- Bahá'í Sacred Texts, by Moojan Momen. (2019) The Baha’i Faith is a scriptural religion. Momen explains the Baha’i beliefs about sacred texts and prophets, the transmission and distribution of the scripture and its role in the community (archived copy, original offline).
- Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá'u'lláh's Surih of the Temple, by John Hatcher: Review, by Tom Lysaght. (2023-08) Review of John Hatcher's book about Bahá'u'lláh's Súriy-i-Haykal (Súrih of the Temple).
- Daira (circular talisman) #1, by The Báb. (n.d.) Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
- Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal), by Hui Bau. (2018) Background of the Suriy-i-Haykal: historical context and verses primarily from the first half of the surih, which feature the themes of the Body and Letters of the Temple, and Bahá’u’lláh’s introductory dialogues with two heavenly Maidens.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) #1, by The Báb. (1992) Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) #2, by The Báb. (n.d.) Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) #3, by The Báb. (n.d.) Talisman of a prayer of the Bab; not identified.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle), by The Báb. (n.d.) Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle), by Bahá'u'lláh. (n.d.) Talisman "prayer for protection" by Bahá'u'lláh; similar to many drawn by the Bab.
- Haykal (pentacle talisman) Prayer for Protection, by The Báb. (n.d.) Original text of a prayer for protection, written in the Báb’s own hand, in the form of a pentacle.
- Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand: Form, Content, and Provisional Translation, by Dergham Aqiqi, Todd Lawson. (2021-11) Detailed analysis of the content and translation of an undated haykal; the relation between the Báb’s composition and the Qur'an; scriptural/verbal and figural/artistic modes of revelation; symbolism of the star shape; role of repetition; dominion.
- Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An, by Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. (2001) One of Bahá’u’lláh's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Manifestation of God; God's promise to create a race of men to support His Cause; and the power of this revelation.
- 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.
- Marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bāb, by Moojan Momen. (2019-09-24) Guest post for the launch of the British Library's "Discovering Sacred Texts" exhibition, on three unique haykal and calligraphy works of the Bāb and Bahā’u’llāh which are on display for the first time.
- Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen. (2011) The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions; relevance to the performing arts; and the concept of refinement which comes across in both the person and the writings of the Báb.
- 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.
- Star Tablet of the Bab, The, by Moojan Momen. (2019-10-29) Guest post celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab with an account of one of the Bahá'í Faith's most important manuscripts, the Star Tablet, written in his own hand.
- Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings, A: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá, by Vahid Behmardi, William F. McCants. (2007) English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Báb’s Writings".
- Tablet of the Temple (Suratu'l-Haykal): Study Guide, Fariborz Alan Davoodi, comp. (2017-04) Lengthy study guide, with the Arabic original, compiled by a group of nine study group participants, with notes from a talk by Nader Saiedi.
- Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah, by Cynthia C. Shawamreh. (1998-12) Comparison of Bahá'u'lláh's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebrew Bible.
- Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Iraj Ayman. (1999)
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