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ABBREVIATIONS

My apologies for the incompleteness of the bibliographical references. This is one of the 'active projects' on the workbench at present. Those using an electronic version intensively will find it more convenient to print the abbreviations list or copy it to a second electronic document. Please note the following changes to the abbreviations since the 1997 Resource Guide:

ABS Australia =
publications of the Association of Baha'i Studies Australia. ABS Australia 1996 = 'The Kitab-i Aqdas; Papers from the first national Conference on the Holy Book'.
Ad`iyyih-i H.Mahbub =
Ad`iyyih-i Hadrat-i Mahbub, Cairo 1339/1920-1 and reprinted several times, most recently by Baha'i-Verlag. The original is said to have been reviewed by Abdu'l-Baha before printing.
Abdu'l-Baha, 'Memorials' =
`Abdu'l-Baha, Memorials of the Faithful. Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1971.
Alvah-i Nazilih =
Alvah-i Nazilih khitab bih Muluk va Ru'asay-i Ard (Tehran: MMMA, 1968). From the similarity in page numbers it appears that this may be the original of Alvah/Brazil.
Alvah/Bombay =
Alvah-i Baha'u'llah... Surat al-Haykal, Bombay, 1308, Lith. (same as K-Haykal?)
Alvah/Brazil =
Alvah-i Hadrat-i Baha'u'llah Ila'l-Muluk-va'l-Ru`asa, Brazil, 140 BE, 148 pp.
Alvah (gold, pocket-sized) =
[Alvah-i Hadrat-i Baha'u'llah], n.p., n.d., 290 pp. Pocket-size prayerbook format, Persian and Arabic. Litho with pages framed in gold, 13 lines per page, words in red letters scattered throughout and lithographed marginal notes in places. [Any help in giving this a provenance or title would be appreciated.]
Amr wa khalq =
Amr wa Khalq (Revelation and Creation) ed. Fadil-i Mazandarani, 4 vols. Vol 1 Tehran 122 B.E = 1965, vol. 1 and vol. 2 reprinted in a single binding Hofheim-Langenhain Baha'i-Verlag, 1985. Vol. 3 128BE = 1971/2 Tehran. Vol. 4 131BE = 1974/5 Tehran.
Athar-i Qalam-i A`la =
(AQA, The Traces of the Supreme Pen, compilation of the Writings of Baha'u'llah).
AQA 1, publ. Tehran 120B/1963-4, has the title Kitab-i mubin. AQA 2 (Tehran n.d.) is a repaginated reprint of a collection originally preceeded by the Kitab-i Aqdas printed in Bombay 1314/1896. Volume 4 appears to be published in three editions, labelled in this list as AQA4, AQA4(i) (Teheran 133) and AQA4(rev) [1968].
Asraru'l-Athar =
Asraru'l-Athar, ed. Fadil-i Mazindarani (A glossary of Baha'i terms), 5 Vols. BE 124-9 = 1967-72)
Balyuzi, '`Abdu'l-Baha' =
H.M. Balyuzi, '`Abdu'l-Baha': Center of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah, Oxford, George Ronald 1971.
Balyuiz, 'Bab' =
H.M.Balyuiz, The Bab: The Herald of the Day of Days. Oxford, George Ronald, 1973.
Balyuzi, 'Eminent Baha'is' =
Balyuzi, H.M., Eminent Baha'is of the Time of Baha'u'llah. Oxford, George Ronald, 1985.
Balyuzi, 'King' =
H.M. Balyuzi, Baha'u'llah, the King of Glory, Oxford, George Ronald, 1980.
Browne, 'Materials' =
E.G. Browne (ed.), Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion, Cambridge University Press, 1918.
Browne, 'TN' =
`Abdu'l-Bah‡, A Traveller's Narrative (Makala-i-Shakhsi Sayyah) Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Bab. Persian text, translated with a critical introduction and explanatory notes and other texts by E.G. Browne, Amsterdam. Philo Press 1975. Available online at http://bahai-library.com/books/tn.
BS =
Baha'i Studies (Academic series, Oxford, George Ronald).
Vol. 1 = Walbridge, John, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time, 1996. Since this has a single author references to it are to Walbridge, 'Sacred', rather than BS vol. 1.
Vol. 3 = Scripture and Revelation, Moojan Momen ed. 1997.
BSB =
Baha'i Studies Bulletin, published irregularly by Stephen Lambden, from June 1982, most recently Vol.7:3-4 (June 1993).
BSR =
Baha'i Studies Review (Journal of the Association of Baha'i Studies, English-speaking Europe).
Bushrui, 'Style'=
Bushrui, S., The Style of the Kitab-i Aqdas. University Press of Maryland, 1995.
