1. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Eileen Maddocks. (2018) Parallels between the Millerite expectations of Christ's return in the West, expectations of the return of the Twelfth Imam in the East, and emergence of the Twin Prophets of the Bahá'í Faith — as promised in the Hebrew scriptures — from Shi'i Islam.
2. 1844 Ottoman 'Edict of Toleration' in Bahá'í Secondary Literature, The, by Michael W. Sours. (1998) This edict, issued the year the Bahá'í era began, permitted Jews to return to Palestine. The return of Jews to the Holy Land was thought by Christians to be an event anticipated by biblical prophecy, heralding the Second Advent of Christ.
3. 1970-1995: Newspaper articles archive, by Various. (1970-1995) Collection of newspaper articles from 1970-1995.
4. 35 Common Objections to the Bahá'í Faith, by Bridging Beliefs. (2018-05-03) Responses to common critiques of, doubts about, and objections to the Bahá'í Faith and against religion in general.
5. A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. (2016) On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Imam and the Qa'im.
6. A-de-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. (1956) Three items: 2021 cover letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada, the 1956 message to the Iroquois Indians in Mohawk and English, and a biography of the translator, "Charles A. Cooke, Mohawk Scholar," by Marius Barbeau.
7. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid), by Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. (2023) Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid.
8. 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Students, by Reed M. Breneman. (2021-10-22) Examining ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s influence on Bahá’í students and Syrian Protestant College (now American University of Beirut), promoting education that harmonizes intellectual, moral, and spiritual development for universal peace and unity.
9. `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914, by Ahang Rabbani. (2005) The story of Abdu'l-Bahá's relocating the Haifa/Akka Bahá'í community of some 140 people to a nearby Druze village to keep them safe during World War I.
10. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: An interview with Pasteur Monnier on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, Paris, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Seena Fazel, ed. (1993-12) Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy.
11. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction, by Seena Fazel. (1993) 'Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, notably the nature of Christ, and the relationship between Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith.
12. 'Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes, by Necati Alkan. (2003) Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá commenting on a hadith.
13. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul, by Moojan Momen. (2001) Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation.
14. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy , by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. (2019) Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world."
15. 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Biblical Figure?, by Combiz Nuri. (2009) Biblical prophecies that could relate to Abdu'l-Bahá and the Seventh Angel of the Apocalypse, and the nature of the Covenant.
16. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919), by Marion Weinstein. (1919-09-08) An interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the League of Nations, Bahá'í ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. [Note: at this time in history, years before the Second World War, the terms "Zionist" and "Palestine" had somewhat different meanings.]
17. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage, by Iraj Ghanooni. Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. (2022) A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
18. Abraham: One God Three Wives Five Religions by Frances Worthington: Review, by Alex Gottdank. (2012)
19. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity, by Ray Estes, Miles Lane. (2006/2011) 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Bahá'í, and related material, including presentations on spiritual truths and the rapture of "end times," and archive of the website innermeanings.com.
20. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness, by Rodney H. Clarken. (1997) Bahá’u’lláh’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some commonalities in concepts of detachment and nothingness from Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Socrates as five of the greatest philosophers or prophets.
21. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
22. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
23. Affairs of the Heart: Early Theophanic Interpretations of Muhammad's Relationship with the Divine, by Michael Cook, William F. McCants. (2001) The relationship between God and humanity is one of the principal motifs of the Qur’an; the human heart is the locus of understanding and divine guidance; exegesis of Surat an-Najm, "The Star." Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
24. Ahmadiya Movement, The, by H. A. Walter. (1918) Old commentary on similarities and difference between the Ahmadiya and Bábí-Bahá'í movements.
25. Ahsá'í, Shaykh Ahmad, by Denis MacEoin. (1985) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
26. Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck. (2018) Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, but he saw potential in Bahá'í efforts to promote race amity and making democracy more egalitarian in terms of the rights of minorities.
27. All is One: Becoming Indigenous and Bahá'í in Global North America, by Chelsea Horton. (2013-08) Native-American identity, conversion, and community, as viewed through the lens of the Bahá'í Faith. For some, converting to the Bahá'í Faith accompanied a voyage of self-discovery toward indigenous identity. Link to thesis (offsite).
28. Ameen Rihani and the Unity of Religion: The Politics of Time and the Politics of Eternity, by Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui). (2014) Overview of the life and thought of a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual, and political activist, who believed in the oneness of religions and the brotherhood of nations and devoted his life to promoting East-West understanding.
29. Análisis comparativo de la ética del trabajo en cuatro tradiciones religiosas y su impacto sobre la organización económica y social: del judaísmo a la Fe bahá'í, by Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. (2022) Cómo la escritura y estudio entre los judíos los llevó a su alto nivel intelectual en la Edad Media y al auge de intelectuales y artistas. Cómo el cristianismo conservó en los monasterios el saber, el trabajo y el arte, para evolucionar de forma distinta.
30. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An, by Foad Seddigh. (2019) This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His complete station of prophethood to the public. It comments on an Islamic prayer for the advent of the promised Qa'im. Includes translation.
31. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29), by Christopher Buck. (2020) Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in his book The Guide for the Perplexed. The Bahá'í Faith is mentioned in the Introduction; some interpretations are similar to concepts from the Iqan.
32. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles, by Christopher Buck. (2022-09) Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's answer to the question "What has Bahá’u’lláh brought that we have not heard before?"
33. Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization, by Vahid Brown. (2006) The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in 10th- to 13th-century Spain. 
34. Answered Questions, Some, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (2014) 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
35. Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, References in the Bahá'í Writings to, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-09-24)
36. Apocalypse Unsealed, by Robert Riggs. (1981) Early draft of the later book Apocalypse - An Exegesis.
37. Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary, by Sen McGlinn. (2002) On Bahá'í use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book of Revelation.
38. Apocalypse, The: An Exegesis, by Robert Riggs. (1998-12) Detailed study of astrology, numerology, and other esoterica, in an attempt to understand The Revelation of St. John the Divine through eyes of Bahá'í interpretation.
39. Apostle Paul, a "False Teacher"?, by Universal House of Justice. (1998/2012) Whether Bahá'í Writings state that Paul was a "false teacher," the relationship between apostles Paul and Peter, and some Bahá'í teachings on Christianity.
40. Apparent Contradictory Dates in Bahá'í Texts Regarding the Public Announcement of the Prophet Muhammad, by Rauf Murtuzov. (2023) Short discussion of quotes showing an apparent discrepancy between writings of the Báb and Abdu'l-Bahá on the date of the proclamation of Muhammad.
41. Applying Christian Prophecy to Baha'u'llah, by William Sears. (2010) An audio-only version of a 6-part video discussion of the Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical prophecies, in which Sears demonstrates how Christian, Jewish, and other world religions' prophecies point to Bahá'u'lláh as the promised one.
42. Architectures of Thinking, The, by Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. (2022) Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships between the subject and their surroundings. By sharing an environment and its relationships, members of a community define their values, attitudes, and "reality."
43. Are there indications of a Second Coming of a Messiah in the Old Testament?, by David Friedman. (1999) Some claim that the New Testament teaching of a "Second Coming" is not found in the Old Testament; however, it is easy to find older references to a Return.
44. 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.
45. Art of Translation, The, by Brian A. Miller. (2017 Autumn) Translation is a form of art — an act of transposition, transformation, and interpretation. Illustrated with translation examples from the Qu'ran and Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove."
