost Reality of all things, the Source of all light, is made manifest, > they cling unto certain passages of the Book, and inflict upon Him that which > was inflicted in the Dispensation of the Qur'án. > ***end of part 1 *** > > The Manifestations are : A.Daystars of Truth B. sovereign > over all things. C.Independent of all earthly dominion D. Need > mankind to obey them, otherwise, their sovereignty is diminished.     >   Answer: ABC; Verily He Who is the Day-star of Truth and Revealer > of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty over all that > is in heaven and on earth, though no man be found on earth to obey Him. He verily > is independent of all earthly dominion, though He be utterly destitute. > > No direct bond/intercourse/connection is possible between God who > Has created His creatures and the creatures. T or F     >   Answer: T; No tie of direct intercourse can possibly bind Him to > His creatures. He standeth exalted beyond and above all separation and union, > all proximity and remoteness. No sign can indicate His presence or His absence; > > > Since God is unknowable He has raised the Manifestations from the realm of > spirit, in the form of human temple, so that They may: A. impart onto the > world the mysteries of the unchangeable being B. Tell the subtleties of > His imperishable Essence. C. Transmit God's Grace D. reflect His > Image.       Answer: ABCD; those luminous Gems of Holiness > to appear out of the realm of the spirit, in the noble form of the human temple, > and be made manifest unto all men, that they may impart unto the world the mysteries > of the unchangeable Being, and tell of the subtleties of His imperishable Essence. > These sanctified Mirrors, these Day-springs of ancient glory are one and all the > Exponents on earth of Him Who is the  100  central Orb of the universe, > its Essence and ultimate Purpose. > > Muhammad: "I am He and He is I". This means that: A. Muhammad was > confused B. Muhammad spoke for God C. Muhammad spoke for other prophets > D. Muhammad was connected to God via the Holy Spirit       > Answer: B CD; "There is no distinction whatsoever between Thee and them; > except that they are Thy servants, and are created of Thee." This is the significance > of the tradition: "I am He, Himself, and He is I, myself." > > The attributes of God that are potentially present in mankind are: A. > None. B. All C. Some       D. Three(only 3) > Answer: B; For in him are potentially revealed all the attributes and names > of God to a degree that no other created being hath excelled or surpassed. All > these names and attributes are applicable to him. > > He hath known God who hath known himself. This means that:   A. > Man is smart enough without a deity B. Man knows God by knowing his own inner > self      C. Knowing oneself > means understanding that a creation must needs have a Creator       > D. Knowing one's own behavior will allow one to understand God's behavior.   >     Answer: BC; "And also in your own selves: will ye not then > behold the signs of God?" > > Revelation of the attributes of God is: A. The Manifestation   >     B. The pious man C. all pervasive D. occurred > in the Burning Bush of Moses.       Answer: ABCD; From that > which hath been said it becometh evident that all things, in their inmost reality, > testify to the revelation of the names and attributes of God within them. Each > according to its capacity, indicateth, and is expressive of, the knowledge of > God. So potent and universal is this revelation, that it hath encompassed all > things, visible and invisible. > > But for "Thee" I would not have created the heavens. In this > statement "Thee" refers to: A. You the reader        > B. all Followers of God C. Manifestations D. atomic nuclei   >     Answer: C; And of all men, the most accomplished, the most > distinguished and the most excellent are the Manifestations of the Sun of Truth. > Nay, all else besides these Manifestations, live by the operation of their Will, > and move and have their being through the outpourings of their grace. "But for > Thee, I would have not created the heavens." > > Manifestations differ only in intensity of their revelation. T or F > Not all the names and attributes of God are present in each and every Manifestation. > T or F Manifestations may not reveal a particular attribute despite possessing > them. T or F > Manifestations' intensity of the light reflected from God may appear different > in intensity. T or F       Answer: TFTT; Therefore, > these illuminated Souls, these beauteous Countenances have, each and every one > of them, been endowed with all the attributes of God, such as sovereignty, dominion, > and the like, even though to outward seeming they be shorn of all earthly majesty. > To every discerning eye this is evident and manifest; it requireth neither proof > nor evidence. > Sovereignty means spiritual ascendancy of the Qa'im. T or F Answer: > T; Furthermore, by sovereignty is meant the all-encompassing, all-pervading > power which is inherently exercised by the Qá'im whether or not He appear > to the world clothed in the majesty of earthly dominion. > > Muhammad Suffered in His early days of His ministry, same as of Bahá'u'lláh. > T or F       Answer: T; And how fierce that torment > if the divines of the age be its chief instigators, if they denounce Him to their > followers, cast Him out from their  109  midst, and declare Him a miscreant! > Hath not the same befallen this Servant, and been witnessed by all? > > When Muhammad lamented the fierce opposition of the people to God's message, > Gabriel appeared to Him saying: "Seek out an opening into the earth or a ladder > into heaven". Gabriel meant:   A. Hide > if possible to avoid the infidels causing injuries.        > B. Your case has no remedy    C. You must suffer at the hands of > the ignorant D. When You Abandon the Earth and come to Heaven, the injuries > will cease.       Answer: ABCD; The implication of this > utterance is that His case had no remedy, that they would not withhold their hands > from Him unless He should hide Himself beneath the depths of the earth, or take > His flight unto heaven. > > The sovereignty of Muhammad is evident today. Examples include:     >   A. non-Muslim Kings respect His name       > B. His name is called from many minarets   C. Many nations and Kingdoms are > His followers     D. The most common > name in the world is Muhammad. E. His spiritual ascendancy was evident > initially but His physical ascendancy took place after His passing.     >   Answer: ABCDE; Behold, how many are the Sovereigns who bow the knee > before His name! How numerous the nations and kingdoms who have sought the shelter > of His shadow, who bear allegiance to His Faith, and pride themselves therein! > > > One evidence of sovereignty of Muhammad is that His Verses separated the > righteous from the ungodly. The effect of this separation became known in which > circumstances below: A. The believers and non-believers were in different > camps and warred against each other. B. Fathers warred against their sons. > C.The Sword of God broke up every relationship. D. Lovers abandoned > their beloved. E. All nations became totally united.       > Answer: ABCD; words, sharp as the sword of God, have separated the faithful > from the infidel, and severed father from son. Thou hast surely witnessed how > they that have confessed their faith in Him and they that rejected Him have warred > against each other, and sought one another's property. How many fathers have turned > away from their sons; how many lovers have shunned their beloved! So mercilessly > trenchant was this wondrous sword of God that it cleft asunder every relationship! > > > Isaiah 65:25"The Wolf and the Lamb shall feed together" means: A. > The wolf becomes vegetarian       B. The lamb becomes carnivorous > (meat-eating)       C. > Enemies would embrace each other under the new Faith        > D. The Word of God unites the people's hearts to God and to each other. > Answer: CD; Furthermore, how numerous are those peoples > of divers beliefs, of conflicting creeds, and opposing temperaments, who, through > the reviving fragrance of the Divine springtime, breathing from the Ridvan of > God, have been arrayed with the new robe of divine Unity, and have drunk from > the cup of His singleness! This is the significance of the well-known words: "The > wolf and the lamb shall feed together." > The Meaning of life and death is: A.Belief and un-Belief   > B. Breathing and not breathing       C. everlasting life > of Faith and eternal death      > D. Happiness and sadness       Answer: AC; By the terms > "life" and "death," spoken of in the scriptures, is intended the life of faith > and the death of unbelief. > > The Qur'anic verse 11:7 reports the disbelief of the infidels about physical > resurrection spoken by Muhammad. Quran 50:15 responds to this by stating: "Are > We wearied out with the first creation?" This means that there are        > A. Many creations   B. Many creatures > C. There is a new creation at the time of resurrection D. as many > creations as God chooses.       Answer: ABCD; 'What! When > we have become dust, shall we be restored in a new creation?'"