100 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe - Fazel,Seena; Hassall,Graham (Bahá'í Studies Review, 1998)
Overview of the first 100 years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe, including growth and the distinctive aspects of this community, external affairs, the role of women, and Bahá'í studies.
Also published in Payam-i-Bahá'í No. 228, November 1998, 15-24. See also Fazel's Bahá'í Faith in Europe (2020) and Hassall's Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes (2000).
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Europe

Babi Pamphlet, A - Rice,W. A. (The Church Missionary Intelligencer, 1902)
Review of an unnamed booklet sent to E.G. Browne, a "little manuscript book of 118 small pages, written in the beautiful Persian character," which was "originally composed before Behaullah’s death in 1892."
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: Andalib (poet); Christianity; E. G. Browne; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Prophecies; Shíráz, Iran; W. A. Rice

Bábí Theology in Poetry, A: The Creative Imagination of Táhirih, Qurratu'l-'Ayn - Lee,Anthony (Religions, 2023)
Examination of Qurratu’l-Ayn's writings to discern her social, religious, and political beliefs, most of which broke with Islam's traditional theology in favor of a revolutionary new doctrine. Link to article (offsite).
This article first posted here in 2017, with author's permission, as "Theology of Tahirih as Revealed in Her Poems." Later published in 2023 in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/328, where it is also available in epub format. First presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #137, Bosch Bahá'í School (May 26–30, 2016), online at irfancolloquia.org/137/lee_tahirih.
Keywords: Biography; Gender; Iran (documents); Poetry; Tahirih (Qurratu'l-'Ayn, Zarrín-Táj); Theology; Women

Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A - Fazel,Seena; Fananapazir,Khazeh (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1993)
Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Bahá'í reconciliation of these terms with progressive revelation.
See also a formatted PDF. See also a Persian translation of the article [PDF], and a French translation by Louis Henuzet [free Kindle e-book at amazon.com].
Keywords: Finality; Hadith; I am all the Prophets (phrase); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Progressive revelation; Seal of the Prophets; Seals

Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Uniqueness and Exclusivity in Christianity, A - Fazel,Seena; Fananapazir,Khazeh (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1990)
Differing interpretations of scriptural passages about exclusivity have caused conflicts between denominations. A Bahá'í approach, focussing on the Gospels and on progressive revelation, can reconcile these disagreements.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue

Bahá'í Critique of Human Rights, A: State Sovereignty as Smokescreen or Necessary Partner in Securing Human Rights? - Ghanea-Hercock,Nazila (Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights, 2001)
The Bahá’í critique of the current international human rights system focuses on the extent and centrality of state sovereignty; the importance of the international protection of human rights by the United Nations; systemic challenges.
This book is also available for download as a single PDF [2MB]. Mirrored with permission from juxta.com. See publisher's Books for the World license.ER -

Bahá'í Perspective on the Origin of Matter, A - Brown,Keven (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1990)
The origin of matter is spiritual. Science sees that, at its most fundamental level, reality is not particular materials or structures, but probabilities and transformation. The four elements, three-fold structure of being, and balance are also examined.
Also available in Word format.
Keywords: Creation; Elements; Ether (concept); God, Word of; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Philosophy; Philosophy, Greek; Science; Will

Baha'i Pontiff in the Making, A - Suthers,A. E. (The Moslem World, 1935)
A polemical article, published in what was originally a missionary-oriented journal, which is useful in that includes a fairly extended glimpse of Shoghi Effendi through the eyes of a non-Bahá'í contemporary observer.
Small font sizes of selected text as in original.
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics; Shoghi Effendi

Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A - Bayat,Sateh; Bayat,Vafa (Lights of Irfán, 2005)
Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Bahá'í religion's rejection of the idea of reincarnation; its model of a spiritual progress which continues after death.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #53, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 27-30, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/53/bayat_reincarnation.
Keywords: Buddhism; Christianity; Heaven and hell; Hinduism; Interfaith dialogue; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Judaism; Life after death (afterlife); Reincarnation; Return; Soul

Bahá'í View of the Bible, A - Dibdin,Colin (75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia, 1996)
From a Bahá'í viewpoint, the Bible is a reliable source of divine guidance and salvation, but is not necessarily historically accurate, nor can the words of its writers, although inspired, be strictly defined as 'The Word of God'; biblical scholarship.
This document is no longer available at its original host; mirrored from archive.org.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation

Brief Account of the Bahá'í Movement, A - Rosenberg,Ethel J. (The Priory Press, 1911)
An early overview of the Bahá'í Faith and its teachings, with compilation of quotations, published as a 28-page booklet.
See also Word document, rosenberg_account_bahai_faith.doc. Another version of this document has been scanned by Afnan Library.
Keywords: Ethel Rosenberg; Introductory

Cold Winter in North Africa, A: The Case of the Bahá'ís in Egypt - Kourosh,Naseem (International Law News, 2012)
Contemporary history of the Egyptian government's refusal to issue identification cards to Bahá'ís.
Mirrored with permission of author from americanbar.org.
Keywords: Egypt; Human rights; Persecution; Persecution, Egypt; Persecution, Other

Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2017)
On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlíd, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as given by Shi`i clerics like Ayatu’llah Khomeini vs. the interpretation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #138 (Acuto, 2016). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/138/momen_khomeini.
Keywords: Hadith; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Secret of Divine Civilization (book); Shia Islam (Shiism)

Democracy Built on Communicative Action, A: Bahá'í Political Practice as a Prefigurative Resource for Institutional Effectiveness, Accountability, and Inclusivity - Sabet,Michael (Frontiers in Sociolology, 2023)
Habermas' mode for coordinating society grounded in deliberation; the critical role of prefigurative politics; the Bahá'í community demonstrates effective norms and practices;
Article is online in HTML, XML, EPUB, and PDF formats under open-access copyright at frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.965428.
Keywords: Administration; Consultation; Democracy; Institutions

Difficult Case, A: Beyer's Categories and the Bahá'í Faith - McGlinn,Sen (Social Compass, 2003)
Beyer considers that a religious movement which seeks to have religious norms enshrined in legislation has adopted the 'conservative option' in response to globalisation. Is this a useful categorisation for a global stage?
Posted by author at scribd.com and academia.edu.See also Beyer's "New Religious System for Contemporary Society."
Keywords: Church and state; Criticism and apologetics

Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation - Davudi,Ali Murad (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2021)
Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/298. See also the complete issue "Studying the Revealed Word". [PDF]
Keywords: Attainment unto the Divine presence; Biography; God; Manifestations of God; Philosophy; Revelation; Theology; `Alí Murad Davudi

Discussion with Farida Vahedi, Executive Director of the Department of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, A - Bodakowski,Michael; Marshall,Katherine (2011)
Overview of Vahedi's life and work, history of the Faith in India and development projects, the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, and issues regarding migration and protection of women and girls.
Mirrored from berkleycenter.georgetown.edu.
Keywords: Biography; Communal harmony; Communalism; Conflict resolution; Equality; Ethnic divisions; Gender; India; Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); Public discourse (discourses of society); Social action; Social and economic development; Women

Glimpses into the Life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney, A - Khademi,Mona (Lights of Irfán, 2009)
The life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney (1879-1974), a prominent early American Bahá’í, compiler of Some Answered Questions, and wife of the French Bahá'í writer Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney.
See also An Interview with Laura Dreyfus-Barney. Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #83, Center for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto, Italy (July 3-6, 20080. Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/83/khademi_barney1.
Keywords: Biography; Irfan Colloquia; Laura Clifford Barney; Some Answered Questions (book)

Grammar of the Divine, A: Translation, Notes, and Semi-Critical Edition of the Báb's Risāla fī al-naḥw wa al-ṣarf - McCants,William F. (A Most Noble Pattern: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, 2012)
A critical edition of the Bāb’s "Treatise on Grammar" including the Arabic original, English translation, and notes; Shaykh Ahmad’s metaphysical grammar; the operation of God's will in the created world.
Developed from a paper first presented at Irfan Colloquia, 2002. Later posted at hurqalya.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Later published in A Most Noble Pattern: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb. This is an early, unedited draft of the article and is not identical to the version later published in A Most Noble Pattern.
Keywords: Barzakh; Báb, Grammar of; Báb, Writings of; Grammar; Language; Risala fi al-nahw wa al-sarf (A Treatise on Grammar); Two seas

History of Persia from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century to the Year 1858, A - Watson,Robert Grant (Smith, Elder and Co., 1866)
A review of the events that led to the establishment of the Qajar dynasty, with discussion of the Babis.
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. Also available as a Microsoft Word document, watson_history_persia_1858.doc.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Iran, General history

History of the Kenosha Bahá'í Community 1897-1980, A - Dahl,Roger M. (Community Histories: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1992)
Overview of the long history of the Bahá'ís of Kenosha, Wisconsin, visited by Abdul-Baha in 1912.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Kenosha, WI; United States (documents); Wisconsin, USA

History of the Sacramento Bahá'í Community, 1912-1991, A - Caton,Margaret (Community Histories: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1992)
History of the Bahá'í community of Sacramento, including a detailed account of Abdul-Baha's visit to California, and the later rapid expansion of the community during the 1960s and 1970s.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; California, USA; Sacramento, CA; United States (documents)

Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A - Savi,Julio (Lights of Irfán, 2015)
A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Persian poems Bahá'u'lláh signed "Dervish" and revealed in Kurdistan, circa 1854-1856.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #125, Acuto, Italy (2014). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/125/savi_cup-bearer. See also the author's translation of the quasidih "At Dawn the Friend came to my bed”: An early fruit of the Supreme Pen.
Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Dervish poems (Bahá'u'lláh); Iraq; Kurdistan; Lover and the Beloved; Mysticism; Poetry; Sufism; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq

Journey through the Seven Valleys, A - Bayat,Ghasem (Lights of Irfán, 2002)
An epistle revealed in an eloquent language and composed in a masterful style, with beauty and brevity, its poems, traditions, words of wisdom, and stories that can be traced throughout the writings of mystics.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #26, Bosch Bahá'í School (November 26-28, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/26/bayat_seven.
Keywords: Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Irfan Colloquia

Look at Harmony and Unity as Common Principles in the Confucian System and the Bahá'í Faith, A - Olshin,Benjamin (Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy, 2014)
Confucianism and the Bahá'í Faith represent complex and multi-faceted systems of philosophy, practice, and belief that resonate strongly with each other. The goal of both is for human beings to live in a society characterized by harmony and ethics.
See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: China; Confucianism; Ethics; Interfaith dialogue; Philosophy

Love of Iran, A - Ghanooni,Iraj (2022)
Philosophical reflections on how fundamentally our homeland shapes our reality, and how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s deep love of His own homeland of Iran went far beyond a particularistic sentiment of nationalism and was in fact one of "universal patriotism."
Originally published as "Mihr-i-Írán" in Ayda Haghtalab (ed.), ‘Abdu’l-Bahá dar Anjuman-i-‘Álam (2021) (see Persian original).Features several new provisional renderings of passages from ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's talks and Writings. [-A.M. 2022]
Keywords: Iran (documents); Love; Patriotism; Philosophy; Unity; Unity of humanity; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

