- `Abdu'l-Bahá and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Embracing Principles while Disapproving Methodologies, by Mina Yazdani. (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.
- Azalí Babism, by Denis MacEoin. (1989) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Azálí-Bahá'í Crisis of September, 1867, The, by Juan Cole. (2004) On the history of a fateful weekend during which the Bábí movement in the nineteenth-century Middle East was definitively split into the Bahá'í and Azalí religions.
- Commentary on a Verse of Rumi, by Juan Cole. (1999) Summary and paraphrase of a tablet about a debate over the unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) in Sufi thought.
- Divisions and Authority Claims in Babism (1850-1866), by Denis MacEoin. (1989) Factors leading to the division of Babism into the Azalís and the Bahá'ís, and the question of succession and the claims of Mírzá Yahyá, Dayyán, and Bahá'u'lláh.
- Hierarchy Authority and Eschatology in Early Babi Thought, by Denis MacEoin. (1986) Evolution of the Bab's theology and prophetology.
- History and Provenance of an Early Manuscript of the Nuqtat al-kaf dated 1268 (1851-52), The, by William F. McCants, Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. (2004-09) Much controversy has surrounded the early Bábí MSS, the Nuqtat al-kaf. Some of these are resolved by study of a copy discovered in Princeton’s collection of Bábí works, which confirms its value as an important source for understanding early Bábí history.
- Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History, by Denis MacEoin: Some Notes, by Grover Gonzales. (2022)
- Subhi Ezel Mirza Yahya ve Ezeliler (Subhi Azal Mirza Yahya and the Azalis), by Yasin Ipek. (2021) History of the Bábí community following the execution of the Bab, which split into three sectarian divisions: the Bahá'ís, the Azalis, and the Bayanis.
- Tablets concerning the Divine Test, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (2000) Bahá'u'lláh's writings about the divine test between Bahá'u'lláh and Mirza Yahya at the Sultan Selim Mosque in Edirne in September, 1867, which led to the final schism between the Bahá'ís and the Azali Babis.
- Taqiyyah (Dissimulation) in the Babi and Bahá'í Religions, by Sepehr Manuchehri. (2000) The historical application of taqiyyah and instances where Bábís cooperated with the authorities in suppression of their peers, and the attitude of government officials towards these individuals.
- Ten Thousand Miles in Persia or Eight Years in Iran, by Percy Molesworth Sykes. (1902) Brief overview of Babism, including estimate of numbers of Bahá'ís and Azalis in Kirman.
- 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.
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