[2] Thus, in another > passage, He wrathfully exclaimeth: "Are We wearied out with the first creation? > Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation!" > > Quran 50:20 states: "And there was a blast on the trumpet; . . . " > This is clearly in the past tense. Many of the Ulamá misunderstood this > and tried to explain the Day of Resurrection as a future event. The Ulamá > claimed: A. The term "idha' is implied even though not stated. > B. The term is used in past tense because this Resurrection event of the > future is inevitable        C. Did not recognize > that the Trumpet Blast occurred with the advent of Muhammad.       > Answer: ABC; As the commentators of the Qur'án and they that follow > the letter thereof misapprehended the inner meaning of the words of God and failed > to grasp their essential purpose, they sought to demonstrate that, according to > the rules of grammar, whenever the term "idha" (meaning "if" or "when") precedeth > the past tense, it invariably hath reference to the future. They refuse to recognize > the trumpet-blast which so explicitly in this text was sounded through the revelation > of Muhammad. > > Gospel of John: "Ye must be born again" means: A. Must be born of > water and spirit B. born of the Spirit in order to enter the Kingdom. C. > You must be resurrected again through incarnation before you can enter the Kingdom. >       Answer: AB; The purport of these words is that whosoever > in every dispensation is born of the Spirit and is quickened by the breath of > the Manifestation of Holiness, he verily is of those that have attained unto "life" > and "resurrection" and have entered into the "paradise" of the love of God. And > whosoever is not of them, is condemned to "death" and "deprivation," to the "fire" > of unbelief, and to the "wrath" of God. > >       73-1. referring to a disciple requesting permission > to assist with his father's burial, Jesus said in Luke 9:60: "Let the dead bury > their dead". It means: A. The dead will awake and help bury the other dead. >       B. The spiritually dead will bury the physical dead. > Answer: B. >       73-2. In response to request to write a contract of a real estate > transaction, Imam Ali said "...dead man bought from another dead man a house. > That house is bounded by four limits. One extended towards tomb, the other toward > the vault of grave, the third to the Sirat, the fourth to either Paradise or Hell". > Imam Ali is referring to the person's spiritual station between physical death > (grave and tomb), the resurrection, and their choosing of Heaven/Hell. T or F > Answer: T > > "...the dead, whom we have quickened..." in reference to the faithful Hamzih, > the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, means: A. The dead that received CPR > (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation)       B. The spiritually > dead that was revived by the life of belief in Muhammad       C. > He would have been dead if the prophet Muhammad had not saved his life.   >     Answer: B; From the Wellspring of omnipotence and the Source > of eternal holiness, there came the judgment that conferred everlasting life upon > Hamzih, > > The abject manifestations of the Prince of Darkness continue to attempt > to unravel the mysteries of God even though the Báb has appeared. This > refers to: A. Loss of electric power       B. Ulamá >   C. The religious Doctors        > D. vile as the beetle       Answer: BCD; It is evident that > these souls, vile and miserable as the beetle itself, have had no portion of the > musk-laden breeze of eternity, and have never entered the Ridvan of heavenly delight. > > > Spiritual sovereignty whereby one Word hath manifested awful majesty > is NOT superior to the physical one of the Kings that have fleeting > allegiance of their subjects. T or F Answer: F > > Bahá'u'lláh states there is one and only one meaning of "sovereignty' > that he has explained. T F       Answer: F; This > is but one of the meanings of the spiritual sovereignty which We have set forth > in accordance with the capacity and receptiveness of the people. > > Outward sovereignty and subjugation of the people is not true even of God > let alone His Manifestations. This is because: A. Generality of mankind > are under God's sway. B. Mankind already follows God's commandments C.Mankind does NOT perform what God has forbidden D.God's friends rule > over God's foes with justice.       Answer: None of the above; > For, dost thou not witness how the generality of mankind is under the sway > of His enemies? Have they not all turned away from the path of His good-pleasure? > Have they not done that which He hath forbidden, and left undone, nay repudiated > and opposed, those things which He hath commanded? Have not His friends ever been > the victims of the tyranny of His foes? All these things are more obvious than > even the splendour of the noon-tide sun. > > "Our Host shall conquer"; means: A. Husayn was crushed and subjugated > but only physically. B. Husayn was crushed and subjugated but won a spiritual > victory C. Husayn was crushed and subjugated. Therefore, this statement > is false. D. Husayn was crushed and subjugated as He gave His life to impede > tyranny.       Answer: ABD; Were the verse "And verily Our > host shall conquer" to be literally interpreted, it is evident that it would in > no wise be applicable to the chosen Ones of God and His hosts, inasmuch as Husayn, > whose heroism was manifest as the sun, crushed and subjugated, quaffed at last > the cup of martyrdom in Karbila. > > Meanings of ascendancy, power and authority in holy Writings refers to a > spiritual station. T or F       Answer: T > > Even though Imam Husayn, Muhammad's grandson, was subjugated and crushed, > there is true station of sovereignty to Husayn because of: A. The great > effect of the blood of Husayn on the dust of the land of His martyrdom. B. > The healing effects of the dust of Karbila to His followers today. C. The > protective power of that same dust over the believers' property. D. giving > His life to protect the Khalif's sovereignty.       Answer: > ABC; > > This Glory (Spiritual ascendancy) is of profit unto Husayn even after > his martyrdom because that Holy Soul liveth the everlasting life of God still > and abideth within the retreats of Celestial Glory. T or F     >   Answer: T; Think not that because these things have come to pass > after Husayn's martyrdom, therefore all this glory hath been of no profit unto > him. For that holy soul is immortal, liveth the life of God, and abideth within > the retreats of celestial glory upon the Sadrih of heavenly reunion. > > Christ had great richness in the midst of His poverty. He said : "Behold, > who is richer than I?" while explaining His outward lack of richness by these > examples:   A. His bed was the dust. >       B. His lamp was the moonlight.        > C. His steed was an inexpensive horse.      > D. His food was the grass of the field.       Answer: ABD; "O > people! My food is the grass of the field, wherewith I satisfy my hunger. My bed > is the dust, my lamp in the night the light of the moon, and my steed my own feet. > Behold, who on earth is richer than I?" > > Imam Sadiq told a destitute man that he was rich because:   > A. He was about to win the lottery     B. He was rich in love of > his wife and that was highly valued   > C. That he was rich in love of the Imam and God    D. That he was rich > because of good health.       Answer: C; Sadiq thereupon > observed: "Dost thou not possess our love?" He replied: "Yea, I possess it, O > thou scion of the Prophet of God!" And Sadiq asked him saying: "Exchangest thou > this love for one thousand dinars?" > > Rich means independence of all else but God. T or F   >     Poverty means having only things from God. T or > F       Answer: TF; By 'riches' therefore is meant independence > of all else but God, and by 'poverty' the lack of things that are of God > > Christ claimed that he was sitting on the right hand of power while He was > interrogating Pilate (the governor) and Caiaphas for their injustices. > T or F Answer: F; Christ was being interrogated. > > When certain of the Jews protested that "only God can forgive sins', > Jesus Christ stated {Luke 5:18} that the Son of Man has power on earth > to forgive sins. T or F Answer: T > > The Jews said to Muhammad: ours is the last prophet. God's hands are chained > up. Muslims today use this statement to prove lack of understanding of Muhammad's > station. Yet, the Muslims say the same thing about:      A. > Zoroaster B. Jesus   C. The Báb     D. Bahá'u'lláh > Answer: CD. > > Quran 48:10: "The hand of God is above their hands". This means that God's > hands are:       A. chained up but invisible in this world      > B. still open and shower His mercy upon mankind C. God really has hands > D. more powerful than the people have vainly imagined and restricted by > their thoughts       Answer: BD; > > The unimaginable cessation of God's revelation would mean that:     >   A. The God's Laws are not in need of any changes over time > since humankind does not change. B. The Portals of Divine mercy are closed > forever.       