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tag name God, Knowledge of type: Religion, general

web link bahai-library.com/tags/God,_Knowledge_of
related tags God; God, Love of; Knowledge; Purpose of life
referring tags Aql; Book of Names; Faith and deeds; God, Recognition of; He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord (hadith); Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Obligatory prayer, Short; Will, knowledge and love
Inventory subject God's knowledge; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Knowledge; recognition of God
notes

See also:
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, chapter 10, section "Attaining Knowledge of God"

selected quotations
(authoritative sources)
These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"The purpose of God in creating man hath been, and will ever be, to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence. To this most excellent aim, this supreme objective, all the heavenly Books and the divinely revealed and weighty Scriptures unequivocally bear witness. Whoso hath recognized the Dayspring of Divine guidance and entered His holy court hath drawn nigh unto God and attained His Presence, a Presence which is the real Paradise, and of which the loftiest mansions of heaven are but a symbol....

– Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, XXIX (BH00958)

"... that which leads to everlasting life, eternal honour, universal enlightenment, and true success and salvation is, first and foremost, the knowledge of God. It is clear that this knowledge takes precedence over every other knowledge and constitutes the greatest virtue of the human world. For the understanding of the reality of things confers a material advantage in the realm of being and brings about the progress of outward civilization, but the knowledge of God is the cause of spiritual progress and attraction, true vision and insight, the exaltation of humanity, the appearance of divine civilization, the rectification of morals, and the illumination of the conscience..."

– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 84 (AB00063)

references bahaiquotes.com/subject/knowledge-of-god; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Knowledge of God"

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2023-07. Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The. John S. Hatcher. Though Bahá'í teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical brain is essential to our development; emotional processing requires a healthy brain; the brain-as-transceiver model can help treat affective disorders. Articles.
2017. Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle. Roland Faber. Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism as reflected in Asian religious expressions, including Hinduism's Advaita Vedanta. Articles.
2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts. Audio.
2012. "He hath known God who hath known himself": A Deepening Course on the Bahá'í Revelation. Barbara Ives Reich Kochmann, comp, Richard Kochmann, comp. A lengthy compilation by the granddaughter of Howard Colby Ives designed to be a study guide to the Writings, covering knowledge of God, the station of the Manifestations, the nature of the Covenant, and the dynamics of creation, constancy, and servitude. Compilations-personal.
2005-10. Service and Devotion: First talk in the "Serving the Divine Plan" program. Peter J. Khan. Audio.
2005. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The. Moojan Momen. A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and analysis of the consequences of a number of His statements. Articles.
2003-03-23. "Book of Names" Mentioned in the Tablet of Carmel, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Letter from the House and a compilation explaining "People of Bahá" and the line in the Lawh-i-Karmil "Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names." Compilations.
2001-09-02. Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion. Ian Kluge. How to study the Bahá'í Writings through the use of logic. Articles-unpublished.
2001. Firm Cord of Servitude, The. Theo A. Cope. A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Bahá'í Teachings as well as Jungian psychology. Articles.
1997. Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The. Stephen Lambden. History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Abrahamic religions and its importance and significance for contemporary Bahá'ís. Articles.
1996. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. . Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds." Translations.
1996. Zen Gloss on Baha'u'llah's Commentary on "He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord", A. Juan Cole. A Buddhist interpretation of themes in Bahá'u'lláh's tablet on Islamic mysticism and a saying about knowing one's self. Essays.
1986-11-26. Infallibility of the Manifestations of God. Universal House of Justice. Affirming the essential infallibility of the Manifestations of God, clarifying individual interpretation’s limits, and emphasizing humility, faith, and contextual understanding of scripture. UHJ-letters.
1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971. Books.
1967-12-09. Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois. Talks.

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tag name	God, Knowledge of	type:	Religion, general
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/God,_Knowledge_of
related tags	God; God, Love of; Knowledge; Purpose of life
referring tags	Aql; Book of Names; Faith and deeds; God, Recognition of; He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord (hadith); Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Obligatory prayer, Short; Will, knowledge and love
Inventory subject	God's knowledge; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Knowledge; recognition of God
notes	See also: – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, chapter 10, section "Attaining Knowledge of God"
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "The purpose of God in creating man hath been, and will ever be, to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence. To this most excellent aim, this supreme objective, all the heavenly Books and the divinely revealed and weighty Scriptures unequivocally bear witness. Whoso hath recognized the Dayspring of Divine guidance and entered His holy court hath drawn nigh unto God and attained His Presence, a Presence which is the real Paradise, and of which the loftiest mansions of heaven are but a symbol.... – Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, XXIX (BH00958) "... that which leads to everlasting life, eternal honour, universal enlightenment, and true success and salvation is, first and foremost, the knowledge of God. It is clear that this knowledge takes precedence over every other knowledge and constitutes the greatest virtue of the human world. For the understanding of the reality of things confers a material advantage in the realm of being and brings about the progress of outward civilization, but the knowledge of God is the cause of spiritual progress and attraction, true vision and insight, the exaltation of humanity, the appearance of divine civilization, the rectification of morals, and the illumination of the conscience..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 84 (AB00063)
references	bahaiquotes.com/subject/knowledge-of-god; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Knowledge of God"