Introduction to the Bahá'í Tradition - Author unknown (On Common Ground: World Religions in America, 1997)
Brief overview of The Bab and Bahá'u'lláh; worldwide expansion; affirming oneness; feast and fireside; human equality; and becoming a Bahá'í.
This article was published on CD-ROM in 1997 and later adapted for online posting by Harvard's Pluralism Project. See also The Bahá'í Tradition homepage for The Pluralism Project.
Keywords: Introductory

Introduction to the Kitáb-i-Iqán, An - Sabet,Nasser (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1991)
The importance, style, and contents of the Book of Certitude, and its five major themes: the true seeker and independent investigation of truth, rebirth of spirituality, Christianity and Islam, the Bábí dispensation, and the process of revelation.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Introduction to the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys - Gulick,Robert L. (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1957)
Essay included as a preface to a 1952 edition of Seven Valleys and published as a stand-alone booklet in 1957; see miscellanie.com
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)

Introduction to the Study of Some Living Religions of the East - Cave,Sydney (Duckworth & Co., 1921)
One-paragraph overview of the lives of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.

Introduction to the Study of the Hidden Words Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh - Tinto,Iscander Micael, compiler (1999)
Short compilation of passages about the Islamic Book of Fatima and the Bahá'í Hidden Words, a list of headings, and some commentary.
Mirrored with permission from iscandertinto.com. Prepared for Wilmette Institute background materials.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Outlines and summaries

Introduction to the Tablet of Ashab - Cole,Juan (Baha'i Studies Bulletin, 1991)
Short overview of Bahá'u'lláh's evolving proclamation.
Keywords: Suriy-i-Ashab or Lawh-i Habib (Surah of the Companions or Tablet for the Beloved One)

Introduction: A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb - Browne,E. G. (1891)
Overview of Browne's early research into the Bábís and his collecting their historical materials; autobiographical summary of part of his career; impressions of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
HTML typed in 1999 by Alison Marshall; PDF generated from Word document prepared by Mike Thomas, 2023. (Note: this document was posted at this site in 1999; this is merely a new URL, but with the addition of Thomas' proofread Word and PDF versions.) See also the complete book and abridged version. See also a scan of the original book [PDF, 32MB].
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Biography; Cyprus; E. G. Browne; Famagusta, Cyprus; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Taríkh-i-Jadíd (New History); Travelers Narrative (book)

Introduction: Aims and Purposes of the Bahá'í Faith - Hofman,David (Baha'i World, 1986)
Introduction to this Bahá'í World volume.
See Bahá'í World volume 18 table of contents.
Keywords: Bahá'í Faith, Purposes of; David Hofman; Introductory

Investigating Spiritualization: Noticing, Processing and the Function of Time - Fotos,Sandra S.; Hansen,Lynne (1995)
Survey and analysis of the personal adoption of virtues among Mormons and Bahá'ís.
Delivered at the North America ABS Conference in San Francisco, October 1995. This paper was awarded the prize for multiple-author research. A further treatment of some of the points raised in this presentation can be found in Sandra Fotos' "Strategies for Spiritualization" in the Journal of Bahá'í Studies 9:1 (1999), 1-25.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Mormonism (Latter Day Saints); Spiritualization

Investing and Finance - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1996)
Letter from the US BNC's Finance Coordinator describing some investment principles followed by the NSA, and offering limited guidance for individuals.
While this letter reads like an official statement from the US Bahá'í National Center, it may have been intended as no more than a personal letter from an employee. [-J.W.]

Investment in your community reaps priceless profits - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2010)
Getting to know people in your community, and being helpful to your neighbors, has unexpected benefits.
Mirrored with permission of author from stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2763705.

Invisible Occidentalism: Eighteenth-Century Indo-Persian Constructions of the West - Cole,Juan (Iranian Studies, 1992)
Iranian attitudes toward Western culture, science, and philosophers in the colonial era. (No mention of Babis or Bahá'ís.)
Purchase online: tandfonline.com.
Keywords: 18th century; Culture, Indo-Persian; Culture, Western; India; Iran (documents); Philosophers; Science

Ios, the Shepherd Boy: Some Parables Concerning the Laws of the Spiritual Life - Abdul-Bahá (Star of the West, 1922)
Five short stories by Abdu'l-Bahá told to Lua Getzinger, as recalled by May Maxwell, illustrating the spiritual life.
See this online at starofthewest.info/viewer.erb?vol=13&page=182. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: Fiction; Metaphors and allegories; Stories; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith - Schimmel,Annemarie (The Bahá'í Faith and Islam, 1990)
One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed views on the the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in his dissertation "The Development of Metaphysics in Persia" and his poetical magnum opus the Javidnama.
Scholarly paper presented at the "Bahá’í Faith and Islam" symposium held at McGill University, Montreal, March 1984. See more at bahaistudies.ca/books/bahai-faith-and-islam, and see also The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (1908).
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Biography; Buddhism; Bábísm; Dante (author); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Life after death (afterlife); Literature; Literature, Persian; Love; Muhammad Iqbal (poet); Philosophy; Poetry; Rumi (Mevlana); Salvation; Soul; Sufism; Tahirih (Qurratu'l-'Ayn, Zarrín-Táj)

Iran - Monteil,Vincent (Éditions du Seuil, 1957)
Passing mention of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh.
Searchable at hathitrust.org.

Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution - Keddie,Nikki R. (New York University Press, 1995)
Numerous passing mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in the context of Iranian political history, including some background of contemporary anti-Bahá'í activity.

Iran between Two Revolutions - Abrahamian,Ervand (Princeton University Press, 1982)
Multiple references to the Bahá'í Faith, in an academic book of history.
The Bahá'í excerpts below were scanned and posted to this site in 2002. The PDF of the complete book was later posted in 2020 at marxists.org.
Keywords: History (general); Iran (documents); Iran, General history; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Shaykhism

Iran in the Twentieth Century: A Political History - Ghods,M. Reza (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1989)
Brief overview of Shaykhism and Babi/Bahá'í history, passing mentions of "Babist" as a political slur, and of Bahá'í families achieving commercial prominence under Mohammad Reza Shah.

Iran Seeks to Suppress Baha'i Faith: Editorial - Author unknown (The Christian Century, 1955)
One-paragraph editorial from 1955.

Iran since the Revolution - Keddie,Nikki R.; Bayat,Mangol; Kazemi,Farhad (Social Science Monographs, 1985)
Passing mentions in three articles: repression of Bahá'ís in 1982, Bábí "heresy" in the early 1900s, persecution of Jews and their conversion to the Bahá'í Faith, and the anti-Bahá'í campaign of 1955.

Iran since the Revolution - Zabih,Sepehr (Croom Helm, 1982)
Discussion of the Iranian constitution, with one passing mention of Bahá'ís not being recognized.
Keywords: Constitutions (general); Human rights; Iran (documents); Iranian constitution; Iranian revolution (1979)

Iran under the Ayatollahs - Hiro,Dilip (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985)
Mentions of persecutions of Baha'is in 1903, 1955, and 1978.

Iran's Genocidal Mentality - Knight,W. Andy (The Mark News, 2010)
The systematic, government-sanctioned persecution of the Bahá'í minority in Iran can be considered a crime against humanity.
Author affiliation: Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Alberta; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada. Mirrored from themarknews.com.