C. The Ocean of bounty is forever > stilled. D. No Sun shall rise again from the daysprings of eternal holiness. > E. No Messenger will become manifest from the Tabernacle of Holiness.   >     Answer: ABCDE. > > The utter destitution of the non-believers is because they have deprived > themselves of the:       A. Mystery of the Cause of God.      > B. knowledge of the Cause of God.   C. > recognition of the essential Purpose of the Cause of God.    > D. highest and most excelling Grace of "attaining unto the presence of God" Answer: > ABCD; > > Highest grace is attaining unto the Presence of God and of His recognition, > which has been: A. obtained by all the people.        > B. promised to all.        > C. proven to be impossible.       > D. shown to happen at the end of time when all the bodies would arise out of their > sepulchers.       Answer: B; and of His recognition, which > has been promised unto all people. > > The most emphatically asserted theme in the Holy Scriptures is: A. > Prayer       B. Fasting C. Attaining the Presence > of God D. meeting the Manifestation       Answer: C; > This people have repudiated all these verses, that unmistakably testify to > the reality of "attainment unto the Divine Presence." No theme hath been more > emphatically asserted in the holy scriptures. > >       94-1. Universal revelation means "God > revealed universally' to all. T or F Answer: T "Universal Revelation," > it is clear and evident that such revelation already existeth in all things. >   >     94-2. Specific revelation means "God revealed specifically' > to a particular person or location. T or F       Answer: > T; And were they to maintain that by "divine Presence" is meant the "Specific > Revelation of God," expressed by certain Sufis as the "Most Holy Outpouring," > > > Universal revelation and the knowledge of God thereof: A. are > unattainable. B. are not specific ONLY to the Day of Resurrection. C. > daily visible to seeing eyes     D. only happen on the day > of resurrection       Answer: BC; "attainment unto the Presence > of God" is meant attainment unto the knowledge of such revelation, it is evident > that all men have already attained unto the presence of the unchangeable Countenance > of that peerless King. Why, then, restrict such revelation to the Day of Resurrection? > > > Specific revelation is of two types: A: in the essence and > in the world of creation       B. in the spiritual realm > and in the Kingdom above C. in the concourse on high and > in the world of creation . D. both types are in the physical world   >     Answer: AC; "Secondary Revelation of God," interpreted as > the "Holy Outpouring," this is admittedly applicable to the world of creation, > that is,  in the realm of the primal and original manifestation of God. And > were they to say that by "divine Presence" is meant the "Secondary Revelation > of God," interpreted as the "Holy Outpouring," this is admittedly applicable to > the world of creation, that is,  142  in the realm of the primal and > original manifestation of God. > > Presence of God (Specific Revelation) through revelation of God in the Manifestation > is only possible in the Day of Resurrection. T or F Answer: T > > The Day of Resurrection will be: A. filled with bloodshed. > B. filled with the burning of the sinners.       C. > The day that God is revealed. D. has been repeated many times.     >   Answer: CD > > Since the day of Resurrection is the greatest day and attaining the presence > of God the greatest bounty, it would follow that knowledge of that day is: A. > in the recognition of the Manifestation.     B. the most important > knowledge. C. is helpful in understanding modern physics and chemistry. > D. requires years of schooling to prepare one's mind E. makes an > unlettered person a learned man of the knowledge of God.       > Answer: ABE; Whereas,  the most unlettered of all men, if he be honoured > with this supreme distinction, he verily is accounted as one of those divinely-learned > men whose knowledge is of God; for such a man hath attained the acme of knowledge, > and hath reached the furthermost summit of learning. > > One of the signs of the Day of Resurrection is recorded in Quran 28:5 thus: > "The abased amongst you, He shall exalt, and they that are exalted He shall abase". > Examples of this mystery of reversal are: A. an unlettered person becomes > considered a learned man of God.     B. The learned are abased > due to their lack of recognition of God's Presence.      > C. The days become dark and the nights become filled with light D. The > prisoner becomes so mighty as to rebuke kings. E. The kings and rulers > that do not heed God's warning lose their wealth, power, and kingdoms. F. > every valley is exalted and every mountain made low so the earth is totally flat. > Answer: ABDE > > The meaning of the poor shall inherit the earth is:       > A. God will exalt the seemingly poor with the richness of His love.    > B. A just king would divide up all the riches equally amongst all the people. >       C. The mystery of reversal in the Day of Resurrection > D. The poor win victory in a communist state and become rulers of every country. >       Answer: AC; And how many of the ignorant who, by reason > of their acceptance of the Faith, have soared aloft and attained the high summit > of knowledge, and whose names have been inscribed by the Pen of Power upon the > Tablet of divine Knowledge. > > As Muhammad was the "return' of Jesus and Moses, albeit with a new name from > a different city and speaking a different language, it is also clear that the > enemies of the Faith also "return' to deny each manifestation. T or F   >     Answer: T; What sayest thou? If thou sayest that Muhammad > was the "return" of the Prophets of old, as is witnessed by this verse, His Companions > must likewise be the "return" of the bygone Companions, even as the "return" of > the former people is clearly attested by the text of the above-mentioned verses. > > > Adam was a prophet of God. T or F Answer: T > > Muhammad is the "return" of: A. Moses B. Jesus C. Adam  > D. Noah. Answer: ABCD > > The Twofold station of Manifestations is oneness (unity) and distinction > (in the world of creation).T F       Answer: T; These > Manifestations of God have each a twofold station. One is the station of pure > abstraction and essential unity. The other is the station of distinction, and > pertaineth to the world of creation and to the limitations thereof. In this respect, > each Manifestation of God hath a distinct individuality, a definitely prescribed > mission, a predestined Revelation, and specially designated limitations. > > Unity of Manifestations means that they are the Temples of the Cause > of God. They all:      A. abide > in the same Tabernacle   B. soar in the > same heaven. C. are seated upon the same throne.      > D. utter same speech. E. proclaim different Faiths.     >   Answer: ABCD; thou wilt behold them all abiding in the same tabernacle, > soaring in the same heaven, seated upon the same throne, uttering the same speech, > and proclaiming the same Faith. Such is the unity of those Essences of being, > those Luminaries of infinite and immeasurable splendour. > > The concept of "rebirth' and "return' applies to all the Manifestations. > Bahá'u'lláh gives the example of Noah before His Prophethood as: >     A. Filthy rich B. attached > to earthly goods C. gave all His money to the poor        > D. believed in the faith of his fathers.       Answer: ABD; > For instance, consider that among the Prophets was Noah. When He was invested > with the robe of Prophethood, and was moved by the Spirit of God to arise and > proclaim His Cause, whoever believed in Him and acknowledged His Faith, was endowed > with the grace of a new life. Of him it could be truly said that he was reborn > and revived, inasmuch as previous to his belief in God and his acceptance of His > Manifestation, he had set his affections on the things of the world, such as attachment > to earthly goods, to wife, children, food, drink, and the like, so much so that > in the day-time and in the night season his one concern had been to amass riches > and procure for himself the means of enjoyment and pleasure. Aside from these > things, before his partaking of the reviving waters of faith, he had been so wedded > to the traditions of his forefathers, and so passionately devoted to the observance > of their customs and laws, that he would have preferred to suffer death rather > than violate one letter of those superstitious forms and manners current amongst > his people. > > The Faith of Noah brought him detachment such that He renounced: A. > money and riches    B. His kindred        > C. His substance      D. all except His former > religious beliefs were not changed.       