More Constructive Encounter, A: A Bahá\'í View of Religion and Human Rights - Leith,Barney (Does God Believe in Human Rights? Essays on Religion and Human Rights, 2007)
Relationship between religion and human rights, and the work of the Bahá’í community in wholeheartedly supporting the theory and practice of universal rights.
This chapter was excerpted from the complete file, which is online at scribd.com.
Keywords: Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; United Nations

Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay - Savi,Julio (Bahá'í World, 2020)
Introduction to the life of the Báb, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artist Simina Boicu Rahmatian.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article is also available in mobile-device and PDF formats.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Báb, Declaration of; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Báb, Martyrdom of; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Báb, The; Bábí history; Centenaries; Dawn-Breakers (book); Iran (documents); Visuals

Necessary History, A: Teaching On and Off The Reservations - Covey,Linda S. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2016)
On the early Bahá’í literature directed toward Native Americans; history of Bahá’í conversion activities with Indigenous populations; and the work conducted by the Central States Regional American Indian Teaching.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/207. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Conversion; Cultural diversity; Native Americans; Prophecies

New Creation, A: The Power of the Covenant in the Life of Louis Gregory - Morrison,Gayle (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1999)
Louis Gregory's achievements, focussing on his promotion of the oneness of humankind, teaching the Bahá’í Faith, and administering its affairs. Gregory became both a herald of the Covenant and an enduring example of its transforming power.
Note: the date on the PDF below says "1994" but the correct date is 1999: see journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/8, or the citation in 1999 Report on Scholarship. [-J.W., 2011]
Keywords: Covenant; Louis G. Gregory; Race; Race unity

New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists - Weinberg,Robert (Bahá'í World, 2021)
On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a society undergoing rapid, radical change.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org (part of the collection Arts, Culture & the Media).
Keywords: Agnes Alexander; Alain Locke; Alice Buckton; Appreciations; Arts and crafts; Bernard Leach; Budapest, Hungary; Canada; Christine Duncan; Dane Rudhyar; Edinburgh, Scotland; Europe; Ezra Pound (poet); Fanindra Nath Bose; France; Frank Edwin Scott; George Bernard Shaw; Gertrude Kasebier; Gertrude Stein; Guillaume Apollinaire; Horace Holley; Hungary; Japan; Jessie Redmon Fauset; John Duncan; Juliet Thompson; Kahlil Gibran; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Laura Clifford Barney; Literature; London, England; Marie Curie; Marion Jack; Mark Tobey; May Maxwell (Bolles); Michael Sadler; Modernism; Natalie Clifford Barney; New York, USA; Paris, France; Patrick Geddes; Percy Wyndham Lewis; Raymond Duncan; Remy de Gourmont; Robert Nadler; Scotland; Sutherland Maxwell; Theosophical Society; United Kingdom; United States (documents); W.E.B. Du Bois; Wellesley Tudor Pole; Women; Yone Noguchi; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

New Religion, Babism, A - Carus,Paul (The Open Court, 1904)
Overview of early Bahá'í history, the Faith in Chicago, a review of Myron Phelps' book Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi (1903), and a review of Ibrahim Kheiralla's book Beha Ullah (1900).
Published in two parts, in June and July 1904, which are here combined in one document. To see the photographs, download the second and third PDFs. Also available as a Word document, open-court_new_religion_babism.docx. From archive.org: part 1 and part 2. While the author is not identified other than as "editor," it is confirmed to be Paul Carus by Arthur Pillsbury Dodge in a subsquent issue, in which Dodge corrects some errors in the articles below.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Criticism and apologetics

New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling - Echevarria-Howe,Lynn (Northern Review, 2008)
On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá’ís: how do people put together stories to construct their contemporary Bahá’í identity?
Mirrored from journals.sfu.ca/nr/index.php/nr/article/view/109 with Creative Commons permission.
Keywords: Canada; Christianity; Cultural diversity; Culture, Western; Dreams and visions; Indigenous people; Interfaith dialogue; Native Americans; Prayer; Prophecies; Sociology; Stories; Yukon, Canada

New Wave of Bahá'í Intellectual Thought, A: The Impact and Contributions of World Order Magazine - Fazel,Seena (Religions, 2023)
The main themes and papers in World Order, interviews with editors, listing of the number of articles by topic, and summary of available information on the most cited (from Google Scholar) and downloaded (from Bahá'í Library Online) World Order papers.
Mirrored with permission of author from mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/4/497. Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/765, where it is also available in HTML and epub formats.
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online; Bahá'í studies; Frank Lloyd Wright; World Order magazine

Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran - Dugal,Bani (Religion, Hateful Expression and Violence, 2023)
International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Bahá'í persecution; connections between media, propaganda, and violence; reactions and responses to hate speech from the United Nations and the global community.
This book is offsite, posted under Open-Access Copyright at toaep.org/ps.
Keywords: Balkans; Bani Dugal; Buddhism; Christianity; Hate Speech; Hinduism; India; Interfaith dialogue; Intolerance; Iran (documents); Islam; Israel; Japan; Laws; Media (communication); Myanmar; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Philosophy; Religion (general); United Nations; Violence

Pause to Reflect on Dustbins, A: Records of [A.L.M. Nicolas] Found amongst a Pile of Thrown-Away Writings - Rouh-ol-Amini,Mahmoud (Ganjineh Asnad, 2001)
Brief discussion in Persian of papers of Nicolas found in the trash in Paris, with reflections on things discarded, written by Mahmoud Rouholamini. Includes background by Yves Monteil, who discovered the papers (1998) and scanned the later article (2001).
The original Persian title's English translation as given on the cover, below, is: "A Pause on 'Dustbins': The records found amongst a pile of thrown-away writings." I have given a more accurate translation, with feedback from Persian readers. The article is a reflection on things thrown away, along with a few reproductions from the papers appended to the article, but does not go into depth about the Nicolas documents themselves.
Keywords: A.L.M. Nicolas; Archives

Personal Consideration of the Four Year Plan and its Legacy from an Irish Bahá'í Perspective, A - Corvin,Brian (Solas, 2001)
A frank and detailed assessment and retrospective of the response to the Four Year Plan (1996-2000) in the Republic of Ireland. Though highly personal and at times polemical, the author offers the paper as a socio-historical analysis with suggestions.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 1. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Four Year Plan (1996-2000); Ireland

Personal Journey toward Reconciliation, A - Verge,Patricia (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2016)
On the author's spiritual journey and how it has been entwined with First Nations people; tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Bahá'ís; pioneering to the Nakoda community; and the importance of learning, listening, and personal transformation.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/209. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Biography; Canada; First Nations, Canada; Indigenous people; Journey (spiritual); Native Americans; Reconciliation; United States (documents)

"Phoenix Schedule" for the Dewey '200s', Suggested in particular for Bahá'í Libraries, A - Gerard,Paul (Australian Bahá'í Studies, 2000)
On the structure and limitations of the Dewey Decimal Scheme, with a detailed expanded subset for Bahá'í material.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Archives; Classification (library); Dewey Decimal Classification; Libraries

Post-Quranic Religion Between Apostasy and Public Order, A: Egyptian Muftis and Courts on the Legal Status of the Baha'i Faith - Pink,Johanna (Islamic Law and Society, 2003)
On how Egypt has adapted and responded to the Bahá'í Faith; legal issues for Muslim jurists and the courts; personal and employment status of Bahá'ís in Egypt; issues raised by a post-Quranic religious minority.
Mirrored from nhbahais.com.
Keywords: Court cases; Egypt; Human rights; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Laws; Opposition; Persecution, Court cases; Persecution, Egypt

Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A - Sobhani,Mary A. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2015)
Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and the sacred through the material and metaphysical act of reading; cf. McClure’s Partial Faiths: Postsecular Fiction in the Age of Pynchon and Morrison.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/172.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Bahiyyih Nakhjavani; Historical fiction; Literature; Metaphors and allegories; Reading; Tahirih (Qurratu'l-'Ayn, Zarrín-Táj)

Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A - May,Dann J. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1989)
The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religious language; the role of science in interpreting sources; progressive and relative nature of truth; essential aspects of all religions; personal biases.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive.
Keywords: Hermeneutics; Interpretation; Metaphors and allegories

Preliminary Survey of the Bahá'í Community of Iran during the Nineteenth Century, A - Momen,Moojan (Iran im 19. Jahrhundert und die Enstehung der Bahá'í Religion, 1998)
On the early growth and consolidation of the Bahá'í community in Iran; its membership and social and geographical composition; persecution; institutional developments; communications with Bahá'u'lláh; the conversion of Jews and Zoroastrians; women.
Published in Iran im 19. Jahrhundert und die Enstehung der Bahá'í Religion (ed. Christoph Burgel and Isabel Schayani) Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1998, pp. 33-51. The version published here corrects some of the copy-editing and typographical occurs that are in the published version. The published version has footnotes on each page. Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/contents.htm.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Communication; Equality; Gender; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history; Persecution; Social and economic development; Women

Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies - Velasco,Ismael (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2004)
On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential Islamicists of the 20th century, whose work is uniquely relevant in understanding the philosophical context for the emergence of the Bábí Faith.
First presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #36 (2001).
Keywords: Alast (Primordial Covenant); Alchemy; Bahá'í studies; Biography; Bábísm; Colors; God, Worlds of; Henry Corbin; Interfaith dialogue; Intermediary realm; Iran (documents); Islam; Maid of Heaven; Manifestations of God; Muhammad Iqbal (poet); Philosophy; Philosophy, Islamic; Philosophy, Shaykhi; Progressive revelation; Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Shaykhism; Shia Islam (Shiism); Sufism; Twelfth Imam; `Alí Murad Davudi

A Propos de Deux Manuscrits "Babis" de la Bibliotheque Nationale - Nicolas,A.L.M. (Revue de l'histoire des religions, 1903)
Regarding the correct titles/classification of two versions of the manuscript "Histoire de la secte des Bâbis" from the library of Comte de Gobineau.
From jstor.org/stable/23661735, also online at www.h-net.org/~bahai.
Keywords: A.L.M. Nicolas; Bábísm; Comte de Gobineau

Question of Gender, A: A Forum on the Status of Men in Bahá'í Law - Maneck,Susan; Ma'ani,Baharieh Rouhani; Armstrong-Ingram,R. Jackson; Lee,Anthony (dialogue magazine, 1987)
Six authors address issues of theology, sociology, law, inheritance, equality, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, marriage, and feminism raised by John and Linda Walbridge's article "Bahá'í Laws on the Status of Men" (World Order 1984).
Includes responses by the Walbridges and Steven Scholl, from dialogue 2:2-3 (1988). See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Context, Taking verses out of; Equality; Gender; Inheritance; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Marriage; Sociology; Theology; Women

Quiet Exodus, A - Cameron,Geoffrey (Literary Review of Canada, 2013)
Recent history of immigration law and practice in Canada, and the Bahá'í community's involvement in governmental change. Includes addendum from Bahá'í News Canada.
Mirrored from reviewcanada.ca/essays/2013/07/01/a-quiet-exodus/.
Keywords: Canada; Iran (documents); Migration; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Refugees