46. As It Was in the Days of Noah: So Unfolds the Surprising Fulfilment of Biblical Foresights of the 'Return', by Don Dainty. (2009) Booklet exploring the biblical and Bahá'í concept that rejection of the Manifestation results in calamities; prophecies from the Bible and their Bahá'í fulfilment; theology of the flood narrative.
47. As Others See Him: Jesus asks all people 'Who do people say that I am?': Replies from several non-Christians, by Christopher Buck, et al.. (1997-03-30) A short collection of non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, published in commemoration of Easter.
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The, by Todd Lawson. (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.
51. Autoridades religiosas del mundo, A las, by Universal House of Justice. Cortesía, trans. (2002-04) Spanish translation of "Letter to the World's Religious Leaders, April 2002."
52. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850), by Zackery Mirza Heern. (2023) Writings of the Báb can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'án, the original Qur'án, and divine revelation; the metaphors and symbolism of Gate (Báb), Remembrance (Dhikr), and Point (Nuqtah). Link to article (offsite).
53. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The, by Todd Lawson. (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.
54. Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The, by The Báb, Nabil-i-A'zam. (1844) The Báb's farewell speech to the Letters of the Living, extracted from Nabil-i-A'zam's The Dawn-Breakers, pp. 92-94.
55. Babi Concept of Holy War, The, by Denis MacEoin. (1982) An influential and controversial article, one of the first modern academic examinations of Bábí history. Discusses Islamic jihad, Bábí jihad, martyrdom, and political struggles.
56. Babi Pamphlet, A, by W. A. Rice. (1902) Review of an unnamed booklet sent to E.G. Browne, a "little manuscript book of 118 small pages, written in the beautiful Persian character," which was "originally composed before Behaullah’s death in 1892."
57. 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.
58. Bahá'i: A Second Look, by Marcus Bach. (1957-04-10) A positive assessment of the Bahá'í faith by an outsider.
59. Bahá'í: History, Beliefs, Practices, Theological Exchanges, and Current Issues, by Christopher Buck. (2014) Brief overviews of Bahá'í history and thought.
60. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation, by Zaid Lundberg. (1996-05) Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of theology, cosmology, and prophetology.
61. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam, A, by Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. (1993) Survey of the terms "prophet" and "seal," and a Bahá'í reconciliation of these terms with progressive revelation.
62. Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Uniqueness and Exclusivity in Christianity, A, by Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. (1990) Differing interpretations of scriptural passages about exclusivity have caused conflicts between denominations. A Bahá'í approach, focussing on the Gospels and on progressive revelation, can reconcile these disagreements.
63. Bahá'í Approaches to Christianity and Islam: Further Thoughts on Developing an Inter-Religious Dialogue, by Seena Fazel. (2007-12) The Bahá'í contribution to inter-religious dialogue is based on developing intellectual bridges between religions. The concept of continuity of revelation is a framework by which religions can dialogue about their differences and similarities.
64. Bahá'í Bhajans: An example of the Bahá'í Use of Hindu Symbols, by William Garlington. (1998-01) The appearance of Bahá'í bhajans is indicative of both the approaches taken by the Indian Bahá'í community towards Hindu villagers during the mass teaching period, and perhaps of a broader pattern of cross cultural exchange and adaptation.
65. Baha'i Conceptual Framework for Interfaith Discourse and Action, by Ismael Velasco. (2010) Overview of challenges to interfaith work, a Bahá'í appraisal of current activities, and the culture of systematic growth.
66. Bahá'í Contributions to Interfaith Relations, by Christopher Buck. (2019) A close look at the House's "Letter to the World’s Religious Leaders" as a contribution to interfaith discourse.
67. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique, by Michael W. Sours. (1995) Constituents of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist arguments; eschatological character of Bahá'í cosmological symbolism; Bahá'í eschatology provides answers to many feminist and ecological objections.
68. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin, by Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman. Jonah Winters, comp. (2004) Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college course at Hofstra University, New York, fall 2001.
69. Bahá'í Faith: Prophecy and Conversion, by Brian J. Mistler. (2001-02) Results of a field study of Bahá'ís in the United States and Australia which demonstrate that family connections and social teachings are greater incentives to conversion than prophecy is.
70. Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism Dialogue, by Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, Dann J. May. (1995) Eleven email postings from Bruce Burrill, Juan Cole, Moojan Momen, and Dann May, from the listserver Talisman 1.
71. Baha'i Faith and Christianity, by Seena Fazel, Marcus Braybrooke. (2010) Two short entries on the theological relationship between these two Faiths.
72. Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, The, Farnaz Ma'sumian, comp. (2008) Lecture notes compiled by Ma'sumian for teaching at a community college and a university, partly from other online sources.
73. Bahá'í Faith and Islam, by Anonymous. (2013) Overview of connections and contrasts between the Bahá'í Faith and its parent religion.
74. Bahá'í Faith and Its Relationship to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, The: A Brief History, by Adam Berry. (2004-09-22) Bahá'í history in Iran and America; relationship with Christian missionaries in Iran and Christian converts in America; Jewish responses to the Faith.
75. Bahá'í Faith and Religious Diversity, by Phillip Smith. (1991) The Bahá'í principal of unity in diversity as applied to religious pluralism.
76. Baha'i Faith and Syncretism, The, by Robert Stockman. (1997) Addresses the common misunderstanding that the Bahá'í Faith is syncretistic.
77. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions, Moojan Momen, ed. (2005) Papers presented at 'Irfán Colloquia.
78. Bahá'í Faith in India, The: A Developmental Stage Approach, by William Garlington. (1997-06) 5 distinct stages of development of Bahá'í history in India, each with its own unique personalities and events, patterns of community organization and missionary endeavor; the internal and external dynamics which led to these changes.
79. Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: A Study of a Contemporary Religious Movement, by William Garlington. (1975) A broad overview of Bahá'í history in general and in India in particular. Examination of present-day activities, sociological frameworks of village life, and development of local Bahá'í administrative orders.
80. Baha'i Faith, The, by Marcus Bach. (1946) An outsider's view of the Bahá'í community from a "faith-based" perspective.
81. Bahá'í Faith, The: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations, by Various. (2023) Twelve articles in a special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations" of the journal Religions, volume 14 (sub-issue numbers 3, 4, and 6). Links to articles offsite.
82. Bahá'í Faith: Its History and Teachings, The by William Miller: "Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith", by Douglas Martin. (1978-12) Lengthy review of Miller's book, and a broad discussion of anti-Bahá'í polemic and historiography.
83. Bahá'í Fireside Notebook, The, by Reginald L. Priestley. (2012) A believer's personal fireside notebook, compiled for his study and deepening: notes, timelines, and quotations summarizing the Bahá'í teachings.
84. Bahá'í holy days and commonalities among different religious traditions, by Robert Stockman. (2005) Audio presentation with background music, prepared for an audio series from the US Bahá'í National Center website.
85. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma", by Universal House of Justice. (2006-09-05) Summary of the meaning of karma in Hinduism and Buddhism; Bahá'í views on karma and reincarnation as shown by selected passages in the Hidden Words and other Writings.
86. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism, by Dann J. May. (1993/1997) A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism."
87. Bahá'í Proofs, The, by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. (1902) A book of history and theology composed in America, in which Gulpaygani gives an exposition of the Faith from a Christian point of view. Until Esslemont's Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, it was a standard Bahá'í textbook. Persian original included.
88. Bahá'í Proselytization in Malwa, India, by William Garlington. (1984/2001) The establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa amongst poor rural villagers; elements of appeal, including the use of Hindu terminology.
