- Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h...
- Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh (2018). — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
- Ted Brownstein. Are the Four Valleys four stages in one path or are they four paths? (1998). — Alternate readings of symbolism in the Four Valleys.
- Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Artist, Seeker and Seer: A vocabulary and a perspective for the appreciation and creation of art inspired by the Bahá'í Writings (1982). — Imagery and metaphors from the Baha'i Writings guide the appreciation and creation of art. They demo...
- John S. Hatcher. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen...
- Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
- Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
- Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec...
- John S. Hatcher and Amrollah Hemmat et al. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih (2019). — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments (n.d.).
- Nader Saiedi. Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity (2011). — We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. T...
- William Ridgers. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation.
- Frank Lewis. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (1999-04). — What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-...
- Mark A. Foster. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary (2003).
- Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso...
- William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
- Farshid Kazemi. Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism (2013). — Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroa...
- Moshe Sharon. Clouds and the Hiding God: Observations on some Terms in the Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh (2012). — Metaphorical usage of clouds and rain in the mystical Tablets Rashh-i-Ama, Lawh Kullu't-Ta'am, and Q...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun (1994). — Baha'u'llah's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
- Amrollah Hemmat. Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study (2016). — Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and p...
- Nooshfar B. Afnan. Concepts of Spirituality in The Works of Robert Houle and OttoRogers with Special Consideration to Images of the Land (2000-12-06). — The attitude of native Canadians toward the land and the prairies, as expressed through the work of ...
- Karel Fontaine. Creative Inspiration: Symbolism and Seeing (2000). — Examples of visual art which demonstrate the creative impulse at work, together with the symbolism i...
- Annemarie Schimmel. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (1994). — This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book conta...
- Hui Bau. Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis (2016). — Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherz...
- Jack McLean. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
- Julio Savi. Dimensions of Spirituality, by Jack McLean: Review (1995).
- Romuald Boubou Moyo. Discovering a Sacred Numerical Pattern from Baha'i Scriptures (2020-07). — Brief analysis of the inheritance shares outlined in the Kitab-i-Aqdas and how the abjad system of n...
- David Friedman. Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection? (1999). — While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show...
- Abdu'l-Bahá and Mary Basil Hall. Drama of the Kingdom (1933). — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...
- Ernesto Fernandez. El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name (2013-06). — Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Baha'i Fa...
- Aline Shane-Devin. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca (1907-10). — [needs abstract]
- William P. Collins. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response (1997). — Context of Baha'i numerology.
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Fire as a symbol used in the Sacred Writings (2002).
- Universal House of Justice. Five Questions: Loss of Voting Rights, Mani, Magi, Five-Pointed Star, Joseph Smith (1991-01). — Responses to various questions. Closes with quotations on Confucianism and Genesis.
- Jack McLean. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb, by Nader Saiedi: Review (2009). — Review of the book, expanded into an essay on the Bab's ethics, laws, and use of symbolism.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur...
- Dergham Aqiqi and Todd Lawson. Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand: Form, Content, and Provisional Translation (2021-11). — Detailed analysis of the content and translation of an undated haykal; the relation between the Bab...
- Grover Gonzales. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh (2020). — On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets an...
- Robert Stockman. Heaven (1995).
- Daryl Lowery. Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77 (1999). — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
- Anjam Khursheed. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity (1997). — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th...
- Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible (1994 Fall). — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe...
- Julie Badiee. Image of the Mystic Flower, The: Exploring the Lotus Symbolism in the Bahá'í House of Worship (2000). — The design of the temple in India creates the visual effect of a large, white lotus blossom emerging...
- Maryam Afshar. Images of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The (2004). — 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Christian subjects in his talks with Baha'is of Christian background and his ...
- Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
- Hooper Dunbar. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series (1989/1990).
- Julio Savi. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The (2014). — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
- Universal House of Justice and Horace Holley et al. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The (1986). — Five documents from Baha'i World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its s...
- Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali-Kuli Khan, trans. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism (n.d. (1902?)). — A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writ...
- Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
- Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An (2001). — One of Baha’u’llah's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Mani...
- Abdu'l-Bahá and Brent Poirier et al. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" (2000).
- Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). — The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
- Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab...
- Bahá'u'lláh Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission.
- Pierre Daoust. La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment (2023). — Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le ...
- Josephina Fallscheer. Richard Grosser, trans. Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha (1933-04). — On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
- Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (1991). — The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Baha'u'llah can be equated as one and the same eternal ...
- William Sears. Meaning of the Bahá'í Ring Symbol (n.d.).
- Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;...
- Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
- Jack McLean. Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The (2005). — Martial symbology is common in the Baha'i Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writ...
- David Langness. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys (1997). — Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
- Universal House of Justice. Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism (1999-01-24). — The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Baha'i symbol, in compar...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation (2019). — Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Baha on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qu...
- Christopher Buck. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Study of Baha'i and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and th...
- Harold Coward. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
- Daniel Grolin. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
- Kathleen E. McVey. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2003).
- William P. Collins. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2001).
- Andrew Rippin and John Renard et al. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Reviews (2000/2002). — Three short reviews from Studies in Religion, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, and Humaniti...
- Ernesto Fernandez. Platón, Leonardo y el sistema del Monte Carmelo (2012). — The symbolic systems of Plato and Leonardo da Vinci, and their modern architectural representation i...
- Romane Takkenberg. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre...
- George Townshend. Questions about the Second Coming (1953). — Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Baha’is of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Chri...
- Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians.
- Universal House of Justice. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987-09-14). — Information on Baha'i concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
- Christopher Buck. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise (1995). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha...
- Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w...
- Henry Corbin. Nancy Pearson, trans. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran (1977). — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al. Eric Hadley-Ives, comp. Springtime metaphors and spring-related imagery (1995). — Introduction and Compilation, interspersed with editorial comments. Includes discussion of "plain En...
- Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions (1997 Spring). — The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moo...
- Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The (1997-98 Winter). — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c...
- Juan Cole. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary (1994). — Overview of a tablet of Baha'u'llah touching on matters of interpretation and theology.
- Christopher Buck. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan (1995/2012/2021/2024). — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per...
- Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
- Frank Lewis. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996).
- Christopher Buck. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A (1998). — A “symbolic profile” of Baha’i consciousness as shaped by the writings of Baha’u’llah and ...
- Ismael Velasco. "Symbolism in the Badí' Calendar," by Robin Mihrshahi: Review (2004).
- 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 surroundi...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet from Our Lord, Abbas Effendi, Presented by Abdel Karim Effendi, to the American Beloved, and Tablet from the Master (n.d.). — Two Tablets self-published in the early 1900s. (Date of illustration 1889.) Translator and context n...
- Ruhiyyih Skrenes. Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Analysis of Figurative Language in the Tablet of Ahmad (1998-04). — Introductory analysis of the metaphors and symbols used in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic).
- Cynthia C. Shawamreh. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah (1998-12). — Comparison of Baha'u'llah's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebre...
- Fariborz Alan Davoodi, comp. Tablet of the Temple (Suratu'l-Haykal): Study Guide (2017-04). — Lengthy study guide, with the Arabic original, compiled by a group of nine study group participants,...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Hasan M. Balyuzi, trans. Tablet to Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II (Lawh-i-Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II) (1985).
- JoAnn M. Borovicka. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2015). — The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding t...
- Kevin Brogan. Theology of the Sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church, The (2001). — Helping Baha'is understand the Catholic church's historical perspectives and spiritual significance ...
- Julio Savi. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography (2003). — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu...
- Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
- Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
- Christopher Buck. Universality of the Church of the East, The: How Persian was Persian Christianity? (1996). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha...
- John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (1994). — Baha’i scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: inde...
- Sally Liya. Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions, The (2004). — The tree is a universal symbol found in the myths of all peoples. This Jungian archetype figures in ...
- Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (1991). — Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Baha'i theology; includes a brief com...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá et al. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Water as a symbol used in the Sacred Writings (2002).
- Robin Mihrshahi. Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar (2004/2013). — Symbolism in the Baha'i-era calendar, some Shaykhi origins of the Bab’s cosmology and ontology, an...
- Juan Cole. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i (1994). — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c...
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