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Documents published in Bahá'í World

  1. Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Account of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An (1973-04-21). On the last days of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf.
  2. Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith (1941). Excerpts from books, magazines, newspaper articles, and testimonials.
  3. John Paul Vader. August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá'ís: 1925-1927 (1986). History of Forel's involvement with the Faith. Includes correspondence from Shoghi Effendi.
  4. August Rudd: The First Bahá'í Pioneer to Sweden (1986). History of the Bahá'í Faith in Sweden, 1920-1947.
  5. Bahá'í Calendar, Festivals, and Dates of Historic Significance (1986). Feasts, anniversaries, days of fasting, holy days, Nabil's narrative on the Badi' Calendar, and brief chronology of important dates in Bahá'í history.
  6. Bahá'í Centres in Iran (1936) (1937).
  7. Bahá'í community of the United States (1950) (1952).
  8. Bahá'í community of the United States (1954) (1956).
  9. Bahá'í World News Service. Bahá'í News Publications Seek to Elevate Thought, Inspire Action (2018-10-12). 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.
  10. Richard Thomas. Bahá'í Response to Racial Injustice and Pursuit of Racial Unity, The: Part 1 (1912-1996) (2021-01). The American Bahá’í community’s historical efforts to address racial injustice which has afflicted the United States since its founding.
  11. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í Revelation, The (1986). Passages from Fire and Light and Selections from the Writings of the Bab published in Bahá'í World as a section titled "Part One: The Bahá'í Revelation."
  12. Bahá'í International Community. Bahá'í World 2004-2005, The: Activities Report (2007). The Bahá'í community's promotion of human rights, the advancement of women, social development, and reform processes at the United Nations.
  13. Bahá'í International Community. Bahá'í World 2005-2006, The: Activities Report (2008). The BIC's promotion of human rights, the advancement of women, social development, and reforming the human rights machinery at the United Nations; involvement with the 2005 World Summit.
  14. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 15 (1968-1973) (1976). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  15. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 07 (1936-1938) (1939). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  16. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 16 (1973-1976) (1978). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  17. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 13 (1954-1963) (1970). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Includes formatted, proofread version (of pp. 1-478 only).
  18. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 03 (1928-1930) (1930). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  19. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 02 (1926-1928) (1928). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Then titled The Bahá'í World: a biennial international record.
  20. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 14 (1963-1968) (1974). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  21. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983) (1986). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  22. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 01 (1925-1926) (1926). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Then titled Bahá'í Year Book.
  23. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 04 (1930-1932) (1932). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  24. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 05 (1932-1934) (1936). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  25. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 06 (1934-1936) (1937). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  26. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 08 (1938-1940) (1942). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  27. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 09 (1940-1944) (1945). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  28. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 10 (1944-1946) (1948). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  29. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 11 (1946-1950) (1952). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  30. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 12 (1950-1954) (1956). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  31. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 17 (1976-1979) (1981). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  32. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 23 (1994-1995) (1996). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  33. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 24 (1995-1996) (1997). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  34. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 20 (1986-1992) (1998). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  35. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 19 (1983-1986) (1994). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  36. Roger White. Bahá'u'lláh and the Fourth Estate (1986). Bahá'u'lláh's response to the martyrdom of seven Bahá'ís in Yazd in May, 1891, and his relationship with the media.
  37. Mehran Ghasempour, trans. Baha'u'llah's passport, with translation (1945). Bahá'u'lláh's passport at the time of His exile from Iran, 1853, with translation of text.
  38. Paul Hanley. Begin with the Village: The Bahá'í Approach to Rural Development (2019-05). About the focus on rural areas, the role of farmers and villages in achieving sustainable development, establishing community institutions, social action and public discourse.
  39. Dipchand Khianra. Bios of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan and Kaushal Kishore Bhargava (1986). "One Kind Deed," a bio of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan, and "Kaushal Kishore Bhargava: An Appreciation."
  40. Bani Dugal. Bonds that Sustain: Bahá'í Community-Building Efforts Through the Lens of Disaster Response (2019-05). On disaster response in the Bahá'í community, systems of human resource development, community-building capacity, coordination, communication, collective action, and spiritual needs.
  41. Geoffrey Nash. Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry? (1981). The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Bahá'í poetry; the use of profane imagery.
