- A Pilgrimage Excerpt from the Story of Jeanne Kranen, by Jeanne Kranen. Marion Pnevmatikou, trans. (2013)
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915, Edward C. Getsinger, comp. (1915-06-24) The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to law; the dangers of envy and ambition, true authority in the Faith is characterized by humility and service, not personal ambition.
- Account of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An, by Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1973-04-21) On the last days of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Address to the International Convention, by William Sears. (1983) Speaking at the first International Convention in the newly completed Seat of the Universal House of Justice (1983).
- Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine, by Author unknown. (2000-09-18) Bahá'í World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
- Arc Project: 1987 Open Letter, by Universal House of Justice. (1987-08-31) Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1987.
- Archives, Bahá'í: Preserving and Safeguarding the Sacred Texts, by Universal House of Justice. (1993 Fall) Includes estimated numbers of Tablets revealed, and numbers of Tablets archived at the Bahá'í World Center; prepared by the Archives Office on behalf of the House.
- Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel, by Universal House of Justice. (2018-09-02) One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Bahá'í Writings tying "armageddon" with the town of Megiddo, with Mt. Carmel, or with the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb, by John S. Hatcher. (2019) "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascent of Mount Carmel"; overview of the articles in this issue of the Journal.
- Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople, by Stanwood Cobb. (1915) A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'ís in Haifa in the early 1900s. Includes introduction by Bei Dawud.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, by Moojan Momen. (1981) A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Babs and Their Prophet, The, by Laurence Oliphant. (1887) Excerpt from a book described by E.G. Browne as "the first published notice of Behá and the Bábí colony at Acre"; includes PDF of complete book.
- Bahá'í Shrines, by John Walbridge. (1989)
- Bahá'í World Centre, by Moojan Momen. (2009) On the spiritual center of the Bahá’í Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the focal points of devotion for Bahá’ís around the world, and edifices of the administrative center.
- Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel, by Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. (2017) Bahá’u’lláh honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrection; la levée des scellés al-rahiq-ul-makhtoom; le mystère des quatre lettres saintes; Shoghi Effendi et le projet du Carmel; le centre administratif mondial.
- Bridge over Troubled Waters: The City of Haifa in Lavie Tidhar's Stories, by Ehud Maimon. (2012-01-23) Brief mentions of the temple of the Bab and the terraces, and the place of Haifa and Mt. Carmel in some contemporary Israeli fiction. Includes photos.
- Call of Mt. Carmel, The, by Maude M. Holbach. (1912) Includes passing references to Abdu'l-Bahá and Akka, a description of life in Haifa at the time, and some history of Laurence Oliphant.
- Carmel - the Mountain of God, by Zikrullah Khadem. (n.d.)
- 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.
- Concealment and Burial of the Báb, by Peter Terry. (2012) This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells the story of the death and burial of the Bab, compiled from the reports of several eye-witnesses consulted by the author.
- Conservation and Restoration of Calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam, The, by Shingo Ishikawa, Patrick Ravines. (2004/2005/2007) Three versions of a paper explaining the procedure for preserving manuscripts at the Bahá'í World Centre, using the example of calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam. Includes high-resolution sample of Qalam's artwork.
- Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria , by Thomas Cook (firm). (1876) Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-48, 408-416.
- Creation, by Lasse Thoresen. (2002) Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating in the process of never-ending unfolding; the divine names are the eternal archetypes organizing the material world; dialogue between thinking and reality.
- Der Herr Ist Nahe / The Lord Is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel, by Harry Liedtke. (2022) Brief history of the Templer Society and Georg David Hardegg, who landed in Haifa in 1868 and built a spiritual colony at the foot of Mt. Carmel.
- Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts, by Ahang Rabbani. (2003) Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husayn ‘Ali Nur.
- Encounter, The, by Duane L. Herrmann. (2016 Spring) A slightly fictionalized account of a visit to the Shrine of the Bab in the Holy Land.
- 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.
- Excellency of Mt. Carmel, The, by George Napier Whittingham. (1921) Chapter 10, "The Excellency of Mt. Carmel," describes the author's visit to Haifa and gives an overview of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Excerpts of Notes during Pilgrimage to Haifa, by Alice Dudley. (1957-04) Excerpts of notes by Alice Dudley of Orleans, France, during pilgrimage to Haifa April 15-23, 1957.
- Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. (2013) Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Bahá'ís on Naw Ruz, 1909, the same day Abdu'l-Bahá interred the remains of the Bab in the mausoleum on Mount Carmel. This is a history of both events.
- Frommer's Guide to Israel: Haifa, by Robert Ullian. (1998) From a popular travel guide series. Includes Akko [Akka] and Bahji.
- Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Golden Coast (includes Akka and Bahji), by Robert Ullian. (1998-11) Travel guide; now out-of-date.
