Revealed in January 1861, “the Book of Certitude” (the Kitáb-i-Íqán), according to Bahá’u’lláh, “is indeed the cynosure of all books” and, furthermore: “Blessed is he that hath beheld it and pondered its contents for the love of God, the Lord of creation.” (See Bahá’u’lláh, The Tabernacle of Unity.) In this course, we will introduce Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude for deepening, devotion and discourse in the following three principal ways: (1) for deepening, by providing historical and analytical information, including circumstances of revelation and patterns of persuasion, followed by a close reading and discussion of significant discourses on various topics as expounded throughout Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude; (2) for devotion, by inviting learners to memorize a one-sentence passage from the Book of Certitude from the readings selected for each Unit, for reciting in personal devotions and in devotional meetings; and (3) for discourse, (a) by first choosing a passage from the Book of Certitude for each Unit, (b) next, by expressing, in your own words, the principle in that passage; and (c) and then by explaining how this principle applies to the betterment of society in the world today.