Reading of Sona Farid-Arbab's Moral Empowerment: In Quest of a Pedagogy, A - Filson,Gerald (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2018)
On the central goal of education and how it can address our evolving need to learn about both the physical and social world at a time when knowledge and information are accumulating at such an incredible pace.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/226. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Capacity building; Curriculum; Education; Empowerment; Moral education; Religion (general); Science

Report to Abdul Baha of the Bahá'í Activities in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, A - Remey,Charles Mason (1919)
Diary of travel-teaching March-April 1919. Includes letter to the members of the Bahá'í Board of Teaching in America about successful techniques.
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. The PDF copy below has been stripped of blank pages. While Remey later broke the covenant (see uhj_mason_remey_followers), at the time he wrote this journal he was an influential figure in the Bahá'í community and was later appointed Hand of the Cause. This document is thus not "covenant-breaker" material.
Keywords: Biography; Florida, USA; Georgia, USA; North Carolina, USA; South Carolina, USA; Teaching; United States (documents)

Scientific Proof of the Existence of God, A - Hatcher,William S. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1993)
Whenever scientists encounter a phenomenon that exhibits an evolution towards order, but without any observable reason for such movement, they suspect the cause to be an unseen force. Evolution presents a persistent movement from disorder towards order.
See also A Logical Proof of the Existence of God. Also available as a Word document, prepared by M. Thomas (2022). See also commentaries and responses by Gordon Dicks and Philip Belove (1994) and Arash Abizadeh and Ross Woodman (1997). Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca.
Keywords: Evolution; God; Philosophy; Proofs; Science; Tablet to Auguste Forel

Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations - Lewis,Frank (Lights of Irfán, 2001)
Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing during his sojourn in Kurdistan; comments on his poetic work.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/lewis_burqa.
Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Dervish poems (Bahá'u'lláh); Iraq; Irfan Colloquia; Kurdistan; Mysticism; Poetry; Style (Writings); Sufism; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq; Translation

Spiritual Approach to Microcredit Projects, A - Zahrai,Michel P. (European Bahá'í Business Forum, 1998)
Spiritual considerations that should guide the elaboration and implementation of microcredit schemes and measure their success.
Originally online as a free download from ebbf.org, preserved at archive.org.
Keywords: Business; Economics; Family; Microfinance; Social and economic development; Wealth and poverty; Women

Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2000)
Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophecy and the status of Subh-e Azal.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #22, London, England (August 27-29, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/22/momen_amr.
Keywords: Amr (word); Baghdad, Iraq; Cause (word); Criticism and apologetics; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); E. G. Browne; Interfaith dialogue; Iraq; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Mírzá Yahya (Subh-i-Azal); Prophecies; Quran; Shahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River); Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq; Words and phrases

Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings, A - Milani,Kavian Sadeghzade; Fananapazir,Nafeh (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1999)
Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation of God — and the "tablet" — the recipient of the creative force. Also the five realms of existence: Háhút, Láhút, Jabarút, Malakút, and Násút.
HTML below edited and reformatted without reference to original publication: some formatting, e.g. italics or blockquotes, may have been lost. See also PDF version from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/277. Mirrored with permission from www.markfoster.net/jccc/rs/penmotif.html. See also Bahá'í cosmology [wikipedia].
Keywords: Cosmology; God, Worlds of; Lawh (tablet); Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Pen; Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen); Theosophy; Words and phrases

Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings, A: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá - Behmardi,Vahid; McCants,William F. (Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2007)
English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Báb’s Writings".
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Alteration of verses; Arabic language; Bayan; Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); Báb, Grammar of; Báb, Writings of; Cosmology; Haykal and daira; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Lawh-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqah (Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality); Metaphors and allegories; Numerology; Persian language; Philosophy; Philosophy, Islamic; Prayer; Qayyumul-Asma (book); Repetition; Style (Writings); Tablets of Visitation; Talismans; Translation; Truth

Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A - Buck,Christopher (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1998)
A “symbolic profile” of Bahá’í consciousness as shaped by the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ancillary texts: Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religion is used to order and classify the symbols, together with insights from Sherry Ortner & John Wansbrough.
Chapter from the author's book Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith. See SUNY Press flyer. Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/108.
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Covenant; Crimson; Crimson Ark; Divine Physician; Gems; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Illumination; Javáhiru'l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries); Journey (spiritual); Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner, Arabic); Lover and the Beloved; Maid of Heaven; Mirrors; Mount Sinai, Egypt; Paradise; Promised One; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Search; Symbolism; Unity; Water (metaphor); Wine (metaphor)

Theology of the State from the Bahá'í Teachings, A - McGlinn,Sen (Journal of Church & State, 1999)
Western religions exhibit three types of divine societies: eschatological (the Kingdom of God on Earth); metaphysical (angels or the Hidden Imam interact with the world); and ecclesiological (the church as the body of Christ, or the Islamic community).
Keywords: Church and state; Criticism and apologetics; Politics; Theology

Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A - Lambden,Stephen (Religions, 2023)
Translation of and commentary on the Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/426, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats.
Keywords: Badi calendar; Bahá (word); Dua Al Sahar (Dawn supplication); Fasting; Greatest Name; Imams; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Islam; Prayer; Shia Islam (Shiism)

Twofold Mission, A: Some Distinctive Characteristics of the Person and Teachings of the Báb - Afnan,Elham (Bahá'í World, 2019)
Some features of the Bab's life and Writings highlighting the rare combination of qualities that have come to be associated with him.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article is also available as HTML, and includes photographs.
Keywords: Báb, Station of the; Báb, Teachings of; Báb, The; Báb, Writings of; He Whom God shall make manifest; Introductory; Iran (documents); Laws; Perfection

Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism - Buck,Christopher (In Iran: Studies in Babi and Baha'i History vol. 3, 1986)
Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
Hindu terms are not fully proofread, and some diacritics are missing.
Keywords: Christianity; Eschatology; Interfaith dialogue; Judaism; Manichaeism; Prophecies; Shia Islam (Shiism); Zoroastrianism

"A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland - Jasion,Jan T. (Bahá'í Studies, 1978)
On the earliest mentions of the Bábí Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski, a well-known historian and linguist who met Babis in Baghdad in 1870.
Keywords: Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski; Baghdad, Iraq; Bábísm; Bábísm, Early Western Accounts of; Iraq; Mentions; Poland

Abbas Effendi: His personality, work, and followers - Stevens,E. S. (Fortnightly Review, 1911)
Overview of the Bahá'í Faith, including a personal interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Original from books.google.com; proofread and formatted for PDF by Ernie Jones, 2017. Also available in Open Office format.
Keywords: E.S. Drower (E.S. Stevens); Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls: Civilizing Barbarity - Mofidi,Manooher (Lights of Irfán, 2005)
The relatioship between civilization and barbarity, and the capabilities of humanity.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #58, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Michigan (October 8-11, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/58/mofidi_calls.
Keywords: Barbarity; Civilization; History (general); Irfan Colloquia; Literature; Literature, English; Politics; Tablet of the Two Calls; Violence; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle - Afnan,Elham (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1994)
On the 1911 meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá; links between the Bahá'í Faith and a number of important avant-garde circles in the West.
Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/265. See also original scan.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Ezra Pound (poet); Literature; Literature, English; Modernism; Occultism; Poetry; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mírzá Ghaffár Zanúzí: ALM Nicolas's 'Abdoul-Béha et la situation', 1912 - Nicolas,A.L.M. (Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2007)
A translation of ALM Nicolas’s ‘Abdoul-Béha et la situation’ (1912) reproducing letters by 'Abdu’l-Bahá and Mírzá Ghaffár Zanúzí.
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: A.L.M. Nicolas; Mírzá Ghaffar Zanuzi; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Students - Breneman,Reed M. (Bahá'í World, 2021)
Examining ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s influence on Bahá’í students and Syrian Protestant College (now American University of Beirut), promoting education that harmonizes intellectual, moral, and spiritual development for universal peace and unity.
Exported PDF file (print version) below mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where it is also available in HTML format, including the footnotes missing below. See also the author's earlier thesis Bahá'í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century (2008).
Keywords: American University of Beirut; Beirut, Lebanon; Education; Howard Bliss; Interfaith dialogue; Lebanon; Syrian Protestant College, Lebanon; `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Bahá and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Embracing Principles while Disapproving Methodologies - Yazdani,Mina (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2014)
Abdu’l-Bahá’s orientation toward the Constitutional Revolution of 1906–1911: he embraced the principles of constitutionalism while disapproving of confrontation; real social change needs to start at the moral-ethical level.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/160.
Keywords: Azali Bábís; Constitutional Movement (Iran); Egypt; Iran (documents); Iranian constitution; Politics; Reform; Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership); Secret of Divine Civilization (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914 - Rabbani,Ahang (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2005)
The story of Abdu'l-Bahá's relocating the Haifa/Akka Bahá'í community of some 140 people to a nearby Druze village to keep them safe during World War I.
See also: Poostchi, I. (2010), ‘‘Adasiyyah: A Study in Agriculture and Rural Development’, Baha’i Studies Review 16, pp. 61–105 doi: 10.1386/bsr.16 61/7.
Keywords: 1910s; Abu-Sinan, Israel; Adasiyyih, Palestine; Agriculture; Bahá'í history; Charity and relief work; Druze; Evil; Eyewitnesses; Interfaith dialogue; Israel; Jordan; Nughayb, Palestine; Palestine; Samirih, Palestine; Sea of Galilee, Israel; Villages; War; World War I; `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: September 1910 - Savi,Julio (Lights of Irfán, 2013)
Historical and political background of Abdu'l-Bahá's various travels to Egypt, discussion of the people he met, and press coverage.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #111, Acuto, Italy (July 2012). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/111/savi_egypt.
Keywords: Biography; Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction - Fazel,Seena (Bahá'í Studies Review, 1993)
'Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, notably the nature of Christ, and the relationship between Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith.
Add or read links or comments pertaining to 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy (such as on Chapter 5, the chapter referred to below) here.
Keywords: Christianity; Henri Monnier, Pasteur; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913); Jesus Christ; Judaism; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage - Ghanooni,Iraj (2022)
A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
Originally published as "‘Abdu’l-Bahá dar 'Anjuman-i-‘Álam'" in Erfan Sabeti (ed.), Á’ín-i-Bahá’í: Jámi‘ih, Síyásat (2020) (see Persian original). Features several new provisional renderings of passages from ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's talks, translated directly from the original Persian in Khiṭábát, vol. 1. These excerpts, along with many other talks from that volume, were previously translated more loosely in Paris Talks. [-A.M. 2022]
Keywords: 1910s; Baptism; Christianity; Civilization; Culture, Western; Europe; Fire; France; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Islam; Love; Metaphors and allegories; Modernity; Paris Talks (book); Paris, France; Philosophy; Prejudice; Principles; Religion (general); Sin; Teaching; Unity; Unity of humanity; Unity of religion; Virtues; Water (metaphor); Words and phrases; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation - Buck,Christopher (Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, 2013)
Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "myth" and its historical influence, the role of whites, and the rhetoric of progress.
Mirrored from academia.edu. See an earlier version of this paper, a presentation at Louhelen.
Keywords: African Americans; Equality; Howard University, Washington, DC; Race; Race unity; United States (documents); Universities; War; Washington, DC, USA; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes - Alkan,Necati (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2003)
Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá commenting on a hadith.
Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Commentaries; Hadith; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Turkish language; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2001)
Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #28, London School of Economics (July 14-6, 2000). Also published in Bahá'í Studies Review 12 (2004), pp. 67-90. See also an updated Word document, momen_byzantines_2020.docx, with some transcription errors fixed by Mike Thomas. Also converted to Word by Keith Bookwalter, 2024. In the Partial Inventory, ID AB00007, this is referred to as Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown"). [-A.B.]
Keywords: Arc of ascent and descent; Cosmology; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Mysticism; Quran; Soul; Sufism; Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown')