Iran's Systemic Denial of Access to Higher Education - Sabeti,Saman (FICHL Policy Brief Series, 2017)
Discrimination as embedded in the Iranian Constitution and in higher education since 1979; dismissal and expulsion; exclusion by application form; exclusion by process; how the victims have responded.
This article is hosted under open-access copyright at toaep.org/pbs. Find it also under toaep.org/authors/#authors_s.
Keywords: Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Education; Human rights; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution; Persecution, Education; Persecution, Iran

Iran, Bahá'í Community of - Rafati,Vahid (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1989)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bahaism-v.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history

Iran, Democracy, and International Law - Karimi,Abteen (Maryland Journal of International Law, 2013)
Passing mentions of Bahá'í persecution in Iran (see pages 318-319).
Mirrored with CC permission from digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mjil/vol27/iss1/17/.

Iran: A Country Study - Nyrop,Richard F., editor (The American University, 1978)
Half-page summary of Bahá'í thought and history.

Iran: A Country Study - Curtis,Glenn E., editor (Department of the Army, 2008)
1-page overview of Bahá'í history and persecutions, with other passing mentions.
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.

Iran: Drehscheibe zwischen Ost und West - Schweizer,Gerhard (Klett-Cotta, 1991)
Lengthy discussion of Bábí history, Bahá'í literature and teachings, and the persecutions of 1955 and 1979.

Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution - Fischer,Michael M. J. (Harvard University Press, 1980)
Brief discussion of Shaykh Mohammad Taghi (Muhammad Taqi) Falsafi's anti-Bahá'í activities in the 1950s, attacks against Bahá'ís in 1978, and anti-establishment appeal of Bábí and Bahá'í teachings.

Iran: History of the Bahá'í Faith - Momen,Moojan (1994)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history

Iran: Province of Ádharbáyján - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Azerbaijan; Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents)

Iran: Province of Fárs - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Fars, Iran; Iran (documents)

Iran: Province of Gílán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
History of the Bahá'í Faith in the Iranian province of Gilan.
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Gilan, Iran; Iran (documents)

Iran: Province of Isfahan - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Isfahan, Iran

Iran: Province of Káshán and Central Provinces (Sultánábád, Mahallát, and Gulpáygán) - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Gulpaygan, Iran; Iran (documents); Kashan, Iran; Mahallat, Iran; Sultanabad, India

Iran: Province of Khamsih (Zanján) - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Khamsih, Iran; Zanjan, Iran

Iran: Province of Khurásán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Khurásán, Iran

Iran: Province of Khúzistán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Khuzistan, Iran

Iran: Province of Qazvín - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Qazvin, Iran

Iran: Province of Tehran (including Qumm, Simnán, and Dámghán) - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Damghan, Iran; Iran (documents); Qom, Iran; Simnan, Iran; Tehran, Iran

Iran: Province of Yazd - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Yazd, Iran

Iran: Provinces of Kirmán and Sístán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Kirman, Iran; Sistan, Iran

Iran: Provinces of Kirmánsháh, Hamadán, Kurdistán, and Luristán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Hamadán, Iran; Iran (documents); Kirmánsháh, Iran; Kurdistan; Luristan, Iran

Iran: Provinces of Mázandarán and Gurgán - Momen,Moojan (1994)
See related links at Principal events of Bábí and Bahá'í history 1844-1921. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Gurgan, Iran; Iran (documents); Mazandaran, Iran

Iran: Religious Life - Hooglund,Eric (Countries of the World, 1991)
Descriptions of the principal religious communities in Iran.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Statistics

Iran: Suppression of religious freedom and persecution of religious minorities: case studies - Schirrmacher,Thomas (International Journal of Religious Freedom, 2009)
The legal status of non-Shiite Muslims, Bahá'ís, and various Christian confessions in Iran.
Mirrored from religionsfreiheit.net.
Keywords: Human rights; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Iran: The Illusion of Power - Graham,Robert (Croom Helm, 1978)
1-paragraph summary of the Faith as a cause of political friction between Mohammad Reza Shah and the clergy in the 1970s, and mention of a Bahá'í, Hozbar Yazdani, owning a controlling interest in Iranians Bank.

Iranian Bahá'ís in captivity are living, and suffering, for all of us - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2011)
Why did a group of Bahá'ís in Iran in 1983 choose to be executed rather than renounce their faith? A new group of Bahá'ís in Iran is facing the same fate.
Mirrored with permission of author from stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2631234.

Iranian Believers Throughout the World, Message to - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Inspirational discussion of the history of the Bahá'ís in Iran, including exhortations for the education of Persian children and youth.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Children; Education; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history; Youth

Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution - Universal House of Justice (Baha'i World, 1986)
Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 February 1980.
Also available in various formats on bahai.org/library.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Calamities and catastrophes; Detachment; Diaspora, Persian; Integration and disintegration; Iran (documents); Materialism; Meetings; Moderation; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Pioneering; Politics; Prayer; Prophecies; Science; Service; Steadfastness; Technology; Tests and difficulties; Virtues; Wealth and poverty; Worldwide

Iranian fun and games with Bahá'í followers - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2010)
Satirical look at contemporary Iranian persecutions of the Bahá'ís.
Mirrored with permission of author from www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2723747.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Persecution, Iran

Iranian Intellectuals and the Bahá'ís - Rabbani,Ahang, compiler and translator (2010)
59 essays from 2008-2009 in Iranian newspapers or IranPressWatch.org by influential thinkers, about the Bahá'í Faith in contemporary Iran. Most of these were also translated by Ahang Rabbani.

Iranian Millenarianism and Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century - Cole,Juan (International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1992)
The growth of belief in representative government within the Bahá'í faith in the last third of the 19th century as an example of how popular opinion in Iran was changing prior to the Constitutional Revolution.
Mirrored with permission from www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bhconst.htm.
Keywords: 19th century; Democracy; Iran (documents); Millennialism; Politics

Iranian National Bahá'í Archives (INBA) - Various (1976)
105 volumes of Bahá'í writings and manuscripts, compiled before the Islamic revolution in Iran by the Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly and distributed as photocopies to Bahá'í scholars and archives, for preservation.
Image scans by Robert Stauffer first posted starting in the late 1990s at h-net.org (completed 2013). All volumes hand-typed and proofread by Adel Shafipour et al. over the following 25 years (almost completed 2023). See also Tarikh-i Zuhur Al-Haqq.
Keywords: Afnan Library; Archives; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Báb, Writings of; Indexes and catalogues; Iran (documents); Iranian National Bahá'í Archives (INBA); Manuscripts; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran under the Shah and Khomeini - Chehabi,H. E. (I. B. Tauris, 1990)
Multiple passing mentions of the Faith in the context of Iranian political developments in the mid-20th century.

Iranian Refugees in America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective - Lewis,Frank; Stevens,Puran (Bahá'í Refugee Office of the NSA of the Bahá'ís of the United States, 1986)
Introduction to Persian culture, history, and customs, designed as an aid in cultural understanding for Americans interacting with Iranian emigrants.
Keywords: Cultural differences; Culture, Persian; Diaspora, Persian; Iran (documents); Taaruf (Tarof); United States (documents)

Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution - Jones,Allen K. (American Council for Nationalities Service, 1984)
A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Bahá'ís) due to religious, ethnic, and political reasons following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, emphasizing their global spread and challenges in asylum and resettlement.
Keywords: Human rights; Iran (documents); Migration; Persecution, Iran; Refugees; United States (documents)

Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History - Longrigg,Stephen Hemsley (Oxford University Press, 1953)
Passing mention of the confiscation of Bahá'í properties in Baghdad in the early 1930s.
Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Iraq

Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View - Moane,Eamonn (Solas, 2002)
After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of immigration, but its reaction to a multi-ethnic influx has been disappointing. It needs Bahá'í approaches like consultation, tolerance, fairness, and morality.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 2. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Consultation; Cultural diversity; Integration (migration); Ireland; Migration; Tolerance