Answer: ABC; were > so transformed that they would renounce for His sake their kindred, their substance, > their lives, their beliefs, yea, all else save God! So overpowering was their > yearning for God, so uplifting their transports of ecstatic delight, that the > world and  156  all that is therein faded before their eyes into nothingness. > > > The Transformation of the believers in the new Faith was so powerful that > the previously fearful people would become courageous enough that they would face > and fight a multitude. T or F       Answer: T; A > single warrior of that host would face and fight a multitude! > > Ordinarily, it would take 70 years for the copper that was maintained in > a liquefied state to become Gold. It was believed in the old science of Alchemy > (predecessor of chemistry) that there exists an Elixir that can change base metals > (copper) to gold in an instant. Bahá'u'lláh compares this rapid transmutation > by an elixir to that of the people who: A. become transmuted in the Day > of Resurrection. B. slowly change their behaviour as they learn philosophy. > C. people of which he spoke in explaining the mystery of reversal.   >     Answer: AC; Likewise, these souls, through the potency of > the Divine Elixir, traverse, in the twinkling of an eye, the world of dust and > advance into the realm of holiness; and with one step cover the earth of limitations > and reach the domain of the Placeless. > > The "Return of followers' of each dispensation are: A. The early believers > in Muhammad who renounced the material world. B. The early believers in > Muhammad who renounced the new message.       C.The early > believers in the Point of Bayan who renounced the material world. D.The > early believers in the Point of Bayan who renounced the new teachings.   >     Answer: AC; > > An analogy used by Bahá'u'lláh is that of The rose of the east and of the > west being non-the-less a Rose. What matters is: A. outward shape B. > outward form C. smell D. Fragrance       Answer: > CD; Consider the rose: whether it blossometh in the East or in the West, it > is none the less a rose. For what mattereth in this respect is not the outward > shape and form of the rose, but rather the smell and fragrance which it doth impart. > > > True statements about the sun rising in the east and setting in the west > repeatedly are: A. It is the same sun        > B. It is the return of the same sun C. The last sun is the same > as the first sun.       Answer: ABC; Now, wert thou > to say, that this sun is the former sun, thou speakest the truth; and if thou > sayest that this sun is the "return" of that sun, thou also speakest the truth. > Likewise, from this statement it is made evident that the term "last" is applicable > to the "first," and the term "first" applicable to the "last;" inasmuch as both > the "first" and the "last" have risen to proclaim one and the same Faith. > > The term spoken by Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" is a sore test > for His followers and all mankind. Since Muhammad stated that He was Adam (The > first of the Prophets) it should be accepted that He could also be the last or > the seal of the prophets. Muhammad can say that He is:      > A. The First Adam       B. The last Adam   > C. Adam, Noah, Abraham      D. Son of God born of the Holy > spirit E. The first, the last, the in-between. F. Manifest Revelation > of God. G. beginning that has no beginning. H. The Seal of the Prophets > I. The Manifest and the Hidden.       Answer: ABCDEFGHI > > > What is Imam Ali referring to when he said: "Piercing the veils of Glory, > unaided". A. The veils of glory are the divines of the age.        > B. The Doctors of Religion do not understand the meaning of the return.    > C. When a bride's veils are removed, her beauty is revealed.      > D. The person must seek God, unaided by the usually customs of seeking guidance > from the Ulamá.       Answer: ABD; Notwithstanding > the divinely-inspired admonitions of all the . . . Chosen ones of God, enjoining > the people to see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears, they have > disdainfully rejected their counsels and have blindly followed, and will continue > to follow, the leaders of their Faith. > > Veils of glory are terms such as Seal of the Prophets. T or F Answer: > T; Furthermore, among the "veils of glory" are such terms as the "Seal of > the Prophets" and the like, the removal of which is a supreme achievement in the > sight of these base-born and erring souls. > > Imam Ali: "A thousand Fatimihs I have espoused". It means that He had 1000 > spouses in His harem.TF       Answer: F; Behold, > how many are the mysteries that lie as yet unravelled within the tabernacle of > the knowledge of God, and how numerous the gems of His wisdom that are still concealed > in His inviolable treasuries! > > The Manifestations of God:     > A. have no beginning and no end.     > B. are perfect Mirrors of God's Glory.        > C. Are the first and the last. D. have the limited Domain of the country of their > birth.       Answer: ABC; Shouldest thou ponder this in > thine heart, thou wouldst realize that His handiwork knoweth neither beginning > nor end. The domain of His decree is too vast for the tongue of mortals to describe, > or for the bird of the human mind to traverse; and the dispensations of His providence > are too mysterious for the mind of man to comprehend. His creation no end hath > overtaken, and it hath ever existed from the "Beginning that hath no beginning"; > and the Manifestations of His Beauty no beginning hath beheld, and they will continue > to the "End that knoweth no end." > > Imam Husayn said to Salman: "I was with a thousand Adams, the interval between > each and the next Adam was fifty thousand years . . . " He is saying: A. > The meaning of "end" and "return".       B. a great exaggeration. >       C. that He lived 1000 lives by incarnation.       > D. that Adam is a fallacy.       Answer: A; Endeavour now > to apprehend from these two traditions the mysteries of "end," "return," and "creation > without beginning or end." > > Attainment unto the Divine Presence is the second most explicit > term in the Qu'ran. T or F       Answer: F; Nothing > more exalted or more explicit than "attainment unto the divine Presence" hath > been revealed in the Qur'án. Well is it with him that hath attained thereunto, > in the day wherein most of the people, even as ye witness, have turned away therefrom. > > > "God doeth whatsoever He willeth . . . " To disbelieve this is blasphemy. > An example of blasphemy would be if a man: A. be so bold as to question > God.      B. raised cavil against > God. C. accept the new messenger       D. be righteous. >       Answer: AB; "Whoso sayeth 'why' or 'wherefore' hath > spoken blasphemy!" > > The Quran 55:41 states: "By their countenance shall the sinners be known > . . . " This verse means:      A. in the Day of Resurrection, > everyone will be raised up from their grave and their faces restored so that God > may pass judgment on them.     B. Their misbelief and unfaithfulness > will be seen on their face.     C. The followers of the new religion > will be recognizable in their mortal life by their face. D.As compared > to the rest of their body, the sinners' faces will not burn in hell.     >   Answer: BC; Dost thou not realize that by 'asking' is not meant > asking by tongue or speech, even as the verse itself doth indicate and prove? > For afterward it is said: 'By their countenance shall the sinners be known, and > they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.'" > >       123-1. Qu'ran 10:25 states: "And God calleth > to the Abode of Peace (Baghdad) and He guideth whom He will into the right way." > Then, Quran 6:127 states: "For them is an Abode of Peace with their Lord! And > He shall be their protector because of their works." This means: A. Baghdad will > always be at peace     B. Abode of Peace is where the Lord > is seated   C. God chooses a few deserving > souls because of their actions.       Answer: BC; No man, > however, can comprehend this except he who is possessed of an understanding heart. > We seal Our theme with that which was formerly revealed unto Muhammad that the > seal thereof may shed the fragrance of that holy musk which leadeth men unto the > Ridvan of unfading splendour. He said, and His Word is the truth: "And God calleth > to the Abode of Peace;[1] and He guideth whom He will into the right way." "For > them is an Abode of Peace with their Lord! and He shall be their Protector because > of their works." >       123-2. This Bird of Heaven can > utter a myriad songs refers to:    A. The Báb B. Bahá'u'lláh >       C. The Báb's great uncle      > D. The Holy Spirit of God.       Answer: B; refers to the > writer of the book. > > The distinct station of each Manifestation in the world of creation has a: > A.specific mission.      > B. distinct individuality.     C. > particular Revelation. D. number of obvious proofs so that all mankind > can recognize them. E. specially designated limitation.       > Answer: ABCE; In this respect, each Manifestation of God hath a distinct > individuality, a definitely prescribed mission, a predestined Revelation, and > specially designated limitations. Each one of them is known by a different name, > is characterized by a special attribute, fulfills a definite Mission, and is entrusted > with a particular Revelation. > > Any of God's Manifestations can declare I am God or I am the Messenger > of God. The first is in the station of unity and the second in the station > of distinction. T or F Answer: T > >       126-1. Manifestations possess Self-effacement > and servitude in their station of       A. Distinction B. > Unity       C. Individuality D. Oneness.   >     Answer: AC; Viewed in the light of their second station -- > the station of distinction, differentiation, temporal limitations, characteristics > and standards, -- they manifest absolute servitude, utter destitution and complete > self-effacement. >       126-2. The Manifestations of God's > utterances are true regarding which realm: A.Divinity B.Lordship        > C. Guardianship     D.Servitude E.Prophethood F. > Apostleship G. Messengership Answer: ABCDEFG; Thus it is that > whatsoever be their utterance, whether it pertain to the realm of Divinity, Lordship, > Prophethood, Messengership, Guardianship, Apostleship or Servitude, all is true, > beyond the shadow of a doubt. > > Man should not try to interpret the Holy Words according to his own limited > understanding. He should inquire the meanings from the Light of Truth and > not from the divines(Ulama) of the age. T F Answer: T; Those words uttered > by the Luminaries of Truth must needs be pondered, and should their   significance > be not grasped, enlightenment should be sought from the Trustees of the depositories > of Knowledge, > > Muhammad's answer about the spirit aroused clamour because : A. > The spirits denied Him. B. The people didn't understand C. Satisfactory > as a proof of His mission D. The people wanted any excuse to disbelieve. >       Answer: BD; As soon as Muhammad's answer was given, > they all clamorously protested, saying: "Lo! an ignorant man who knoweth not what > the Spirit is, calleth Himself the Revealer of divine Knowledge!" > >       129-1. Knowledge is a point that the foolish > have multiplied = knowledge of God IS one (unity). T F     >   Answer: T; Nay, whatsoever proceedeth from these Mines of divine > Wisdom and these Treasuries of eternal knowledge is truth, and naught else but > the truth. The saying: "Knowledge is one point, which the foolish have multiplied" > is a proof of Our argument       129-2. Knowledge is > a light which God sheddeth into the heart of whomsoever He willeth = God would > enlighten the Holy Ones with His knowledge. T or F Answer: T; All > this, notwithstanding the fact that these Essences of being are immensely exalted > above such fanciful images, and are immeasurably glorified beyond all these vain > sayings and above the comprehension of every understanding heart. > > The book by Hajji Mirza Karim Khan is mentioned in the Iqan as a:   >     A.reference B. biography C. Source of divine > alchemy D. proof of Quran E. example of vainglory.     >   Answer: E; From this title We perceived the odour of conceit and > vainglory, inasmuch as he hath imagined himself a learned man and regarded the > rest of the people ignorant. > > "But for Thee I would not have created the spheres" refers to the story of > Mi'raj of the Prophet Muhammad. Hajji Mirza Karim Khan suggested in his book that > twenty or more sciences were needed to be learned to understand the meaning of > this statement. T or F       Answer: T; We noticed > that he had enumerated some twenty or more sciences, the knowledge of which he > considered to be essential for the comprehension of the mystery of the "Mi'raj". > We gathered from his statements that unless a man be deeply versed in them all, > he can never attain to a proper understanding of this transcendent and exalted > theme. > > The mystery of Mi'raj is best understood if one's mirror of the heart is > cleansed and purified. T F       Answer: T; By the > righteousness of God! Whoso desireth to fathom the mystery of this "Mi'raj," and > craveth a drop from this ocean, if the mirror of his heart be already obscured > by the dust of these learnings, he must needs cleanse and purify it ere the light > of this mystery can be reflected therein. > >       133-1. The pursuit of the twenty plus earthly > knowledge in the Day of Resurrection is forbidden. T F       > Answer: T; In this day, they that are submerged beneath the ocean of ancient > Knowledge, and dwell within the ark of divine wisdom, forbid the people such idle > pursuits. >       133-2. The most grievous of all veils > is the veil of:A.knowledge B. glory. C. earthly desires > D.Holy Spirit. Answer: A; "The most grievous of all veils is the > veil of knowledge." > > Bahá'u'lláh's challenges a king to ask Hajji Mirza Karim Khan > to prove his science of alchemy. Bahá'u'lláh would then undertake > the same task so that: A.the truth be known    B.truth be distinguished > from falsehood.   C. cup of venom be offered to Him.     >   Answer: AB; Among the sciences which this pretender hath professed > is that of alchemy. We cherish the hope that either a king or a man of preeminent > power may call upon him to translate this science from the realm of fancy to the > domain of fact and from the plane of mere pretension to that of actual achievement. > > > The reference in the Qu'ran to Karim is: A. reference to Hajji > Mirza Karim Khan   B. an attribute of God        > C. as a general name      D. > the word Karim as used by Hajji Mirza is an example of perversion of the Text. >       Answer: BD; And as to this man's attainments, his > ignorance, understanding and belief, behold what the Book which embraceth all > things hath revealed; "Verily, the tree of Zaqqum[1] shall be the food of the > Athim."[2] And then follow certain verses, until He saith: "Taste this, for thou > forsooth art the mighty Karim!"[3] Consider how clearly and explicitly he hath > been described in God's incorruptible Book! This man, moreover, feigning humility, > hath in his own book referred to himself as the "athim servant": "Athim" in the > Book of God, mighty among the common herd, "Karim" in name! > > Samiri was a magician contemporary with Moses. His likeness in the Bábi > dispensation is:       A.Hajji Mirza Karim Khan        > B. Mirza Yahya     C. Quddus.   >     Answer: A; They have rejected the Moses of knowledge and > justice, and clung to the Samiri of ignorance. > > Conditions for a true seeker are: A. being free from hate or love > B. humbleness   C. no backbiting D. contentment E. avoiding > the boastful but not the evil doers F. praying and giving to charity. G. > being kind to animals but not the people.       Answer: ABCDF; > He must so cleanse his heart that no remnant of either love or hate may linger > therein, lest that love blindly incline him to error, or that hate repel him away > from the truth. Even as thou dost witness in this  day how most of the people, > because of such love and hate, are bereft of the immortal Face, have strayed far > from the Embodiments of the divine mysteries, and, shepherdless, are roaming through > the wilderness of oblivion and error. That seeker must at all times put his trust > in God, must renounce the peoples of the earth, detach himself from the world > of dust, and cleave unto Him Who is the Lord of Lords. He must never seek to exalt > himself above any one, must wash away from the tablet of his heart every trace > of pride and vainglory, must cling unto patience and resignation, observe silence, > and refrain from idle talk. With all his heart should the seeker avoid fellowship > with evil doers, and pray for the remission of their sins. He should show kindness > to animals, how much more unto his fellow-man, to him who is endowed with the > power of utterance. > > Each seeker should forgive the sinful for none knows what his own end shall > be. T or F       Answer: T; He should forgive the > sinful, and never despise his low estate, for none knoweth what his own end shall > be. > > The lights of knowledge and certitude envelop a being who: A. earnestly > desires.   B. strives to find faults with people. C. fervidly loves. >       D. passionately > devotes.       Answer: ABD; Only when the lamp of search, > of earnest striving, of longing desire, of passionate devotion, of fervid love, > of rapture, and ecstasy, is kindled within the seeker's heart, and the breeze > of His loving-kindness is wafted upon his soul, will the darkness of error be > dispelled, the mists of doubts and misgivings be dissipated, and the lights of > knowledge and certitude envelop his being. > > Once in about a thousand years shall this City (of God; of certitude) be > renewed or readorned. T F       Answer: T; Once in > about a thousand years shall this City be renewed and re-adorned. > > In every dispensation, the Holy Book is the standard. Which pairs are correctly > matched: A. Moses = Pentateuch      B. Jesus= Gospels >      C. The Báb = Hadith >   D. Muhammad = Quran       Answer: ABD; Hadith is > Islamic writings in addition to Qur'án. > > Which one of Muhammad's weighty testimonies are still directly accessible > today?    A. the Book of God. B. the Ulamá. C. His family. >   D. The Hadith.       > Answer: A; Inasmuch as Muhammad hath confined His testimonies to His Book > and to His Family, and whereas the latter hath passed away, there remaineth His > Book only as His one testimony amongst the people. > > The disconnected letters of the Qu'ran enshrine the mysteries of the Divine > Essence and outwardly signify Muhammad. T or F       > Answer: T; In the beginning of His Book He saith: "Alif. Lam. Mim. No doubt > is there about this Book: It is a guidance unto the God-fearing." In the disconnected > letters of the Qur'án the mysteries of the divine Essence are enshrined, > and within their  shells the pearls of His Unity are treasured. For lack > of space We do not dwell upon them at this moment. Outwardly they signify Muhammad > Himself, > > Traditions are NOT reliable because:     A. > they have manifold obscurities.       