- 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 Imam and the Qa'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 culture, history, mythology, and religion. She was a religious mystic who felt a new day arising in the world, and seen by some as the "return" of Fatima.
- Todd Lawson. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The (2002). A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risála fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant compositions. It provides a brief discussion of the mystic quest, and sheds light on the Báb's relationship to the Shaykhi movement and to Sayyid Kázim.
- Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhár "Sermon of Iftikhár," and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat "Sermon of Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat."
- 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 a principle of salvation: historical background; hidden God / sealed prophecy; theodicy and law; rationalization. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). The history of Hájí Mírzá 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 Imam. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
- Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shí'í and Bábí 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'í Texts (1993 Fall). Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with all the past Prophets and their sufferings, depicting himself mortally wounded on the field of battle, like Imám Husayn.
- 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 the formal beginnings of the doctrine of the "hidden" twelfth Imam. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Bahá'í texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters of the Living, and Letters of the Quranic Dispensation.
- 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 to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
- Ismael Velasco. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture (2004). Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Bahá'u'lláh's and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's position on the occultation and the Qá'ím, and the historicity of the 12th Imám in the Bahá'í writings.
- Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’llah’s globalism, verses breaks between the two, e.g. the abandoning of jihad as a means of promoting a globalisation process.
- Todd Lawson, ed, Omid Ghaemmaghami, ed. Most Noble Pattern, A: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, `Alí Muhammad Shirazi (1819-1850) (2012). Sixteen essays by many of the leading specialists on the sometimes very difficult and challenging writings of the Báb. Includes link to audio recordings of a descendant of the Báb reading from his works.
- al-Sharif al-Radi. Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alí (2024). Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety, virtue, and governance. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- 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 Sunnis. Using Western historiographical methods, I examine three key events occuring during the life of Muhammad that are used to legitimize Shi'i origins.
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. 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 Bahá'u'lláh by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal uncle of the Bab, which
led to the revelation of the Kitab-i Iqan.
- 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 Bábí theology, and various relationships to the Bábí Faith: ancestral, devotional, initiatory, theophanic, typological, eschatological, and messianic.
- 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, Jaʻfar (connected with the history of the Twelfth Imam).
- 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 words of Scripture, and looking in the direction beyond the words, as indicated by the context. This paper also discusses the meaning of Covenant in Islam.
- 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 Bahá'u'lláh in the Kitab-i-Iqan.
- Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat) (2001). A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Bahá'ís because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i and Siyyid Kázim Rashtí; (2) it concerns the true station of the Imáms; and (3) Bahá'u'lláh quotes it in the Kitáb-i-Iqán.
- Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Hafiz Rajab al-Bursi, comp. Sermon of the Gulf (2000-07). The source of Bahá'u'lláh's quotation "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses from the Burning Bush on Sinai."
- Khazeh Fananapazir. Sermon of the Gulf (Khutbih Tutunjiyyih): Introduction (2000). Essay on Imám `Alí's sermon, which is also the source of Bahá'u'lláh's quote in Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses from the Burning Bush on Sinai."
- Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Bahá'í 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 God, resurrection, and the Qayyum al-Asma. Includes context of Bahá'u'lláh's life and troubles during this period.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn) (2002). Tablet in honor of Imam Husayn, the prince of martyrs, with whom Bahá'u'lláh identified in a mystical connection.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní): Excerpts (1986). Excerpts translated by Christopher and Nahzy Buck in Studies in Bábí and Bahá’í History vol. 3 (Kalimát Press, 1986) and by Shoghi Effendi in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh.
- 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 Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
- Juan Cole. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998-02). Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Bahá's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
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