  42. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Challenge and Promise of Bahá'í Scholarship, The (1981). Issues that face students of religion, and especially scholars coming from a Bahá'í perspective.
  43. Gustavo Correa. Community and Collective Action (2015/2020-08). On the hopeful efforts of groups of people around the world to build a new kind of community based on the oneness of humankind, and the vision and process guiding these efforts.
  44. Bryn Deamer, Steven Kolins. Computers in the Bahá'í Community through Ridván 1992 (1992). Historical overview of the use of computers in the Bahá'í Faith.
  45. William S. Hatcher. Concept of Spirituality, The (1986). Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality."
  46. Universal House of Justice. Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of the Seat of the UHJ (1983) (1986). Two documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section one, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh: The Universal House of Justice: Fifth Int'l Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of Construction of the Seat of the UHJ.
  47. Shahrzad Sabet. Crisis of Identity, The (2023-01-17). Exploring how the Bahá’í principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractable tension between oneness and diversity.
  48. Robert P. Powers. Experiment in Race Relations, A (1952). An early program in race tolerance, preceding the Civil Rights movement, as described by a prominent Chief Law Enforcement Officer in early 20th-century California.
  49. Graham Hassall. Fazel Mohammad Khan (1999). The life of Fazel "Frank" Khan, an Australian Muslim convert to the Bahá'í Faith.
  50. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf (1986). Includes compilations about Bahiyyih Khanum, a selection of her letters, the 50th anniversary commemoration (1982), a bibliography, and tributes by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Ali Nakhjavani, and Bahiyyih Nakhjavani.
  51. Ann Boyles. For the Betterment of the World, to the Glory of God: The Emergence of Bahá'í Houses of Worship (2019-05). Overiew of the concept and history of the Bahá'í House of Worship.
  52. Harlan F. Ober. Richard Francis, ed. Gregory, Louis G.: The Advancement of Racial Unity in America (1993/1998). Short biography of an early African-American Bahá'í.
  53. Universal House of Justice, Lilian Ala'i, Ray Hudson. Hands of the Cause of God (1986). Six documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 2: The Hands of the Cause of God and their functions, their work and travels 1979-1983, Boards of Counsellors and the International Teaching Centre, and tributes by Lilian Ala'i and Ray Hudson.
  54. Bahá'í World News Service. Hearing "The Divinity in the Music": Dizzy Gillespie Remembered at 100 (2017-10-06). Reflections on the life of Gillespie and how his Baha’i beliefs seemed to inspire and drive his work. Includes photographs.
  55. George Townshend. Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah: A Reflection (1930). Reflections on the meaning and significance of Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
  56. Graham Hassall. Hoahania, Hamuel (1999). Short biography of an early Pacific islander convert to the Bahá'í Faith.
  57. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Horace Hotchkiss Holley (1970). Fairly detailed biography, including observations of the relationship between Holley and the Guardian.
  58. House of Abdu'llah Pasha, The (1986). Short history and restoration of a house associated with "some of the most dramatic and historically significant events of the Heroic Age of the Bahá'í Faith."
  59. In Memoriam (1978). Ahmadpur, 'Inayatu'llah; Arbab, Ruhi; Ashen, Elizabeth Anna; Azamikhah, Qudratu'llah; Baghdadi, 'Abbas Ihsan; Baghtiyari, Isfandiyar; Bare, Karen; Becker, Matilda; Beeton, James Henry Isaac; Bode, Edward; Dhabih, Ishraqiyyih; Dreyfus-Barney, Laura ...
  60. In Memoriam (1970). Valiyu'llah Varqa, Amelia Collins, George Townshend, Corinne Knight True, Horace Holley, Clara Dunn, Juliet Thompson, Carrie Kinney, Harlan Foster Ober, Husayn Uskuli, Albert Windust, Pritam Singh, Louisa Mathew Gregory, Edith and Joseph de Bons ...
  61. In Memoriam (1976). 'Ala'i, Ni'mat; Alexander, Agnes Baldwin; Allen, Jeanne Gwendolin; Almond, Percy Meade; Backwell, Richard; Banani, Mbsa; Baxter, Evelyn; Bergamaschi, Napoleon; Blue Mountain, Pacora; Blum, Alvin; Bode, Mary Hotchkiss; Bolton, Mariette Germaine ...