- Gardeners of God: An Encounter with Five Million Bahá'ís, by Colette Gouvion and Philippe Jouvion: Review, by Marc Foxhall. (1998)
- Guardian's Wartime Travels, The, by Harry Liedtke. (2016) Brief chronology of world events 1938-1940 juxtaposed with Shoghi Effendi's travels in 1940, when he left Haifa for England nine months after the beginning of the war.
- Haifa, by Hossein Amanat. (2003) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Haifa before and after 1948: Narratives of a Mixed City, by Mahmoud Yazbak, Yfaat Weiss. (2011) Mention of Bahá'ís establishing homes in Haifa following their expulsion from Iran, and description of the Baha’i Gardens and the Arc buildings.
- Haifa Notes, by Clara Edge. (1954-05) Notes by the author of the biographical novel Tahirih, taken during her visit to Haifa in 1954.
- Haifa Notes, by Gayle Woolson. (1956) Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
- Holy Places at the Bahá'í World Centre, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1968)
- Impressions of Haifa, by Alain Locke. (1926-04-21) Locke reflects on his visit to the Bahá'í shrines in November 1923.
- Interiors of the Shrines of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Author unknown, comp. (1930) Five pictures of the shrines of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- International Bahá'í Council, by Duane L. Herrmann. (1990-03) History of the formation of the IBC.
- Interview of Sachiro Fujita, by Sylvia Ioas. (1975) Interview of Fugita-san by Sylvia Ioas during John McHenry's pilgrimage in December, 1975 at McHenry's request.
- Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An, by Mary Hanford Ford. (1933-07) Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
- Interview with Lilian Crawford on the Knighthood of Abdu'l-Baha, Adib Masumian, comp. (ca. 1979) Interview with Lilian Crawford, a pilgrim to Haifa in 1919 who witnessed the ceremony of the knighthood of Abdu'l-Bahá, published in New Era, short-lived Bahá'í newsletter from Edinburgh; photo of the ceremony and identification of some attendees.
- Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg), by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2024-08) Authorized translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Templer Society, emphasizing devotion, fulfillment of prophecies, and the transformative power of the Word of God.
- Les Jardiniers de Dieu: À la Rencontre de Cinq Millions de Bahá'ís, par Colette Gouvion et Philippe Jouvion: Review, by Robert LaLiberte. (1990)
- Letter from Haifa in the Time of Mourning, 1922: from Emogene Hoagg to Nelly French, by Emogene Hoagg. (1971/1972 Winter) The commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's passing and the first pubic reading of his Will, including the appontment of Shoghi Effendi.
- Letter to Mrs A.M. Bryant re interment of the remains of The Bab on Mt. Carmel, by May Woodcock, A. M. Bryant. (1909) Brief description of the interment of the remains of the Bab on Mt. Carmel on 21 March 1909.
- Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre, by William P. Collins. (1985:12) Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
- Lifetime with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, A: Reminiscences of Khalíl Shahídí, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2008) Extensive recollections of four decades with the Holy Family in the time of Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Includes appendices on the next Manifestation, Bahá'í holy days, avoidance of tobacco, penmanship, and observations on daily life of the time.
- Light in the Lantern, The, by E. S. Stevens. (1911-12-01) Sympathetic outsider's overview of Bahá'í history and its spread through the Western world. Includes the author's impressions of Abdu'l-Bahá, whom she calls "The Effendi." Text and page scans, illustrated.
- 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)
- 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.
- Mahdi in Persia and Syria, The, by Richard G. Badger. (1918) Extract on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, in a book exploring the concept of the Mahdi, a messianic figure in Islamic tradition.
- Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia. (2014) The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Bahá'ís from Iran and the Templars from Germany. Includes early descriptions of Haifa from both sources, comparative translations of the Tablet to G. Hardegg, and more.
- Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein, by Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. (1999) Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999.
- Memories: Bill Sears interviews Mrs. True, by William Sears, Corinne True. (1951) Stories starting from 1907 in Haifa.
- Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Ali M. Yazdi. (1986) Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Bahá'í.
- Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2005) Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Bahá'í historical places in Shiraz, the Afnán family genealogy, and excerpts from Houshmand Fatheazam’s diary
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996)
- Mountain of God, The, by E. S. Stevens. (1911/1970) Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Bahá'í of Abdu'l-Bahá and the small band of Bahá’ís who lived in Haifa and 'Akká early in 20th Century.
- My Pilgrimage to the Land of Desire, by Marie A. Watson. (1932) Account of a pilgrimage to Haifa to visit Abdu'l-Bahá in July–August 1921.
- Night of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Louise Bosch. (1921-11-28) Part of a letter written by Bosch to her friends in the San Francisco Bay area recounting the night the Master passed away.
- Notes of Shoghi Effendi's Words, by Agnes Baldwin Alexander. (1937-05-12) Notes from the dinner table in Haifa, May 11 1937, taken before Alexander's departure the following day.
