- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Aspects of Isrá'íliyyát and the Emergence of the Bábí-Bahá'í Interpretation of the Bible, Some, by Stephen Lambden. (2002) Islamic "Israelitica" literary traditions, the Bible, and their relationship to the Bábí and Bahá'í religions. Includes discussion of the Greatest Name, Ism Alláh al-A'zam.
- Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The, by Stephen Lambden. (1997) History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Abrahamic religions and its importance and significance for contemporary Bahá'ís.
- Bahá'í Faith and Islam, by Anonymous. (2013) Overview of connections and contrasts between the Bahá'í Faith and its parent religion.
- Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, by Moojan Momen. (2013) Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the Epistle's references to Qayyumu’l-Asma and the Muslim dawn prayer for Ramadan.
- Contacting the Universal House of Justice; Obligatory Prayer, Greatest Name, Exemptions, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-01-02) Procedures on contacting the Universal House of Justice; memorandum on obligatory prayer, reciting the Greatest Name, and exemptions from prayer.
- Course on Bahá'í Symbolism, by Ernesto Fernandez. (2013-07) Symbolic forms in the Writings and Bahá'í architectural systems, and their analogues in universal religious symbolism. Includes Spanish translation, "Curso de simbología bahá ́í."
- Dhikr: in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, by Moojan Momen. (1996) Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name, by Ernesto Fernandez. (2013-06) Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Bahá'í Faith.
- Elucidation of the Meaning of The Greatest Name, by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. (1945?) Explanation of "The Greatest Name," with words of Abdu'l-Bahá, as copied by May Maxwell. Source and date not known.
- Elucidation of the Meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl, May Maxwell, comp. (n.d.) 2-page summary of the meanings and prayerful use of the word Bahá (glory, splendour, light).
- 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.
- End of Days, by Moshe Sharon. (2018) On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by being anointed with holy oil; prophecies about the last days and the final coming; predictions about the time of the "end," which Bahá'ís interpret as 1863.
- Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. (1968) Calligraphy, numerology, and theology of Baha and the ringstone symbol.
- Explanations Concerning Sacred Mysteries, by Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. (1902) Essays on the book of Daniel, and on the mysteries of: daily sacrifice, the kingdom, death, prayers for the dead, the figure 9, Jonah, fasting, and prayer.
- Greatest Name and the 99 Names of God, The: Compilation, Larry D. Curtis, comp. (1998) Includes (1) Allah'u'Abhá in Arabic, (2) compilation on the Bahá'í and Islamic use of "Greatest Name," and (3) a list of the ninety-nine names of God from Islamic theology.
- Greatest Name, The (al-Ism al-A`zam), by Stephen Lambden. (1995)
- Greeting Alláh-u-Abhá, The, David William House, comp. (2023) Short but thorough compilation on the use of the greeting Alláh-u-Abhá, "God is the Most Glorious."
- He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh, by Grover Gonzales. (2020) On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets and talismans, as tools to help his disciples find and recognize the coming Manifestation, the "Qa'im," Man Yuzhiruhu'lláh.
- Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998)
- Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An, by Adib Masumian. (2015) Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A religiolect can be considered a dialect of a language that’s specific to a particular religious group. The Bahá'í Faith, too, has a nascent religiolect.
- Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers, by Universal House of Justice, Ismael Velasco, Peter Terry, Michael W. Sours. (2000-11-28)
- La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment, by Pierre Daoust. (2023) Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le faire en pratique à l'aide de quelques exemples.
- Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Further Application of, by Universal House of Justice. (1999-12-28) Announcement to the Bahá'í world that all elements of the laws dealing with obligatory prayer and fasting are now applicable.
- 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.
- List of Baha'i Studies and Translations, by Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2018) A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
- Meaning of the Bahá'í Ring Symbol, by William Sears. (n.d.)
- Names of God, Romane Takkenberg, comp. (2010-2020) A list of some of the names of God from English translations of the Bahá'í Writings.
- New Religions and Religious Movements: The Common Heritage, by Moshe Sharon. (2004) The 19th Century; Croce’s religion of liberty; modern religious activity; the Qur'an and classical heritage; nature of revelation; magic and the names of God; mysticism of names and letters for the Bab; the letter bá'; Tafsir Basmalah.
- Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism, by Universal House of Justice. (1999-01-24) The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Bahá'í symbol, in comparison and relation to the official five-pointed star and the Greatest Name symbols.
- Obligatory Prayer, Ablutions, and Repetition of the Greatest Name, by Universal House of Justice. (2004-06-06) On recitation of the specific verses associated with the performance of ablutions for the medium Obligatory Prayer. Includes compilation of references regarding repetition of the Greatest Name 95 times per a Day.
- Obligatory Prayer, Questions about, by Universal House of Justice. (2000-11-28) Answers to four questions about reciting prayers at meetings; changing language gender; repetition of Greatest Name; and raising hands.
- Origins of Creation, by Farjam Majd. (2014) Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions of the existence of a proof; and contemporary reasons why some people believe God is not needed to explain the universe.
- Overview of the Abjad numerological system, by Frank Lewis. (1999-04) Numerological analysis of the word bahá.
- Reflections about the Greatest Name of God in the Bahá'í Faith, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2023) Two words used in the name of God "Alláh’u’Abhá": Alláh = God and Abhá = glorious; name reversal with the Manifestation, "God of All-Glory" versus "Glory of God."
- Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, by Steven Scholl. (1983-12) Dhikru'lláh, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating prayers, divine names, or mantras to achieve heightened spiritual consciousness or a sense of mystical union. Includes commentary by Moojan Momen et al.
- 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.
- Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community, by Margaret Caton. (2024) introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Bahá'í spiritual practices; 74 recordings from 58 sacred texts, including original Arabic and Persian languages with English translation, music transcription, and historical context.
- Some Bahá'í and Shaykhí Interpretations of 'the Mystery of Reversal', by Denis MacEoin. (1982-06) Prophecies about the appearance of the Qa'im and the significance of certain letters and numbers within a cipher described in an Islamic text.
- Tablet of the Greatest Name, A, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (2000) A previously-unpublished authorized translation of a Tablet of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II, by Universal House of Justice. (2004-07-14) Short letter about a tablet revealed in commemoration of Bahá'u'lláh's birthday.
- Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II (Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám), by Bahá'u'lláh. William F. McCants, trans. (1999-11) Tablet revealed in commemoration of Bahá'u'lláh's birthday (November 12, 1817).
- Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám), by Abdu'l-Bahá. Denis MacEoin, trans. (1994) Explanation of the numerological significances of Bahá’ and the ringstone symbol.
- Translation of Key Bahá'í Terms, by Universal House of Justice. (2015-05-19) Arabic terms such as "Alláh-u-Abhá", "Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá", “Mashriqu’l-Adhkár," "Ḥazíratu’l-Quds," and "Bahá" should generally not be translated into other languages, for translations are too inadequate.
- Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Stephen Lambden. (2023) Translation of and commentary on the Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
- Word Bahá', The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name of God, by Stephen Lambden. (1998) The Arabic word bahá' — meaning beauty, excellence, goodliness, majesty, glory, splendor, brilliancy, and many others — was a term of considerable import in Islamic and Bábi literature, and was occasionally seen in prophetic or messianic contexts.
- Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name, by Stephen Lambden. (1993) History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Bahá'í theology.
- Yá 'Aliyyu'l-A'lá, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department. (1991-10-03) On the meaning and correct transliteration of "Yá 'Aliyyu'l-A'lá" (O Thou Most High"), where it can be found, and if it is an invocation to the Báb.
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