  62. In Memoriam (1986). 95 biographies from Bahá'í World 18. Includes detailed bios of H.M. Balyuzi, A.Q. Faizi, Robert Hayden, Bernard Leach, Stanwood Cobb, Rahmatu'llah Muhajir, Adelbert Muhlschlegel, Doris Holley, Paul Haney, Enoch Olinga, Muhammad Labib, etc.
  63. In Memoriam (1974). Leroy Ioas, Jessie Revell, Mildred Eileen Clark, Marcia Steward de Matamoros, Charles William Dunning, Roy Fernie, Mabel Grace Geary, Elizabeth Hopper, Catherine Heward Huxtable, Alyce Janssen, Malcolm King, Richard Nolen, Ali Akbar Rafi‘i Rafsanjání ...
  64. In Memoriam (1956). William Sutherland Maxwell, Roy Wilhelm, Siegfried Schopflocher, Louis Gregory, Dorothy Baker, Marion Jack, Edward Kinney, Youness Afrukhtih, Ella Goodall Cooper, Sulayman Berjis, Ella Bailey, Maria Ioas, Nuri'd-Din Fath Azam, Muhamammad Tahir Malmiri ...
  65. In Memoriam (1932). Ethel Rosenberg, Claudia Stuart Coles, Consul Albert Schwarz.
  66. In Memoriam (1936). Bahiyyih Khanum, Keith Ransom-Kehler, Agnes Parsons, Yusuf Khan-i-Vujdani, Arastu Khan Hakim, George Benke, Edwin Scott, Alice Barney, Lisbeth Kitzing.
  67. In Memoriam (1937). Susan I. Moody, Hooper Harris, Harry H. Romer, Howard Luxmoore Carpenter, Edward C. Getsinger, Sarah Blundell, Khalil Qamar, Haji Muhammad Yazdi.
  68. In Memoriam (1942). May Ellis Maxwell, Lua Getsinger, Martha Root, Thornburgh-Cropper, Lady Blomfield, Rahmatu’lláh Alá’i, Grace Robarts Ober, Háji Ghulám-Ridá, Pauline Knobloch Hannen, Louise Waite, Isabel Fraser Chamberlain, Marie Moore, Robert Abbott, Grace Krug ...
  69. In Memoriam (1945). John Henry Hyde Dunn, Abdu'l-Jalil Bey Sa'ad, Mirza Buzurg Afnan Ala'i, Margaret Stevenson, Mary Revell, M. Salih, Oswald Whitaker, Hilda Gilbert, Elizabeth Greenleaf, Howard Colby Ives, Mirza Abdu'l-Rahim Khan, Matthew Kaszab, Mabel Rice-Wray Ives ...
  70. In Memoriam (1939). Alfred E. Lunt, Zia Bagdadi, Laurie C. Wilhelm, Mary Hanford Ford, Elmore E. Duckett, Colonel I. Piruzbakht, Mirza Muhammad Kazim-Pur, Y. S. Tsao, Muhammad Basjhir, Malakat Nushugati.
  71. In Memoriam (1948). Siyyid Mustafa Rumi, Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg, Azizu'llah Mesbah, Muhammad Sa'id Adham, Ali-Asghar Qazvini, Lydia Zamenhof, Hasan Muhajir-Zihid, Muhammad Jadhbani, George Henderson, John Stearns, Sultan Nik-A'in, Ali-Muhammad Nabili, Esther Tobin...
  72. In Memoriam (1952). Fannie Lesch, Walter Olitzki, Fanny Knobloch, Marta Brauns-Forel, Fred Mortensen, Haj Taha El-Hamamsi, Friedrich Schweizer, John David Bosch, Ali Saboor, Orcella Rexford, Abu'l-Fetouh Battah, Ali Said Eddin, Mumammad-Taqi Isfahini, Haji Mahmud Qassabchi.
  73. In Memoriam (1930). Hippolyte Dreyfus Barney, Mirza Mahmud Zargani, William H. Randall.
  74. In Memoriam (1981). Anderson, Angela Annette; Azzáví, Siyyid Muḥammad; Battrick, Jeannette Hilda; Blackwell, Ellsworth; Blundell, Hugh; Boon, Choo Yeok; Bowman, Amelia; Brown, Ramona Allen Bray; Busey, Garreta Helen; Derozhinsky, Pamela; Ebo, António Francisco; Enongene...
