- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Burial: in Bahá'í Communities, by Vahid Rafati. (1990) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Burial, Baha'i, by Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. (1991) Extracts from writings on Bahá'í burials, cemeteries, and funerals, specifying the type of ring, shroud, coffin, and prayer plus the position of a body in a grave.
- Carta Sobre La Oracion para el Entierro Baha'i: Departamento de la Secretaria 1 de julio de 2001, by Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. (2001-07-01)
- Covid-19 and Baha'i Burial, by Universal House of Justice. (2020-04-08) As Bahá'í laws emphasize hygiene and protection, Bahá'ís may refrain from certain funeral and burial observances for those who have died from the coronavirus disease, in order to avoid exposure, and are encouraged to follow advice from health authorities.
- 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.
- Exalted Letters (Hurúfát-i-'Álín), The: Overview, by John Walbridge. (1996)
- Funerals and Burials, Preparations for: Some practical notes, Mary K. Radpour, comp. (1998) A compilation of Bahá'í directions for funerals and burials (i.e., this is not a compilation of direct quotations from the Writings).
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988) The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Notes on Words of the Guardian, by Virginia Orbison. (1956) Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Made by Virginia Orbison, January 15 to February 11".
- Prayer for the Dead, Recitiation of, by Universal House of Justice. (1999-02-09) Instructions on the correct way to recite this prayer.
- Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism, by Denis MacEoin. (1994) On practices of prayer, invocations, talismans, jewelry, fasting, purity, birth, death, marriage, festivals, pilgrimage, and Feast. Includes 26 appendices with texts and translations.
- Special Report on Baha'i Burial vs. Maori Custom, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand. (1989-10-06) Special report about reconciling Bahá'í burial laws with local maori customs where they conflict; includes guidance from the Universal House of Justice.
- Suffering of the Exalted Letters, by Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. (2017) Tablet written in Baghdad about death and the development of the human soul.
- Summon Up Remembrance, by Marzieh Gail. (1987) Memoir left by Ali-Kuli Khan, one of the first translators of Bahá'í Writings; writings of his wife Florence; other family papers and memories.
- Various Essays, by Susan Gammage. (2013-2018/2023) 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
- Wisdom of Burying the Dead in the Earth: Tablet of Cremation, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Ali Kuli Khan, trans, Marzieh Gail, trans. (1902/1987) Tablet to Laura Clifford Barney regarding the wisdom of burying the dead in the Earth, also known as Tablet of Cremation, in two translations: one by Marzieh Gail, one by ‘Alí Kulí Khán.
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