- A Lost History of the Baha'i Faith, by Eric Stetson: Review, by Grover Gonzales. (2016) Critical review of a book about the history of some covenant-breaker groups.
- Abdu'l-Baha's First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation, by Ahang Rabbani, Khazeh Fananapazir. (2010-04) Tablet revealed in 1897 in response to events in Akka and the rebellion against Abdu'l-Bahá by his family members after the passing of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Addresses Delivered before the New York and Chicago Assemblies, by Abdel Karim Effendi Teherani. Anton Haddad, trans. (1900) Talks to the New York and Chicago assemblies, delivered at Abdu'l-Bahá's request, to deepen the believers following the covenant-breaking of Ibrahim Kheiralla, published as a 100-page booklet.
- Aghsan, The, by Grover Gonzales. (2021) The article gives a new, different view of the development of the Bahai Covenant, the end of the Guardianship, overview of the meanings of aghsán ("branches"), the sons of Bahá'u'lláh, the expulsion of Abdu'l-Bahá's seven grandsons, and succession.
- Ahmad Sohrab and the New History Society, by Paul E. Haney, Horace Holley, Corinne True. (1958-01-14) Overview of the defection of Ahmad Sohrab and the formation of the "New History Society" and the "Caravan of East and West."
- Apostasía en al Marco Jurídico Bahá'í, La, by Badi Villar Cardenas. (2001) Este ensayo constituye uno de los primeros esfuerzos por construir una marco jurídico para los procesos de apostasía y expulsión en la comunidad bahá'í.
- Assessing the Claims of Nigar Bahá'í Amsalem, by Adib Masumian. (2009/2012) On claims made by the great-granddaughter of Bahá'u'lláh, as presented in the outsider film Bahá'ís in My Backyard.
- 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.
- Authority of the International Teaching Centre in Expelling Covenant-Breakers, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-01-05) On the role of the Counsellors and the ITC in protecting the Faith, and the process of expelling a person whose behavior is in conflict with the Covenant.
- Bahá'í Schism Battles It out in Court, by Manya A. Brachear. (2009-05-30) Short article touching on a lawsuit to prevent covenant-breakers from using the word "Bahá'í" and "The Greatest Name."
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998) List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Basis of the Bahá'í Community, The: A Statement Concerning the New History Society, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1941-11) A statement on Ahmad Sohrab's activities and its trademark infringement case.
- Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi, by Adib Taherzadeh, Dariush Lamie, Juan Cole. (1998) Three short biographies of about the man who asked to be exempt from the laws of the Aqdas.
- Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: Chapter 31 of Some Answered Questions, by Moojan Momen. (2009) An examination of covenant-breaking in the Bahá’í Faith in terms of the Biblical reference to blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
- Center of the Covenant: Tablet to Mason Remey, interview with Badi'u'llah, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Mirza Badi'u'llah. Ahmad Sohrab, trans. (1912-07-13) Brief interview conducted by Howard MacNutt. Includes a tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá to Mason Remey.
- Chosen Highway, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1940/1967) Oral Bahá'í histories collected by an eminent early English Bahá'í, first published in 1940.
- Covenant Breaking, by William Sears. (n.d.)
- Covenant, The: An Analysis, by George Townshend. (1950) A study guide in outline form on the idea of a covenant, Messengers and their missions, the covenant between the Messenger and the faithful, and covenant-breaking. Includes an appendix, compilation on the covenant.
- Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker, by Moojan Momen. (1995)
- Covenant-breakers and other Enemies of the Faith, Writings of; Photographs of Baha'u'llah, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, comp. (2000) Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers, including William Miller's The Bahá'í Faith.
- Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-06) Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
- Covenant-breakers, Electronic Communication with, by Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998)
- Covenant-Breakers, Encountering Online, by Universal House of Justice. (1997-11-18) Actions Bahá'ís need or need not take upon meeting Covenant Breakers in online "chat rooms" or by email.
- Covenant-breakers, Non-association with, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Continental Board of Counsellors, comp. (1999-12-7) Includes extracts regarding electronic communication with Covenant-Breakers.
- 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.
- Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, by Universal House of Justice. (1996) Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the foreknowledge that there would be no Guardian? Was the time ripe for such an action? Could not the International Bahá'í Council have carried on the work?
- Episodes in the History of the Covenant (Waqáy-i-Tárikhiyyih dar 'Ahd wa Mitháq-i-Iláhi), by Shoghi Effendi. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. (1997-12) Message revealed by the Guardian to the Bahá'ís of ‘Irán concerning the incorruptibility of the Covenant.
- Epistle to the Bahá'í World, An, by Mirza Badi'u'llah. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. (1907) Letter from the half-brother of `Abdu'l-Bahá about Badi'u'llah's exit from, return to, and then exit again from the Bahá'í Faith.