  75. In Memoriam: Dr. Zia M. Bagdadi (1938). Biography of one-time editor of Star of the West.
  76. Paul Vreeland, ed. In Memoriam 1992-1997 (2010). The first In Memoriam supplement to Bahá'í World after the journal converted to a shorter, annual format in 1992.
  77. Marzieh Gail. In the High Sierras (1950-04-21). A poetic meditation about mankind's grappling with the coming of a new Revelation.
  78. Patricia Paccassi, comp, Frank Paccassi, comp. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations (2013). Seven separate indexes for Bahá'í World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions.
  79. Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley, Fariborz Sahba, Sheriar Nooreyezdan. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The (1986). Five documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its spiritual significance, the temple on the Indian sub-continent, the Lotus of Bahapur, and the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Pacific Islands.
  80. Interiors of the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1930). Five pictures of the shrines of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  81. Edith Sanderson. Peter Terry, trans. Interview with A.L.M. Nicolas of Paris: Translator of many important works of the Báb (1942). Nicolas' life, his encounter with the Bábí movement, his motivations and translation efforts.
  82. David Hofman. Introduction: Aims and Purposes of the Bahá'í Faith (1986). Introduction to this Bahá'í World volume.
  83. Universal House of Justice. Inayat Rawhani, trans. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution (1986). Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 February 1980.
  84. Navid Sabet. Is Economic Justice Possible?: Toward a New Conception of the Equitable Distribution of Wealth and Income (2020-09). Survey of the world's current economic condition, and on the implications of Bahá'í principles on the enormous challenge of building an economic system that is just, benefiting all of humanity.
  85. Ugo Giachery. Italian Scientist Extols the Báb, An (1956). On the life of Michele Lessona (1823-1894), a scientist, writer, explorer, and educator, who visited Iran and wrote a 66-page monograph entitled I Babi (1881): one of the first documentations made by a European of the episode of the Báb.
  86. J. E. Esslemont (1926). Esslemont's is the only biography or in memoriam in this first volume of Bahá'í World.
  87. Kitab-i-Aqdas: its place in Bahá'í literature (1993). Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
  88. Farzam Arbab. Knowledge and Civilization: Implications for the Community and the Individual (1999). Exploration of the relationship between science and religion as two great systems of knowledge that have a vital social role to play in the building of a world civilization.
  89. John S. Hatcher. Life as Metaphor (1986). What is the moral rationale for physical reality? What is the proper relationship of human beings to physical reality? There are metaphorical reminders of our true nature and essential reality (e.g. the ageing process).
  90. Michael L. Penn. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering (2020-07). Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich spiritual and philosophical heritage of humanity.
  91. Universal House of Justice, comp. Local Spiritual Assembly, The (1986). The institution of the LSA, its significance, and its by-laws.
  92. Localities where Bahá'ís live (United States, 1935) (1937).
  93. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1932) (1934).
  94. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1938) (1942).
  95. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1940) (1945).
  96. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1944) (1949).
  97. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1946) (1952).
  98. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1956): detailed map (1956).
  99. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1956): simplified map (1956).
  100. Localities where Bahá'ís live (world, 1963): The Bahá'í World Community (1970).
  101. Shoghi Effendi. Map of Goals for the Ten Year World Crusade (1956). Shoghi Effendi's map of progress goals for the Ten Year World Crusade, 1953-1963.
  102. Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah (1934). Marriage certificates of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
  103. Universal House of Justice, comp. May Ellis Maxwell (1925-1954). Detailed biography, published in A Compendium of Volumes of the Bahá'í World I-XII, 1925-1954; includes photo.
  104. Ali M. Yazdi. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1986). Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Bahá'í.
  105. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Memories of the Sojourn of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris (1937). Memoir of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s four-month stay in Paris in 1911. Notes taken by the author's daughters were later published as the book Paris Talks.
  106. Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America (1945). Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Bahá'ís.
  107. Douglas Martin. Mission of the Báb, The: Retrospective 1844-1994 (1996). The revelation of the Báb in the context of its impact on the Western writers of the period and its subsequent influence.
  108. Benjamin Schewel. Modernity as an Age of Transition (2023-01-16). Modernity reconceptualized as a period of humanity’s collective adolescence; origins of the modern age of transition; ideological frustration; toward a new horizon of research and intellectual activity.
