- Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Ashgabat Collection, by Olga Mehti. (2019) On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Bahá'í history.
- Ashkhabad (Ashgabat), Bahá'í Community of, by Vahid Rafati. (1989) Brief excerpt, with link to full article offsite.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981) A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Bahá'í Community of Ashkhabad, The: Its Social Basis and Importance in Bahá'í History, by Moojan Momen. (1991) Origin and history of the Bahá'ís in Ishqabad (Ashgabat) in Turkistan, analysis of the social composition of this community, and its importance of in terms of the rest of the Bahá'í world.
- Bahá'í News Publications Seek to Elevate Thought, Inspire Action, by Bahá'í World News Service. (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.
- Bahá'u'lláh's Bishárát (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen, by Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2010-04) Historical and textual study of the one of the major writings of Bahá'u'lláh, and new theories as to its provenance and purpose; it may have been revealed for E. G. Browne. Includes Persian translation (following the English section).
- Baháʼí Houses of Worship: A Visual Overview, Anonymous, comp. (2020) A collection of collages, exterior and interior images of Baháʼí Houses of Worship constructed, under construction, or planned worldwide.
- City of Love, The: Ishqábád and the Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by Bruce Whitmore. (1975-07) History of the building of the temple in Turkmenistan, north of the Iranian province of Khurasan.
- Empire for the Faithful, A Colony for the Dispossessed, An, by Robert D. Crews. (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.)
- Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam, by Nooshfar B. Afnan. (2023-10) ‘Abdu’l-Bahá promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkín-Qalam and artistic conceptions for the interment of the remains of the Báb, the construction of the first Bahá’í House of Worship, and transcription of Bahá’í literature.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- For the Betterment of the World, to the Glory of God: The Emergence of Bahá'í Houses of Worship, by Ann Boyles. (2019-05) Overiew of the concept and history of the Bahá'í House of Worship.
- Illustrated description of a design in the Persian-Indian style of architecture for the first Mashrak-el-Azkar (Bahá'í temple) to be erected in America, by Charles Mason Remey. (1920) Expanded version of a portion of Remey's earlier Mashrak-el-Azkar [Mashriqu'l-Adhkár]: Descriptive of the Bahai temple, with photographs of Temple models.
- Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia. (2014) Biographies of many dozen Bahá'ís of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Turkmenistan; Bahá'í schools for boys and for girls; stories of exiled Bahá'ís.
- Les Bahaïs du Caucase: b.a.-ba d'une communauté méconnue, by Azer Jafarov, Bayram Balci. (2007) Chapter on "the Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, the basics [lit. the ABCs] of an unknown community."
- Martyrdom of Hájí Muhammad-Ridá: 19 Historical Accounts, by Ahang Rabbani. (2007) Accounts of the 1889 martyrdom of Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani in Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) in Russian Turkestan.
- Martyrdom of Haji Muhammad-Rida, The, by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ahang Rabbani, trans. (1890) Gulpaygani's firsthand account of the events leading up to and following the murder of Muhammad-Rida and the trial of his killers.
- Mashrak-el-Azkar: Descriptive of the Bahá'í temple, by Charles Mason Remey. (1917) Preliminary designs for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár to be built in America, showing nine varying treatments in different styles of architecture; includes discussions of the Ashkhabad temple and Bahá'í history, and a 1908 letter to Star of West.
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996)
- Notes on the Babi and Bahá'í Religions in Russia and its territories, by Graham Hassall. (1993) Overview of the history of Bábí and Bahá'í communities in Russia and Russian territories.
- Photo of the Moscow Bahá'í Community, 1925, Author unknown, comp. (1925) Picture of Bahá'ís gathered to welcome Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Gulpáygání to Moscow, with identifications. Includes A. A. Furutan.
- Rise of the Bahá'í Community of 'Ishqábád, The, by Anthony Lee. (1979-01) Materials about the early history of Ishqabad, site of the first Bahá'í Temple, based in part on interviews with former residents.
- Secret of Divine Civilization Translation, Capital Punishment, and Other Questions, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-06-20) On the capitalization of pronouns, reference to "we Muslims," works of Abdu'l-Bahá revealed during the time of Bahá'u'lláh, the first person to recognize Bahá'u'lláh, and designer of the temple in Ishqabad. Includes a compilation on capital punishment.
- Seizure of the Ishqabad Temple: Horace Holley Interview with State Department Officials, by Author unknown. (1939-06-06) Brief report of an interview with the secretary of the US National Spiritual Assembly on whether and why the Soviet government had appropriated the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Ashkhabad.
- Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship, by Sama Shodjai. (2023-12) Overview of the design principles followed in building the Bahá'í temples, and the intricacies and considerations involved in their design, using Canada as a case study. (Link to document, offsite).
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023) Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
- История Ашхабадского храма бахаи (History of the Ashgabat Bahá'í Temple), by Olga Mehdi. (2012-09-09) Небольшое историческое эссе о строительстве ашхабадского храма бахаи — личные мемуары и исследования автора, с историческими фотографиями Ашхабада XIX-начала XX века.
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