89. Bahá'í Reception of the Qur'an, The, by Todd Lawson. (2016-03-10) Quranic themes inform much of the Bahá'í proclamation. One theme is unity: there is one god, one humanity, and one religion. Another is the importance of Revelation through God's recurring messengers, and Apocalypse as but the dawn of a new message.
90. Baha'i Reflections on the "Seal of the Prophets", by Christopher Buck. (2013-2017) Three blog entries of personal reflections: Unsealing the “Seal of the Prophets” (2013); The Seal of the Prophets: Meeting God on the Last Day (2016); Muhammad: the Last Prophet? (2017).
91. Bahá'í Revelation, The, by Thornton Chase. (1933) Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, emphasizes the Bahá’í teachings as a vehicle for personal spiritual transformation. Continued to be reprinted until the 1920s. Cited Bahá'í Writings may have been superseded by later authorized translations.
92. Bahá'í Sources for the Study of Iranian Jewry during the Qajar Period, by Soli Shahvar. (2005-12-13) Lecture delivered in Hebrew.
93. Bahá'í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century, by Reed M. Breneman. (2008-02) The influential activities of the campus Bahá'í association in Beirut, 1900-1920 and during the first World War.
94. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998) List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
95. Bahá'í Teachings Concerning Christ: List of References, Author unknown, comp. (n.d.) Five-page index to the Bahá'í Writings on various topics of Christian history and teachings.
96. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination, by Todd Lawson. (2012) Overview of the status of violence in the Bahá'í tradition, and the historical/social conditions in which these doctrines were articulated.
97. Bahá'í Understanding of Reincarnation in Relation to the World's Faiths, A, by Sateh Bayat, Vafa Bayat. (2005) Concepts of reincarnation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Bahá'í religion's rejection of the idea of reincarnation; its model of a spiritual progress which continues after death.
98. Bahá'í Universalism and Native Prophets, by Christopher Buck. (2002) Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Bahá'í category of "Manifestations of God" using the Iroquois prophet Deganawida as an example.
99. Bahá'í View of the Bible, A, by Colin Dibdin. (1996) From a Bahá'í viewpoint, the Bible is a reliable source of divine guidance and salvation, but is not necessarily historically accurate, nor can the words of its writers, although inspired, be strictly defined as 'The Word of God'; biblical scholarship.
100. Bahá'í World Faith: Redefinition of Religion, by James J. Keene. (1967 Autumn) Bahá'ís consistently differ from Jews and Christians in the structure of their religious behavior and its relation to personality. Only the Bahá'ís evidenced a "fully balanced" religious activity.
101. Bahá'í Worldview on Unity of Religions: Progressive Revelation, The: Principles and Insights from the History of Science, by Jena Khadem Khodadad. (2009) Examination of the Bahá’í belief in the unity of religions and the doctrine of "progressive revelation" through the lens of Thomas Kuhn's concept of scientific revolutions.
102. Bahá'í Writings and the Buddhist Doctrine of Emptiness, The: An Initial Survey, by Ian Kluge. (2019) Agreements and convergence of the Buddhist concept of sunyata with the Bahá'í Writings.
103. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith. (1989 Winter/Spring ) An antagonistic and polemical overview of the Bahá'í Faith by a Christian.
104. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith: A Bahá'í Response, by David Friedman. (1998) Lengthy theological apologia.
105. Baha'is, by Christopher Buck. Jane Dammen McAuliffe, ed. (2016) The Bahá'í Faith's continuities and discontinuities with Islam. This is the only Bahá'í-related article in The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an.
106. Bahá'ís, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1928) A "comprehensive account of the inspiration and ideals upon which Baha’ism is built up" — overview of the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.
107. Bahá'ísm: An Anti-Christian System, by Samuel Graham Wilson. (1915-01) A Christian missionary's perspective on the Bahá'í Faith's claim to supersede Christianity.
108. Bahá'ísm: Some Uncertainties about its Role as a Globalizing Religion, by Denis MacEoin. (2005) On Bahá'í self-understanding as the religion to unite all faiths in the culmination of globalisation, vs. the challenges which secular values present to a religion that, rooted in Islamic thinking, aims to fuse the spheres of religion and society.
109. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds, by Francis Henry Skrine. (1912) An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá.
110. Baha'u'llah: The Great Announcement of the Qur'an, by Muhammad Mustafa. Rowshan Mustapha, trans. (1993) Meanings of some of the verses of the Qur'an, as viewed from the perspective of the Writings of the Bahá'í Faith.
111. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology, by Juan Cole. (1997) The idea of liberation and equality is central to Bahá'í theology; the poor in the 19th century Middle East; Bahá'u'lláh and the poor; Tablet to the Kings on wealth and peace; laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Huququ'lláh; state social welfare.
112. Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna, by Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). (2022-03) Comparison of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna; this helps one understand the philosophical content and significance, and rational rigor, of Bahá’u’lláh’s own statements on God’s existence and creative act.
113. Baha'u'llah and the New Era, by John E. Esslemont. (1980) The classic introductory text on the Bahá'í Faith focusing on Bahá'í teachings and the lives of the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, and Abdu'l-Bahá.
114. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations, by Universal House of Justice. (1990-11-06) Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Bahá'í" about changes to this book.
115. Baha'u'llah and the Reconciliation of Religions, by Peter Terry. (2014) The reconciliation of religions is one of the principal themes of Bahá'u'lláh's writings, yet one rarely discussed in introductions to the Bahá'í Faith and often ignored in surveys of Bahá'í teachings.
116. Baha'u'llah as 'World Reformer', by Christopher Buck. (1991) This article places Bahá'u'lláh in the context of Islamic reform by comparing him to several contemporary Iranian reformers. Bahá'u'lláh prosecuted his proposed reforms in three stages: (1) Bábí reform; (2) Persian reform; and (3) world reform.
117. 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, by Khazeh Fananapazir. (2007) Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhár "Sermon of Iftikhár," and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat "Sermon of Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat."
118. Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour, by Christopher Buck. (1998) Examines the Bahá'í view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahship" and topics such as proof texts and prophecy.
119. 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.
120. Bahá'u'lláh's , by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2008) Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Bahá’u’lláh calls "Thy transcendent unity," i.e., the concept of unity and oneness, which are ubiquitous in the Bahá’í Writings?
121. Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity, by Daniel Azim Pschaida. (2022-03) On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and structures organized around the number 19; the prayer is an invitation to meditate on God’s names, and see reality in a metaphysics of wholeness and unity.
122. Baha'u'llah's Ground Plan of World Fellowship, by George Townshend. (1936) This talk, proposing a practical scheme for addressing the problem of world-fellowship, was delivered at the first World Congress of Faiths conference in London in 1936 — one of the earliest Bahá'í papers to appear in a modern interfaith setting.
123. Bahá'u'lláh's Life and Mission: "This is the One Who Hath Glorified the Son", by JoAnn M. Borovicka. (2018) Ways in which Bahá’u’lláh glorifies Jesus Christ and His Cause: He quotes, explains, and defends Christian scripture; supplements Christ’s teachings for the needs of a fast-evolving society; and speaks of Christ as an existing spiritual reality.
124. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions, by Moojan Momen. (1995) Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other.
125. Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Badi'u'llah: Parallels to Bahá'í Teachings by Native American Messengers of God, by Donald Addison, Christopher Buck. (2007) Compilation of writings from Native American traditions and analogous texts from Bahá'í scripture.
126. Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Mánikchí Sáhib: Introduction and provisional translation, by Ramin Neshati. Ramin Neshati, trans. (2002)
127. Baha'u'llah's Unity Paradigm: A Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue on a Global Ethic?, by Udo Schaefer. (1996) The mystic unity of religions and the concept of progressive revelation.