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Elucidation of the Concept of the Oneness of Humanity During His Western Travels - Momen,Wendi (Lights of Irfán, 2013)
Today the Bahá'í teaching of oneness of humankind is widely accepted, but in the early 1900s it was a difficult concept to convey or put into practice. Abdu'l-Bahá made this principle a centerpiece of his talks and actions in the West.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #111, Acuto, Italy (July 2012). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/111/momen_oneness.
Keywords: Unity; Unity of humanity; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels - Momen,Wendi (Lights of Irfán, 2012)
Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #104, Centre for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto Italy (July 2011). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/104/momen_modernity.
Keywords: 1910s; Animals; Architecture; Bahá'í Faith, Purposes of; Built environment and urban planning; Canada; Charity and relief work; Chicago, IL; Cities; Civilization; Communication; Culture, Western; Education; Equality; Europe; France; Gender; Government; Health and healing; Innovation; Light; London, England; Louis G. Gregory; Materialism; Media (communication); Middle East; Moderation; Modernity; Montreal, QC; New York, USA; Paris, France; Peace; Philosophy; Principles; Racism; Religion (general); Science; Teaching; Technology; Transportation; United Kingdom; United States (documents); Unity; Unity of humanity; War; Washington, DC, USA; Wealth and poverty; Women; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Explanation of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920) - Terry,Peter (Lights of Irfán, 2000)
A review of the varied lists of Bahá'í principles' presented by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in various of his writings and talks translated into English. Contrary to popular belief there is no standard list, and some 38 separate principles can be identified.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #24, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 8-12, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/24/terry_teachings.
Keywords: Irfan Colloquia; Lists; Principles; Teachings

Abdu'l-Baha's First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation - Rabbani,Ahang; Fananapazir,Khazeh (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2010)
Tablet revealed in 1897 in response to events in Akka and the rebellion against Abdu'l-Bahá by his family members after the passing of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Basic timeline, Expanded; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Egypt; Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets); Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani; Mírzá Habibullah Afnan; Mírzá Muhammad Ali; Opposition; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Family of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Baha's Meeting with Two Prominent Iranians - Qazvini,Muhammad (World Order, 1998)
Muhammad Qazvini's and Siyyid Hasan Taqizadeh's descriptions of their 1911 meetings with `Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris. Preceded by a brief biography of Abdu'l-Bahá.
See also the image scans of the published article [PDF] for a photograph and the original formatting. It is also available as a Microsoft Word document prepared by M. Thomas, which has the proper underdots and underlining.
Keywords: France; Iran (documents); Kitáb-i-Nuqtatul-Kaf; Muhammad Qazvini; Paris, France; Pilgrims notes; Siyyid Hasan Taqizadeh; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Darwinism: Its Historical and Philosophical Context - Brown,Keven (Evolution and Bahá'í Belief, Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 2001)
Editor's foreword to the collection of articles Evolution and Bahá'í Belief.
This version contains some new material and revisions added by the author since publication. Also available as PDF, and also available as an updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by Mike Thomas.
Keywords: Evolution; Philosophy; Science

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence - Brown,Keven (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2001)
Includes provisional translation of Tablet on the Unity of Existence.
To make this electronic text readable to all web browsers the transliteration of Arabic letters requiring subscript dots has been removed. See also original scan. Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also another provisional translation of the Tablet on the Unity of Existence, provided by the Bahá'í World Centre, with notes by Keven Brown (2001).
Keywords: Commentary on the Unity of Existence; Dualism; Hadith; Hidden Treasure (Hadith); Ibn Arabi; Monism; Mulla Sadra; Philosophy; Relativism; Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure); Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Some Answered Questions (book); Sufism; Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice: A Provisional Translation and Commentary - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2007)
A translation of and commentary on a tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá on the functioning and powers of the Universal House of Justice, and a lengthy critique of an earlier translation by Juan Cole.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/momen_functioning
Keywords: Irfan Colloquia; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to North America, 1912: A Preliminary Analysis - Stockman,Robert (Lights of Irfán, 2012)
Overview of the itinerary of this tour, the state of the Bahá'í community and the general social context of the time, and some themes of Abdu'l-Bahá's teachings.
Presented at Irfan Colloquia Session #100, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 2010). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/100/stockman_visit.
Keywords: Canada; Chronology and timelines; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

`Abdu'l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d'une nouvelle civilisation: `Abdu'l-Bahá, the Standard Bearer of a New Civilization - Rassekh,Shapour (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2013)
Abdu'l-Bahá's mission and objectives in visiting North American, bringing to the West his principles for a new global age. Includes French original, "‘Abdu’l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d’une nouvelle civilisation."
Mirrored from bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/159 (23:1-4, 2013) and bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/166 (24:3-4, 2014). See also PDFs: English and français.
Keywords: United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West - Khan,Ali Kuli; Bosch,John; Bosch,Louise (World Order, 1971)
Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch.
See also a version of this document with historic photographs: any-thing-bahai-resources.blogspot.ca (scroll to end). Reprinted in Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (Oxford: George Ronald, 1976) 194-217. Section headings added for this online version; not in original.
Keywords: Biography; John Bosch; Louise Bosch; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Alí Kulí Khán

`Abdu'l-Bahá: Speaking in America - Ward,Allan L. (World Order, 1971)
Overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's travels through North America, newspaper coverage of his talks, and first-hand accounts of meeting him.
See also An Historical Study of the North American Speaking Tour of 'Abdu'l-Baha and a Rhetorical Analysis of His Addresses (Ward, 1960.
Keywords: Allan Ward; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Center of the Covenant - Thompson,Juliet (World Order, 1948)
'Abdu'l-Bahá's vibrant personality and unique function as the Centre of the Covenant. His role as the servant of glory; the perfect exemplar; the stronghold of the Faith; and as link between the Heroic and Golden Ages of the Faith.
This text taken from a 1948 reprint of the 1942 World Order article, published as a stand-alone pamphlet.
Keywords: Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás - Alkan,Necati (The World of the Bahá'í Faith, 2021)
Abdu’l-Bahá’s life story, from his childhood in Iran and as an exile for 60 years in the Ottoman Empire; his unique station, unequalled in religious history; travels in the West; achievements and contributions to the expansion of His Father’s religion.
This article has been posted in its entirety at books.google.com. Purchase complete book at routledge.com, and see individual abstracts at taylorfrancis.com.
Keywords: Biography; Introductory; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial - Egea,Amin E. (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonía racial del líder de la religión bahá’í y el de muchos de sus coetáneos era diametralmente opuesta y, también lo eran sus propuestas para la transformación social.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6116. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Race; Social change; Sociology

Aboriginal Health, Healing, Spirituality, Truth and Forgiveness - Yoka,Diana Rose (Australian Bahá'í Studies, 2001)
On love, healing, and forgiveness; colonization of Australia in the 1700s; ceremonial burial practices; traditional egalitarian societies; Edith Cowan, the first woman member of Parliament; my life experience as an aboriginal.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Aboriginal people; Australia; Biography; Forgiveness; Health and healing; Indigenous people; Truth

Above All Barriers: The Story of Louis G. Gregory - Austin,H. Elsie (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1955)
Article, published as a pamphlet, summarizing the life of this famous lawyer and social activist.
Mirrored from bahai.works/Above_All_Barriers, where this book is also available in (uncorrected) text format. Also available in Microsoft Word format, prepared by M. Thomas (2023). See also Helen Elsie Austin (1908-2004).
Keywords: Biography; Elsie Austin; Louis G. Gregory; United States (documents)

Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness - Clarken,Rodney H. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1997)
Bahá’u’lláh’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some commonalities in concepts of detachment and nothingness from Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Socrates as five of the greatest philosophers or prophets.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/104.
Keywords: Buddha; Buddhism; Christianity; Confucianism; Confucius; Detachment; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Meditation; Muhammad (Prophet); Mysticism; Philosophers; Philosophy; Philosophy, Buddhist; Self-annihilation (fana); Socrates; Sufism

Academic Irrelevance or Disciplinary Blind-Spot?: Middle Eastern Studies and the Baha'i Faith Today - Velasco,Ismael (Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 2001)
Possible reasons for the lack of attention to the Bahá'í religion in Middle Eastern academic studies. Why is it considered marginal? What are the conceptual boundaries involved and their limitations?
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Middle East; Scholarship

Accessing literature on the Bahá'í Faith: Emerging search technologies and recent results - Hassall,Graham (Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2007)
Survey of search technologies that can be used to find documentation on the Bahá'í religion, and a summary of results of such searches for the period 2003-2006.
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org. Later published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 20:1-4 (2010), pp. 35-54, online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/393.
Keywords: Bahá'í literature; Bahá'í studies; Internet; Research; Software; Technology

Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero - Blanco Garcia,Amaya (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Un caso práctico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que, al aunar un concepto de acción social con la escritura creativa, ha demonstrada el arte puede nutrirse de los procesos de cambio social y vice versa.
This article is online under CC license at https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6119. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Social action; Writing

Achieving Reconciliation in a Conflicting World - Velasco,Ismael (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2008)
The dynamics of conflict against the backdrop of globalization, and religion's role in fostering unity. A "logic of reconciliation" will allow us to find harmony among ideas, individuals, and communities.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/142.
Keywords: Conflict resolution; Peace; Politics; Unity; War

Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations - Bigonnesse,Catherine; Bigonnesse,Jean Marc (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2015)
On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of ageism, such as avoiding the topic of death and a materialistic view of the soul; the role of older adults in the process of community building.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/199.
Keywords: Aging; Community (general); Community building; Death; Materialism; Participation; Soul

Action Research - Diessner,Rhett (Converging Realities, 2000)
The purpose of action research is "transformative action," action that makes a difference in the life-worlds of both the researcher and the researched.
Originally published at converge.landegg.edu, archived at archive.org. Article re-posted here with permission of publisher (notwithstanding the publisher's copyright restrictions).
Keywords: Action research; Research; Transformation

Addressing the Rising Tide of Globalization and Amorality in the Present World Order and Its Implications on Extremes of Wealth and Poverty - Ayman,Rama (Lights of Irfán, 2016)
On inequality within most nations in the world at a time when wealth disparity between nations has been falling; the impact that amorality and globalization have on wealth inequality; Bahá'í teachings on alleviating extremes of wealth and poverty.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #132 (Italy, 2015). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/132/ayman_inequality.
Keywords: Economics; Ethics; Globalization; Morality; Wealth and poverty