  109. Julio Savi. Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay (2020-05). Introduction to the life of the Báb, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artist Simina Boicu Rahmatian.
  110. Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley. National Spiritual Assembly, The (1986). Includes Holley's brief overview of the nature of an NSA and the history of Bahá`í Temple Unity, NSA by-laws and a list of new NSAs as of 1980-1983.
  111. Robert Weinberg. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists (2021-01). 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.
  112. Shoghi Effendi. Non-Political Character of the Bahá'í Faith, The: Excerpts from the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1986). Published as Section 6 of Bahá'í World 18, preceding a section on "Relationship to Government."
  113. Shoghi Effendi. Beatrice Ashton, comp. Objectives and Tasks of Ten-Year Spiritual Global Crusade of the Bahá'í World Faith (1956). Chart of global regions and goals.
  114. Oriental Words in Bahá'í Literature, Transliteration, and Pronunciation (1986). Guide to spelling and pronunciation of Arabic and Persian words encountered in Bahá'í history and writings.
  115. Alain Locke. Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The (1936/1945). Two essays meditating on the relevance of Bahá'í principles to the period preceding and during the Second World War.
  116. Holly Hanson. Overview of Bahá'í Social and Economic Development (1993). Evolution of Bahá'í involvement in social and economic development, and some current projects.
  117. Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious living, and immortality.
  118. Sanem Kavrul. Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa (2021-05-07). On Bahá’í-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of development and agricultural projects.
  119. Universal House of Justice, comp. Persecution of the Bahá'í Community of Iran: 1983-1986 (1994). Lengthy survey of events, and life stories of participants.
  120. John Walbridge, comp. Places named by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in the Tablets of the Divine Plan (1981). Map of the regions of North America named in Tablets of the Divine Plan, likely based on a 1912 geography book.
  121. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The (1945). Essay about various prayers and meditations of Bahá'u'lláh.
  122. Michael Karlberg. Pursuit of Social Justice, The (2022-08-03). An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organization, and social change, and their implications for the pursuit of peace and justice.
  123. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The (1934). Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Bábí history authored by Nabil-i-A'zam.
  124. Amin E. Egea. Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War (2021-05-08). How ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporaneous “progressive” movements and thinkers.
  125. Wanden Mathews LaFarge. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The (1930). Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Alí and the division which divided Islám into the two factions Sunni and Shi‘i, to understand the significance of the titles "Gate" and "Point" and the concept of the Twelfth Imám.
  126. Relationship to Government (1986). Three short sections: Loyalty to the government, the Bahá'í view of pacifism, and the Guardian's instructions regarding military service.
  127. Trudi Scott. Remembering Bernard Leach (1986). Memories of the Bahá'í potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979).
  128. Nader Saiedi. Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace (2019-05). The writings of Bahá'u'lláh reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and social order; theories of peace, including democratic, Marxist, and sociological.
  129. Kerilyn Schewel. Rethinking Migration from a Global Perspective (2020-07). On migration and social transformation and humanity's response to displacement.
  130. Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation (2023-01-08). Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted process of social transformation that genuine reconciliation implies.
  131. Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
  132. George Townshend. Seven Valleys of Baha'u'llah: A Meditation (1938).
  133. Glenford Mitchell. Shoghi Effendi: Guide for a New Millennium (1997). The Bahá'í community is a global laboratory in which a transformation in individual and collective behaviour is progressing, leading to a new sense of community and the glimmerings of a new world order.
  134. Short Obligatory Prayer in Many Languages (1981/1986/2016). Three files: Short Obligatory Prayer in 501 languages (as published in Bahá'í World), and in a collection of African languages.
  135. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1976-04-21). Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and the journey of the human soul to its Creator.
  136. June Manning Thomas. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity (2020-09). On the nature and approaches of Bahá’í educational programs and community building efforts which seek, in the context of neighborhoods and villages, to raise capacity for service to humanity.
  137. Shoghi Effendi. Station and Titles of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The (1973-04-21). Two excerpts from Shoghi Effendi's writings, one from "The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" and the other from God Passes By.
  138. George Townshend. Sufferings of Bahá'u'lláh and Their Significance, The (1956). Short essay on martyrdom and the Fire Tablet.