Irish Bahá'í Summer School - Taherzadeh,Adib (1999)
A wide-ranging talk on the administrative order, anecdotes about George Townshend, and time spent in Ireland.
Second audio file ends abruptly. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Adib Taherzadeh; Administrative Order; George Townshend; Ireland

Is Economic Justice Possible?: Toward a New Conception of the Equitable Distribution of Wealth and Income - Sabet,Navid (Baha'i World, 2020)
Survey of the world's current economic condition, and on the implications of Bahá'í principles on the enormous challenge of building an economic system that is just, benefiting all of humanity.
Because this article contains both footnotes and illustrations, and because the PDF options at bahai.org allow you to only choose one or the other (documents there can be saved with illustrations or footnotes, but not both), we have a PDF at this site only for search-engine indexing — but please see the better version at bahaiworld.bahai.org.
Keywords: Charity and relief work; Economics; Equality; Justice; Wealth and poverty

Is It Unethical to Evade Taxes in an Evil or Corrupt State?: A Look at Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mormon and Bahá'í Perspectives - McGee,Robert W. (Journal of Accounting, Ethics & Public Policy, 1999)
The ethics of tax evasion has been a neglected topic in both the accounting and ethical literature. This article reviews the recent literature, focusing on the question of whether tax evasion is ethical in a corrupt country.
Mirrored from Social Science Research Network.
Keywords: Christianity; Corruption; Economics; Ethics; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; Mormonism (Latter Day Saints); Taxation

Is Spirituality Effective in Addiction Recovery and Prevention? - Ghadirian,Abdu'l-Missagh; Salehian,Shadi (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2018)
Substance abuse has become a global health crisis, the leading cause of death and disability worldwide; various theories have emerged about the positive influence of spirituality; how an effective approach to prevention and treatment might be realized.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/250. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Addiction; Alcohol; Drugs; Health and healing; Psychology; Spirituality

Is the Bahá'í Faith a "World Religion" or a "New Religious Movement"? - MacEoin,Denis; Stockman,Robert; Cole,Juan; Hoonaard, van den,Will C. (1997)
Compilation of emails about the socio-religious classification of the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Bahá'í Faith, Sect, NRM or World Religion; New religious movements (NRM); World religions

Is the Bahá'í Faith a World Religion? - Fazel,Seena (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
Examination of the terms "world religion" and "new religious movement" to demonstrate that the Bahá'í Faith is best categorized as a "world religion."
Also available as a formatted PDF from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/80.
Keywords: Bahá'í Faith, Sect, NRM or World Religion; Introductory; New religious movements (NRM); World religions

Is the Baha'i Faith a World Religion? - Momen,Moojan (Soundings: Essays in Bahá'í Theology, 1989)
The Bahá'í Faith has the potential to become a world religion, but whilst it has achieved a global distribution, it is still limited by the cultural presuppositions of some of its adherents, and so does not reach all types of people.
This paper was published in Soundings: Essays in Bahá'í Theology (ed. Sen McGlinn), Open Circle Publishing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1989, pp. 55-64. It has been scanned in from the original. The article referred to in note 4 subsequently appeared in Religion (1989) vol. 19, pp 63-91. The article referred to in note 10 subsequently appeared in Studies in Honor of the Late Hasan M. Balyuzi (ed. Moojan Momen). Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, vol. 5, Kalimat Press, Los Angeles, 1988, pp. 185-217 Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/contents.htm.
Keywords: Bahá'í Faith, Sect, NRM or World Religion; World religions

Is the Bahá'í view of evolution compatible with modern science? - Kitzing,Eberhard von (Baha'i Studies Review, 1997)
See also Keven Brown's companion piece, Are 'Abdu'l-Bahá's views on evolution original?
Keywords: Evolution; Science

Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith - Izadinia,Fuad (2014)
Biographies of many dozen Bahá'ís of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Turkmenistan; Bahá'í schools for boys and for girls; stories of exiled Bahá'ís.
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Architecture; Ashgabat; Bahá'í history by country; Bahá'í schools; Biography; Cemeteries and graves; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Ishqabad; Russia; Turkmenistan

Ishráq Khávarí - Rafati,Vahid (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1998)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org/articles/esraq-kavari.
Keywords: Biography; Scholarship; `Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari

Ishraq Khavari's Books and Publications - Shafipour,Adel (2008)
A list of the research and writings of Ishráq-Khávarí, known as a brilliant scholar of the Bahá'í Faith (in the Persian language), much of whose work remains unpublished.
Mirrored from academia.edu. See also the Wikipedia page for Ishraq Khavari, which includes links to his works, and links to the pages for Fadil Mazandarani and Mirza Abu'l-Faḍl.
Keywords: Bibliography; `Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari

Ishraqát, Tablet of, Date of Revelation - Universal House of Justice (1996)
Clues that could provide a date for the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Ishraqat." Includes part of Sen McGlinn's original query to which the House.
Transmitted by email. Submitted by and name retained with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Lawh-i-Ishraqat (Tablet of Splendors); Research Department, Questions and answers

Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha'is - Buck,Christopher (Studies in Contemporary Islam, 2003)
"The Bahá'í question" is really a test case for whether Islam can legitimately claim to respect human rights today. Includes a Persian translation of the original article.
Keywords: Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Human rights; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Islam and Modernism: The Iranian Revolution of 1906 - Martin,Vanessa A. (I. B. Tauris, 1989)
Overview of Shaykhism, the Bábí movement, and the ulama under the Qajar dynasty.

Islam and the Bahá'í Faith - Majid,Abir (2004)
Comprehensive overview of the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Islam, and background on Islam for Bahá'ís. Includes outline of Bahá'í principles and history, "An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith."
Originally posted to bci.org/islam-bahai without the author's name; attributed to "Bahá'í Communications International". Later moved to bahaiproofs.com. Also available in Arabic.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam

Islam and the Bahá'í Faith - Kerr,Diane Robinson (2014)
Overview of the core tenets of Islam — belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage — with some reflections from a Bahá'í perspective.
Mirrored with permission from the author's website, where she has many other articles, and two ebooks for sale: The Coming of Age of Humanity and Mending the Circle: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Groups.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam

Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: A Brief Guide - Troxel,Duane (Deepen, 1994)
An overview of some facts and resources about Islam Bahá'ís should know when conversing with Muslims. Includes chronology of Islam.
This is a revision of a paper published in Deepen Magazine in 1992 under the title "Islam for Bahá'ís." Also available as PDF (1.5MB) of the original printed version from the published magazine.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam

Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A comparative study of Muhammad `Abduh and `Abdul-Baha `Abbas: Review - MacEoin,Denis (Religion, 2010)
This document also available as PDF.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Muhammad Abduh; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2002)
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Introductory; Islam

Islam and the Life of the Mind - Lawson,Todd (TVO Public Television, 2005)
History of Islamic philosophy and how it connects to individual Muslims.
Talk delivered at St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Aired on Think Again, a "website and podcast tapping the intellectual energy of TVO archival content; remixing past programs into web-sized theme segments promoting literacy." From tvo.org. A later version of this talk titled "The Study of Islam and the Life of the Mind in Canada" was filmed at the Centre for Islamic Studies in Damascus, February 2008, for a 1-hour program on the Arabic edition of al-Jazeera, aired 2008/02/19.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Philosophy; Philosophy, Islamic

Islam in Persia - Tisdall,W. St. Clair (The Mohammedan World of To-Day, 1906)
Passing discussions of Babis and Bahá'ís in Iran at the start of the 20th century (pages 115-118, 121, 129-130).
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: History (general); Iran (documents); Islam

Islam in the History of Religions - Bausani,Alessandro (Problems and Methods in the History of Religions, 1972)
Methodological reflection on the question: how much does the study of so-called "superior" religions fit into the history of religions as a unitary discipline?
From "Proceedings of the Study Conference Organized by the Italian Society for the History of Religions on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Raffaele Pettazzoni, Rome, 6-8 December 1969 - Papers and Discussions" (see Google Books). The Bahá'í Faith is mentioned in passing on pp. 57 and 63.
Keywords: Alessandro Bausani; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Monotheism

Islam, A Challenge to Faith - Zwemer,Samuel M. (1907)
Overview of the Mahdi and history of the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths in the context of dissidence within Islam; quote from a Christian missionary on his inability to convert Bahá'ís, and his estimate of the Bahá'í population of Persia.

Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes - Lambden,Stephen (Baha'i Studies Review, 1991)
Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Culture, Western; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Muhammad (Prophet); Quran; Science

Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast - Maneck,Susan (2009)
This post was one of only two made to Maneck's "A Bahá'í Perspective of Islam" blog. Select comments, with Maneck's responses, have been included. Mirrored with permission from bahai-islam.blogspot.com/2009/02/islam-bahai-faith-and-eternal-covenant.html.
Keywords: Alast (Primordial Covenant); Bible; Christianity; Covenant; Healing prayer, Long; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Moses; Mount Sinai, Egypt; Mysticism; Quran

Islam: Beliefs and Observances - Farah,Caesar E. (Barron's Educational Series, 1970)
Overview of the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths, and their relevance to "modernity,"
May still contain scanning errors.

Islám: The First 138 Years - Rassekh,Nosratollah (World Order, 1980)
Overview of the start of Islam, the life of Muhammad, the Qur'an, succession, early splits and philosophical disagreements, and expansion across the Middle East.
Online in PDF and text formats at bahai.works. See also Christianity, A.D. 138.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Muhammad (Prophet)

Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics - Mustapha,Rowshan (2014)
Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings.
Document online at rowshanmustapha.com. See also Baha'u'llah: The Great Announcement of the Qur'an (Muhammad Mustapha, 1993).
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; Belief; Bible; Báb, The; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Death (unbelief) and life (belief); Faith (general); Heaven and hell; Hour (prophecy); Human rights; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Introductory; Islam; Jesus Christ; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Mahdi (Mihdi); Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Modernity; Mountains; Muhammad (Prophet); Opposition; Paraclete (prophecy); Plain, The (prophecy); Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Prophets; Qaim; Quran; Religion (general); Religious leaders (clergy); Resurrection; Return; Seal of the Prophets; Stars; Trumpet blasts (prophecy); Unity of religion

Islam: The Straight Path - Esposito,John L. (Oxford University Press, 1988)
Passing mention of political persecutions.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Islam; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Islamic Contributions to Civilization - Cobb,Stanwood (Avalon Press, 1963)
Overview of the many inventions and sciences which were developed by or transmitted by Islamic people and nations.
Also available as PDF, and in other formats at archive.org.
Keywords: Civilization; Culture, Western; Europe; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Philosophy, Andalusi; Philosophy, Islamic; Renaissance; Science; Stanwood Cobb

Islamische Grundlagen des Kitáb-i Aqdas: Mit neuen Erkenntnissen zu seiner Datierung - Ekbal,Kamran (Iran im 19. Jahrhundert und die Enstehung der Baha'i Religion, 1998)
Book title translates to Iran in the 19th century and the emergence of the Bahá'í religion; paper title "Islamic foundations of Kitáb-i Aqdas: With new insights as to its dating." Page images scanned by author and shared with me for posting, just before his passing in 2014; converted to PDF and OCRed 2017. See also Ekbal's Der Messianismus des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts und die Entstehung der Bahá'í Religion from this same book.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Islands of the North Sea - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Studies Review, 1996)
This compilation is partly an "Official" one, as it contains sections compiled by the Research Dept of the UHJ, and partly a "personal" one, as it contains sections compiled by Chris Manvell for the Bahá'í Studies Review. Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Compilations by country or area; Guernsey, UK; Islands; Isle of Man, UK; Jersey, UK; North Sea; United Kingdom

Islands of the South Pacific - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Studies Review, 1996)
This compilation is partly an "Official" one, as it contains sections compiled by the Research Dept of the UHJ, and partly a "personal" one, as it contains sections compiled by Chris Manvell for the Bahá'í Studies Review. Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Compilations by country or area; Pacific; South Pacific

Israel between East and West - Patai,Raphael (Greenwood Publishing Corporation, 1953)
Passing mention of Bahá'ís in Palestine in the 1940s, estimating that they numbered around 300.

Israel Resurgent - Bentwich,Norman (Ernest Benn Ltd, 1952)
Two editions of a book with a one-paragraph overview of Babi-Bahá'í history.
First published in 1952 under the title Israel in the series "Nations of the Modern World." Revised and republished in 1960 under the title Israel Resurgent. Both versions, which differ slightly, are included.

Israel, Teaching the Faith in - Universal House of Justice (1995)
Short overview of the policies on discussing the Bahá'í Faith in Israel; the prohibition of Bahá'ís from teaching the Bahá'í Faith to Israelis extends to internet discussions. Includes US State Dept. overview of the laws regarding proselytizing in Israel.
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Internet; Israel; Israel, Bahá'í relations; Membership; Teaching

Israel: An Uncommon Guide - Comay,Joan (Random House, 1969)
Overviews of Haifa, Mount Carmel, and Akka, with brief mentions of Bahá'í locations.
See also the author's guides Introducing Israel.

It Is Written: A Monologue Recounting the Episode of the Martyrdom of the Báb - Sahba,Naysan (2001)
Fictional monologue of a character who participated in the execution of the Báb.
Mirrored from the old Ocean website [archive.org].
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Báb, Martyrdom of; Drama

It's not a great weight-loss plan, but fasting is good for the soul - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2011)
Humorous look at the Fast and questions from non-Bahá'ís, and an overview of the laws of fasting.
Mirrored with permission of author from stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2500924.

Ita and the Sandinista Revolution - Wilson,Robert G. (dialogue magazine, 1987)
An interview with Ita, one of the earliest participants in the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua that resulted in the removal of Anastasio Somoza from power in 1979. Includes letter about the organization "Quest for Peace."
See also "Making of Central America: Intervention, Dictatorship, and Revolution," and "Exile from El Salvador: A Conversation with Antonio." See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: History (general); Nicaragua

Italy: History of the Bahá'í Faith - Savi,Julio (1992)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Italy

Itchyfeet: Travels with Reg Priestley - Priestley,Reginald L. (1991)
Autobiography of a world traveller who visited many places in and around Israel while in the Palestine Policeman service in the 1940s, and the story of his acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith.
See the author's son's brief biography of him in the Foreword to The Bahá'í Fireside Notebook, pp. 4-5. Mirrored from slideshare.net/TCE/itchyfeet-reg-priestley. Later published by Amazon (2023).
Keywords: Australia; Biography; Israel; Palestine; Reginald L. Priestley; War; World War II

J. E. Esslemont - Author unknown (Baha'i World, 1926)
Esslemont's is the only biography or in memoriam in this first volume of Bahá'í World.
See also the rest of Bahá'í World vol. 1.
Keywords: Biography; Esslemont

Jack Boyd memoirs - Boyd,Jack (2004)
Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1960-2012. Includes recollections of travel, biographies of other Bahá'ís, and historical observations.
Keywords: Biography; Canada; Eileen Boyd; Jack Boyd; Scotland; United Kingdom

Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: In Memoriam - Lee,Anthony (2004)
A short biography of Bahá'í scholar and archivist R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, who passed away October 20, 2004.
This biography was first composed for the listserver H-Bahai and expanded for posting here.
Keywords: Biography; R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram

Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space - Zhang,Yifan (ISJS-Transactions: A Quarterly Refereed Online Research Journal on Jainism, 2022)
Comparison of similarities in Bahá'í and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality across time and space. Link to article (offsite).
Article online at isjs.in (offsite).
Keywords: Ethics; Globalization; India; Interfaith dialogue; Jainism; Migration; Non-violence; Peace; Philosophy; Religion (general); Respect; Tolerance; Unity; War

Jalal Khazeh Remembered - Liedtke,Harry (2023)
Memory of meeting a Hand of the Cause of God at the first Bahá'í World Congress, April 28, 1963, and a brief tangent on the history of Royal Albert Hall, London.
Keywords: Jalal Khazeh; London, England

Jamal Effendi and Sayyid Mustafa Rumi in Celebes: The Context of Early Bahá'í Missionary Activity in Indonesia - de Vries,Jelle (Baha'i Studies Review, 2007)
Details of an early Bahá'í missionary journey to the the island of Celebes (now Sulawesi) in what was then to the Dutch East Indies, including the conversion of the king and queen of Boné.
In March 2006 the NSA of the United Kingdom suspended the "Association for Bahá'í Studies (English-speaking Europe)" and replaced it with the "Association for Bahá'í Studies (United Kingdom)". At that time the Bahá'í Studies Review was given a new editorial board and a new publisher, Intellect, and housed at atypon-link.com where this article was provided as a free download. BSR has moved to yet a third website, ingentaconnect.com, which no longer offers this PDF online.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Indonesia; Jamal Effendi; Netherlands; Siyyid Mustafa Rumi

Jamál Effendi and the Early History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Asia - Momen,Moojan (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
Includes maps on Jamal Effendi's journeys in India, and journeys in Southeast Asia.
This article was later republished in Search for Values: Ethics in Bahá'í Thought (Kalimat, 2004). First presented on 4 December 1999, at a meeting of the Religious Studies Special Interest Group of the Association for Bahá'í Studies (ESE), held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, under the title "An Account of the Activities and an Analysis of the Role of Jamál Effendi in the Propagation of the Bahá’í Faith throughout Asia."
Keywords: Afghanistan; Bahá'í history by country; Bangladesh; Central Asia; China; India; Indonesia; Jamal Effendi; Myanmar; Pakistan; Singapore; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Teaching; Thailand; Tibet; Uzbekistan

Japan Will Turn Ablaze! - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan, 1992)
Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá, letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and historical notes about Japan.
See also Errata for Traces that Remain and Japan Will Turn Ablaze. Note: this is the original complete compilation, with photographs, not the abridged version later republished by the Bahá'í World Center.
Keywords: Japan; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue, by Daniel Grolin: Review - Buck,Christopher (Baha'i Studies Review, 2003)
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings - Stockman,Robert (Baha'i Studies Review, 1992)
While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known about Jesus and what he actually taught; the Bahá'í writings fill in many of these gaps.
This paper is based on a presentation made at the seminar "How is Jesus Unique?" at Edinburgh University, organised by the Bahá'í Society in December 1991. See also Michael Sours' commentary on this article Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Sin; Trinity

Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman: Review: Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology - Sours,Michael W. (Baha'i Studies Review, 1993)
Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians.
Review of Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, Resurrection of - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Resurrection of; Resurrection

Jesus et Muhammad - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Note: the filename of this MP3 file gives an alternate title, "Musulmans et Chretiens." Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Muhammad (Prophet)

Jesus the Son of God and the Incarnation Doctrine - Khursheed,Antonella; Khursheed,Anjam (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 1996)
The Bahá'í approach to the sonship and divinity of Christ is consistent with Old and New Testament usage. It examines the Incarnation Doctrine, the roots of which can be traced to pagan influences coloring Christian belief in its early centuries.
See the table of contents and editor's note in the complete issue, vol. 1.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; Son of God

Jésus, Fils de Dieu et Fils de l'homme - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ

Jewel in the Lotus: The Extraordinary Story of the Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi, India - Bahá'í Blog; Badiyan,Fred (2021)
Background of the Lotus Temple, one of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the 20th century; principles guiding its design, geometry, and fabrication.
Transcript auto-generated by Youtube, copied from youtube.com/watch?v=rq_X--FkFeQ. Not edited or formatted, contact us to help.
Keywords: Architecture; India; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; New Delhi, India

Jewish Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith - Sharon,Moshe (2011)
On the conversion of Jews in Iran, where they were among the early converts to the new religion, first as occasional individuals, and from the late 1870s in massive numbers.
This paper was first posted in Word format at Hebrew University of Jerusalem [archive.org], where the author was the Chair in Bahá'í Studies.
Keywords: Conversion; Interfaith dialogue; Jews; Judaism

Jews and the Crucifixion - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1980)
The individual recipient of these letters submitted the same (or a similar) question (on Jews and the crucifixion) to the Universal House of Justice ten years later. It is available online here.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Judaism

Jináb-i-Fádil Mazandarání in the United States - Mazandarani,Asadu'llah Fadil (2009)
Digitization of a number of stenographic records which were held by the US National office from Jinab-i-Fadil’s trips to the US in the 1920s.
At the Caravan House in New York City, formerly the headquarters for Sohrab's activities in that city, R. Hollinger and P. Terry discovered Sohrab's handwritten account of Fadil's visit to North America. It was packed up and shipped to the National Bahá'í Archives in Wilmette, sometime in 1994. Ramneshi later scanned and typed it, in a project still online at sites.google.com/site/fadilmazindarani/thereproductions. Found at scribd.com/Fail-Mazandarani-in-the-US/d/17568407. Also available as formatted PDF. This document has been spellchecked, but not proofread for grammar and punctuation.
Keywords: Mírzá Asadullah Fadil-i-Mazandarani; United States (documents)

John Cornell: in memoriam - Various (1998)
Brief bio note written by Dr. Cornell in 1998 for posting at the Bahá'í Library Online, and a memoriam biography published by the BCCA in 2001.
Keywords: Biography

John Henry Wilcott: A Pioneer Twice Over - Drong,D. Llewellyn (1998)
Book length biography of an early Bahá'í pioneer.
Keywords: Biography

John the Baptist and Baha'i Prophetic Categories: An Atypical Paradigm - McLean,Jack (2013)
Comparative Jewish-Christian-Islamic-Baha’i study of the prophetic station of the prophet John the Baptist, who occupies a theological status between "minor" and "major" prophet. Includes history of the present-day Sabean-Mandean Baptists in Iraq.
Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; John the Baptist; Manifestations of God; Prophets

John the Baptist and Interpretation - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice (1989)
Various questions about the the Bahá’í position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and the function of interpretation.
The enclosures mentioned, which address the second question, are online here. PDF below from Microsoft Word version prepared by M. Thomas (2022); see also original scan, mirrored from adibmasumian.com. Shared by, and name retained with permission of, original recipient.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Bible; Christianity; Contradictions; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; John the Baptist; Laws; Manifestations of God; Prophets

Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings - Buck,Christopher (2022)
Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metaphors": it is the most comprehensive, pervasive symbol and allegory of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Bahá’í Writings.
Slides from a presentation given August 27, 2022, for the 8th Annual Raymond Flournoy Course on Islam and the Bahá’í Faith, organized and hosted by Todd Lawson on behalf of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Montréal. Mirrored with permission from academia.edu.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; Bible; Báb, The; Christianity; Imam Husayn; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Joseph (Prophet); Judaism; Metaphors and allegories; Moses; Muhammad (Prophet); Qayyumul-Asma (book); Quran; Typology