Advancing in Bahá'í-inspired Education - Farid-Arbab,Sona (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2016)
A number of diverse educators labor in diverse cultural and ecological settings to identify educational needs, develop elements of a coherent pedagogy, and create a series of teaching-learning experience, in light of Bahá'u'lláh's vision for humanity.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/216. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Education; Youth; Youth empowerment program

Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick - Flannery,Vincent (Solas, 2004)
Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father John Cormick.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 4. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Biography; Báb, The; John Cormick; William Cormick

Affirmative Action and the Jurisprudence of Equitable Inclusion: Towards a New Consensus on Gender and Race Relations - Gonzales,Steven (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1995)
The principle of equity and the Bahá’í emphasis on unity in diversity as a basis for considering Affirmative Action in relationship to remedying past injustices to women and minorities.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/97.
Keywords: Equality; Equity; Gender; Jurisprudence; Justice; Laws; Race; United States (documents); Women

Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections - Maparyan,Layli (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2020)
The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the West; overcoming cosmological negation; the African worldview on nature, humanity, and creation; gendered expressions of African culture.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/318. See also complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Africa; African Americans; Arts and crafts; Colonialism and imperialism; Cultural diversity; Equality; Ethics; Gender; Liberation; Oppression; Pupil of the eye; Race; Racism; Resilience; Slavery; Tests and difficulties; United States (documents); Women

Agriculture: A Fundamental Principle - Hanley,Paul (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1990)
The Bahá'í emphasis on agricultural development as a “fundamental principle” conductive to human advancement; the need to redesign food and agricultural systems, locally and internationally; wider social implications.
Mirrored with permission from the Journal of Bahá'í Studies past issues archive.
Keywords: Agriculture; Paul Hanley

Ahmad Kasravi and the "Purification" of Persian: A Study in Nationalist Motivation - Banani,Amin (Nation & Ideology: Essays in Honor of Wayne S. Vucinich, 1981)
Political theory of a modernist Iranian reformer, also known for his criticisms of the Bahá'í Faith. Contains no mention of the Faith. (Offsite.)
Mirrored from aminbanani.com [archive.org].
Keywords: Amin Banani; Criticism and apologetics; Iran (documents); Opposition

Akka Traditions (hadith) in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2003)
The probable source for Islamic traditions about 'Akká in Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — probably from a 6th-century work named "Fadá’il ‘Akká wa ‘Asqalán" based on hadith transmitted by Bahá ad-Dín al-Qásim in Damascus in 581-585.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/momen_akka. See also updated, corrected Microsoft Word version, prepared by Mike Thomas (2023).
Keywords: Akka traditions; Akka, Israel; Hadith; Irfan Colloquia; Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf); Pilgrimage; Prayers for pilgrimage

Alain Locke - Buck,Christopher (American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, 2004)
The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with the Bahá'í Faith.
See other items about Locke linked from bahai-library.com/locke_index.
Keywords: African Americans; Alain Locke; Biography; Philosophy; Race; United States (documents)

Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism - Buck,Christopher (Search for Values: Ethics in Bahá'í Thought, 2004)
The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Bahá'í, his secular perspective as a philosopher, and the synergy between his confessional and professional essays.
See other items about Locke linked from bahai-library.com/locke_index. This online version has been generously approved by the publisher, please consider ordering a copy.
Keywords: African Americans; Alain Locke; Cultural diversity; Philosophy; Pluralism; Race; United States (documents)

Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith - Buck,Christopher (The Bahá'í Faith and African American History, 2018)
Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, but he saw potential in Bahá'í efforts to promote race amity and making democracy more egalitarian in terms of the rights of minorities.
Mirrored from academia.edu. See also Buck's chapter 1 in this book, The Bahá'í "Pupil of the Eye" Metaphor: Promoting Ideal Race Relations in Jim Crow America, and Introduction.
Keywords: African Americans; Alain Locke; Christianity; Human rights; Interfaith dialogue; Race; Race unity; United States (documents)

Alain Locke's "Moral Imperatives for World Order" Revisited - Buck,Christopher (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2019)
In public speeches presented in 1944 Locke argues that racism, although an American problem, is not purely a domestic issue; it has bilateral and multilateral consequences; unity of races, religions, and nations is a moral imperative.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/255. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Alain Locke; Race; Race amity; Race unity; United States (documents)

Alain Locke's Philosophy of Democracy - Buck,Christopher (Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy, 2015)
For Locke, democracy was more than its narrow political definition, but multidimensional, encompassing local, moral, political, economic, and cultural stages — a model against which he measured America’s fidelity to its democratic ideal.
Mirrored from academia.edu. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Alain Locke; Democracy; Philosophy; Politics; United States (documents)

Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher - Buck,Christopher (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2001)
Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought and culture. Includes two letters written by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.
This article is also available as a PDF.See other items about Locke linked from bahai-library.com/locke_index.
Keywords: African Americans; Alain Locke; Biography; Philosophy; Race; United States (documents)

Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem - Buck,Christopher; Locke,Alain (World Order, 2005)
Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel for the Twentieth Century," "Peace between Black and White in the United States," and "Five Phases of Democracy: Farewell Address at Talladega College."
This special issue of World Order won the Religion Communicators Council’s 2006 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award of Excellence for “excellence in religion communications and public relations.”See other items about Locke linked from bahai-library.com/locke_index.Mirrored with permission from christopherbuck.com.
Keywords: African Americans; Alain Locke; Biography; Philosophy; Pluralism; Race; United States (documents)

Alexander, Agnes: 70 years of service - Troxel,Duane (Bahá'í News, 1983)
Biography of a prominent American Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause of God.
This three-part series on the life of the Hand of the Cause of God Agnes Baldwin Alexander by Duane Troxel, then assistant professor of educational technology at Louisiana State University, was published in Bahá’í News beginning October 1983. Troxel, who has a PhD. in education from Temple University in Philadelphia, served from 1979-83 as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands. See also a shorter version of this article, "Life of Agnes Alexander," and Alexander's own History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938.
Keywords: Agnes Alexander; Biography; Hands of the Cause

Algunas Reflexiones Sobre el Ministerio de la Casa Universal de Justicia - Nakhjavani,Ali (2009)
Posted by husaynvillar.blogspot.com by way of scribd.com/doc/32994787/Algunos-Pensamientos-Sobre-El-Ministerio-de-La-Casa-Universal-de-Justicia. See also the English version Thoughts on the Ministry of the Universal House of Justice.
Keywords: Universal House of Justice; `Alí Nakhjavání

Altruism and Extensivity in the Bahá'í Religion - Heller,Wendy M.; Mahmoudi,Hoda (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1992)
Bahá'í teachings relating to research on altruism and prosocial behavior; the interaction of spiritual and social transformation through beliefs and practices that encourage the development of altruistic personalities; socialization and discipline.
Keywords: Altruism; Ethics; Transformation

Alzheimer's Disease: An Eclipse before Sunset - Ghadirian,Abdu'l-Missagh (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1989)
Caring for victims of Alzheimer's Disease can be a formidable task. This paper offers some suggestions, based on clinical observations and illumined by the Bahá’í teachings, for meeting those needs.
See also an updated version of this published as a stand-alone book, ghadirian_alzheimers_eclipse_sunset. Mirrored with permission from the Journal of Bahá'í Studies past issues archive.
Keywords: Alzheimers Disease; Dementia; Health and healing; Mental health; Psychology

Ambivalence of Hostility and Modification: Patriarchy's Ideological Negotiation With Women, Modernity and Cinema in Iran - Nasehi,Elnaz (International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020)
Passing mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the context of how forces behind the Constitutional Revolution paved the way for the presence of women in public sphere and Iranian cinema.
Mirrored from journalijar.com.
Keywords: Cinema; Equality; Gender; Iran (documents); Reform; Women

Ameen Rihani and the Unity of Religion: The Politics of Time and the Politics of Eternity - Bushrui,Suheil Badi (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2014)
Overview of the life and thought of a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual, and political activist, who believed in the oneness of religions and the brotherhood of nations and devoted his life to promoting East-West understanding.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/167.
Keywords: Ameen Rihani; Biography; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Lebanon; Suheil Bushrui; United States (documents); Unity of religion

Account of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An - Shoghi Effendi; Blomfield,Lady Sarah Louisa (Bahá'í World, 1973)
On the last days of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org (part of the special collection The Mystery of God). Originally published in 1922 as a separate booklet, then published in the 1973 Bahá'í World on the 50th anniversary of the passing of Abdu'l-Bahá, and then posted in 2021, with minor changes, at bahai.org.
Keywords: Biography; Haifa, Israel; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of

Ante Litteram Critique of Orientalism, An: The Case of Abu'l-Fadá'il-i-Gulpáyigání and E.G. Browne - Yazdani,Mina; Ghaemmaghami,Omid (Religions, 2023)
Gulpaygani’s analysis of Orientalism as presented in his book Kashfu'l-Ghitá', which focused on the Cambridge scholar E.G. Browne and how his worldview prefigured that of Edward Said; colonial power relations. Link to article (offsite).
Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/765, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats.
Keywords: Colonialism and imperialism; Criticism and apologetics; E. G. Browne; Iran (documents); Kitáb-i-Nuqtatul-Kaf; Knowledge; Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani; Orientalism; Power

Empire for the Faithful, A Colony for the Dispossessed, An - Crews,Robert D. (Cahiers d'Asie centrale, 2009)
History of the establishment of Tsarist power in Turkestan and the goal of earning support from their Muslim territories. Includes discussion of the Bahá'í Faith in Ashkabad and Russian/Bahá'í mutual political interests in Persia and Turkey. (Offsite.)
This document is online in both HTML and PDF format at www.asiecentrale.revues.org.
Keywords: Ashgabat; History (general); Persecution, Turkmenistan; Turkestan; Turkmenistan

Episode in the Childhood of the Bab, An - Lambden,Stephen (In Iran: Studies in Babi and Bahá'í History vol. 3, 1986)
Parallels legends of the Bab's early childhood with those of Jesus.
First published in Bahá'í Studies Bulletin 1:4 (1983).
Keywords: Báb, Birth of; Báb, Childhood of; Báb, The; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ

Examination of the Cultural Relativity of Human Rights, An - Patrick,Jonathan (Associate, 2001)
On the discourse between proponents of the universality of human rights, and those of their cultural and religious relativity. Are human rights inherent in the individual, or imposed by a neo-imperialist West?
Paper from the ABS-ESE Annual Conference, 2001. Mirrored with permission from bahai-faith.manvell.org.uk. See also the full PDF for issue 36.
Keywords: Human rights

Exploration into the Political Economy of Global Prosperity, An - Sabetan,Farhad (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1997)
Concepts of prosperity and well-being from an economic and global perspective; concept of global destitution; current assumptions about human nature and human relationships with the physical world and society are inadequate; ethical first principles.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/271.ER -