- Notes Taken in the Presence of Shoghi Effendi, by Agnes Baldwin Alexander. (1937) Notes from a pilgrimage in spring, 1937. Two editions of the notes are presented in parallel.
- Palestine: Depicted and Described, by G. E. Franklin. (1911) Four pages of pictures of Haifa, Carmel, and the American College at Beirut (Shoghi Effendi's alma mater). Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith; included for historical interest only.
- Passing of Abdu'l-Baha (Nov 1921), David Merrick, comp. (2018-05) The weeks and days leading up to, during and following the passing of Abdu'l-Bahá, presented as original accounts in chronological order.
- Passing of Abdu'l-Baha, The, by Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1922) A compilation on the last days of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf. Later published in abridged form in World Order.
- Pilgrim's Notes, by William Allison, Thelma W. Allison. (1957) Notes from a 1957 pilgrimage; Allison was one of the last Bahá'ís to visit the Guardian in Haifa.
- Pilgrimage in Baha'u'llah's Writings, by Ahang Rabbani. (2010-01) On pilgrimage to the Twin Shrines in the Holy Land and their Tablets of Visitation, to the House of the Bab in Shiraz, and to the House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad. Includes provisional translations of several Tablets of Visitation.
- Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens?, by Religion For Breakfast. (2018-12-10)
- Pilgrimage to Haifa, November 1919, A, by Bahiyyih Randall Winckler. (1941/1995) Winckler's parents were Bahá'ís; she met 'Abdu'l-Bahá during his visit to America when He visited her mother in 1912, and was bestowed the name Bahiyyih when she went on pilgrimage in 1919 at age twelve.
- Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdul Baha at Tiberias and Haifa, by Anna Kunz. (1922-09) Questions asked of Abdu'l-Bahá by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
- Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha's Call for Unity, a Century after World War I, by Bahá'í World News Service. (2018-11-26) Collection of newspaper articles and photographs of Abdu'l-Bahá, on the general theme of unity in the face of war.
- Sacred spaces and secular visions in the Bahá'í Holy Gardens, by Elizabeth Kostina. (2024-04-22) Exploring the interplay between religious practice and heritage tourism at the Bahá’í Holy Gardens in Haifa, revealing a trend towards shared 'spirituality' among pilgrims and tourists.
- Shoghi Effendi: Recollections, by Ugo Giachery. (1973) Biography of Shoghi Effendi from the close standpoint of the author's personal experiences.
- Shoghi Effendi, by Marcus Bach. (1957) Dr. Bach set out to meet the five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ. He travelled the world to pursue this aim, interviewing Helen Keller, Pope Pius XII, Albert Schweitzer, Therese Neumann, and Shoghi Effendi.
- Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí, by Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, trans. (1980) Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follower of Bahá'u'lláh and companion of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists, by Fariborz Sahba. (2020) Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years of the development of the Bahá'í Temple in India and 15 years of the development of the Mount Carmel Bahá'í Project in Haifa, and other stories.
- Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God, by Cal E. Rollins. (1989) Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Bahá'í community in ‘Akká and Haifa in 1911. The two main characters are moving through an "individuation process" which could lead them to the Bahá'í Faith. Jungian literary criticism explains the symbolism.
- Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel, by Elham Afnan. (2002-04-21) Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa.
- Systems Approach in the World Heritage Site Bahá'í Gardens, by Tadeja Jere Jakulin. (2023-04) Functioning and management of the Bahá'í gardens in harmony with the social environment, the natural surroundings, pilgrims, and tourists; the interplay between theory and the practical application of systems thinking for tourism and UNESCO heritage.
- Tablet of [Mount] Carmel (Lawh-i-Karmil): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Peter Terry, Ted Brownstein, Stephen Lambden. (1999)
- Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg, by Stephen Lambden, Kamran Ekbal. (2003) A Tablet addressed to the German Templer/Templar leader Georg David Hardegg including the proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh as the Promised One and the return of the Father to earth.
- 'This Place Has a Major Historical Value Since Prophet Elijah. How Can They Do This?', by Moshe Gilad. (2023-08-31) An Israeli army base is set to be vacated in Haifa's Stella Maris area, which houses a Carmelite monastery and a Bahá'í holy site. Residents are horrified at the idea of turning such a rich historical site into housing.
- Through the Eyes of Margaret Cousins: Irish and Indian Suffragette, by Keith Munro. (2018) Biography of the co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, a theosophist, who met both Martha Root and Shoghi Effendi.
- Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha, Duane Troxel, ed. (1911/2007) Pictures of Akká taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data added later, in 2007 by Troxel and in 2008 by Cary Enoch Reinstein.
- 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.
- Writings, Bahá'í: Importance of collecting and safeguarding, by Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi. Bahá'í International Archives, comp. (2003)
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