Josie McFadden - Munro,Sarah (2013)
Josie McFadden is a fictitious character who works in the home of Reverend Frederick White and his wife, Jane Elizabeth White, actual people who hosted Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh. Though this monologue is fiction, it is based on real events.
This is the script for an audio production available for download at 9starmedia.com/encounters-with-abdulbaha.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Drama; Edinburgh, Scotland; Scotland; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Journal Diary of European Baha'i Travels: April - November 1948 - Remey,Charles Mason (1948)
A record of Remey's visits across Europe, from England to Germany. Includes coverage of Bahá'í participation in the first U.N. convention on Human Rights, held in Geneva.
Keywords: Austria; Belgium; Biography; Charles Mason Remey; Europe; France; Germany; Italy; Switzerland; Travelogues; United Kingdom

Journey of Broken Hearts - Jones Kavelin,Chris (2005)
Three poems on meeting or loving the Beloved, and one inspired by the music of Henryk Górecki.
Keywords: Poetry

Journey of Courage: From Disability to Spiritual Ability - Mezei,Frances, compiler (Bahá'í Publications Australia; Nine Pines Publishing, 2023)
The purpose of this compilation is to offer an approach to transform our limitations and attitudes when dealing with our disabilities, health conditions, and the ageing process. Includes updated Guidelines for Improving Accessibility.
Order online at bahaibooks.com.au; posted with permission.
Keywords: Aging; Disability; E-books; Health and healing

Journey through the Caucasus and the Interior of Persia - Mounsey,Augustus Henry (Smith, Elder & Co., 1872)
4-page overview of Bábí history.
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan - Bird,Isabella Lucy (John Murray, 1891)
Three brief mentions, including of a "recent" attack on a group of peaceable Babis in Isfahan, written by "Mrs. Bishop" (Bird), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Also online at Google Books. See also Mary Bird in Persia.

Jours de souvenance: Sélection des Écrits de Bahá'u'lláh pour les jours saints bahá'ís - Bahá'u'lláh (2021)
Quarante-cinq sélections révélées pour neuf jours saints baha'is. Traduction de Days of Remembrance.
This is an "official" translation, prepared by the French Panel named by the Universal House of Justice and published by the French publishing trust, la Maison d'éditions bahá'íes. Also available in Microsoft Word format. See also Bibliothèque baha'ie. See also English original.
Keywords: Days of Remembrance (book)

Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses - Lawson,Todd (Erin and Iran: Cultural Encounters between the Irish and the Iranians, 2015)
Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their resolution; relation between form and content; prominence of epiphany; manifestation, advent and apocalypse; and the theme of heroism, reading and identity.
The PDF below is a corrected, lightly updated version of the published copy.
Keywords: Abjad system; Alast (Primordial Covenant); Apocalypse; Arising; Arts and crafts; Day-year principle; Disconnected letters of the Quran; Dualism; Dublin, Ireland; Epics; Epiphany; Giordano Bruno; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Ireland; Islam; James Joyce (author); Joseph (Prophet); Knowledge; Language; Literature; Literature, English; Modernism; Monism; Mythology; Numerology; Opposites; Pairs of words; Philosophy; Qaim; Qayyumul-Asma (book); Quran; Reading; Remover of Difficulties (invocation); Shia Islam (Shiism); Time; Twelfth Imam; Typology; Ulysses (book); Words and phrases

Juan Cole manuscript and book collection: Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i texts - Cole,Juan, compiler (1997)
Manuscripts and books in Cole's library and selected Iranian National Bahá'í Archive contents.
This document is from 1997, is well out-of-date, and no longer serves its purpose; such lists of personal archives were more useful when the internet was young.
Keywords: Archives; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Bahá'í studies; Báb, Writings of; Bábísm; Manuscripts; Shaykhism; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2004)
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Introductory; Judaism

Judeo-Persian Communities of Iran in the Qajar Period: Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith - Amanat,Mehrdad (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2009)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/judeo-5-2-qajar-conversion-of-jews.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Bahá'í history by country; Conversion; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history; Jews; Judaism

Julia's Journey: A Life Illumined by the Light of Akká - Shaw,Robert Gregory (2023)
A brief record of the background of Julia M. Grundy and her lifelong services to the Faith following a 1905 pilgrimage, based on genealogical and internet sources, with extracts from her pilgrim notes relating to personal encounters with 'Abdu'l-Baha.
See also Ten Days in the Light of Akka.
Keywords: Biography; Julia Grundy; Pilgrims notes

Juliet Remembers Gibran: As told to Marzieh Gail - Thompson,Juliet (World Order, 1978)
Juliet Thompson's recollections of Kahlil Gibran.
Keywords: Biography; Juliet Thompson; Kahlil Gibran

Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Baha'i Faith in New York City - Ahdieh,Hussein (2021)
Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Bahá'í and friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Mirrored with permission from bahaiblog.net, where there is also a comments section.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Biography; Bowery Mission, New York; Dreams and visions; John Good; Juliet Thompson; Kahlil Gibran; Lua Getsinger; New York, USA; Painting; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits

Just System of Government: The Third Dimension to World Peace - Huddleston,John (The Baha'i Faith and Marxism, 1987)
Highlights a few points in the Bahá'í approach to government and collective action.
Keywords: Consultation; Elections; Governance; Government; Justice; Peace; World order

Just War from the Bahá'í Perspective - Taefi,Vargha (2006)
A Bahá'í view is that the individual's will is subordinate to society's will. Comparison of this attitude with contemporary international political theory, and on justifying war as "humanitarian intervention."
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia in Italy, July 2006.
Keywords: Ethics; Justice; Pacifism; Peace; Philosophy; War

Justice - Barnes,Kiser (2006)
From "Serving the Divine Plan Programme"; see mentions of this program in uhj_turning_point_1996-2006 pages iii, viii, and 223, and haifalife.blogspot.ca. Mirrored with permission from bahaimp3.narod.ru.
Keywords: Justice; Kiser Barnes

Justice and Equality – a basis for change in our troubled world - Miller-Muro,Layli (2004)
Transcript of the talk given at the 5th annual Margaret Stevenson Memorial Dinner and Lecture, July 17 2004.
Miller-Muro is the Executive Director of the Tahirih Justice Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting women from human rights abuses through the provision of legal aid and social services. See bio and photo at atlantabahai.org/profile-miller-muro.php. Transcript checked and approved for posting by author. Distributed by Bev Watson, Executive Officer, Bahá'í Office of External Affairs.
Keywords: Equality; Justice; Tahirih Justice Center; United States (documents)

Justice Book: Some Bahá'í Teachings on Human Development - Keene,James J. (2010)
Three sample chapters from a collection of essays on the "big picture" of the world today: What is justice, the power of justice, and justice in the condition of humanity.
Justice Book is part of the Bahá'í Themes series. Parts of many chapters were originally posted on author's website Independent Investigation of Truth; published in 2021 with illustrations and many new chapters. See a longer preview at amazon.com.
Keywords: Justice

Justice et Miséricorde?: Une théologie du pardon selon la foi Bahá'íe - Schaefer,Udo (Association d'Ètudes Bahá'íes (Europe francophone), 2001)
Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com/books/french.html.
Keywords: Ethics; Forgiveness; Justice; Udo Schaefer