  139. Willard P. Hatch. Sydney Sprague: In Memoriam (1945). Sprague (1875-1943) was an American Bahá’í who traveled the East to promote the religion in the early 1900s. He became alienated from the Bahá’í community at some point but reconciled shortly before his passing.
  140. Elham Afnan. Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel (2002-04-21). Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa.
  141. Bahá'u'lláh. Habib Taherzadeh, trans. Tablet of Shikkar Shikan (Shikkar Shikkan Shavand): Excerpt (1986).
  142. Martha L. Root. Táhirih's Message to the Modern World (1941). Transcript of a radio address from Sunday April 21, 1940, telling the story of Ṭáhirih, describing her as the foremost woman of her generation known across Persia for her beauty, intelligence, and courage, who gave her life for the emancipation of women.
  143. Robert Weinberg. Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists (2019-11). This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated so strongly through the decades that followed.
  144. Teaching regions of the United States and Canada (1938) (1942).
  145. Teaching regions of the United States and Canada (1940) (1945).
  146. Matthew Weinberg (published as Matt Weinberg). Technology, Values, and the Shaping of Social Reality (2019-05). On a Bahá'í view on technology, its role in advancing civilization, the critical issue of technological choice and its mechanisms, consultative processes, and the case of the Internet.
  147. Kathryn Jewett Hogenson. The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact (2021-02-23). On Abdu'l-Bahá's interest in the Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration in New York, 1912, and the Quaker founders Albert and Alfred Smiley; Leroy Ioas and the World Unity Conferences; World Unity magazine (later World Order).
  148. Alex Vedovi. The Role of Public Institutions in Ensuring Social Well-Being (2020-05). Questions around government’s role in social welfare and the welfare state; Bahá'í perspectives on the government's role in supporting well-being; taxation, wealth, and poverty;
  149. Marzieh Gail. The White Silk Dress (1945). An "intimate portrait" of Ṭáhirih first published Friday April 21, 1944.
  150. Graham Hassall. Thelma Perks (1998). Perks (1901-1988) was a prominent Australian Bahá'í who served at various times on the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia, and as an inaugural Auxiliary Board member and later Continental Counselor.
  151. Adib Taherzadeh. Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age (1973-04-21). A look at the extraordinary period of Revelation immediately after Bahá’u’lláh’s imprisonment in Akká.
  152. Marjorie Morten. Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum, A (1934). Short biography of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh, written by one of her close companions late in life.
  153. Elham Afnan. Twofold Mission, A: Some Distinctive Characteristics of the Person and Teachings of the Báb (2019). Some features of the Bab's life and Writings highlighting the rare combination of qualities that have come to be associated with him.
  154. Stanwood Cobb. Unity of Nations, The (1938). A look six decades into the future (from 1938) to envision the Lesser Peace.
  155. Verse (1986). Poems by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Giuseppe de Marco, Gilbert Robert, Martyn Burke, Audrey Marcus, Anneke Buys, Geoffrey Nash, Judith Partelow Provost, Adelbert Mühlschlegel, Larry Rowdon, Victor de Araujo, Shirin Sabri, Roger White, Bret Breneman, et al.
  156. Virgin countries and territories opened during the first year of the 10 Year Crusade 1953-1954 (1956).
  157. Virgin Territories Opened by the Knights of Baha'u'llah 1953-1990 (1998). List of names and dates of pioneers and the NSAs responsible for opening territories.
  158. Michael Karlberg. Western Liberal Democracy as a New World Order? (2007). Is the Western model of democracy the natural and nevitable way to organize free and enlightened societies?
  159. David Hofman. Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Commentary (1945/1982/1989).

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Bahá'í Studies
Bahá'í Studies Bulletin
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Journal of Bahá'í Studies
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Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Religion / Religions
Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review
Solas
Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy
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Khúshih-Há'í Az Kharman-i-Adab
Lights of Irfán
Studies in Babi and Baha'i Religions

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The Open Court (1904-1931)
Journal de Constantinople (1848-1849)
 

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Arts Dialogue (offsite)
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dialogue
elixir-journal.org
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Reality magazine
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Star of the West

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Encyclopedia Britannica      
Encyclopaedia Iranica
Encyclopaedia of Islam
Religious Celebrations
World Religions

Non-Baha'i

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