128. Bahaism and Christianity: or, The Religion of 'The Splendour of God', by T. Crouther Gordon. (1927-04) Sympathetic overview of the Faith, and impressions from a visit to Haifa.
129. Bahaism and Ecumenism in the Context of Recent Sociocultural Trends, by Leyla Melikova. (2008) Some of the current sociocultural specifics of two religious phenomena — the Bahá'í Faith and ecumenism — and their place in the republic’s public and religious life.
130. Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle, by Roland Faber. (2017) Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism as reflected in Asian religious expressions, including Hinduism's Advaita Vedanta.
131. Bedrock of Bahá'í Belief, The: The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation, by Zaid Lundberg. (2000) The importance of doctrine and systematic theology in understanding the Baha' Faith, and the process of "doctrinalization" in Bahá'í history.
132. Before Abraham Was, I am, by Thornton Chase. (1902-09-27) Open letter to a new Bahá'í summarizing the Bahá'í revelation through a Christian perspective.
133. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony, by Vahid Brown. (2002) The dimensions of myth in the Bahá'í Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, religious history, and Administrative Order.
134. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole. (1997) Bahá'u'lláh's lessons from the Judeo-Christian experience for founding a new, post-Islamic religion; invoking Christ to illuminate contemporary situations within Babi-Bahá'í history; implications for his relations with Middle Eastern Christians.
135. Behold the Man: Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus, by Juan Cole: Review, by Christopher Buck. (1997)
136. Being Human: Bahá'í Perspectives on Islam, Modernity, and Peace, by Todd Lawson: Review, by Christopher Buck. (2021-11-30)
137. Beyond Pluralism, by Moojan Momen. (1995-04) Brief thoughts on the Bahá'í Faith as a "metareligion."
138. Beyond Red Power: The Alternative Activism of Dorothy Maquabeak Francis, by Chelsea Horton. (2004) Aboriginal activism of the 1960s-1970s, which promoted native spirituality and culture, fostered cross-cultural understanding, but now "Red Power" must encompass both the grassroots and the spiritual realms.
139. Beyond the "Seal of the Prophets": Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude, by Christopher Buck. (2007) The Bábí background of the Iqán, the nature of interpretation and exegesis, and the place of Muhammad.
140. Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm, by Udo Schaefer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. (1998) Religious pluralism and associated issues: diversity and unity of religions, absoluteness, relativity of truth, New Age thought, and interfaith dialogue
141. Bhagavad-Gita and the Bahá'í Faith, by Anil Sarwal, M. M. Sreenivasan. (2008-05-28) A discussion on the most important aspects of human life in Srimad Bhagawat Gita and the Bahá'í Faith, by Dr Srinee of Malaysia and Prof. Sarwal of India, with full references and quotes from the Holy Scriptures of both the Faiths. (Offsite.)
142. Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance, Anonymous, comp. (2021) Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical stories and topics.
143. Bible, Preferred English Translation of, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-11-03) While Shoghi Effendi recommended the use of the King James translation of the Bible, Bahá'ís are yet welcome to use any translation they wish.
144. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.)
145. Bible, The: King James version in Multilinear Format with Bahá'í References by Verse, Brett Zamir, comp. (n.d.)
146. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-05-12) Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths?
147. Biblical References in Tablets of the Divine Plan, by JoAnn M. Borovicka. (2017) Knowledge of the Bible is now at an all-time low; a study of the contexts of four biblical references found in Tablets of the Divine Plan, to demonstrate the value that biblical literacy brings to the study and implementation of these Tablets.
148. Biblical References in Baha'i Writings, by Marian Lippitt. Peter Terry, ed. (1955/2016) Correlation between verses of the Bible and references to these verses in Bahá'í literature, including published pilgrim notes. In Excel format.
149. Biblical Verses, Interpretation of, by Universal House of Justice. (1986-01-07) Interpretation of Biblical verses. Includes chart showing all references in the Bahá'í writings to verses in the Book of Revelation.
150. Biographical letter from a Hindu villager, by Daya Ram Malviya. William Garlington, trans. (1974) A glimpse into the life of an Indian convert to the Faith.
151. Biography of Pope Pius IX: Tablet to Pope Pius IX (Lawh-i-Páp), by Author unknown. (1999) Biography of Pope Pius IX, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote a Tablet.
152. Birth and Call of Jesus Christ: A Bahá'í-inspired retelling, by David Merrick. (2010-12) The story of the birth of Jesus and his call to the world of humanity.
153. Birth of a Monotheistic Religion in Modernity, The: On Jihad and Martyrdom in the Baha'i Faith, by Sasha Dehghani. (2014) The Bahá'í Faith responds to major questions of modernity such as the claims of science, world peace, and women's rights. Elements of continuity between early Christianity and mystical Islam can be found in the abolishment of military jihad.
154. Black and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs, by Ted Brownstein. (2023) Racial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the original Hebrew from the perspectives of morphology and syntax can give insights into a contextually accurate translation of these controversial passages.
155. Book of Certitude, The: An Interview with Hooper Dunbar, by Hooper Dunbar. Naysan Sahba, ed. (1998(?)) Significance and themes of the Kitáb-i-Íqán; its Islamic context; meaning of "certitude"; the importance of deepening and knowledge of the Writings.
156. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation, by William Ridgers. (2000) Bahá'í interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation.
157. Book of Revelation, The: Explanations from the Letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abul Fazl, by Author unknown. (1933) Discussion of the content and symbolism of the biblical Book of Revelation.
158. Books of God Are Open, The, by E. S. Campbell. (1950/1969) Two editions of a compilation prepared by a former Baptist minister, presenting the Faith to those from a background of the Old and New Testaments, covering the themes "The Great Day Of God," "The Best Beloved is Come," and "The Most Great Peace."
159. Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A, by Mary L. Lucas. (1905) Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Bahá's interpretations of several passages from the Bible.
160. Brief Introduction to Millennial Zeal in the Nineteenth Century, A, by Chris Manvell, Carolyn Sparey-Gillies. (1997) Joseph Wolff, William Miller, and millennial zeal in early 19th-century America; biblical proofs of the return of Christ; the appearance of the Báb in Iran.
161. Brothers and Sisters: Buddhism in the Family of Chinese Religion, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. (2000) The endurance of Confucianism for 2,000 years is partly because Buddhism and Taoism were content to play a subordinate role and not infringe upon the "Chinese Great Tradition"; implications of Buddhism's role in relation to new religions in China.
162. Buda: Profeta de Dios, by Donald R. Witzel. Carmelo Perez Toledo, trans. (1957) Una de las primeras contribuciones bahá'ís al estudio del Budismo.
163. Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and Related Subjects, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1991) A compilation on the status of Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and other figures.
164. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen. (1995)
165. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2002) An overview of similar Bahá'í and Buddhist teachings.
166. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Daniel Conner. (1971-72 Winter) Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different emphases placed on ethics vs. metaphysics; aspects of social control.
167. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review, by Jonah Winters. (1994) Issues raised by Momen's attempt to show that both religions are compatible, that the manifestation of Bahá'u'lláh fulfills the prophecies of the Buddha on the coming of a future Maitreya Buddha, and Bahá'í re-interpretations of Buddhist theology.
168. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Writings: An Ontological Rapprochement, by Ian Kluge. Pierre Spierckel, trans. (2007) The Bahá'í Faith and Buddhism are two different and apparently incompatible religions, but they share fundamental ontological principles. Thus, their analyses of reality and what it means 'to be' are largely compatible.