- Fifteen Years of Failed Prophecy: Coping with cognitive dissonance in a Bahá'í sect, by Robert W. Balch, John Domitrovich, Barbara Lynn Mahnke, Vanessa Morrison. (1997) An academic article about the prophetic expectations of a covenant-breaker group, Baha’is Under the Provisions of the Covenant. Followed by "The End is Nearish," Chase's predictions satirized by Harper's.
- Firmness in the Covenant and Protection of the Cause of God, by Charles Mason Remey. (1914/1918) Two versions of an essay written in response to "certain conditions of violation" of the Covenant in London and other European assemblies: a 5-page essay from 1914, and a 28-page (unpublished?) article from 1918.
- Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An, by Vernon Elvin Johnson. (1974) Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their resulting tensions and resolutions.
- Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Expulsion of Covenant Breakers, by Universal House of Justice. (1997-06-04) Discussion of a reference in the Kitab-i-Aqdas to the possible end of the Guardianship, and the authority of the Hands of the Cause to expel Covenant-breakers.
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (2021) Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
- Lighting the Western Sky: The Hearst Pilgrimage and the Establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in the West by Kathryn Jewett Hogenson: Review, by Janet Ruhe-Schoen. (2014)
- 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.
- Lists of Articles, by Brent Poirier. (2009-2019) Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
- Mason Remey and Joel Bray Marangella, by Chad Jones. (2001-10-26) Short research note about Remey's claim to the Guardianship, which may have been inspired by Joel Marangella.
- Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him, by Universal House of Justice. (1997) Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on covenant-breaking, and the history "Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him."
- Memories of Nine Years in Akka, by Youness Khan Afroukhteh. Riaz Masrour, trans. (1952/2003) Translation of Khatirát-i-Nuh-Saliy-i-‘Akká, the memoirs of Dr. Yúnis Afrukhtih, who served ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as secretary and interpreter from 1900-1909. Includes discussion of the history of Covenant-breaking.
- Mention of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths in the New York Times 1852 - 1922, by Various. (1852-1922) 45 articles and brief mentions, spanning 70 years.
- 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.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States vs. New Mexico Covenant-Breakers, by Author unknown. (1966) Documents from the lawsuit by the NSA vs. the New Mexico covenant-breaker group "The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States of America Under the Hereditary Guardianship, Inc." for their use of Bahá'í names and titles.
- Passing of Shoghi Effendi, Ministry of the Hands of the Cause, and Defection of Mason Remey, The, by Shahin Vafai. (2005)
- Power and the Bahá'í community, by Moojan Momen. (2018) While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application.
- Prayer for Fathers, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Ahmad Sohrab, trans. (1921) Tablet revealed for Albert Windust, first American publisher of the Bahá'í Writings and founder of Star of the West, on the occasion of his father's passing.
- 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.
- Remey, Charles Mason, by Robert Stockman. (1995)
- Statement on Mason Remey from the Western Hands of the Faith, by Corinne True, Hermann Grossmann, William Sears. (1960-05-31) Background information on the claims of Remey, compiled by the Hands of the Cause of God in the Western hemisphere.
- Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers: Excerpt, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Ahang Rabbani, trans. (1998) Translation, posted to email list, of a portion of a Tablet revealed on the occasion of the expulsion of Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, who had caused dissension in Tehran around 1913.
- United States National Spiritual Assembly vs. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, by Author unknown. (1941) In 1941 the National Spiritual Assembly unsuccessfully sued Covenant Breaker Mirza Ahmad Sohrab for his use of the word "Bahá'í." This is the court's conclusions.
- Unity Principle, The: Ideas of Social Concord and Discord in the Bahá'í Faith, by Robert Stockman. (2001) The concept of unity pervades Bahá’í thought, expressed both in the functioning of Bahá’í administration and the Bahá’í community and in the avoidance of political partisanship in the relationship of Bahá’ís to the wider world.
- What is there to grieve about?, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Fares Hedayati, trans, Bryn Higgins, trans. (2011-10)
- When the Bombs Drop: Reactions to Disconfirmed Prophecy in a Millennial Sect, by Robert W. Balch, Gwen Farnsworth, Sue Wilkins. (1983-04) An academic article about the prophetic expectations of a covenant-breaker group, Baha’is Under the Provisions of the Covenant, who claimed the world would end on April 29, 1980.
- Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1992) 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament consists of three parts - all three written in His own hand. The first one was revealed around 1905 and the second and third sometime around 1907.
- WIPO Domain Name Dispute: Case D2005-0214, "uhj.net", by Author unknown. (2005-08-25) A legal ruling finding, against the Bahá'ís, that covenant breakers are allowed to use the domain uhj.net.
- With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani, by Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2008-03) Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mírzá 'Isá Khán Isfahání Darágáh'í. Includes table of an old Persian solar calendar and its Western astrological correspondences, and anecdotes about Esslemont.
- Yahyá, Mírzá, by Moojan Momen. (2009) On the younger half-brother of Bahá’u’lláh, later his opponent, known as Subh-i-Azal, described by Shoghi Effendi as "the arch-breaker of the Covenant of the Báb."
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