Justice, Fairness and the Meekness of God - Maneck,Susan (1999)
How the concepts of justice and fairness relate to the responsibilities laid upon the rulers, whether Bahá'í or civil, and especially as related to the Learned, be they clerics, scholars, or members of the Institutions.
Mirrored with permission from jfm.susanmaneck.com/.
Keywords: Justice

Justice: A Compilation - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Bahá'í International Community (2013)
Mirrored with permission from iscandertinto.com.
Keywords: Justice

Justice: The Best Beloved of All Things - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (2004)
Keywords: Justice

"Justly and Without Bias": Consultation as a Technique for Mitigating Cognitive Biases - Espinosa,Andres Elvira (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2024)
Exploring Bahá’í consultation as a framework for mitigating cognitive biases, emphasizing group deliberation, justification, and repeated exposure to diverse perspectives for effective debiasing.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Bias; Consultation

K. C. Porter - Eskow,Gary (Mix, 2002)
Interview with a Bahá'í music producer and arranger with A & M Records
Mirrored from highbeam.com (formerly elibrary.com).
Keywords: Biography

Kafka's spiritual dimension - Massiah,Greg (Baha'i Studies Review, 1996)
The metaphysical significance of Franz Kafka's work is often overlooked. An exploration of religion and spirituality in three of his best-known short stories: The Judgment, In the Penal Colony, and Before the Law.
This essay was 1995 winner ABS-ESE Student Prize for Bahá'í Studies.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Franz Kafka (author); Literature; Literature, German

Kahlil Gibran - Buck,Christopher (American Writers Supplement XX, 2010)
A detailed study of the life and work of the Arab-American author and artist Gibran (1883—1931), who achieved fame in the West through his book The Prophet; a Maronite Christian by birth, he was influenced by Sufi ideas and admired 'Abdu'l-Bahá'.
Purchase this book online at amazon.com.
Keywords: Biography; Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet - Bushrui,Suheil Badi; Jenkins,Joe (Oneworld, 1998)
Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá sketched by Kahlil Gibran.
Pages 9, 123-26, 128, 251-5, 261, 263, 266, plate between 276-277.
Keywords: Biography; Kahlil Gibran; Portraits; Suheil Bushrui; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits

Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, by Suheil Bushrui: Review - Pokorny,Brad (One Country, 1999)
Mirrored with permission from www.onecountry.org/e104/e10416as.htm
Keywords: Kahlil Gibran

Kaiser Guilherme I: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh - Oliveira,Marco (2004)
Short biography of Kaiser William I and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch.
This text was originally published in a Portuguese Bahá'í blog, povodebaha.blogspot.com.
Keywords: Biography

Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture - Lambden,Stephen (Lights of Irfan, 2004)
Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in select Abrahamic, Bábí, Bahá’í, and religious and mystical texts. It will be seen that colours are related to the theology of the celestial Throne.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #48, Center for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto, Italy (July 10-13, 2003). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/48/lambden_kaleidoscope.
Keywords: Angels; Bible; Christianity; Colors; Cosmology; God; God, Throne of; God, Worlds of; Hadith; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Judaism; Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food); Light; Quran; Shaykhism; Throne

Kalimat Press and Distribution by Bahá'í Agencies - Various (1999)
While Bahá'ís are free to purchase and own books by Kalimat Press, the Bahá'í distribution services stopped carrying titles by this publisher.
All letters posted online with the recipient's permission. Most names removed; original letters on file.
Keywords: Kalimat Press; Publishing; Publishing, Review; United States (documents)

Kansas Farm Boy - Herrmann,Duane L. (Once to Every Man and Nation, 1985)
Brief autobiography, with background on the author's introduction to and acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith.
See also this author's biography in Map of Kansas Literature, and see his Amazon author's page.
Keywords: Biography; Duane Herrmann; Kansas, USA; United States (documents)

Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics) - Boicu,Filip (2022)
Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Bahá'í methodology for social change. The claim is that a new model for civilization building has been born, one that transcends previous limitations.
Mirrored with permission from academia.edu. See also the full article An Analysis of Michael Karlberg's 'Ontological Foundationalism' (Boicu, 2022).
Keywords: Consultation; Ethics; Knowledge; Michael Karlberg; Philosophy; Social change

Kashan: Religious Communities: Bahá'í Community - Amanat,Mehrdad (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2012)
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kashan-viii2-bahai-community.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Kashan, Iran

Kasravi, Ahmad - Manafzadeh,Ali Reza; et al. (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2012)
Five brief excerpts that reference the Bahá'í Faith, with link to article offsite.
The following sections are excerpted from the long article at referenceworks.brillonline.com.
Keywords: Biography

Kázem Rashtí - Eschraghi,Armin (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2013)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kazem-rasti-sayyed.
Keywords: Biography; Shaykhism; Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti

Kevin Locke and the Tablet to Amir Khan - Buck,Christopher (2024)
The late Kevin Locke believed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet to Amír Khán establishes that Indigenous Messengers of God were sent to the Americas. This understanding of Progressive Revelation has implications for interactions with Indigenous people.
Talk given at the Association for Bahá’í Studies conference in Atlanta, GA. Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Kevin Locke; Native American messengers; Native Americans; Patricia Locke; Tablet to Amir Khan

Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (2022)
Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
Adapted from H. Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán (George Ronald, 1998), pp. 30-50. On pages 28-30 Hooper Dunbar provides key extracts from Shoghi Effendi's "The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" (1934). See also Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. Also available in Microsoft Word format. Note: Shoghi Effendi's English translation of the Kitáb-i-Íqán was published in 1931; the Gleanings followed in 1935. Also available in Dutch.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Christianity; City of Certitude; Clouds; Cross-reference; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; God; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Judaism; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Moses; Muhammad (Prophet); Opposition; Progressive revelation; Return; Search; Tablet of the True Seeker; Unity of religion

Keys to Harmony - Jordan,Daniel C.
Ways of bringing harmony into the world, using musical analogies.
No information is given about the date or context of this talk; email me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Dan Jordan; Music; Race unity; Unity

Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah" - Wittman,Brian (Lights of Irfan, 2001)
Some references to Islam in Shoghi Effendi's English-language writings.
First presented as a homework assignment for the Wilmette Institute's "Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" Course. Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #30, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 6-8, 2000). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/30/wittman_islam.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Covenant; Dawn-Breakers (book); Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Finality; God Passes By (book); Hadith; Interfaith dialogue; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Muhammad (Prophet); Promised Day is Come (letter); Seal of the Prophets; Veils; Women

Khatt-i-Badí' (The New Script): Transliteration and Notes - Winters,Jonah, compiler (2018)
Latin transliteration of Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí's "conlang" alphabet by Grover Gonzales. Includes notes by the Universal House of Justice, an overview by Gonzales, and samples of the script.
Keywords: International auxiliary language; Khatt-i-Badi (Lisan-i-Badi); Language; Translation; Transliteration and diacritics

Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review - Stauffer,Robert (1999)
Kingdom of the Cults was first published in 1965 and revised and reprinted in 1977, 1985 and 1997.

Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review - Dodenhoff,Paul (1998)
This review was originally posted to an internet forum and so is written in an informal style.

Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority - Kirk,Mark; Durbin,Dick (2013)
In recognition of the five-year anniversary of imprisonment of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, senators meet with their family members and friends and introduce a joint resolution calling attention to this persecution.
See also Violence with Impunity: Acts of aggression against Iran's Bahá'í community. Mirrored from www.kirk.senate.gov.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Justice; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; United States (documents); United States government; Yaran

Kitab-i Aqdas, the Most Holy Book - Walbridge,John (1999)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bausani,Alessandro (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1987)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org.
Keywords: Alessandro Bausani; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í World Centre, 1992)
Full authoritative English translation of Baháʼu'lláh's book of laws, along with clarifying texts and detailed explanatory notes.
A nicely-formatted version of the Aqdas designed for online reading is Romane Takkenberg's aqdasproject. See also a Kitáb-i-Aqdas Windows Help File. Add or read links or comments pertaining to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas here
Keywords: Annotations (notes); Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Synopsis; Mother Book; Questions and answers; Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Correlation of passages from the Synopsis and Codification of the Aqdas to the textual passages of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Safai,Borna, compiler (2008)
An unofficial correlation of the passages from the Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas to the book's textual passages.
The original version (also a more formatted and interactive one if you prefer that) can be found at TheAqdas.org. (Note that if you would like to view the quotations of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas all inline with the Synopsis at once (i.e., without needing to click each entry), you can go to that site and disable CSS--in the Firefox browser, this can be done by View->Page Style->No style.)
Keywords: Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Synopsis; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): "Multilinear" Translation project and Glossary - Bahá'u'lláh (1999)
Side-by-side comparisons of the authorized translation with earlier translations of Anton Haddad and Earl Elder. Includes short glossary to the Aqdas.
Though there's mention of Arabic text in this project, most verses do not have the Arabic text entered. (Both editors ran out of steam before completing it.) However, all verses are posted with the three translations side-by-side and many have comments and notes. See also a parallel edition of the Haddad and the Authorized translations.
Keywords: Cross-reference; Glossaries; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Translation; Translation, Parallel

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" - Abdul-Bahá; Poirier,Brent; Ayman,Iraj; Lewis,Frank (2000)
See also The Choice Wine: The Kitáb-i Aqdas and the Development of Bahá'í Law Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Bread; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Metaphors and allegories; Sealed wine; Symbolism; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh; Wine (metaphor); Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bushrui,Suheil Badi (1995)
The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Arabic language; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Language; Metaphors and allegories; Outlines and summaries; Poetry; Proofs; Quran; Stages of the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Style (Writings); Suheil Bushrui; Symbolism; Translation; Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Questions and Concordances - Riazati,Habib (2000)
Study questions, categorized cross-references to the Aqdas and its notes and "Questions and Answers," topical concordances, and other research materials.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Concordances; Covenant; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Study guides; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Tablet study outline - Winters,Jonah (1998)
Outline prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Outlines and summaries; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers - Universal House of Justice; Velasco,Ismael; Terry,Peter; Sours,Michael W. (2000)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Greatest Name; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Obligatory prayer; Research Department, Questions and answers; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Wilmette Institute faculty notes - Poirier,Brent (1998)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Expulsion of Covenant Breakers - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Discussion of a reference in the Kitab-i-Aqdas to the possible end of the Guardianship, and the authority of the Hands of the Cause to expel Covenant-breakers.
Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas as Described and Glorified by Shoghi Effendi - Alá'í,Cyrus (Lights of Irfan, 2000)
Basic facts about the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Shoghi Effendi's analysis of the book in his God Passes By.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #22, London (August 27-29, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/22/ala'i_aqdas.
Keywords: Irfan Colloquia; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitab-i-Aqdas commentary - Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim (Conqueror of Hearts, 1973)
Talk delivered in the United States (place not specified).
In 1973, Hand of the Cause A. Q. Faizí gave a talk on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas to the friends in the United States, which was later published on cassette tape by the U.S. Bahá'í Publishing Trust. This was later transcribed by Shirley Macias from the cassette, and permission was given to Macias by the Publishing Trust for use of the talk and for posting it here.
Keywords: Abu'l-Qasim Faizi; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); United States (documents)

Kitab-i-Aqdas Questions and Concordances - Riazati,Habib (2002)
The Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and their relationship to selected passages in The Aqdas; New Laws That Abrogate the Laws of Former Dispensations; Correlation of Paragraphs, Notes, and Questions and Answers of the Aqdas; sample questions.
Prepared by Habib Riazati for use in the Wilmette Institute distance-learning course "Introduction to the Kitab-i-Aqdas and Related Texts"
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Concordances; Covenant; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Study guides; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools - Various (2018)
Links to six sites providing research materials for the Aqdas: translations, audio recitation, cross-references, and study guides.
Keywords: Arabic language; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Obligatory prayer, Long; Study guides; Translation

Kitab-i-Aqdas Windows Help File software - Talaei,Peyman (1999)
A hyperlinked version of the Aqdas in the Windows Help File format (for Windows 3) which can be used for easy study and reading.
Download: talaei_kitab_aqdas.exe.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Software

Kitáb-i-Aqdas: Bibliography - McGlinn,Sen, compiler (1998)
This is an excerpt from the Leiden List.
Keywords: Bibliography; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature - Author unknown (Baha'i World, 1993)
Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
This anonymous article was first issued as a booklet which accompanied copies of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas sent to scholarly reviewers world-wide. It was published in The Bahá'í World 1992-93 105-117, Canadian Bahá'í News May, 1993 and The American Bahá'í.
Keywords: Bahá'í literature; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas: le plus saint livre - Bahá'u'lláh (2022)
Révision de la traduction française du Kitáb-i-Aqdas (ed. MEB, 2014); voir Avant-propos.
Voir la traduction officielle de Maison d'Editions Bahá'íes sur religare.org/livre/bahai/ba-bah-aqdas.php.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Íqán - Quinn,Sholeh A.; Lambden,Stephen (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2010)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ketab-iqan.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitáb-i-Íqán and the Qur'an: Quotations from the Iqan Compared with their Counterparts in Rodwell's Translation of the Qur'an - Troxel,Duane, compiler (2001)
Includes table of Qur'anic quotations from the Íqán compared with their counterparts in the Qur'an, and an index to surihs and verses in the Kitáb-i-Íqán arranged chronologically by surih.
For Rodwell's rendering of the Qur'án, see quran_rodwell_sale_zamir.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Quran; Quran translations; Translation

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: A Study Guide - Holley,Horace (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1975)
A short topical and thematic outline, with links.
See also the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
Keywords: Horace Holley; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Dating the Iqan - Buck,Christopher (Symbol and Secret, 1995)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Notes on paragraph numbering - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice (A Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán, 1998)
Official paragraph numbering.
Keywords: Cross-reference; Hooper Dunbar; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Page numbers; Paragraph numbers; Research Department, Questions and answers

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Outline Study Guide - Bahá'í Publishing Committee (Reviewing Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the U. S., 1933)
Content outline of the Iqan, with links.
To be used in conjunction with The Kitab-i-Iqan, copyright 1931 & 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Page numbers follow source of text. For ease of use in this internet version, I have put the entire outline in list format and inserted item bullets. [-J.W.]
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Questionnaire and Answer Key - Davoodi,Fariborz Alan (2004)
A quiz designed for study circles, complete with answer key.
This questionnaire is an offshoot of a study circle during 2003-04 time period at the Lewisville, Texas Bahá’í Center on the Kitab-i-Iqan in Persian and English. The first section has just the questions (Quiz). The second section has the questions repeated and the answers given plus a relevant quotation from the Iqan.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Questions and answers; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Tablet study outline - Winters,Jonah (1999)
Outline prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes - Sours,Michael W.; Poirier,Brent; Velasco,Ismael; Ayman,Iraj (1999)
Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh. The notes of Michael Sours are also available in a Dutch translation.
Keywords: Arabic language; Authenticity; Bible; Buddhism; Christianity; Corruption of texts; Fourth heaven; Heaven and hell; Hinduism; Houris (huris); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Paradise; Persian language; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Prophets; Questions and answers; Scriptures of other religions; Seventh heaven; Shaykhism; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh; Words and phrases