- 1867 Petition from Bahá'ís in Shushtar, Iran, to the U.S. Congress, An, Manuchehr Derakhshani, trans, Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, trans. (2006). — A petition sent by Baha'is in Persia in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in gett...
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Description of His Father, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2006).
- Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). — 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative, by Universal House of Justice, Ahang Rabbani (1996-06). — A letter to the House requesting permission to translate and publish Aqa Husayn Ashchi's narrative a...
- Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism and The Secret of our Century: Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Reviews, by Cybele Sohrab (1993).
- Azálí-Bahá'í Crisis of September, 1867, The, by Juan Cole (2004). — On the history of a fateful weekend during which the Babi movement in the nineteenth-century Middle ...
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
- Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, The, by John Walbridge (2002). — Includes bios of individuals from Turkey who figure prominently in Baha'i history.
- Bahá'u'lláh, by Juan Cole (1995). — Biography of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith.
- Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory, by Hasan M. Balyuzi (1980). — Baha’u’llah's ancestry and family, his journeys when banished from Iran, stories of those who ac...
- Baha'u'llah, by Author unknown (2011).
- Bahá'u'lláh, by Juan Cole (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bahá'u'lláh: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990). — A very brief introduction to the Person of Baha'u'llah and some of His teachings.
- Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856, by Juan Cole (1984). — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
- Baha'u'llah and the New Era, by John E. Esslemont (1980). — The classic introductory text on the Baha'i Faith focusing on Baha'i teachings and the lives of the ...
- Baha'u'llah in His Own Words, Peter Terry, comp. (2008). — Compilation of texts related to Bahá’u’lláh found in his Writings, with supplementary texts ...
- Baha'u'llah's passport, with translation, Mehran Ghasempour, trans. (1945). — Baha'u'llah's passport at the time of His exile from Iran, 1853, with translation of text.
- Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions, by Moojan Momen (1995). — Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways ...
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
- Bahá'u'lláh, A Brief Life: The Word Made Flesh, by Hasan M. Balyuzi (1963). — Two long essays on the life of Baha'u'llah, published in conjunction with the Baha'i Centennial (196...
- Baha'u'llah, the Messenger of God: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990). — Short biography of Baha'u'llah with scriptural excerpts.
- Baha'u'llah, The Promised One: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990).
- Bahāʾ Allāh, by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2024-11-08).
- Bicentenaire de Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'í International Community (1992/2017). — French translation of the Baha'i International Community's 1992 Statement on Baha'u'llah, updated fo...
- Birth and Childhood of Baha'u'llah, by David Merrick (2008). — Childhood and Early Life of Baha'u'llah, told in plain English and suitable for reading aloud.
- Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith, by Moojan Momen (2019). — Momen explores the life of the founder of the Baha’i Faith, as well as the lives of his forerunner...
- Chosen Highway, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield (1940/1967). — Oral Baha'i histories collected by an eminent early English Baha'i, first published in 1940.
- Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Violetta Zein (2021). — Table of contents for, and links to, 52 detailed biographical chronologies of the Utterance Project.
- Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions, by Moojan Momen (1995). — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
- Contribution to the Topography of 19th Century Adrianople, A, by Alexandra Yerolimpos (1993). — Overview of the layout, the ethnic neighbourhoods, and history of Adrianople, including the period o...
- Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The, by Ahang Rabbani (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
- Counter-Intuition: A Manifestation of God in a Human Body?, by Ismael Velasco (2009). — Many leaders and gurus betray us as false prophets; it is difficult to understand how a fellow human...
- Dans la Gloire du Père: Une Biographie de Bahá'u'lláh, by Hasan M. Balyuzi Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2021). — Translation of Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory.
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Divisions and Authority Claims in Babism (1850-1866), by Denis MacEoin (1989). — Factors leading to the division of Babism into the Azalis and the Baha'is, and the question of succe...
- Dramatic Readings, by Marlene Macke (2017-2020). — Nineteen screenplays prepared as part of a Writers' collective at Desert Rose Baha'i Institute, eith...
- Early History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Thomas the Slav (2015-05). — A map showing the origins of the Baha'i Faith via the journeys and exile of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
- Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World, by William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al. Richard C. Martin, ed. (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
- Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets, by John S. Hatcher (2011-03-29). — Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened...
- Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An, by James B. Thomas (2002). — A description of Baha'u'llah's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacr...
- Famous Miracles in the Bahá'í Faith, by Susan Gammage (2015-05-06). — Miraculous events and stories of faith healing. ("Miracles" attributed to Shoghi Effendi or other Ba...
- Fifty Three Years In Syria, by Henry H. Jessup (1910). — Passing encounters between Baha'is and a Christian missionary in Iran, 1867-1901.
- Fire Tablet, by Bahá'u'lláh Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1980). — Well-known Tablet of Baha'u'llah, included in many prayer books.