Exposition of the Tablet of the World (Lawh-i-Dunyá), An - Thomas,James B. (Lights of Irfán, 2003)
To fully appreciate the historical significance of the Tablet of the World, this essay first portrays the developing conditions in Persia and in the world that preceded this Tablet, then discusses its salient points.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #40, Bosch Bahá'í School (May 23-26, 2002). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/40/thomas_dunya.
Keywords: 19th century; Agriculture; Education; History (general); International auxiliary language; Iran (documents); Iran, General history; Irfan Colloquia; Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World); Lesser Peace; Reform; Tobacco Revolt; Unity

Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An - Thomas,James B. (Lights of Irfán, 2002)
A description of Bahá'u'lláh's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacrifice, and an account of its historical context; mystical intercourse between the twin stations of Bahá'u'lláh, human and divine.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #34, Bosch Bahá'í School (May 18-20, 2001). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/34/thomas_fire.
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Station of; Christianity; Fire; Interfaith dialogue; Irfan Colloquia; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqal-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet); Manifestations of God; Opposition; Persecution; Poetry; Suffering; Tests and difficulties; Words and phrases

Inquiry on the Role of Religion in Wealth and Poverty, An - Badee,Hooshmand (Lights of Irfán, 2017)
There are areas where religion has contributed to the debate on wealth creation and poverty eradication. Partnership of two disciplines — religion as a spiritual realm and economics as a social science — fosters human well-being.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/badee_poverty.
Keywords: Economics; Prosperity; Wealth and poverty

Introduction to Bahá'í Law, An: Doctrinal Foundations, Principles and Structures - Schaefer,Udo (Journal of Law and Religion, 2003)
A pioneering look at Bahá'í law both in general and in detail, the foundations and principles of which can only be understood within their theological context.
Originally published in German in Kirche und Recht. Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com/articles/english.html.
Keywords: Covenant; Institutions; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Udo Schaefer; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá

Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An - Masumian,Adib (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2015)
Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A religiolect can be considered a dialect of a language that’s specific to a particular religious group. The Bahá'í Faith, too, has a nascent religiolect.
Also online at academia.edu.
Keywords: Arabic language; Glossaries; Greatest Name; Interfaith dialogue; Language; Orthography; Persian language; Terminology; Transliteration and diacritics

Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An - Hock,Yeo Yew (Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review, 1998)
The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenment vs. the "True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness" of the Seven Valleys; sunyata/emptiness and Buddhist monism vs. the Valley of Unity's nonduality.
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 3.
Keywords: Buddhism; China; Chinese religion; Dualism; Enlightenment (spiritual); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Interfaith dialogue; Manifestations of God; Monism; Philosophy; Philosophy, Chinese; Salvation; Soul; Suffering

Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An - Lepain,Jean-Marc (Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2007)
Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical character of this world.
See a translation of this tablet.Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Abhá Kingdom; Alam-i-Mithal (World of images); Correspondance (concept); Cosmology; Death; Dreams and visions; Ethics; God; God, Worlds of; Interfaith dialogue; Intermediary realm; Islam; Joseph (Prophet); Justice; Karma; Lawh-i Haqqun-Nas (Tablet of the Right of the People); Laws; Life after death (afterlife); Materialism; Metaphors and allegories; Philosophy; Reward and punishment; Soul; Spirituality; Symbolism; Tests and difficulties; Transformation; Tree (metaphor)

Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An - Ghasem Bayat,Mohamad (Lights of Irfán, 2001)
One of Bahá’u’lláh's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Manifestation of God; God's promise to create a race of men to support His Cause; and the power of this revelation.
This article quotes from a provisional translation of the Suriy-i-Haykal, which has since been authoritatively translated. Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #30, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 6-8, 2000). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/30/bayat_haykal.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; God, City of; Haykal and daira; Interfaith dialogue; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Jerusalem, Israel; Judaism; Maid of Heaven; Manifestations of God; New Jerusalem; Prophecies; Some Answered Questions (book); Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple); Symbolism; Temple of Solomon; Temples; Zechariah (Prophet)

Organic Order, An: An Approach to the Philosophy of Baha'u'llah through the Writings of Shoghi Effendi - Coe,Roger (The Vision of Shoghi Effendi, 1993)
The structure of the Administrative Order as outlined by the writings of the Guardian, and the principles of the Anisa model of education. Available also as an audiobook.
Note: appendices and references are only available in the audio (parts 3-5). Audio version originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Education; Philosophy; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Vision; World order

Análisis comparativo de la ética del trabajo en cuatro tradiciones religiosas y su impacto sobre la organización económica y social: del judaísmo a la Fe bahá'í - Utrillas,Jose Luis Marques (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Cómo la escritura y estudio entre los judíos los llevó a su alto nivel intelectual en la Edad Media y al auge de intelectuales y artistas. Cómo el cristianismo conservó en los monasterios el saber, el trabajo y el arte, para evolucionar de forma distinta.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6118. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; Work; Work ethics

Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An - Seddigh,Foad (Lights of Irfán, 2019)
This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His complete station of prophethood to the public. It comments on an Islamic prayer for the advent of the promised Qa'im. Includes translation.
Mirrored with permission from http://irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: Báb, Station of the; Báb, Writings of; Divine nonfulfillment (Bada); Hidden Imam; Imam Husayn; Imam Jafar; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Mahdi (Mihdi); Occultation; Prayer; Pre-existence; Prophecies; Qaim; Risaliy-i-Jafariyyih (Treatise of Jafar); Shaykhism; Shia Islam (Shiism); Shíráz, Iran; Ulama

Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh - Savi,Julio; Mardani,Faezeh (Lights of Irfán, 2018)
On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment as a prerequisite for attainment unto the Divine Presence. Includes translation of a Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/146/savi_poems.
Keywords: Angels; Attainment unto the Divine presence; Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Camels; Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Cities; Deserts; Detachment; Egypt; Flowers; Hafez (poet); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Heart; Iraq; Joseph (Prophet); Literature; Literature, Persian; Metaphors and allegories; Mysticism; Pearls; Phoenix; Poetry; Qiblih; Quotations from the Mathnavi (Rumi); Quotations from the Quran; Resurrection; Roses and thorns; Rumi (Mevlana); Sanai (poet); Sufism; Symbolism; Unnamed Tablet (Baghdad); Veils (spiritual); Words and phrases; Yemen

Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization - Brown,Vahid (Lights of Irfán, 2006)
The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in 10th- to 13th-century Spain.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/brown_andalusi.
Keywords: Andalusia, Spain; Civilization; Europe; Interfaith dialogue; Irfan Colloquia; Islam; Judaism; Kabbalah; Mysticism; Philosophy; Philosophy, Andalusi; Philosophy, Islamic; Philosophy, Jewish; Renaissance; Science; Spain; Sufism; Theosophy

"...angels which Thou hast created of snow and of fire": Bahá'í Angelology and God's Dialogic Relationship to Humanity - Hughey,Matthew (Harvard Theological Review, 2024)
A 5-type classification of Bahá'í angels: avatars of the Holy Spirit, celestial beings, spiritually evolved people, manifestations of God, or personifications of virtue. Religion is a balance of divine will vs human agency. Link to article (offsite).
See in HTML or PDF at cambridge.org/core/journals/harvard-theological-review/....
Keywords: Angels

Anne Gould Hauberg and Mark Tobey: Lives Lived for Art, Cultivated by Spirit - Perry,Anne Gordon (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2016)
On the friendship and working relationship between Seattle art patron Hauberg and Seattle-based painter Tobey.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/215. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Anne Gould Hauberg; Arts and crafts; Basel, Switzerland; Biography; Mark Tobey; Seattle, WA; Switzerland; United States (documents); Washington, USA

Another Look at Achieving Peace by the Year 2000 - Huddleston,John (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1999)
The process of globalization in terms of trade, culture, corporations, migration, environment, and crime; how to maintain peace; the failure of the world's leaders to achieve peace; institutional frameworks for peace and restructuring the United Nations.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/279.
Keywords: Education; Globalization; Peace; United Nations; Unity of humanity

Antinomies of Reason and the Theology of Revelation: Some Preliminary Thoughts - Saiedi,Nader (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1998)
A thesis of Progressive Revelation offers a solution to the fundamental antinomies of philosophical discourse. This concept is applied to the Kantian antinomies of reason: the central question of modern philosophy.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/110.
Keywords: Immanuel Kant; Philosophy; Progressive revelation; Theology

Apathy and Violence - Danesh,Hossain (Bahá'í Studies, 1976)
The nature of aggression, violence, fear and anxiety; threats and opportunities an organism encounters in life; and the relevance of Bahá'í teachings to preventing violence.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-studies.ca/monographs.
Keywords: Anxiety; Apathy and indifference; Ethics; Fear; Hossain Danesh; Psychology; Violence

Apocalypse and Millennium: Catastrophe, Progress, and the Lesser Peace - Collins,William P. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2002)
Some approaches to the Lesser Peace in light of millennialism, and the Bahá'í vision of a divine plan leading to the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace which has "progressive” and "catastrophic" aspects.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/123.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Calamities and catastrophes; God, Plan of; Integration and disintegration; Lesser Peace; Millennialism; Most Great Peace; Prophecies; World order

Apocalyptic Thinking and Process Thinking: A Bahá'í Contribution to Religious Thought - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2012)
The process of change in religious thinking and how it manifests in expectations about the Lesser Peace, both from Bahá'í texts and within the community. Includes discussions of "the calamity," and of non-Bahá'í political evolution in the 20th century.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #104, Centre for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto Italy (July 2011). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/104/momen_apocalyptic.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Calamities and catastrophes; Century of Light (book); Century of light (phrase); Expectations; Lesser Peace; Most Great Peace; Peace; Prophecies; Seven Candles of Unity; Unity; Unity of Nations

Apostasía en al Marco Jurídico Bahá'í, La - Villar Cardenas,Badi (La Pluma del Conocimiento, 2001)
Este ensayo constituye uno de los primeros esfuerzos por construir una marco jurídico para los procesos de apostasía y expulsión en la comunidad bahá'í.
Author note: Estudiante de educación, miembro de la Comunidad Bahá'í de Lima. From bahaidream.com; see also bahaidream.com/lapluma/revista01/revista01.htm.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking

Applications of Positive Psychotherapy for Marriage and Family Therapy - Peseschkian,Nossrat (Bahá'í Studies Notebook, 1983)
To understand observed behaviour, we need to consider transcultural conditions as well as those in the personal history of the patient. This approach underlies the author's concept for a conflict-centred therapy.
See Bahá'í Studies Notebook 3.1 table of contents.
Keywords: Autism; Children; Conflict; Conflict resolution; Cultural diversity; Family; Health and healing; Marriage; Mental health; Nossrat Peseschkian; Parents; Psychology; Stories; Stories; Tests and difficulties

Architectural Blossoming of the Lotus - Naharoy,S. (source unknown, 2011)
Architectural descriptions, blueprints, geometry, photos, and history of the design and construction of the Bahá'í temple in India.
Mirrored from
Keywords: Architecture; Fariborz Sahba; India; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi

Are the Characteristics of Exiles Different from Immigrants?: The Case of Iranians in Los Angeles - Sabagh,Georges; Bozorgmehr,Mehdi (Institute for Social Science Research Working Papers, 1986)
Five passing references to "Bahai" — but in a statistical context only — about whether the large influx of Iranians into LA in the late 1970s added a sizeable and distinctive minority to the population of this metropolitan area.
Later published under shortened title "Are the Characteristics of Exiles Different from Immigrants?" in Sociology and Social Research 71:2 (January 1987), pp. 77-82. See also Experience of Iranian Bahá'í Refugees in Atlantic Canada. Document online at sscnet.ucla.edu [archive.org].
Keywords: Diaspora, Persian; Los Angeles, CA; Statistics; United States (documents)

Arguments for the Existence of God in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings - Sergeev,Mikhail (Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy, 2014)
On the basic typology of philosophical arguments for the existence of God; classical vs contemporary views; Abdu'l-Bahá's arguments from nature and from history.
See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: God; Philosophers; Philosophy; Proofs

Art and Architecture: A Bahá'í Perspective - Sahba,Fariborz (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1997)
This essay explores the spiritual significance of the relationship between traditional and new forms of artistic expression from the author’s experience as an architect.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/100
Keywords: Architecture; Arts and crafts; Fariborz Sahba; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi

Articulating a Consultative Epistemology: Toward a Reconciliation of Truth and Relativism - Smith,Todd; Karlberg,Michael (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2009)
Epistemology has a perennial tension between two contrasting approaches to knowledge: the search for foundational truth vs. the relativity of truth. Consultation can help resolve paradoxical truth claims to develop an integrative approach to knowledge.
Mirrored with permission from https://journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/146.
Keywords: Epistemology; Knowledge; Philosophy; Relativism; Truth

Artist, Seeker and Seer: A vocabulary and a perspective for the appreciation and creation of art inspired by the Bahá'í Writings - Nakhjavani,Bahiyyih (Bahá'í Studies, 1982)
Imagery and metaphors from the Bahá'í Writings guide the appreciation and creation of art. They demonstrate that criticism vs creativity, logic vs. passion, and historicity vs. poetry have already been brought to a state of unity.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-studies.ca/monographs.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Bahiyyih Nakhjavani; Metaphors and allegories; Poetry; Symbolism

Asking Questions: The Independent Investigation of Truth - McCloughan,Edwin (Solas, 2001)
On understanding and applying this primary principle of the Faith.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 1. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Detachment; Independent investigation of truth; Questions and answers; Truth

"At Dawn the Friend came to my bed': An Early Fruit of the Supreme Pen - Savi,Julio (Lights of Irfán, 2015)
A quasidih, a dialogue between the Beloved and the Poet as a lover. One of eight Persian poems Bahá'u'lláh signed "Dervish" and revealed in Kurdistan, circa 1854-1856.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #118. Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/118/savi_dawn. See also the author's translation of the ghazal "O Cup-Bearer, give me a drop:" A hymn to love offered by the Blessed Beauty.
Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq; Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Dervish poems (Bahá'u'lláh); Iraq; Kurdistan; Lover and the Beloved; Poetry; Sufism; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq

At Home in the Ghettos: Bahá'ís in Iran - Chamankhah,Leila (MEI Occasional Paper, 2010)
Essay on the causes of distrust and estrangement between Shias and Bahá'ís. The term "ghetto" here refers to ideologically separated communities. (Offsite.)
This document is online at mei.org.in and scribd.com.
Keywords: Conspiracy theories; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran

Australian Women and Religious Change: Margaret Dixson and the First Melbourne Baha'is - Hassall,Graham (Proceedings of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, 1988)
Women played an important role in the initial spread and development of the Bahá’í Faith in Australia. In doing so, they struggled to break the bounds that traditionally defined women's place in the life and organization of a religious community.
Keywords: Australia; Bahá'í history by country; Biography; Melbourne, Australia; Women

Autobibliography in the Writings of the Báb: Translation of the Khutba Dhikriyya - Brown,Vahid (Lights of Irfán, 2005)
A discussion of four of the Báb's autobibliographical works (the Kitáb al-Fihrist, al-Kitáb al-`Ulamá, al-Khutba al-Dhikriyya, and al-Khutba fí'l-Jidda) as related both to antecedents in Islamic literature and to the Báb's messianic self-conception.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #58, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Michigan (October 8-11, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: Báb, The; Báb, Writings of; Irfan Colloquia

Autobiography and Silence: The Early Career of Shaykhu'r-Ra'is Qajar - Cole,Juan (Iran im 19. Jarhundert und die Entstehung der Bahá'í-Religion, 1998)
Early biography and thought of Abu al-Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra'is, Qajar prince, dissident, Shi`ite jurist, poet and major figure in the Constitutional Revolution in Iran
Also available as a scan of the original article. Later posted online at iranchamber.com/history/articles/early_career_shaykhur_rais_qajar.php.
Keywords: Biography

Avalonian Bahaism: Esotericism, Orientalism, and the Search for Direction in Early Twentieth Century Britain - Rose,Dell J. (Aries – Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism, 2023)
The thought of British religious teacher Wellesley Tudor Pole and his advocacy of the Bahá'í Faith as compatible with various mystic ideologies at the centre of a worldwide spiritual revival; esotericists around Glastonbury and the Chalice Well Trust.
This document is online under Creative Commons license at brill.com/view/journals/arie/aop/article-10.1163..., where it is also available in HTML format.
Keywords: Alice Buckton; Esotericism; Glastonbury, England; Occultism; Theosophy; United Kingdom; Wellesley Tudor Pole

Bab and Babism - Evans,Edward Payson (Hours at Home, 1869)
Overview of Bábí history, the dissemination of its teachings, events following the Bab's death, and the Bab's theology as a progressive religion.
From books.google.com. See also a contemporary review of this article.
Keywords: Bábísm; Iran (documents)

Bab and Babism - Adams,Isaac (Persia by a Persian: Personal Experiences, Manners, Customs, Habits, Religious and Social Life in Persia, 1900)
Overview of history and teachings; includes Anton Haddad's "A Message from Acca," "A Declaration to the Americans," and "Selected Precepts of El-Hak," pilgrim notes from Lua Getsinger, and letters from Mrs. Getsinger, Mrs. Kheiralla, and Mrs. Hearst.
Adams' overview of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths runs from pages 453-469 (with a final dismissive comment on how it's not the truth of Christ, on p. 490), with excerpts from various pilgrims notes and personal letters on pages 469-488. See the rest of this book here.
Keywords: Báb, The; Isaac Adams; Pilgrims notes

Bab et les Babis, ou Le Soulevement politique et religieux en Perse, de 1845 à 1853 - Kazem-Beg,Aleksandr (Journale Asiatique, 1866)
French translation, serialized in a journal, of a book first published in Russian on the origins of the Bábí Faith; the Mazandaran, Nayriz, and Zanjan events; the life of the Bab; and religious doctrine.
Keywords: Bábísm; Mírzá Kazem-Beg; Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia

Bab und Babis - Vambery,Arminius (Meine Wanderungen und Erlebnisse in Persien, 1867)
Lengthy discussion of the Babis, by a Hungarian Jew who later met Abdu'l-Bahá.
See an automated translation. This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: Arminius Vambery; Bábísm; German language; Hungary; Iran (documents); Travelogues

Babism - Ross,Denison (Great Religions of the World, 1901)
Chapter-length overview of Bábí and early Bahá'í history.
Both editions of this book are online in a variety of formats at archive.org: 1901 edition and 1912 edition, which has additional material on pages 187-188. Also published in The North American Review, volume 172, pages 606-622; see archive.org.
Keywords: Bábísm

Babism - Browne,E. G. (Religious Systems of the World: A Contribution to the Study of Comparative Religion, 1890)
An early academic account of Babi-Bahá'í history and belief.
The book was first published in 1889; this version was written for a later edition in 1890 and later re-published in 1901. This document was originally entitled by Browne "Bábíism." For consistency with this Library, I have changed the title to "Bábism." Document contained some scanning/OCR errors, e.g. '11' instead of '"' (OCR interpreting a quotation mark as double-ones). I corrected the ones I found, but it could use another close proofreading. [J.W., 2010]
Keywords: Bábísm; E. G. Browne

Babism and the Bab - Bixby,James T. (The New World: A quarterly review of religion, ethics, and theology, 1897)
Overview of Bábí history, with some discussion of literature and theology.
Keywords: Bábísm

Babism, Its Relation to Mohammedanism and Christianity - Nweeya,Samuel Kasha (Persia, The Land of the Magi or The Home of the Wise Men, 1913)
Chapter on the history and doctrines of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
Publisher's abstract: An historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present time [1910], with a detailed view of its people, their manners, customs, matrimony and home life, religion, education and literature, textile and contemporary arts and industries, the king, his court, and forms of punishment, including Afghanistan and Beloochistan.

Babism: Its Doctrines and Relations to Mission Work - Shedd,John H. (Missionary Review of the World, 1894)
Early overview of Bábí history and teachings, and its relation to Islam and Christianity.
Extracted from document at babel.hathitrust.org. See also a later essay by Shedd in 1911 issue.
Keywords: Christian missionaries; John H. Shedd; Mentions

Bahá'í Approaches to Christianity and Islam: Further Thoughts on Developing an Inter-Religious Dialogue - Fazel,Seena (Bahá'í Studies Review, 2007)
The Bahá'í contribution to inter-religious dialogue is based on developing intellectual bridges between religions. The concept of continuity of revelation is a framework by which religions can dialogue about their differences and similarities.
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: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Islam

Bahá'í Communities in the West, 1897-1992 - Hollinger,Richard (Community Histories: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1992)
Sociological survey of major trends in the American Bahá'í community from the nineteenth century to the present — a broad framework in which the history of local communities can be understood.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; United States (documents)

Bahá'í Community of Randwick: A Survey of 75 Years - Hassall,Graham (Australian Bahá'í Studies, 1999)
History of the Bahá'í community of Randwick, Australia.
Keywords: Australia; Bahá'í history by country; Randwick, Australia; Shamsi Sedaghat

Bahá'í Consultation and Freireian Dialogue in Development: A Comparative Perspective - Salmanzadeh,Adel (Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2007)
The potential Bahá'í contribution to the development process; case study of Bahá’í consultation in development practice with the 'Radio for Development' (Ecuador); conflict between privileging the global market vs. human communities; sustainability.
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í Radio; Consultation; Ecuador; Paulo Freire; Social and economic development

Bahá'í Consultation and the Transformation of Society - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfán, 2014)
Overview of consultation in the Bahá'í Faith, from its introduction in the Aqdas and first implementation in Iran in the 1870s, and ways in which successive Bahá'í leaders promoted it in the community and for transformation of society.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/118/momen_consultation.
Keywords: Consultation

Bahá'í Contributions to Interfaith Relations - Buck,Christopher (Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 2019)
A close look at the House's "Letter to the World’s Religious Leaders" as a contribution to interfaith discourse.
Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Letter to the Worlds Religious leaders (2002); Religious leaders (clergy)

Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique - Sours,Michael W. (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1995)
Constituents of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist arguments; eschatological character of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; Bahá'í eschatology provides answers to many feminist and ecological objections.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive. See also original scan.
Keywords: Adam and Eve; Angels; Animals; Animism; Arabic language; Ark; Attainment unto the Divine presence; Bible; Book of Revelation (Bible); Buddhism; Christianity; Climate change; Cosmology; Covenant; Creation; Culture, Western; Day-year principle; Devil (Satan); Dualism; Environment; Equality; Evil; Feminism; Food; Free will; Gender; Genesis (Bible); God; God, Day of; God, Gender of; Gods and Goddesses; Hebrew language; Hinduism; Holy Spirit; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Krishna; Maid of Heaven; Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Moses; Mythology; Nature; Paradise; Peace; Persian language; Philosophy; Prophecies; Quran; Religion (general); Return; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Salvation; Science; Self; Soul; Symbolism; Trees; Unity of religion; Vegetarianism; Wisdom; Women

Bahá'í Faith and Academic Journals - Fazel,Seena (Bahá'í Studies Review, 1993)
The nature of the major indexes which classify periodical and journal articles by author and subject which are appropriate to Bahá'í studies and what they reveal about the state of the academic study of the Faith.
See also Fazel's Bahá'í Scholarship: An examination using citation analysis and Contemporary developments in Bahá'í studies: An examination using citation analysis.
Keywords: Bahá'í studies

Baha'i Faith and economics: a review and synthesis - Graham,Bryan (Reason and Revelation: Studies in the Babi and Bahá'í Religions, 2002)
Review of the secondary literature on the subject and some issues of methodology.
Originally published in Bahá'í Studies Review Volume 7, 1997. See also a Commentary on this article by Geeta Gandhi Kingdon.
Keywords: Economics

Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity - Smith,Phillip (Bahá'í Studies Review, 1991)
The Bahá'í principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism.
Keywords: Diversity; Interfaith dialogue; Religious diversity; Unity

Bahá'í Faith in Australia 1947-1963 - Hassall,Graham (75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia, 1996)
Major episodes in the evolution of the Australian Bahá'í community during the years 1947-1963, noting the way in which religious communities can transform over time; the temple in Sydney; the 10-year world crusade; aboriginal Bahá'ís.
This document is no longer available at its original host; mirrored from archive.org. Later modified and re-published in Bahá'í History, a dedicated issue of Journal of Religious History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), pp. 563-576.
Keywords: Australia; Bahá'í history by country

Bahá'í Faith in Australia: 75 Years Remembered - Hassall,Graham (Herald of the South, 1995)
An overview of the development of the Bahá'í Faith in Australia from its origins up to the mid-1990s; House of Worship in Sydney; the journal Herald of the South; Clara and Hyde Dunn and other early believers.
Keywords: Australia; Bahá'í history by country

Bahá'í Faith in England and Germany, 1900-1913 - Stockman,Robert (World Order, 1996)
Historical overview of the early years of the Faith in the British Isles and Germany.
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: 1900s; 1910s; Bahá'í history by country; Germany; United Kingdom

Bahá'í Faith in the Asia Pacific: Issues and Prospects - Hassall,Graham (Bahá'í Studies Review, 1996)
The development of the diverse Bahá'í Communities in the Pacific Islands since the launching of the World Crusade (1953-63); patterns of expansion; the changing role of the pioneer.
See also Hassall's Pacific Bahá'í Communities 1950-1964 and Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes.
Keywords: Asia-Pacific; Bahá'í history by country

Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith" - Martin,Douglas (Bahá'í Studies, 1978)
Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Bahá'í polemic and historiography.
To clarify: This 1978 review is titled "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith." It is a review of the book titled The Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings (1974).
Keywords: Christian missionaries; Christianity; Criticism and apologetics; Douglas Martin; Interfaith dialogue; William McElwee Miller

Bahá'í Fundamentalism and the Academic Study of the Babi Movement - MacEoin,Denis (Religion, 1986)
A response to Afnan and Hatcher's "Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins," on the issues of faith-based approaches to religious history and textual criticism.
See follow-up discussions of this at Debates between MacEoin et al., specifically Afnan and Hatcher's Note on Maceoin's ‘Bahá'í Fundamentalism’.
Keywords: Bábísm; Criticism and apologetics; Jihad (Holy war); Publishing, Review; Scholarship

Bahá'í Fundamentals for Bioethics - Milani,Leila Rassekh; Milani,Kavian Sadeghzade (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1998)
The science of the soul; Bahá’í scriptural understanding of suffering, theodicy, and the purpose of creation; definitions of life and death, as well as the purpose of human life; formulating a Bahá’í approach to bioethical dilemmas.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/400. See also original scan.ER -

Bahá'í Guidelines to Healing and the Role of Homoeopathy - Foo,Mozhdeh (Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review, 1996)
Principles of the homeopathic system of medicine, and comparison of them with the fundamentals of health and healing outlined in writings of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
See the table of contents and editor's note in the complete issue, vol. 1.
Keywords: Health and healing; Homeopathy

Bahá'í Health Initiatives in Iran: A preliminary survey - Fazel,Seena; Foadi,Minou (The Bahá'ís of Iran: Socio-historical Studies, 2008)
Bahá'í-related initiatives in Iran in the 19th-20th centuries: Bahá'ís made important contributions to public health such as introducing showers in public baths, school vaccinations, women's health, and privately-financed clinics open to all Iranians.
Order a copy of this book from routledge.com.
Keywords: Health and healing; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history; Social action; Social and economic development

Bahá'í History in the Formative Age: The World Crusade 1953-1963 - Hassall,Graham (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1995)
The major features of the Bahá'í 'World Crusade' 1953-1963; thoughts about the contemporary practice of historical Bahá'í scholarship; the guardianship and evolution of the Universal House of Justice; United Nations and the Bahá'í International Community.
See also a formatted PDF version, mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/95.
Keywords: Growth; Plans; Statistics; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)

Bahá'í Influence on the Reform Movements of the Islamic World in the 1860s and 1870s - Momen,Moojan (Bahá'í Studies Bulletin, 1983)
Bahá'í influences on the Middle Eastern reform movement in the 1860s and 1870s.
Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/contents.htm.
Keywords: 19th century; Iran (documents); Islam; Middle East; Muhammad Abduh; Reform; Secret of Divine Civilization (book); Turkey

Bahá'í Influences on Mirza 'Abdu'llah, Qajar Court Musician and Master of the Radíf - Caton,Margaret (Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1984)
The mystical milieu of musicianship and the Bahá'í Faith's approval of music (in contradistinction to the legalistic Islam of the ayatu'llahs, which forbade it) made the Faith appealing to Abdu'llah, one of the great compilers of the Persian repertoire.
This article is incomplete; the preview at books.google.com only displayed pages 31-57.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Music; Mírzá `Abdu'lláh

Bahá'í Journal of the United Kingdom - Various (1997)
Eight years of news and essays from the Journal of the Bahá'í Community of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Some individual essays are posted independently elsewhere, like bahai-library.com/weinberg_thomas_breakwell. Compiled by Steven Kolins from archive.org, and by David Merrick from the original website.
Keywords: Bahá'í News; Newsletters; Periodicals; United Kingdom

Baha'i Meets Globalisation: A New Synergy? - McGlinn,Sen (Bahá'í and Globalisation, 2005)
Following Weber's analysis of the synergy between Protestantism and the rationalisation of social control in modern societies, this paper draws attention to the potential "fit" between the dynamics of globalisation and the Baha’i Faith.
Online at academia.edu.ER -

Baha'i Minority and Nationalism in Contemporary Iran - Cole,Juan (Nationalism and minority identities in Islamic societies, 2005)
While Bahá'ís in Persia would seem to have been in a place to benefit from the rise of modern Iranian nationalism, the Faith hasn't been widely adopted, partly due to the recent emergence of the theocracy.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Minorities; Nationalism

Bahá'í News Publications Seek to Elevate Thought, Inspire Action - Bahá'í World News Service (Bahá'í World, 2018)
Brief overview of the histories of various Bahá'í journals: Star of the West, Khurshid-i khavar, Sonne der Wahrheit, Wirklichkeit, The Dawn, Herald of the South, The Bahá'í World, World Order, and Bahá’í World News Service.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article is also available as HTML or downloadable as PDF (part of the collection Arts, Culture & the Media).
Keywords: Afnan Library; Ashgabat; Australia; Bahá'í International Community (general); Bahá'í News; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í World volumes; Germany; India; Internet; Iran (documents); Khurshid-i khavar (Sun of the East); Media (communication); Myanmar; New Zealand; Newspapers; Periodicals; Publishing; Star of the West; Turkmenistan; United States (documents); World Order magazine

Bahá'í News: Complete issues - Various (Bahá'í News, 1924)
Link to offsite documents.
Bahá'í News was a publication that was circulated from December of 1924 until October of 1990. The title Bahá'í News begins at issue 41, with the first 40 issues having the title of Bahá'í News Letter; see bahai.works/Bahá'í_News. (Not to be confused with Star of the West.)
Keywords: Bahá'í News; Newsletters; Periodicals

Bahá'í Ontology, Part One: An Initial Reconnaissance - Kluge,Ian (Lights of Irfán, 2005)
An initial survey and explication of the ontology implicit in the Bahá'í Writings, particularly regarding the nature of human existence; the philosophy of Nietzsche and some of his modern successors.
See also Bahá'í Ontology Part Two: Further Explorations. Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #53, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 27-30, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/53/kluge_ontology.
Keywords: Arc of ascent and descent; Aristotle; Dualism; God; Irfan Colloquia; Knowledge; Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe); Monism; Ontology; Philosophy; Plato; Relativism

Bahá'í Ontology, Part Two: Further Explorations - Kluge,Ian (Lights of Irfán, 2006)
A further exploration of Bahá'í ontology: becoming and change; substance, soul, and identity; the nature of being and nothingness; time; the one and the many; the nature of things; what makes something real; social ontology; Buddhism and Hegel
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #60, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 26-29, 2005). See also Bahá'í Ontology Part One: An Initial Reconnaissance. Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/60/kluge_ontology.
Keywords: Aristotle; Buddhism; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel; Irfan Colloquia; Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe); Ontology; Philosophy; Plato

Bahá'í Physicians: Emerging Roles and Responsibilities - Mahmoudi,Hoda; Teckie,Gloria (Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 2010)
The role of a Bahá'í doctor; the relationship between medical intervention and health of the mind, soul, as well as body; the patient's role in maintaining their own health; a Bahá'í approach to health-care delivery.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/149.
Keywords: Ethics; Health and healing; Mind; Psychology; Soul

Bahá'í Pilgrimage to Israel - Viswanathan,Gandhimohan (Pilgrims and Travelers to the Holy Land, 1996)
A short scholarly article accompanied by numerous photographs of sacred Bahá'í sites in the Holy Land.
The papers in this collection were delivered at the Seventh Annual Symposium of the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University on October 2 and 3, 1994.
Keywords: Pilgrimage; Pilgrims notes