- Authority of the Hands of the Cause to direct the Faith and expel Covenant-breakers, by Universal House of Justice. (1997-06-04) Authority of the Hands of the Cause assume control of the Faith and eject Covenant-breakers following Shoghi Effendi's passing.
- Conferencia de los cuerpos continentales de consejeros 09-01-2001, A la, by Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. (2001-01-09) Spanish translation of "Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Counsellors January 9 2001."
- Continental Boards of Counselors, Elucidation of the Nature of, by Universal House of Justice. (1972-04-24) The nature of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counselors and its relationship to the Institution of the Hands of the Cause.
- Counsellors, Board Members, and Assistants: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2002) An explanation of the ‘Appointed Arm’ of the Faith.
- Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh), by Eunice Braun. (2009) On the institution, established by Bahá’u’lláh, of individuals named by Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, charged with protecting and propagating the Bahá’í Faith; one of the two parallel lines of responsibility in Bahá’í administration.
- Hands of the Cause of God, by Universal House of Justice, Lilian Alá'í, Ray Hudson. (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.
- Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-01-09) On launching the Five-Year Plan.
- Institution of the Counsellors, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-01-29) Detailed discussion of the history and function of the highest level of the "Institution of the Learned."
- Members of the Universal House of Justice 1963-2023 and Hands of the Cause: Timeline, Arjen Bolhuis, comp, Sana Rezai, comp. (2003/2023) List of names and dates of all who served on the House of Justice or as Hands.
- Ministry of the Custodians: An Account of the Stewardship of the Hands of the Cause 1957-1963, by Universal House of Justice, Rúhíyyih Khánum. (1992) Account of the stewardship of the Hands of the Cause of God from 1957-63, from the passing of Shoghi Effendi to the election of the House, riding the waves of crisis to the moment of victory — the fulfillment of prophecy.
- Mystical Dimensions of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, The, by Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. (2002) The Bahá'i Administrative Order can be seen as a mystical entity, and there are some parallels between it and Sufism. For Bahá'is the encounter with the Administrative Order is critical to the mystical path.
- Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. (2023-11-28) Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre.
- Women Serving as Continental Counselors or in the International Teaching Centre, Percentage of: 1980-2010, by Universal House of Justice. (2013-01-23) Chart showing the percentage of women serving as members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors from 26 November 1980 — when the number of Boards was fixed at five — until November 2010.
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