169. Bushido (Chivalry) and the Traditional Japanese Moral Education, by Nozomu Sonda. (2007) Japanese virtues explained by Nitobe in 1900 in comparison with the Bahá'í perspective on moral education.
170. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95, by Necati Alkan. (2001) A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Bahá: his commentary on the Quaranic Sura of the Fig (#95). 
171. Camphor and Metaphor, by Dana Paxson. (2023) The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
172. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain, by Frank Lewis. (1999-04) What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and the Qur'an — what is its context, and what is the cup tempered there?
173. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary, by Mark A. Foster. (2003)
174. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism, by Stephen Lambden. (1999) Preliminary consideration of selected Bábí-Bahá'í doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism associated with major Abrahamic religious prophecies.
175. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?", by William P. Collins. (2001) Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
176. Cause of the Rise and Fall of Civilizations, The, by Ruth Moffett. (1954) A chart correlating the growth of maturity of humanity and the evolution of religions with major events in history.
177. Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism, by Farshid Kazemi. (2013) Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroastrians, Bahá'u'lláh says that fire is a symbol of the Primal Will personified in the Manifestations. This paper explores such symbolism in the Gathas.
178. Challenge of Change for the Chinese in Southeast Asia, The, by Yin Hong Shuen. (2000) Chinese Bahá'ís in some Asian countries are a microcosm of Chinese people in this region. An email survey asked what attracts Southeast Asians to the Faith, difficulties they face, and how adopting a world religion helps guide their future challenges.
179. Challenge of the Bahá'í Faith: A Non-Bahá'í Assessment of Reasons for Studying the Bahá'í Religion, by Vernon Elvin Johnson. (1976 Spring) Though small and young, the Bahá’í Faith is a subject of central importance not only for the student of the history of religions but for anyone interested in world problems and proposals for their solution.
180. Chaos of Cults, The: A Study in Present-Day Isms, by Jan Karel van Baalen. (1956) Fourteen-page chapter on the Faith from a critical yet somewhat sympathetic Christian perspective ("Bahá'ísm has some very fine points...").
181. Christ and Baha'u'llah, by George Townshend. (1957) The Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible, has come and Bahá'u'lláh is the Return of Christ.
182. Christ et Bahá'u'lláh, by George Townshend. Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. (1968) Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Bahá'u'lláh est le retour du Christ.
183. Christ, Return of: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1994/2012) Some Christian prophecies and their fulfillment in the Bahá'í Faith.
184. Christian Faith and the Formation of the Principles of Ideas and its Church Organizations, The, by Kamran Ekbal. (2011) On the Christian religion and the process of formulating principles, concepts, and organizational structure in relation to the history of religious thought. [article in Persian]
185. Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2005)
186. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman. (1998) Includes two topics: "A Bahá'í approach to the Bible" and "Bahá'í Writings on Jesus Christ."
187. Christianity, A.D. 138, by Nosratollah Rassekh. (1980 Spring/Summer) Detailed description of what life might have been like for a Roman or a Christian in the year 138, covering both history, politics, and daily life; the often-secret growth of early Christianity in the context of the Roman Empire.
188. Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1940) An address delivered at Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, October 12, 1912.
189. Christmas and Bahá'ís: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2002)
190. Church and State: Book 1 of a Postmodern Political Theology for the Bahá'í Community, by Sen McGlinn. (2005) Religion and politics in Islamic history; Islamic and Bahá'í views on theocracy and democracy; the theology of the State and the unfoldment of world civilization; relevant contemporary Bahá'í literature in English, French, and German.
191. Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women, by Julie Cruikshank. (1994-03-22) Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Bahá'í Faith, and who believed that there is not necessary any conflict between Anglicanism, Bahá'í, and indigenous shamanism.
192. Coherent Chaos and Chaotic Cosmos: The Qur'ān and the Symmetry of Truth, by Todd Lawson. (2010) While at first glance the Qur'an appears to be chaotic in form and structure, on closer examination it reveals an interconnected logic of content, performance, imagery, grammar, and poetics. Article does not mention the Bahá'í Faith.
193. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East, by Kamran Ekbal. (2014) Abdu'l-Bahá was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their militaries. In spite of the Bahá'í principle of abstaining from politics, exceptions can be made in the face of tyranny and injustice.
194. Coming of the Glory, The: How the Hebrew Scriptures Reveal the Plan of God, by Eileen Maddocks. (2020/2022/2023) Prophecies dating back to the book of Genesis about the future time of glory, when their descendents would inherit the promises associated with the Covenant: an age of global peace and the unity of humankind.
195. 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.
196. Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1996)
197. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm, by Mohsen Enayat. (1992) Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
198. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1994) Bahá'u'lláh's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
199. Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná), by Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. (2001) Excerpt from a longer Tablet on Jesus' prophecy "It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter [or "Helper"] will not come to you."
200. Common Goal of Universal Peace in Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith, The: A Paper delivered to the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace, by Bahá'í International Community. (1990-09-16) Statement on the launching of "The Promise of World Peace" initiative, shared principles of Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, and some of the barriers to world peace and the role that religions must play.
201. Common Grounds between Buddhism, Quantum Physics, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Jack Coleman. (1997-05) Some parallels and similarities between the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, and physics.
202. Common Teachings from Chinese Culture and the Bahá'í Faith: From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization, by Albert Cheung. (2000) An examination of the similarities in belief between the Bahá'í Faith and traditional Chinese culture.
203. Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. (1993(?)/2015) A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions.
204. Companion to Proofs of the Prophets, by Peter Terry. (2008) Compilation of texts related to nomenclature of proof; reasons for opposition to the Prophets of God; principles of approach to the Prophets; the path of illumination.
205. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions, by Moojan Momen. (1995) Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
206. Comparative Religion, by Geoffrey Parrinder. (1962) Three passing mentions.
207. Compare: Bahá'í Faith, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Author unknown, comp. (2009-08-09) Comparison charts of statistics, basic beliefs, origins, and history.
208. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A, by Moojan Momen. (2017) On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlíd, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as given by Shi`i clerics like Ayatu’llah Khomeini vs. the interpretation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
209. Comparison of God and Soul Concepts from a Bahá'í and Hindu Point of View: Conceptions and Experiences of the Afterlife, by Diane Robinson Kerr. (2014) Common ground between Hinduism’s Brahman and the Bahá'í conception of God, and the complex understanding they propose of the soul and Atman.
210. Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, by Dianne Bradford. (1998-01) Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philosophers, and Mystics.
211. Comparison of the concepts of Prophet and Messenger in Islam and Manifestation in the Baha'i Faith, by Richard Ater. (1997) Analytical overview of the theology of prophethood in both religions.
212. Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield, by Nina Bailey. (1999-03) Comparison study between the spiritual teachings of the ancient Native American Indian Peace Shield and the spiritual journey described by Bahá'u'lláh in The Seven Valleys
213. Compassion or Karuna as Understood in the Bahá'í Religion, by Ali K. Merchant. (2001-07) A brief overview of the meaning of ethics and the divine origin of compassion.
214. Compilation of Extracts Regarding Arius, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. (1991/1996) Collection of materials regarding an early Christian theologian who, in expounding that Christ was subordinate to God the Father, discarded the trinity and fractured the unity of the Church.
215. Concept of 'Light' in Iranian Religion, The, by Moojan Momen. (2003-03-25)
216. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The, by Juan Cole. (1982) Lengthy overview of Bahá'í theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
217. Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology, by Gary Selchert. (2000) The concepts of Justice and Judgment in the Hebrew Bible; centuries before Christ, the social order of the Israelite tribes was legislated and enforced in accordance with the Covenant and Law of Moses; the formation of social ethics.
