- Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám (2016). — On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Im...
- Todd Lawson. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The (2007). — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own...
- Todd Lawson. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The (2002). — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant...
- Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alà ibn Abà Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur...
- Said Amir Arjomand. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism (1996). — Overview of the Shi'i doctrine of occultation, or the "Hidden Imam," and how this idea evolved into ...
- Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
- Said Amir Arjomand. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth...
- Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Juan Cole. I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'à Texts (1993 Fall). — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ...
- Said Amir Arjomand. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D. (1997). — Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and t...
- Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). — Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Baha'i texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters...
- Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
- Ismael Velasco. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in BábÃ-Bahá'à Scripture (2004). — Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Baha'u'll...
- Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'à Globalism, The (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
- Todd Lawson, ed, Omid Ghaemmaghami, ed. Most Noble Pattern, A: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, `Alà Muhammad Shirazi (1819-1850) (2012). — Sixteen essays by many of the leading specialists on the sometimes very difficult and challenging wr...
- al-Sharif al-Radi. Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alà (2024). — Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The (2015). — One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi.
- Jonah Winters. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). — Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunni...
- Abu'l-Qásim FaizÃ. Prince of Martyrs, The: A brief account of the Imam Husayn (1977). — The story of the Third Imam, whose death in the year 680 became a pivotal event for Shi'i Islam.
- Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
- Ismael Velasco. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn (2020-06). — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. Regarding Jaʻfar-i-Kadhdháb ('Jaʻfar the Liar') (2016). — One-paragraph passage about the mystical cities Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the truthfulness of a figure...
- Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w...
- Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Glorification (Khutbat'ul-Iftikhár) (2001). — A sermon by the first Imam of Shi'i Islam, alluded to by Baha'u'llah in the Kitab-i-Iqan.
- Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-NúránÃyyat) (2001). — A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Baha'is because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'iÂ...
- Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Hafiz Rajab al-Bursi, comp. Sermon of the Gulf (2000-07). — The source of Baha'u'llah's quotation "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses ...
- Khazeh Fananapazir. Sermon of the Gulf (Khutbih Tutunjiyyih): Introduction (2000). — Essay on Imam `Ali's sermon, which is also the source of Baha'u'llah's quote in Epistle to the Son o...
- Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith.
- Foad Seddigh. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics (2014). — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-ZÃyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn) (2002). — Tablet in honor of Imam Husayn, the prince of martyrs, with whom Baha'u'llah identified in a mystica...
- Bahá'u'lláh. Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. Tablet to Hájà Muhammad-NasÃr-i-QazvÃnà (Lawh-i-Hájà Muhammad-NasÃr-i-QazvÃnÃ): Excerpts (1986). — Excerpts translated by Christopher and Nahzy Buck in Studies in Babi and Baha’i History vol. 3 (Ka...
- Stephen Lambden. 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 (2023). — Translation of and commentary on the Shi'i "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadan, and...
- Juan Cole. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998-02). — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
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