- Jan T. Jasion. "A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland (1978-12). — On the earliest mentions of the Babi Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablon...
- Julio Savi, 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...
- Julio Savi. "At Dawn the Friend came to my bed': An Early Fruit of the Supreme Pen (2015). — A quasidih, a dialogue between the Beloved and the Poet as a lover. One of eight Persian poems Baha'...
- Moojan Momen. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
- Kamran Ekbal. Bagdádi Family (2014). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Ramsey Zeine. Bahá'í Faith in the Arabic Speaking Middle East, The: Part 1 (1753-1863) (2006). — Babi and early Baha'i links to the Arab world and the Arabic language; the identity of the Faith is ...
- John Walbridge. Bahá'í Shrines (1989).
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856 (1984). — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
- John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove": A Provisional Translation (2019). — A lengthy dialogue between Baha'u'llah (as persona/narrator) and the Huriyyih — the Maid of Heaven...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove" (1997).
- Julio Savi. Bahá'u'lláh's Persian Poems Written before 1863 (2012). — Overview of the mystical early writings of Baha'u'llah, 1852-1863. Includes extensive bibliography, ...
- Bijan Ma'sumian. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan (1993 Fall). — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida) (1997). — Provisional translation of an Arabic Tablet revealed by Baha’u’llah in Baghdad, before His Decla...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Moojan Momen, trans. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) (1985-12). — Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Baha when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms ...
- Nader Saiedi. Concealment and Revelation in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of the River (1999). — Analysis and provisional translation of Sahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River); on Baha'u'llah's e...
- Universal House of Justice. Dating of Aṣl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) (2009-11-15). — One-paragraph note about the date of revelation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet "Words of Wisdom".
- William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al.. Richard C. Martin, ed. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
- John Walbridge. Exalted Letters (Hurúfát-i-'Álín), The: Overview (1996).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Garden of Justice (Ridvan al-'adl) (1996).
- Todd Lawson. Globalization and the Hidden Words (2005). — A philological analysis of Baha’u’llah’s Hidden Words, elucidating the development of the glob...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iraq. House of Baha'u'llah in Baghdad: Case before the League of Nations (1928-11-11).
- Julio Savi. Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A (2015). — A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Pe...
- 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...
- Muhammad Afnan. Adib Masumian, trans. Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The (2023). — Short overview of the historical background of the Bab's invocation.
- Stephen Hemsley Longrigg. Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History (1953). — Passing mention of the confiscation of Baha'i properties in Baghdad in the early 1930s.
- Roshan Danesh. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude (2012). — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
- Aqa Husayn Ashchi. Ahang Rabbani, trans. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh (2007-03). — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
- Brian A. Miller. Lover's Way, The: A Critical Comparison of the Nazm al-Sulúk by Ibn al-Fárid with the Qasídih-yi Varqá'iyyih by Bahá'ulláh (2000). — Link to document offsite.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Kay Lynn Morton, trans. Mathnaví-yi Mubárak (2024). — Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Frank Lewis, trans. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak (1999). — Provisional translation
- Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age (1996).
- Moojan Momen. Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure (2007). — The argument about exactly when Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival p...
- Permanent Mandates Commission. Minutes of the Fourteenth Session, 1928 (1928). — Petition to the League of Nations from the Spiritual Assembly of Baghdad regarding confiscation of p...
- Permanent Mandates Commission. Minutes of the Sixteenth Session, 1929 (1929). — Petition from the Bahai Spiritual Assembly of Baghdad regarding the confiscation of property; measur...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Ode of the Dove (1997). — Translation of Qasidiy-i- Varqa'iyyih.
- Esco Foundation for Palestine. Palestine: A Study of Jewish, Arab, and British Policies, volume 2 (1947). — One-page discussion of Baha'is being evicted from properties in Iraq, and their appeal to the League...
- Ahang Rabbani. Pilgrimage in Baha'u'llah's Writings (2010-01). — On pilgrimage to the Twin Shrines in the Holy Land and their Tablets of Visitation, to the House of ...
- Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak' (1999). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
- Susan Maneck. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria (2011). — Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, co...
- Ismael Velasco. Reconstructing Ridvan (2002-05). — Brief historical overview of an event about which the Guardian said the circumstances are "shrouded ...
- Adib Taherzadeh. Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 1: Baghdad, 1853-63 (1974). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison (2019). — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original.
- Frank Lewis. Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations (2001). — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
- Foad Seddigh. Significance of some Sites Mentioned in Memorials of the Faithful (2016). — Abdu'l-Baha cited many villages and cities: the Most Great House in Baghdád; the ruins of Madaen w...
- Moojan Momen. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2000). — Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophec...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. Suffering of the Exalted Letters (2017). — Tablet written in Baghdad about death and the development of the human soul.
- 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...
- Karl Weaver. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The (2016). — Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary com...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Violetta Zein, comp. Tablet of Firayját (Lawḥ-i-Firayját) / Tablet of Firáq (Lawḥ-i-Firáq) (2022). — Tablet revealed in Firayjat, a place where Baha’u’llah stayed in Baghdad, which is about 5km nor...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq) (1998).
- Foad Seddigh. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics (2014). — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Denis MacEoin, trans. Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of Bahá'u'lláh (Suriy-i-Hajj): Baghdad (1994). — A provisional English translation of instructions by Baha'u'llah for pilgrimage to the House of Baha...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of the River [Tigris] (1997). — Includes introduction by translator.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Pierre Daoust, trans. Tablette du Paradis de la Justice (Lawḥ-i-Riḍvánuʼl-ʻAdl) (2020). — Tablette de Baha’u’llah, traduction française provisoire.
- Kathryn Brown, Sharon Davis, Karen Johnson. Timeline to the Baghdad Period: Themes of Early Tablets and Historical Personages Related to them (2000). — History and themes of and personages related to Baha'u'llah's Tablets of the Baghdad period (1853-63...
- 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...
- Moojan Momen. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb (1982). — The trial of Mulla `Ali Bastami was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the fi...
- Nabil-i-A'zam. Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. Whilst He Was in Suleymaniah: Extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil Zarandi (2002). — Handful of short extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil-i-A`zam [aka Mulla Muḥammad-i-Zaran...
- Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani. Ahang Rabbani, trans, Ahang Rabbani, ed. With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani (2008-03). — Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mirza 'Isa Khan ...
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