BWC Best Known =
list of Baha'u'llah's best known works, published in various places e.g. volume 16 of 'The Baha'i World' pages 574-5. The list contains no information but is mentioned as a handy reference for the correct diacritics in the names of tablets.
Cole, 'Modernity' =
J.R. Cole, 'Modernity' and the Millenium, NY., Columbia University Press, 1998. This book is a considerable expansion of a paper in the International Journal of Middle East Studies 24 (1992). References to the paper have been removed from this edition of the Leiden list (to reduce duplication). The paper is available online at Cole's web site (see 'web resources' below) under bhconst.htm.
Faizi, 'Darakhshan' =
Faizi, Muhammad-`Ali, L'aliy-i Darakhshan, BE 123 (1966) Tehran.
Darya-i Danish =
Darya-i Danish, India 133 BE.
Dawud, 'Iqtidarat' =
Yuhanna Dawud, [Iqtidarat wa ??]: a 48p untitled lithographed collection of tablets (one copy in the Leiden University library where it is attributed to `Abdu'l-Baha, under the title 'Geschriften in facsimile'). London, 1914.
Dawud, 'River of life' =
Yuhanna Dawud, The River of Life, London, Cope and Fenwick, 1914. Edition of 12 copies, of which two have survived in the British Library and the University of Leiden Library (photocopy of the latter at the Baha'i World Centre Library).
Esselmont, 'New Era' =
J.E. Esselmon, Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust. 5th edition 1980.
ESW =
Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, trans. Shoghi Effendi. Wilmette, Illinois, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988, pocket-size edition.
Faizi, 'Stories' =
A.Q. Faizi, Stories from the Delight of Hearts: The memoirs of Haji Mirza Haydar-`Ali, translated and abridged. Los Angeles, Kalimat Press, 1980.
Faydi, 'Khitabat-i Qalam' =
Muhammad `Ali Faydi, Khitabat-i Qalam-i A`la dar Shaun -i nuzul-i Alvah-i Muluk va Salatin, (N.p., 113 B.E.).
Furutan, 'Stories of Baha'u'llah' =
Ali Akbar Furutan, Stories of Baha'u'llah
Ganjinih Hudud =
Ganjinih Hudud va Ahkam, Ishraq-Khavari, A.H., (ed.) India, 1980.
Ganj-i Shayigan =
Ishraq-Khavari, Ganj-i Shayigan, Tehran, 124 BE.
GPB =
Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, 1974 edition (and electronic text). NB page numbers in earlier editions differ slightly, as do the page numbers in the REFER version.
Hatcher, 'Ocean' =
John S. Hatcher, The Ocean of His Words ...
Hatcher, 'Logic and Logos' =
W.S. Hatcher, Logic and Logos: Essays on Science, Religion and Philosophy. Oxford, George Ronald, 1990.
Hatcher and Martin =
Hatcher, William S., and J. Douglas Martin: The Baha'i Faith, the emerging Global Religion. San Francisco, Harper and Row, 1984.
Hofman, 'George Townshend' =
David Hofman, George Townshend (George Ronald, 1983)
INBA =
Iranian National Baha'i Archives (Tehran archives).
INBMC =
Iranian National Baha'i Manuscript Collection.
Iqtidarat va chand lawh-i Digar =
Alvah-i Mubaraka-yi-hadrat-i Baha'u'llah ... shamil-i iqtidarat va chand lawh-i Digar (n.p. n.d., apparently published in Tehran by the Persian BPT in the 1970s).
Iqtidarat/Bombay =
Iqtidarat, Bombay, n.p., 1310 A.H. (1892-3).
Ishraqat/India =
Ishraqat, a compilation of the Tablets of Baha'u'llah, 1310 AH (1892-3).
Ishraqat/Tehran =
Alvah-i mubaraka-yi Hadrat-i Baha'u'llah ... shamil-i Ishraqat, Tehran n.d.,
JBS =
Journal of Baha'i Studies (Journal of the Association of Baha'i Studies, North America).
Khatirat-i Malamiri =
Haji Mahammad-Tahir, Khatirat-i Malamiri. Hofheim-Langenhain, Baha'i-Verlag, 1992/149. Selected memoirs and Tablets addressed to the author.
Kitab al-Haykal =
Baha'u'llah, Kitab al-Haykal
Kashf al-ghita' =
Davudi and Gulpaygani, Kashf al-Ghita. Tashkent, 1919?.
Kitab-i Badi` =
Kitab-i Badi`; Tihran 99 B.E. (1942-3) from a copy in Zayn's handwriting dd. 26B.E. (1870); reprinted Prague, Zero Palm Press, 1992; 411 pages.
La'alyiu'l-Hikmat =
Baha'u'llah, La'alyiu'l-Hikmat, 3 volumes, Brazil, 1986, 1990, 1991.
Lama'atu'l-Anvar =
Lama'atu'l-Anvar
LOG =
Lights of Guidance, specified edition.