B. They rely upon > the Text to prove themselves.       C. They are > not in Arabic. D. They differ grievously.       Answer: > ABD; All other traditions, all other books and records, are bereft of such > distinction, inasmuch as both the traditions and they that have spoken them are > confirmed and proven solely by the text of that Book. Moreover, the traditions > themselves grievously differ, and their obscurities are manifold. > > For Muhammad the text of the Quran was:      A. His mightiest > proof. B. The surest testimony.      > C. The evidence of His low spiritual station.      D. > A revelation of God's Will. E. Urvatu'l-Vuthqa.       > Answer: ABDE; To the peoples of the world they are the abiding testimony, > the incontrovertible proof, the shining light of the ideal King. Their excellence > is unrivalled, their virtue nothing can surpass. They are the treasury of the > divine pearls and the depository of the divine mysteries. They constitute the > indissoluble Bond, the firm Cord, the Urvatu'l-Vuthqa, the inextinguishable Light. > > > Muhammad offered the Verses of God as His only proof. However, the people > asked Him to: A. work another miracle.     > B. Give another sign.        C. Give a sacrifice. >      D. Make a part of the Heaven fall down. E.Rain > down stones from heaven. F. to perform miracles.       Answer: > ABCDEF; "And when Our clear verses are recited to them, their only argument > is to say, 'Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!'" Behold, what foolish > evidences they sought from these Embodiments of an all-encompassing mercy! They > scoffed at the verses, a single letter of which is greater than the creation of > heavens and earth, and which quickeneth the dead of the valley of self and desire > with the spirit of faith; and clamoured saying: "Cause our fathers to speed out > of their sepulchres." Such was the perversity and pride of that people. Each one > of these verses is unto all the peoples of the world an unfailing testimony and > a glorious proof of His truth. > > The proof of the sun is the light thereof. The blind may not see the light > and only feel the heat. The blind may thereby not recognize the Sun. T or F >       Answer: T; Yea, the blind can perceive naught > from the sun except its heat, and the arid soil hath no share of the showers of > mercy. > > The book (Qur'an) is a proof unto all people, even the "common" people. It > is a false claim that the common people would NOT grasp Its meaning and > would NOT appreciate Its value. T or F       Answer: > T; Heed not the idle contention of those who maintain that the Book and verses > thereof can never be a testimony unto the common people, inasmuch as they neither > grasp their meaning nor appreciate their value. > > The "common" people are infinitely superior above their religious leaders > who have turned away from God because:   > A. They pay taxes        > B. They don't really matter    C. They have fewer veils   >     D. Spiritual knowledge is superior to material learning. >       Answer: CD; And yet, in the sight of God, these common > people are infinitely superior and exalted above their religious leaders who have > turned away from the one true God. The understanding of His words and the comprehension > of the utterances of the Birds of Heaven are in no wise dependent upon human learning. > > > Understanding of words of God is not dependent upon human learning. It is > dependent upon:       A. purity of heart B. Master's > degree or higher from an accredited university.   C. chastity of soul. > D. freedom of spirit.       Answer: ACD; They depend > solely upon purity of heart, chastity of soul, and freedom of spirit. This is > evidenced by those who, today, though without a single letter of the accepted > standards of learning, are occupying the loftiest seats of knowledge; and the > garden of their hearts is adorned, through the showers of divine grace, with the > roses of wisdom and the tulips of understanding. > > The enemies of Muhammad charged that His words were "but tales of the Ancients." > Similarly, in 1850's, people charged that the Báb: A. has > compiled these words from the words of old.       > B. has broken the law of the Qur'án.      > C. should enforce the Law of the Quran if He was the Mahdi.       > Answer: ABC; Behold what they observed after the verses were revealed. > They called Him a poet, scoffed at the verses of God, and exclaimed saying:  212  > "These words of his are but tales of the Ancients!" By this they meant that those > words which were spoken by the peoples of old Muhammad hath compiled and called > them the Word of God. Likewise, in this day, thou hast heard the people impute > similar charges to this Revelation, saying: "He hath compiled these words from > the words of old;" or "these words are spurious." Vain and haughty are their sayings, > low their estate and station! > > People in every age have said that there should be no new independent > prophet after their own. Bahá'u'lláh refers to this as spiritual:     > A. extortion. B.disease    C. compromise D. sustenance. >       Answer: A; Even as the Christian divines who, holding > fast to the verse of the Gospel to which We have already referred, have sought > to explain that the law of the Gospel shall at no time be annulled, and that no > independent Prophet shall again be made manifest, unless He confirmeth the law > of the Gospel. Most of the people have become afflicted with the same spiritual > disease. > >       153-1. Bahá'u'lláh refers to the Báb > as He who is: A. Siyyid Ali Muhammad       B. well-grounded > in Knowledge C. the Source       D. the Essence. >       Answer: BCD; And when He Who is well-grounded in all > knowledge, He Who is the Mother, the Soul, the Secret, and the Essence thereof, > revealeth that which is the least contrary to their desire, they bitterly oppose > Him and shamelessly deny Him. >       153-2. Denials of the > Báb were instigated by the divines and leaders of religion because they: > A. worship the God of their own desires. B. are pure. C. > have allegiance to gold.     D. are > wrapt in a dense veil of knowledge.       Answer: AD; Such > deeds and words have been solely instigated by leaders of religion, they that > worship no God but their own desire, who bear allegiance to naught but gold, who > are wrapt in the densest veils of learning, and who, enmeshed by its obscurities, > are lost in the wilds of error. > > The non-believers and the divines accused Muhammad as: A. a calumniator. >      B. a lunatic.     > C. a hero. D. the one that withholdeth people from the path of faith and true > belief.       Answer: ABD; yet some denounced Him as "a > calumniator of God, the Lord of all creatures," others accused Him of being "the > one that withholdeth the people from the path of faith and true belief," and still > others declared Him to be "a lunatic" and the like. > > Each of the great manifestation has had one book that is well known. However, > the revelation of the Báb is unnumbered beyond what scores of volumes that > are available. This is because many of the books and verses were:        > A. lost.        B. > stolen    C. plundered   D. printed in non-Arabic language.   >     Answer: ABC; Whereas the verses which have rained from this > Cloud of divine mercy have been so abundant that none hath yet been able to estimate > their number. A score of volumes are now available. How many still remain beyond > our reach! How many have been plundered and have fallen into the  217  > hands of the enemy, the fate of which none knoweth. > > Sufferings of the faithful in early days of Islam were because they were > accused of misbelief since they had recognized the new verses of God from > the tongue of Muhammad. The standard for the recognition of a manifestation is > nothing else besides the: A. Verses of God.   > B. person of Manifestation.   C. The prophesies of old scriptures. D. following > of the divines.       Answer: ABC; Far be it from Him that > He should turn away from the gates of His mercy them that have turned unto and > embraced the truth of the divine verses, or that He should threaten those that > have clung to His sure testimony! He verily establisheth the truth through His > verses, and confirmeth His Revelation by His words. He verily is the Powerful, > the Help in peril, the Almighty. > > One Proof of the Blessed Báb's station is that even though He did > not acquire any learning He was able to bring forth a myriad: A. > verses. B. discourses. C.epistles. D. mathematical theories. > E. prayers. Answer: ABCE; Therefore, should a person arise and bring > forth a myriad verses, discourses, epistles, and prayers, none of which have been > acquired through learning, what conceivable excuse could justify those that reject > them, > > Certain prophets are endowed with constancy since they have revealed > a Book of:   A. prayers     >   B. prophesies       C. revelation.   >     Answer: C; Hast thou not heard that among the reasons why > certain Prophets have been designated as Prophets "endowed with constancy" was > the revelation of a Book unto them? > > Quran 2:148 states: "All have a quarter of the heaven to which they > turn." This refers to the people that have: A. recognized the new Manifestation. > B. claimed to be a prophet.     C. failed to recognize > the Manifestation. D. the soldiers. E. The divines and Doctors of > religion.       Answer: CE; Aside from these things, if > these people shun and reject such a divine Soul, such holy Breath, to whom, We > wonder, could they cling, to whose face besides His Face could they turn? Yea > -- "All have a quarter of the Heavens to which they turn."[1] We have shown thee > these two ways; walk thou the way thou choosest. > > Examples of denials against the previous Manifestations were that the learned > did NOT become their followers. Yet, another Proof of the station of the Blessed > Báb is that He transformed many people, nearly 400 self sacrificing and > illumined divines and men of consummate learning. Bahá'u'lláh mentions several > names so that: A. the weak may be strengthened. B.to prove His > point above.      C. to encourage the timorous. D. > to discredit and discourage the Báb's uncle. E. to reveal the Bábi's > names to the government.       Answer: ABC; We will mention > the names of some of them, that perchance it may strengthen the faint-hearted, > and encourage the timorous. > > "But for him God would not have been established upon the seat > of His mercy nor ascended the throne of eternal glory." The word him > refers to: A. The Báb.       > B. Abdul-Baha. C. Mullah-Husayn. D. Mirza Yahya. Answer: C; Among > them was Mulla Husayn, who became the recipient of the effulgent glory of the > Sun of divine Revelation. But for him, God would not have been established upon > the seat of His mercy, nor ascended the throne of eternal glory. > > Another proof of the station of the Blessed Báb is the self sacrifice > of followers such that they laid down their lives for the Beloved and surrendered > their all in His path. T or F       Answer: T; Their > deeds, alone, testify to the truth of their words. > > Sufferings of Imam Husayn lasted half a day but that of Báb's followers > eighteen years. This prolonged constancy under great suffering by the Bábi's > should be what unto all the people of the earth?        > A. a sign of misbelief. B. a sufficient testimony.   > C. a fallacy.      D. an irrefutable proof.   >     Answer: BD; I swear by God! Their very deeds are a sufficient > testimony, and an irrefutable proof unto all the peoples of the earth, were men > to ponder in their hearts the mysteries of divine Revelation. " > > Divines pursue wealth in day and carnal desires at night. T or F >       Answer: T; In the day-time they strive with all their > soul after worldly benefits, and in the night-season their sole occupation is > to gratify their carnal desires. > > The Qur'an 2:94 states: "Wish for death if ye are men of truth." This is > a sign by which the touchstone of Qur'anic verse can be used to separate: A. > truth from falsehood.   B. Gold from > Copper.       C. (true) claims from (false) pretension. >    D. love of God from love of Gold.       Answer: > ABD; Furthermore, the sign of truth and falsehood is designated and appointed > in the Book. By this divinely-appointed touchstone, the claims and pretensions > of all men must needs be assayed, so that the truthful may be known and distinguished > from the imposter. This touchstone is no other than this verse: "Wish for death, > if ye are men of truth." > > Another proof the station of the Blessed Báb is that the divines who > did accept the faith of the Báb were men of: A. learning. > B. leaders.      C. pure heart. D. great wealth. > E. men of authority.       Answer: ABCD; Yea, these > divines to whom We have referred, were mostly unrenowned, and, by the grace of > God they were all purged of earthly vanities and free from the trappings of leadership. > "Such is the bounty of God; to whom He will He giveth it." > > The Báb wrote to the divines of every city and set forth the character > of their denial and repudiation. He was trying to show that the fact that some > divines had become His followers, the following of the divines should be a > sign of the future Manifestation. T or F Answer: F; By His references > to their opposition He intended to invalidate the objections which the people > of the Bayan might raise in the day of the manifestation of "Mustaghath," the > day of the Latter Resurrection, claiming that, whereas in the Dispensation of > the Bayan a number of divines  have embraced the Faith, in this latter Revelation > none of these hath recognized His claim. > > The Báb specified that the followers of Bayan should not object > if none of the divines of the age were to accept the manifestation of the Mustaghath > (He who is invoked) and to seek for themselves the Truth. TF Answer: > T same as 167. > > A Proof of the Báb's station is His Constancy and His courage. He > was afraid of very few people. T F Answer: F; He was afraid of no one; > He was regardless of consequences. > > The Báb in Qayyumu'l-Asma states: "O thou Remnant of God! I have > sacrificed Myself for Thee; I have accepted curses for Thy sake; and have yearned > for naught but . . . " The ending of the sentence is:   A. Thy Love.    > B. Earthly pleasures. C. The Love of the "Him whom God shall make manifest'. > D. martyrdom.       Answer: D; and have yearned for > naught but martyrdom in the path of Thy love. > > The Báb's wish for Martyrdom and the fulfillment of His own prophesy > is proof of His station according to the Qur'an. Then, Bahá'u'lláh describes the > station of the opposing Muslim divines as compared to:       A. > carcasses from whose bellies ascendeth the cry of the swallowed substance of the > faithful.       B. Abject Beetle    C. does not > mention them D. servants of God.       Answer: AB; Observe > how they have closed their eyes to all this glory, and are abjectly pursuing those > foul carcasses from whose bellies ascendeth the cry of the swallowed substance > of the faithful. > > Yet another proof of the Blessed Báb's ascendancy, transcendent > power, and supremacy is shown in His followers by their: A. steadfastness. >       B. knowledge. >     C. large numbers      D. courage   >     Answer: AD; So much so, that from every city there appeared > the signs, the evidences, the tokens, the testimonies of that divine Luminary. > How many were those pure and kindly hearts which faithfully reflected the light > of that eternal Sun, and how manifold the emanations of knowledge from that Ocean > of divine wisdom. Whenever thou dost meditate upon the cavils uttered by all the > people, be they divines, learned or ignorant, the firmer and the more steadfast > wilt thou grow in the Faith. > >       173-1. The opposition to Bábís was prophesied > by the Holy Books. T or F >       Answer: T; For whatsoever > hath come to pass, hath been prophesied by them who are the Mines of divine knowledge, > and Recipients of God's eternal law. >       173-2. This brief > account (The Book of Iqan up to page 237) contains a condensed account of :    > A. All the Scriptures.    B. The mysteries of all the scriptures. C. > All of Divine Law. D. The history of science.       Answer: > AB; We do not feel their necessity, however, inasmuch as the things We have > already mentioned suffice the world and all that is therein. In fact, all the > Scriptures and the mysteries thereof are condensed into this brief account. > > A tradition cited by Bahá'u'lláh states: "And when the Standard > of Truth is made manifest, the people of both the East and the West curse it." > It means that the people expect the promised one to promote the laws of their > own religion. However, the Standard of Truth usually: A. Breaks the rules > of old.       B. Annuls > the old customs.   C. replaces the old ceremonials.     D. > upholds old habits.       Answer: ABC; To this truth the > above-mentioned tradition beareth witness. It is evident that the reason for such > behaviour is none other than the annulment of those rules, customs, habits, and > ceremonials to which they have been subjected. > > Even though the people of every Faith await their redeemer to uphold the > same laws, the text of the Qur'án and the traditions have prophesied a > new: A. law. B. revelation. C. diet.     > D. Faith. E. God.       Answer: ABD; Notwithstanding > all the verses of the Qur'án, and the recognized traditions, which are > all indicative of a new Faith, a new Law, and a new Revelation, this generation > still waiteth in expectation of beholding the promised One who should uphold the > Law of the Muhammadan Dispensation. > > "Knowledge is 27 letters . . . The Q'aim will cause 25 to be made manifest." > This tradition is ascribed to: A. Imam Ali. B. Imam Jáffar > Sadiq. C. The Báb. D. Abdul-Baha. E.The prophet Muhammad's > great great great grandchild.       