- African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12). — Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alco...
- Bahá'í Classes Songsheets, Author unknown, comp. (2008). — Compilation of 99 songs, with lyrics and chords to songs by Gloria Faizi, Red and Kathy Grammer, Kat...
- Bahá'í Hymns of Peace and Praise, by Louise R. Waite (1908). — Fourteen hymns, with sheet music.
- Bahá'í Hymns, The: Explanations and Meanings, by Author unknown (n.d.). — Four page summary of some Baha'i hymns, followed by study questions.
- Bahá'í Influences on Mirza 'Abdu'llah, Qajar Court Musician and Master of the Radíf, by Margaret Caton (1984). — The mystical milieu of musicianship and the Baha'i Faith's approval of music (in contradistinction t...
- Bahá'í or Spiritual Themed Musical Works, by Michael Knopf (1990-2018). — Dozens of musical scores in .pdf and .musx formats, drawn from a lifetime of original music, from a ...
- Bahá'í Song Book, Child Education Committee of Greater Houston, comp. (2005). — Lyrics to 95 popular Baha'i songs, including prayers and writings that are often sung.
- Bahá'í Songs with Guitar Chords, Author unknown, comp. (2008). — Compilation of 78 songs, with lyrics and chords to many songs, mostly Baha'i, but including some pop...
- Baha'i Songs with Sheet Music, Author unknown, comp. (n.d.). — 49 songs with music.
- Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A, by Mary L. Lucas (1905). — Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations of seve...
- Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry?, by Geoffrey Nash (1981). — The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Baha'i poetry; the use of profane imagery.
- Collection of Songs for Children's Class Teachers, A, by Ruhi Institute (2021-11). — Links to audio recordings and song book with tablature of 24 songs that appear in Ruhi lessons for G...
- Considerations in Setting Sacred Text to Music for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram (1996). — The relationship of music to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a place and as a gathering of people, and a pr...
- Creation, by Lasse Thoresen (2002). — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
- Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective, Michael Fitzgerald, ed. (1989). — Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Baha'i community.
- Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review, by Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis (1989-1990).
- Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000).
- Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith, by Jack McLean (1994). — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
- Divine Melody: Song of the Mystic Dove, Lorraine Hetu Manifold, comp. (2022). — Selections from the Writings that refer to the Word of God as music emanating from the mystic dove o...
- El archivo de música mapuche de la Radio Bahá'í: Diagnóstico, inventario, desafíos y reflexiones, by José Velásquez Arce, Katherine Zamora Caro, Alex Calfuqueo Calfucura, Leonardo Díaz-Collao (2024-12). — On the process of identification, diagnosis and inventory of the archive of Radio Baha'i; the work o...
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Foreword, by Charles Wolcott (1989). — Essay on the meaning of music, and the dynamics of artistic endeavor in the context of the pull towa...
- Gillespie, Dizzy, by Barry Kernfeld (2000). — Gillespie (1917-1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; his acceptance of ...
- Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton (2001). — Roughly 2-3 page excerpt from book.
- Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton: Review, by Brad Pokorny (1999-07).
- Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í, by Author unknown (2023). — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
- Hearing "The Divinity in the Music": Dizzy Gillespie Remembered at 100, by Bahá'í World News Service (2017-10-06). — Reflections on the life of Gillespie and how his Baha’i beliefs seemed to inspire and drive his wo...
- Hidden Words and Sounds: Tracing Iranian Legacies and Traumas in the Music of the Bahá'ís of North America, by Daniel Akira Stadnicki (2019). — On the legacy of Persian culture, aesthetics, and history of religious persecution as reflected in B...
- Inayat Khan's meeting with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris, by Inayat Khan (1913). — One-paragraph recounting of Khan, the founder of "Universal Sufism," meeting with Abdu'l-Baha in 191...
- Instrument of Music, The: A Musical Comedy, by Sarah Munro, David Cerpa, Niaz Massarrat (2019-11). — Dramatization of the role of music in the expansion and consolidation of Baha’i communities, drawi...
- Keys to Harmony, by Daniel C. Jordan (n.d.). — Ways of bringing harmony into the world, using musical analogies.
- Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh, Anonymous, comp. (2018/2020). — Laws abolished from previous religions and from the Bayan.
- 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.
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996).
- Most Great Peace (a rap), by Brett Zamir (2007).
- Music, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1991).
- Music Lyrics, Singing, and Dancing at Feast, by Universal House of Justice (1994-03). — Baha'is may incorporate music, singing, and dancing into the spiritual portions of the community dev...
- Music Reviews: Five New Recordings of Bahá'í Music, by Simon Maw hinney (1998). — Reviews of Songs of the Ancient Beauty, Lift up Your Hearts and Sing, The Prince of Peace, Here at B...
- Music Reviews, by Simon Maw hinney (1999). — Reviews of recordings by Baha'i artists Geoff and Michaela Smith; Chris Ruhe; Kamran, Khodjasteh, an...
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram (1987). — An in-depth examination of the development of music and hymns within American Baha'i devotional life...
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: Review, by Robert Stockman (1988).
- Of Paramount Importance: Addressing the Paucity of Music in Bahá'í Devotional Practice, by Michael Knopf (2000). — Short overview of the use of music in Baha'i feasts, holy day celebrations, and temples.
- Path to God, The: 1956, by Dorothy Baker (1956). — Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious li...
- Paucity of Music in Bahá'í Devotional Practice and Considerations in the Composition of Music for Bahá'í Devotional Purposes, The, by Michael Knopf (1999). — Devotional music in Western communities is limited to local and popular expressions and Eastern chan...
- Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen (2011). — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
- Remember Bill Sears: musical meditations, by William Sears (n.d.). — Four musical pieces accompanying selections from the speeches of Sears.
- Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
- Role of Music in the Advancement of Civilization, The, by Kerry Hart (1989). — Music is interrelated with feeling, value, and the very sense of self-identity. Nurturing an individ...
- Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community, by Margaret Caton (2024). — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin...
- Tablet of Purity, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1978). — Emphasizing purity, cleanliness, and abstinence from harmful habits, linking physical refinement to ...
- Temple Song, by Louise R. Waite (1910-05-17). — Sheet music and audio for an early American Baha'i song.
- Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). — The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisatio...
- Wildfire: Reflections on Music, Drama, and Dance, by Istvan Dely (2006). — Istvan Dely's reflections on music, dance and drama within the Baha'i community.
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