218. Concept of Sin in the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Ali K. Merchant. (2000-10) Just as Bahá'ís don't believe in the existence of evil as a real entity, likewise sin is but the absence of holiness. All the forces within us are God-given and thus potentially virtuous; their absence casts the shadow of sin.
219. Concept of Spirituality, The, by William S. Hatcher. (1986) Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality."
220. Concept of the "Perfect Man" (Pole) in Sufism and the Bahá'í Notion of the Manifestation of God, The, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2001) While there is an obvious similarity between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and the Bahá'í concept of the "Manifestation of God," there are also striking differences; the theologies of at-Tirmidhí, Ibn al-'Arabí, Dáwud-al-Qaysarí, and Haydar Amulí.
221. Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study, by Amrollah Hemmat. (2016) Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and perspectives often considered incommensurable. There are elements of the Chinese tradition that resonate deeply with the Bahá’í concept of Manifestation.
222. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism, by Said Amir Arjomand. (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.
223. Constitutionality of Teaching Islam, The: The University of North Carolina Qur'an Controversy, by Christopher Buck. (2012-07) Legal commentary on the lawsuit Yacovelli v. Moeser, filed in 2002 against UNC Chapel Hill over its academic orientation program requiring freshmen to read selected passages from the Qur’an. Includes review of Sell's Approaching the Qur'an.
224. Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language, by Universal House of Justice. (2009/2010/2018) Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety of topics.
225. Continuing Contest between Exclusivism and Pluralism, The: Thoughts on the 2002 Day of Prayer for Peace, by Julio Savi. (2002) Origins and purpose of the Catholic "Day of Prayer in Assisi," and interfaith dialogue.
226. Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture, by Susan Maneck. (1997) Hindu, Christian, and Bahá'í conversion patterns in India.
227. Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Some Preliminary Observations, by Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck). (1990) Conversion patterns of Zoroastrians and Jews in the period 1877-1921.
228. "Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran," by Susan Stiles Maneck: Commentary, by Foad Katirai. (1992)
229. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The, by Ahang Rabbani. (1999 Spring) The history of Hájí Mírzá Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
230. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The, by Todd Lawson. (2021) On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths: the Oneness of God, the Oneness of Religion, and the Oneness of Humanity. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
231. Course on Teaching Christians about the Bahá'í Faith, by Dianne Bradford. (1999) Compilation of quotes from the Bahá'í Writings to aid in the teaching of the Faith to Christians, including answers to some questions posed by Christians.
232. Covenant of Baha'u'llah, The: A Compilation, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, comp. (1963) Lengthy compilation published as a book, first put together in 1950, of quotations from Scripture — Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Bábí, and Bahá’í — about the Covenant of God, the Eternal Covenant, and the Greater and Lesser Covenants.
233. Covenant, The: Brit Olam, by Peter Terry. (1997) The concept of covenant is found in the Bible, the Qur'an, and Bahá'í writings. Using the form of an inter-religious dialogue, this paper correlates references to covenant in four religions, demonstrating the distinctive characteristics of each.
234. Covenant, The: An Analysis, by George Townshend. (1950) A study guide in outline form on the idea of a covenant, Messengers and their missions, the covenant between the Messenger and the faithful, and covenant-breaking. Includes an appendix, compilation on the covenant.
235. Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker, by Phyllis K. Peterson. (1998) On how intimacy in the Bahá'í community can be created, using Bahá’í scriptures as guideline. We hunger for intimacy, which is a prerequisite for friendship and a key principle in teaching. Cases drawn from experiences of people who feel psychically hurt.
236. 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.
237. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective, by Said Amir Arjomand. (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.
238. Crossing Religious Boundaries: Interfaith Challenges for the Future, by Anjam Khursheed. (1999) Bahá'í approach to inter-religious harmony: coming together with other faiths in the search for truth; understanding that there are relativistic elements to faith; testing theology by its moral effects; propagating religious truth by the force of example.
239. Crucial Heart, The, by Barbara Jarvik. (1988) Short story about religious tolerance in Israel.
240. Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000)
241. Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab, by Todd Lawson. (1997) Tafsír (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab.
242. Daniel's Prophecies, by Universal House of Justice. (2007) Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era.
243. Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation, by Anupam Premanand. (2010) The phenomenon of Divine Revelation from the Hindu and Bahá'í points of view is studied in terms of religion as an eternal process.
244. Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1992-09-24) Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Bahá'í.
245. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail. (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.
246. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah), by Khazeh Fananapazir. (1997) Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
247. De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán, by Boris Handal. (2010) Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Bahá'í community and the treatment of religious minorities in Spain under the Moors.
248. Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation, by Jennifer Harvey: Review, by Dianne Coin. (2017)
249. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam, by Annemarie Schimmel. (1994) This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book contains only passing mentions of Bahá'ís, it gives a deeper understanding in the Bahá'í Writings and practices. Includes outline by Arjen Bolhuis.
250. Declaration Dominus Iesus, The: A Brake on Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue?, by Julio Savi. (2001) Contents of a Declaration by Cardinal Ratzinger in 2000 on the "unicity and the salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church," world opinion on it, and how its position compares with the Bahá’í teachings.
251. Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Shari'a: Babi and Baha'i Solutions to the Problem of Immutability, by Denis MacEoin. (1997) Ways in which the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh adopted and changed the Islamic shari`a in their own, new codes of law.
252. Deepening and Compilation for Bahá'í Youth Teaching Projects, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (2004-07) This deepening includes 10 sessions especially designed for youth on teaching projects.
253. Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith, The Importance of, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1991)
254. Dei Verbum: A Bahá'í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, by Marco Oliveira. (2019) On some basic Christian Catholic beliefs on divine revelation, how the Bahá'í Faith views Christianity, and theological differences and similarities between the two.
255. Dei Verbum: Un punto di vista bahá'í della Costituzione Dogmatica Cattolica Romana sulla Rivelazione Divina, by Marco Oliveira. Giuseppe Castello, trans. (1999) Lo scopo di questa presentazione è quello di discutere alcune basilari credenze cristiane cattoliche sulla Rivelazione Divina e spiegare le sue differenze e somiglianze con la Fede bahá’í.
256. Deification of Jesus, The, by Jack McLean. Pierre Spierckel, trans. (1980 Spring/Summer) The apotheosis of Christ is a common factor to all branches of Christianity. This paper examines the historical development of this belief, from the writings of St. Paul, gnosticism, and the debates between Arius, Cyril, and Nestorius. Also in French.
257. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice. (2022-11-01) Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
258. Deriding Revealed Religions?: Bahá'ís in Egypt, by Johanna Pink. (2002 October) Shift in Egyptian public perception of the Bahá'í Faith from an Islamic reform movement to an independent religion.
259. Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The: A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy, by Muhammad Iqbal. (1908) Short philosophical observations on the theology of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
260. Development of Shaykhi Thought in Shi'i Islam, The, by Vahid Rafati. (1979)
261. Development of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: 1941-1974, by William Garlington. (1999-02) A socio-cultural examination of Bahá'í mass teaching as experienced in Central India.
262. Dialogue between Yin-Yang Concepts and the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. (2001) Yin-yang, a pivotal theory in Chinese thought influencing government, architecture, relationships, and ethics, has many similarities with the Bahá’í Faith, including the origin of matter, the nature of history, man-woman relationships, and health.
263. Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse, by Michael Sabet. (2023-01) Bahá'í exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to the natural world; examination of the author’s own relationship with animals; ethics of kindness and justice flow from underlying ontological principles.
264. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19, by Robert T. Cameron. (1982) Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an.
265. Discovering [The Qur'an], by Christopher Buck. (2006) Academic study of the Qur'an, its themes, and how to begin interpreting it.
266. Dispensations of Time: Scriptural References, Author unknown, comp. (n.d.) Short chronology and graph of biblical passages visualizing human history through seven stages of innocence, conscience, government, promise, law, the church age, and the age of the Kingdom.
267. Divine Qualities of Spiritual Dialogue, by Piya Tan. (2001) The Buddhist basis for dialogue is found in its four virtues: love (the world as an extended family), compassion (listening to others), altruistic joy (learning from their success and beliefs) and equanimity (courage to accept the spirituality of others).
268. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts, by WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. (2003) Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions.
269. Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection?, by David Friedman. (1999) While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show the exact opposite to be true.
270. Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks, by Necati Alkan. (2007) Outline of the importance of dreams and their interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion; dream interpretation in Islam; statements on dreams by Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá; a dream interpretation by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Ottoman Turkish.
271. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions, by Jonah Winters. (1997) Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shí'í and Bábí history.
272. Dying for Our Sins, by Rachel Woodlock. (1998) Examination of the Christian doctrine of the substitutionary atonement and whether such a doctrine has a place within a Bahá'í theological framework.
273. 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.
274. Emergence and Organization of Chinese Religions, The, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. (2014) The nature of leadership and succession in Chinese religious organisations and society, home temples, village temples, and monasteries.
275. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
276. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections, by Various. (1986-2004) 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths.
277. 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.
278. Entrancing Biblical Journey to meet the Promised Christ Returned, An: Bahá'u'lláh - The 'Glory of God', by Don Dainty. (2011) On biblical prophecies and Bahá'u'lláh as their fulfilment.
279. Episode in the Childhood of the Bab, An, by Stephen Lambden. (1986) Parallels legends of the Bab's early childhood with those of Jesus.
280. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Michael W. Sours, Iraj Ayman. (1999)
281. Epistolary Style of Shoghi Effendi, The, by Ann Boyles. (2022-09) The purposes of this paper are to investigate the new style of the epistle and the roots of its development, and demonstrate that elements of the form have been modified to accommodate the vision of Shoghi Effendi, architect of Bahá'u'lláh's World Order.
282. Equality and Baha'i Principles in Northern Ireland, by Edwin Graham. (2001) A paper in two parts: (1) the development of equality legislation in Northern Ireland, and (2) the Bahá’í Teachings in relation to equality and the extent to which Northern Irish legislation applies or does not apply them.
283. Eschatology of Globalization, The: The Multiple Messiahship of Bahá'u'lláh Revisited, by Christopher Buck. (2004) This paper argues that Bahá'u'lláh's signal contribution to globalization was to ethicize and sacralize it.
284. Essays on Jesus and the New Testament, by Peter Terry. (2015) Scripture and progressive revelation, canonization of the Bible, teachings of the New Testament, Bahá'í interpretations of the Bible, Apostles of Jesus, and prophecies of Jesus and their fulfilment.
285. Excerpt, by Annemarie Schimmel. (1994) Three passing mentions.
286. Execution of the Jews of Banu Quraida and the Conquest of Persia, The: The Dilemma of Early Islam, by Kamran Ekbal. (2014) Abdu'l-Bahá's views on the mass execution of the Banu Qurayza Jews in Medina in 627 A.D. [article in Persian].
287. Exegesis (tafsír), by Todd Lawson. (1999) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
288. 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.
289. Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An, by James B. Thomas. (2002) A description of Bahá'u'lláh's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacrifice, and an account of its historical context; mystical intercourse between the twin stations of Bahá'u'lláh, human and divine.
290. Extracts from Letters Written by or on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi Regarding the Absence of Clergy in the Baha'i Faith, by Shoghi Effendi. (1998) Compilation included with a memorandum from the House of Justice from 1998/02/11 regarding the abolition of the priesthood.
291. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca, by Aline Shane-Devin. (1907-10) [needs abstract]
292. Facilitating Spiritual Joy: Workshop on Christianity, by Ted Brownstein. (1999-05) Introduction to the history and philosophy of Christianity from a Bahá'í perspective, and deepening materials.
293. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. (2000) On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjective stories, between art as the representation of reality and faith based on the Word of God. We inherited a responsibility to resolve this tension.
294. Fasting among Zoroastrians, Manicheans, and Bahá'ís, by Jamsheed K. Choksy. (1999) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
295. Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles, by Lil Osborn. (1994) A response to feminist theologian Mary Daly's argument that a male representation of God reinforces patriarchy with the suggestion that sexual equality is independent of, and unrelated to, gender images of the Divine.
296. Fifty Bahá'í Principles of Unity: A Paradigm of Social Salvation, by Christopher Buck. (2014) World religions are systems of salvation, liberation, or harmony, in direct response to the perceived human predicament. To Baha’is, this predicament is profound estrangement and the solution is world unity, from family to international relations.
297. Finding the Lamp: My Bahá'í Experience, by Boris Handal. (2012) A personal adventure of faith, influenced by a background where faith and reason talked to each other, and an oriental ethnic heritage and curiosity for Eastern cultures; thoughts on inclusive spiritual agendas for the future.
298. First Four Caliphs of Islam, The, by Betsy Omidvaran. (2001) Many Bahá’ís know little about Islam, and most of what they do know is based on minority Shi’ism. This overview of the first four caliphs, the "Rightly Guided," will help introduce Sunni Islam.
299. Five Pillars of Islam, The, by Diane Robinson Kerr. (2014) Summary of the essential precepts of Islam — belief, prayer, zakat, fasting, and pilgrimage — with some reflections from a Bahá'í perspective.
300. Forum Concerning St. Paul, by Christopher Buck, Juan Cole, William S. Hatcher. (1979 Summer) Responses to Hatcher's review (World Order, 1978) of Schaefer's Light Shineth in Darkness, by Buck, Hatcher, Gregory Shaw, Willibald Duerschmid, and Marzieh Gail (World Order, 13:4) and by Cole (World Order 13:2, Winter 1978).
301. Fourth Candle, The: The Unity of Religion and Interfaith Dialogue, by Christopher Buck. (1986) What does "Unity in Religion" mean, and how does it apply for Bahá'ís' interactions with other religious communities? An essay inspired by Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet "Seven Candles of Unity," utopia, Hans Kung, and the Lesser Peace.
302. Freedom of Religion on Trial in Morocco: The Nador Case, by Bahá'í International Community. (1963) A formal response to a court case in Morocco from the previous month in which three Bahá'ís were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government, subvert religion, and disrupt the public order.
303. From Adam to Bahá'u'lláh: The Idea of a Chain of Prophecy, by Zaid Lundberg. (2002) Whilst the modern period has seen a series of scientific paradigm shifts which have radically altered the scientific understanding of man and nature, no theory of religion has had similar success; the potential of the Bahá’í perspective.
304. From Iran East and West, Juan Cole, ed, Moojan Momen, ed. (1984) Essays on Bahá'í history in the Middle East, the United States, and India.
305. Further Comments on a Passage of the Lawh-i-Hikmat, by Amin E. Egea. (2009) A study of Pre-Islamic sources on the relation of Greek Philosophers and Jewish sages.
306. Future of Confucianism, The, by Yeo Yew Hock. (2000) The history of Confucianism, its teachings, a critique of its place in the modern world, its future, and its survival into the 21st century.