- Flowers to `Akká, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí (1969-05). — Some history of Sayessan, a Baha'i village near Tabriz; of Mulla Asad’u’llah, who prophesied the...
- Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series, by Hooper Dunbar (2011-04). — Six lectures series at Bosch Baha'i School, April 15-17 2011.
- From Adrianople to 'Akká', The Austrian Lloyd, by Kent Beveridge (1986-03). — Aiming to identify the Lloyd vessels transporting Baha'u'llah and His companions, investigating vess...
- From Adrianople to Akka, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí (1968-08). — A talk to the Oceanic Conference, Palermo, Sicily, on the exile journeys of Baha'u'llah.
- From Iran East and West, Juan Cole, ed, Moojan Momen, ed. (1984). — Essays on Baha'i history in the Middle East, the United States, and India.
- Genealogía de los Profetas de Dios, by Boris Handal (2010). — A chart connecting the major Messengers of God through historical, prophetic, and interpretative inf...
- Genealogy of Bab, The, by Shoghi Effendi (1932(?)). — Genealogy of the family of the Bab and the family of Baha'u'llah in relation to the Bab.
- Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi, by Grover Gonzales (1957/1992). — A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
- Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, by Kay Zinky (1950?). — Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
- Glimpse of Glory, A: Stories of the Life of Baha'u'llah, by Darius Shahrokh (1992). — Anecdotes about some early followers of Baha'u'llah, and the circumstances of his own life.
- God Passes By, by Shoghi Effendi (1971 [1944]). — The classic — and canonical — historical summary and interpretation of the significance of the d...
- Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998).
- Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha...
- Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An, by Vernon Elvin Johnson (1974). — Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their result...
- How Parrots Are Taught to Speak, by Hadi Rahmani Shirazi Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2010-05). — An experience of Muhammad Quli Khan Nakha’ee, who went on pilgrimage to meet Baha’u’llah.
- Humanity's Coming Encounter with Baha'u'llah, by Douglas Martin (1992-04-09). — Retrospective look at the previous 100 years of Baha'i history, current shifts of focus and teaching...
- "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts, by Juan Cole (1993 Fall). — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ...
- Incomparable Friend: The Life of Bahá'u'lláh Told in Stories, by Shirin Sabri, Sue Podger (2019). — Stories and paintings about the life of Baha'u'llah. Written by Sabri, illustrated by Podger. Links ...
- Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The, by Muhammad Afnan Adib Masumian, trans. (2023). — Short overview of the historical background of the Bab's invocation.
- Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics, by Rowshan Mustapha (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
- Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings, by Christopher Buck (2022-08-27). — Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metapho...
- Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude, by Roshan Danesh (2012). — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
- Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, by Myron Henry Phelps, Bahiyyih Khanum (1903). — Abdu'l-Baha's life, as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by My...
- Life of Baha'u'llah, The, by Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani David Merrick, comp. (1938). — Life of the Baha'u'llah by the historian Jinab-i-Fadil (Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani)
- Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh, by Aqa Husayn Ashchi Ahang Rabbani, trans. (2007-03). — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
- List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck (2014/2020/2024). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- List of Descendants of Mirza Buzurg of Nur, the Father of Baha'u'llah, E. G. Browne, trans. (1918). — Brief genealogy of Baha'u'llah and His family.
- Lists of Articles, by Brent Poirier (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
- Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia (2014). — The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Baha'is from Iran a...
- Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, Ulrich Gollmer (2007). — Two pages on a prophecy concerning the advent of Man Yuzhiruhu'llah.
- Map of Stages in Baha'u'llah's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka, by Muhammed Labib (1968). — Map of Stages in Baha'u'llah's Successive Exiles from Tihran to Akka, compiled and designed by Labib...
- Map of the Travels of Baha'u'llah, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands, comp. (1991). — The progressive exiles of Baha'u'llah through the Middle East. Includes timeline.
- Marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, by Universal House of Justice (2017-10). — Thoughts on the meaning of Baha'u'llah's life and current Baha'i activities, inspired by the 200th a...
- Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah, Author unknown, comp. (1934). — Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah.
- Memories of Ashchi: Background, by Ahang Rabbani, Sen McGlinn (1999). — Background information on and a start at translation of the narratives of Aqa Husayn Ashchi.
- Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2005). — Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Baha'i historical plac...
- Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1969). — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that...
- Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure, by Moojan Momen (2007). — The argument about exactly when Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival p...
- My Memories of Baha'u'llah, by Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Salmani Marzieh Gail, trans. (1982). — Memories of one of Baha'u'llah's companions during his exile.
- Nuri, Mirza Abbas Buzurg: Complete Genealogy Report, Behrooz Khomassi, comp. (2008-12).
- Oriental Rose, The: The Teachings of Abdul Baha Which Trace the Chart of "The Shining Pathway", by Mary Hanford Ford (1910). — Early summary of the history of the Faith by a pilgrim who met Abdu'l-Baha, including content from N...