Answer: BE; of Sadiq, > son of Muhammad, that he spoke these words: "Knowledge is twenty and seven letters. > All that the Prophets have revealed are two letters thereof. No man thus far hath > known more than these two letters. But when the Qá'im shall arise, He will > cause the remaining twenty and five letters to be made manifest." > > The Character of the Q'aim, His sufferings, and that of His followers, have > been prophesied in the Ka'fi in the tradition of Ja'bir, in the Tablet of Fatimih. > This tradition contradicts the other traditions in that it describes how happily > the divines would accept the Qáim. T or F       > Answer: F; Even as it hath been recorded in the "Kafi," in the tradition > of Jabir, in the "Tablet of Fatimih," concerning the character of the Qá'im: > "He shall manifest the perfection of Moses, the splendour of Jesus, and the patience > of Job. His chosen ones shall be abased in His day. Their heads shall be offered > as presents even as the heads of the Turks and the Daylamites. They shall be slain > and burnt. Fear shall seize them; dismay and alarm shall strike terror into their > hearts. The earth shall be dyed with their blood. Their womenfolk shall bewail > and lament. These indeed are my friends!" > > The opposition to the Qáim and His followers as recorded by history > and as prophesied by the traditions indicates that Qa'im will author:      > A. a new law.        > B. a new dispensation       C. a book to annul the old laws. >        D. a book about the end of times.   >     Answer: ABCD; And yet no one hath paused to reflect that > if the promised Qá'im should reveal the law and ordinances of a former > Dispensation, why  246  then should such traditions have been recorded, > and why should there arise such a degree of strife and conflict that the people > should regard the slaying of these companions as an obligation imposed upon them, > and deem the persecution of these holy souls as a means of attaining unto the > highest favour? > > Martyrdoms in the Persian city of Rayy (near Tehran) prophesied in Rawdiy-i-Ka'fi. > T or F       Answer: T; Even as it hath been recorded > in the "Rawdiy-i-Kafi," concerning "Zawra'." In the "Rawdiy-i-Kafi" it is related > of Mu'aviyih, son of Vahhab, that Abu-'Abdi'llah hath spoken: "Knowest thou Zawra'?" > I said: "May my life be a sacrifice unto thee! They say it is Baghdad." "Nay," > he answered. And then added: "Hast thou entered the city of Rayy?", to which I > made reply: "Yea, I have entered it." Whereupon, He enquired: "Didst thou visit > the cattle-market?" "Yea," I answered. He said: "Hast thou seen the black mountain > on the right hand side of the road? The same is Zawra'. There shall eighty men, > of the children of certain ones, be slain, all of whom are worthy to be called > caliphs." "Who will slay them?" I asked. He made reply: "The children of Persia!" > > > Bahá'u'lláh asks the people of Bayan not to follow the same example of the > previous generation. He foresees much future opposition to Him Whom God Shall > Make Manifest or the Mustaghath (Him Who is Invoked). Description of these opposers > of the Mustaghath is: A. a one-eyed man B. people in every city    C. > detached souls willing to sacrifice their lives.     > D. one reputed for devoutness and piety. E.people of malice, envy, and > sedition. F. "our friends'.       Answer: ABDEF; And > yet . . . We perceive that a one-eyed man, who himself is the chief of the people, > is arising with the utmost malevolence against Us. We foresee that in every city > people will arise to suppress the Blessed Beauty, that the companions of that > Lord of being and ultimate Desire of all men will flee from the face of the oppressor > and seek refuge from him in the wilderness, whilst others will resign themselves > and, with absolute detachment, will sacrifice their lives in His path. Methinks > We can discern one who is reputed for such devoutness and piety that men deem > it an obligation to obey him, and to whose command they consider it necessary  > to submit, who will arise to assail the very root of the divine Tree, and endeavour > to the uttermost of his power to resist and oppose Him. Such is the way of the > people! In these days, however, such odours of jealousy are diffused, that . . > . until the present day, such malice, envy, and hate have in no wise appeared, > nor will they ever be witnessed in the future. grievous as have been the woes > and sufferings which the hand of the enemy and the people of the Book inflicted > upon Us, yet all these fade into utter nothingness when compared with that which > hath befallen Us at the hand of those who profess to be Our friends. > > Reference to the envy and malice of Mirza Yahya is made in the discussion > about the people of Bayan and their response to the Mustaghath. T or F >       Answer: T; In these days, however, such odours of > jealousy are diffused, that . . . until the present day, such malice, envy, and > hate have in no wise appeared, nor will they ever be witnessed in the future. > > > Compared to that of the enemies, the harm from those who profess > to be Bahaullah's friends is:       A. about > the same.      B. more, since it is better to > be slain by a friend.     C. Far worse.        > D. fade into utter nothingness.       Answer: CD; grievous > as have been the woes and sufferings which the hand of the enemy and the people > of the Book inflicted upon Us, yet all these fade into utter nothingness when > compared with that which hath befallen Us at the hand of those who profess to > be Our friends. > > Bahá'u'lláh states that He retired to the wilderness (Sulaymaniyyih) because > He discerned the signs of impending events. T or F Answer: T; In the early > days of Our arrival in this land, when We discerned the signs of impending events, > We decided, ere they happened, to retire. > > "Amidst them all, We stand life in hand, wholly resigned to His Will > . . . .sacrifice in the path of the Primal Point . . . " Bahá'u'lláh > is stating that he wishes for martyrdom in the path of   > A. God       B. the people       > C. the Báb.   D. the prisoners > in Baghdad. E. a rhetorical statement that does not show true intentions. >       Answer: C; Amidst them all, We stand, life in hand, > wholly resigned to His will; that perchance, through God's loving kindness and > His grace, this revealed and manifest Letter may lay down His life as a sacrifice > in the path of the Primal Point, the most exalted Word. > > The year 60 as recorded in the traditions refers to the year:   > A. 1260 after Hijra. B. 1844 AD      > C. of the declaration of the Báb.  D. 600 A.H.       > Answer: ABC > > About the Qáim, there are prophesies in the "Bihar'. Draw a line from > the sign that Qáim will show to the correct manifestation exhibiting that > sign. Answer: A. from Jesus: W. fear and expectation. B. > from Muhammad: X. That which was spoken of Him (insults).     >   C. from Joseph: __________________ Y. imprisonment and dissimulation. >       D. from Moses: Z. A revelation of a book similar > to Qurán. > The sign from Moses, is fear and expectation; from Jesus, that which was spoken > of Him; from Joseph, imprisonment and dissimulation; from Muhammad, the revelation > of a Book similar to the Qur'án." > The twofold languages of the Birds of Heaven include:    A. > plain and devoid of allusions.       B. veiled and concealed. > C. Aramaic. D. Esperanto. E. 70 meanings that will be revealed > by the Qáim.       Answer: ABE; One language, the > outward language, is devoid of  255  allusions, is unconcealed and unveiled; > The other language is veiled and concealed, so that whatever lieth hidden in the > heart of the malevolent may be made manifest and their innermost being be disclosed. > Thus it is recorded: "Every knowledge hath seventy meanings, of which one only > is known amongst the people. And when the Qá'im shall arise, He shall reveal > unto men all that which remaineth." > God will forget those who forget Him during His presence in His day. "And > whoso shall withdraw from the remembrance of the Merciful, We will chain a Satan > unto him." Examples of people that fit these categories are: A. Divines > of the age of a Manifestation.   B. people > that follow the divines instead of the Manifestation.   C. the Mustaghath. >       D. The rulers who crucify or torment the manifestations. > E. The people that search independently and find the object of their heart's > desire. F. women that obediently follow the path chosen for them by the > ecclesiastical order of their time. G. men who serve in the military and > carry out orders of persecution.       Answer: ABDFG; None > apprehendeth the meaning of these utterances except them whose hearts are assured, > whose souls have found favour with God, and whose minds are detached from all > else but Him. All are dwellers in the land of oblivion, and all are followers > of the people of wickedness and rebellion. God will verily do unto them that which > they themselves are doing, and will forget them even as they have ignored His > Presence in His day. Such is His decree unto those that have denied Him, and such > will it be unto them that have rejected His signs. > > — *Questionnaire and Answer Key for the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Used by permission of the curator)*