Maclean, 'Dimensions' =
Jack McLean, Dimensions in Spirituality. Oxford, George Ronald, 1994.
Majmu`ih-yi Alvah-i Mubarakih =
Majmu`ih-i Alvah-i Mubaraka hadrat-i Baha'Allah. Cairo, 11/1338AH = July 1920AD; reprinted BPT Wilmette 1982 (Another edition, presumably with the same pagination, was printed in Tehran 105B/1948-9, 166 pages.)
Majmu`ih-yi Matbu`ih alvah =
Majmu`ih-yi Matbu`ih alvah-i mubarakih-yi Hadrat-i Baha'u'llah, ed. Muhyi'd-Din Sabri (Cairo 1920, Wilmette 1978, 412 pages). Title also given as "Majmu'ih-yi alvah-i mubarakih".
Majmu`ih/Belgium =
Majmu`at man Alvah Hadrat Baha'u'llah nazl ba'ad kitab al-qudus. Brussels, Maison D'Editions Baha'is, 1980/137. Pointed text, with brief notes.
Ma`iydih-i Asmani =
`Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari (ed.), Ma`iydih-i Asmani, vol. 1, Iran, 128 BE, 82 pp; vol. 2, India, 1984, (reprint from 129 BE version), 110 pp; vol. 3, India, 1985, (reprint from 129 BE version), 80 pp; vol. 4, Iran, 129 BE, 372 pp; vol. 5, India, 1984, (reprint from 129 BE version), 294 pp; vol. 6, India, 1985, (reprint from 129 BE version), 86 pp and 309 page index for all 9 volumes; vol. 7, Iran, 129 BE, 255 pp; v. 8, Iran, 129 BE, 207 pp; vol. 9, India, 1984, (reprint from 129 BE version), 167 pp.
MacEoin, 'Rituals' =
D. MacEoin, Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism, British Academic Press 1994.
MacEoin, 'Sources' =
D. MacEoin, The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History. Leiden, Brill, 1992.
Matthews, 'Challenge' =
Gary Matthews, The Challenge of Baha'u'llah,
Messages 1963-86 =
Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-68
Messages to America =
Shoghi Effendi, Messages to America. Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1947.
Momen, 'Selections Browne' =
Moojen Momen (ed.) Selections from the Writings of E.G. Browne on the Babi and Baha'i Religions, Oxford, George Ronald, 1987.
Mubin/Bombay =
Al-Kitab al-mubin, n.p. [Bombay], 1308/1890-1. (Note that al-Kitab al-mubin, Tehran, 120 B.E. is listed here as Athar-i Qalam-i A`la vol. 1)
Muhadirat =
Muhadirat, `Abdul'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari, Baha'i-Verlag (3rd edition 1994).
Muntakhabati =
Muntakhabati az athar-i Hadrat-i Baha'u'llah, Hofheim, 1984.
Nabil, 'Dawnbreakers' =
The Dawnbreakers, Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Baha'i Revelation, tr. and edited Shoghi Effendi, American Edition Wilmette, Illinois Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1970. NB page numbers in the British edition are lower by about 30%.
Nafahat-i Fadl =
Nafahat-i Fadl series, Institute for Baha'i Studies in Persian, Ontario, Canada, 199X. With explanations in Persian of Arabic terms.
Nafahat-i Quds =
New Delhi, n.d.
Nakhjavani, 'Questions' =
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, Asking Questions
Nurayn-i Nayyirayn =
'Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq Khavari, Nurayn-i Nayyirayn. Tehran, Baha'i Publishing Trust, BE 123 (1946). An account of the lives of the King and Beloved of Martyrs and some others martyred in Isfahan, including Tablets related to them.
Occasional Papers =
Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies, see the H-Bahai web site.
Oeuvre =
L'Oeuvre de Bahaou'llah, traduction Francaise par Hippolyte Dreyfus, Paris, Leroux, 1923 (2 vols).
PB =
The Proclamation of Baha'u'llah, Haifa, Baha'i World Centre, 1972.
PDC =
Promised Day is come, Revised edition 1980 (earlier editions page numbers are slightly higher, e.g. 60=62)
P&M =
Prayers and Meditations, Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1987, and diverse other editions. Because of pagination differences, references are to section numbers.
PUP =
The Promulgation of Universal Peace, 2nd. edition, Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1982.
Research Notes =
Research Notes in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies, an electronic publication, see the H-Bahai web site.
Risalih Ayam Tis`ih =