- Petition from the Persian Reformers, by Various (1867). — A petition sent by Baha'is in Baghdad and Shushtar, Iran, in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeki...
- Praise the King of Glory: New and Selected Poems, by Duane L. Herrmann (2017). — 9 poems, selected by the author, from a collection published to celebrate the bicentennial of the bi...
- Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1945). — Essay about various prayers and meditations of Baha'u'llah.
- Promise of All Ages, The, by George Townshend (1934). — Overview of Baha'i teachings: a "sketch of the religious teaching of Baha’u’llah on the subject ...
- Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Baha'u'llah, Peter Terry, comp. (2008). — Forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the writings of Baha’u’llah, the Bab, ‘Abdu’l-Baha,...
- Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan, by Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad Denis MacEoin, trans. (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
- Remember My Days: The Life-Story of Bahá'u'lláh, by Lowell Johnson (1980). — Biography of the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith.
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 1: Baghdad, 1853-63, by Adib Taherzadeh (1974). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 2: Adrianople, 1863-1868, by Adib Taherzadeh (1977). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 3: `Akká, The Early Years, 1868-77, by Adib Taherzadeh (1983). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 4: Mazra'ih & Bahjí, 1877-92, by Adib Taherzadeh (1987). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Ruhi book series, by Ruhi Institute (1987-2015). — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
- Salmani's My Memories of Baha'u'llah, Publication of, by Universal House of Justice (1982-12-02). — Two letters, to a Baha'i publisher and an individual, regarding the 1982 publication of My Memories ...
- Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890), by Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan (2018). — Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Baha'u'llah, his stay in Akka in A...
- Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán, by James B. Thomas (2006). — A comparison of some of the writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, showing the unique, mysterious bond...
- Servants in the Households of Baha'u'llah and the Bab, by Universal House of Justice (2000-02-02). — Whether or not the servants of the Bab and Baha'u'llah were slaves, and a list of relevant sources f...
- Sijn-i-Akbar (The Great Prison): The Event of Bahá'u'lláh's Incarceration in the Síyáh Chál Prison of Tehran, by Shahrokh Monjazeb (2002). — Historical details of the period of Baha'u'lláh's 1852 imprisonment in the infamous dungeon of Teh...
- Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Bahá'í International Community (1992-05). — Introduction to the life and work of Baha'u'llah, released in 1992 in honor of the centenary of his ...
- Stories of Baha'u'llah and Some Notable Believers, by Adib Taherzadeh Kiser Barnes, comp. (2003). — Extracts compiled by Kiser Barnes from Adib Taherzadeh’s The Revelation of Baha’u’llah, Volume...
- Story of the Prophets, by Farnaz Ma'sumian (2013). — Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Baha'u'llah. Designed for junior youth by a reti...
- Suffering of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá National Teaching Committee, comp. (1974).
- Sufferings of Bahá'u'lláh and Their Significance, The, by George Townshend (1956). — Short essay on martyrdom and the Fire Tablet.
- Sur l'histoire de la première lettre du Báb envoyée à Bahá'u'lláh, by Hasan M. Balyuzi Pierre Daoust, trans. (2020). — Extrait du livre de H. M.Balyuzi, Baha'u'llah The King of Glory (George Ronald, 1980, pp. 35-37), co...
- Sweet and Enchanting Stories, Aziz Rohani, comp. (2005). — Stories and memoirs by and about ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Zia Baghdadi, ‘Ali Akbar F...
- Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics, by Foad Seddigh (2014). — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of...
- Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg, by Stephen Lambden, Kamran Ekbal (2003). — A Tablet addressed to the German Templer/Templar leader Georg David Hardegg including the proclamati...
- Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age, by Adib Taherzadeh (1973-04-21). — A look at the extraordinary period of Revelation immediately after Baha’u’llah’s imprisonment ...
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
- Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran, by Moojan Momen (2019). — Regarding the conference of Badasht and Baha'u'llah's arrival at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi, and o...
- Visit to Persia, A, by Guy Murchie (1965 March/April). — Notes from travels to Baha'i holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission fro...
- Whether Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb Met, Indications in the Writings and Historical Records Relative to the Question, by Universal House of Justice (1985 Winter). — Overview of sources indicating that Baha'u'llah and the Bab never met in person.
- Whilst He Was in Suleymaniah: Extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil Zarandi, by Nabil-i-A'zam Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. (2002). — Handful of short extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil-i-A`zam [aka Mulla Muḥammad-i-Zaran...
- Windows to the Past, by Darius Shahrokh Grace Shahrokh, comp. (1992). — Deepening talks on 25 topics about Baha'i history and teachings, downloadable in MP3 audio format an...
- Wives of Baha'u'llah, by Universal House of Justice (1995-10-23). — Information on Baha'u'llah's three wives, and a background to the Baha'i teaching that people should...
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