Ishraq-Khavari, Risalih Ayam Tis`ih, rep. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1981.
Rituals =
see MacEoin
Rahiq-i Makhtum =
Ishraq-Khavari, Rahiq-i Makhtum. 2 Vols., Teheran, 130-1/1973. (A commentary on Shoghi Effendi's Centennial Tablet (Lawh-i qam.)
Rosen2 =
Collections scientifiques de L'institut de Langues Orientales du Ministere des Affairs Estrangeres, vol VI, 2e fascicule, 1891.
Rosen3 =
Majmu` al-awwal min rasa`il al-sayk al-Babi, Publ. Rosen, Petrograd 1908 (t4 = tablet no. 4)
Ruhe, 'Door of Hope' =
David S. Ruhe, Door of Hope: A Century of the Baha'i Faith in the Holy Land
Ruhe, 'Robe' =
David Ruhe, Robe of Light: The Persian Years of the Supreme Prophet Baha'u'llah 1817-1853
Salat va siyam =
Tehran 124 BE/1967-8.
Tasbih va Tahlil =
Risalih-yi Tasbih va Tahlil, ed. 'Abd al-Hamid Ishraq Khavari, Tehran BE129 / 1972-3. Another edition, Tasbih wa Tahlil, New Delhi, 1982 appears to have the same pagination.
SAQ =
`Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1990.
SBBH / SBBR =
Studies in Babi and Baha'i History (renamed, Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions), series, publ. Kalimat Press. Vol. 2 =
Cole & Momen (eds) From Iran East and West 1984; Vol. 5 =
M. Momen (ed.) Studies in Honor of the Late Hasan M. Balyuzi, 1988. Vol. 8 =
Revisioning the Sacred: New perspectives on a Baha'i Theology. Edited by J. A. McLean. Los Angeles, Kalimat Press, 1997.
Shook, 'Mysticism' =
Glenn Shook, Mysticism, Science and Revelation
Smith, 'Babi and Bahai' =
Peter Smith, The Babi and Baha'i Religions: From messianic Shi`ism to a world religion. Cambridge University Press, 1987.
SoW =
Star of the West, with the volume and page numbers referring to original 14 volumes, not the 8-volume reprint.
Stockman, 'America' =
Stockman, R. H., The Baha'i Faith in America. 2 Vols: Volume 1 Origins 1892--1900, Wilmette, Illinois, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1985.
Sours, 'Tablet to the Christians' =
Michael Sours, A Study of Baha'u'llah's Tablet to the Christians, Oxford, One World, 1990. Contains the text of the Lawh-i Aqdas with numbered verses, with a detailed, largely confessional commentary.
Taherzadeh, 'Covenant' =
Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Baha'u'llah. Oxford, George Ronald, 1992.
Taherzadeh, 'Revelation' =
Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah, Oxford, George Ronald, 1974-1987. Vol. 1 is the revised edn of 1975.
TB =
Majmu`iyi az Alvah-i Jamal-i Aqdas-i Abha (Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Aqdas) (was MaA).
TB(English) =
Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Aqdas. Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988.
TDP =
`Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of the Divine Plan, Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1993.
Tumanski vol. 3:6 =
Aleksandr Tumanski, Kitabe Akdes, Zapiski Imperatorskoy Academii Nauk S. Petersburg, 8th series, vol. 3, no. 6, 1899.
Vision of Shoghi Effendi (The) =
Proceedings of the Association for Baha'i Studies 9th annual Conference, Preface by W.P. Collins. Pub.. Ottawa, ABS, 1993.
Walbridge, 'Sacred' =
Walbridge, John, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time. Oxford, George Ronald, 1996. (= BS Vol. 1).
WOB =
Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Baha'u'llah. Second revised edition, Wilmette, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1974.

WEB RESOURCES

    H-Bahai web site:
          http://h-net2.msu.edu/~bahai/trans.htm
    Juan Cole's Web page:
          http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole
    Thomas Linard's page:
          http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2385
    Baha'i Academics Resource Library:
          http://bahai-library.com

PERIODS:

    Tehran 1817 - 1853
    Baghdad 1853 - 1863 (Sulaymaniyyih 1854 - 1857)
    Istanbul (Constantinople) 1863
    Edirne (Adrianople) 1863 - 1868
    Akka 1868 - 1892



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