307. Gems of Divine Mysteries, by Bahá'u'lláh. (2002) A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Báb, the Primal Point. Written during the Baghdad period for Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sihdihí Isfahání. His questions were brought from Karbila, and answered the same day.
308. Genealogía de los Profetas de Dios, by Boris Handal. (2010) A chart connecting the major Messengers of God through historical, prophetic, and interpretative information, from Adam to Bahá'u'lláh, showing Shoghi Effendi's ascendancy as "the primal branch of the Divine and Sacred Lote-Tree."
309. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi, by Grover Gonzales. (1957/1992) A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
310. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, by Kay Zinky. (1950?) Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
311. Género y catolicismo: Concepciones y realidades de practicantes del catolicismo referente a la pluralidad del género, by Patricia de Luna Garcia, Rodrigo Vazquez Canales. (2022) Relaciónes entre el ser un practicante del catolicismo y la apertura a la pluralidad de género. La hipótesis que buscaba determinar si hay alguna relación entre el ser católico practicante y estar abierto a las diferentes manifestaciones de género.
312. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare, by Tom Lysaght. (2019) Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's King Lear, in light of the Báb’s and Bahá'u'lláh's Writings.
313. Geschichte und Wahrheitsbeweise der Bahai-Religion (History and Evidence of Truth of the Bahá'í Faith), by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Wilhelm Herrigel, trans. (1919) Eine Einführung in die Bahai-Religion, die sich besonders an die Leserschaft aus westlichen Ländern richtet und die in klarem. Diese fünf waren ursprünglich als umfassenden Einführung in alle Religionen gedacht, das er nicht mehr fertig.
314. Global Interfaith Movement, The, by Stephen A. Fuqua. (2003-04) Summary of examples of interfaith dialogue from 1993-2003.
315. Glossary and Index of Terms, Author unknown, comp. (2004) Comprehensive glossary of Islam. (Extracted from the final volume, #13. Encyclopedia index not included.)
316. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review, by Christopher Buck. (2012)
317. God and Apple Pie: Religious Myths and Visions of America, by Christopher Buck. (2015) The nation and the notion of America, as viewed through the lenses of Native American religions, Protestants and Catholic views, Judaism, Islam, Black Muslims, Buddhism, and the Bahá'í Faith; how minority faiths redefined America's world role.
318. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Moojan Momen. (2005) A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and analysis of the consequences of a number of His statements.
319. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review, by Geza Farkas. (2005-12/2015-06)
320. Goddess Religion, Ancient, by Universal House of Justice. (1992-02-23) Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
321. Golden Age of Jewish/Christian Relations Revisited, The: The Contribution of H.J. Schoeps to Interfaith Dialogue, by Christopher Buck. (1984) On Bavarian historian Hans Joachim Schoeps, considered a foremost authority on early Jewish Christianity. Includes appendix of previously unpublished correspondence between Schoeps and Bahá'í scholar Udo Schaefer, in both German and English translation.
322. Great Tao, The, by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. (1991) On a philosophy of the ancient Chinese people, a Tao whose eternal spirit has seeped into the very heart of Chinese tradition, culture, and way of life for centuries; similarities with other religions and the Bahá'í Faith.
323. Greenacre on the Piscataqua, by Anna Josephine Ingersoll. (1900) An early history of Greenacre and some of its notable visitors and presentations.
324. Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice, by William Stell. (2023-12) Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sunday" (1923), calling for critical analysis of assumed shared faith in interracial practice.
325. Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community, by Iscander Micael Tinto. (2016) The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were the examples against which the general population measured itself. Comparison of Attar's "Muslim Saints and Mystics" with Abdu'l-Bahá's "Memorials."
326. Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í, by Author unknown. (2023) Six overview essays on Bahá'í history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
327. 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.
328. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. (1996) Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds."
329. 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.
330. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith, by George Townshend. (1939) Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
331. Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation, by Theo A. Cope. (2000) Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is known in Chinese history, a Bahá'í-Chinese dialogue needs a different starting point — one more inclusivist and with a different concept of "religion."
332. Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Keven Brown. (1997) History of alchemy, magic, and the hermetic arts, and their reflection in the later teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
333. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998)
334. Hidden Words, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1985) Bahá'u'lláh's review of the most important themes of prior scriptures and religions, written in 1858 in the style of Persian mystical poetry.
335. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity, by Anjam Khursheed. (1997) The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and the principle of unity in diversity, allow Hindu and Bahá'í beliefs to come together and further their common goal of uniting the world's religions.
336. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen. (1990) An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith and to explain the Bahá'í Faith to those who are from a Hindu background.
337. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2000)
338. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review, by William Garlington. (1998)
339. His New Name: A Biblical Examination of the Claims of Bahá'u'lláh, by Stephen D. Dighton. (1994) Summary of Bahá'í concepts, including quotes from both the Bible and the Bahá'í Writings, answering the most common concerns of Christians about Bahá'u'lláh's claims; also functions as a course syllabus and outline.
340. Historia de la Religión desde la Perspectiva Bahá'í, by Alessandro Bausani. Miguel Gil Santesteban, trans. (2003?)
341. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, by John William Draper. (1864) A selection of excerpts from the book. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is of interest partly because Abdu'l-Bahá referred to this book in Secret of Divine Civilization.
342. Homosexuality in the Baha'i Faith and in World Religions, by Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. (2004-08-01) Slides of two presentations: Christopher Buck's "Homosexuality in World Religions" and Nahzy Buck's "Homosexuality in the Bahá'í Faith."
343. Hope and Resilience: The Application of Spiritual Principles to Community Life, by Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. (2021) On how communities use concepts and principles such as the oneness of humankind and interconnectedness with nature in their efforts to contribute towards the common good; on strong networks of social support and the management of water-related challenges.
344. How Bahá'u'lláh Taught Christians: The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Bahá'u'lláh's Writings to Followers of Jesus Christ, by Ted Brownstein. (1998) How Bahá'u'lláh prepared his message to attract Christians; poetic and rhetorical devices he used in declaring his mission to them; themes of Tablets to the Kings, Tablet to the Pope, and Lawh-i-Aqdas.
345. Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts, by Universal House of Justice. (2015-01-13) A letter to and response from the House about why Bahá'ís do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, and principles to consider when addressing conflicts.
346. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts, by Juan Cole. (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.
347. I Daniel: Index, by Bruce Limber. (1999) An index to the contents of Robert Riggs' book I, Daniel.
348. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2012) Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-knowing" vs. the impossibility of knowing god.
349. "I woke up and knew, spiritually, I have just accepted the faith": Agency and Dream Ethnography in the Bahá'í Faith, by Tova Makhani-Belkin. (2024-08-23) Analysis of first-generation Bahá'ís' dreams and visions as confirming their religious conversion, emphasizing dreams' role in integrating prior beliefs and aiding conversion.
350. I, Daniel, by Robert Riggs. (1998) Spiritual, metaphorical, and esoteric teachings from the Bible's book of Daniel.
351. I, Mary Magdalene, by Juliet Thompson. (1940) Semi-autobiographical account of Juliet Thompson's contact with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
352. Ibn 'Arabi's Joseph: Imagination as Holy Communion, by Todd Lawson. (2010-10)
353. Identity of the Sabi'un, The: An Historical Quest, by Christopher Buck. (1984-07) This article solves two problems that have long puzzled Islamicists: (1) How can the conflicting identifications of Sabians be explained? and (2) What was the Qur'an's original identification of the Sabians?
354. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: A Trajectory of Ebionite Christology from Prophet Messianism to Bahá'í Theophanology, by Christopher Buck. (1983) A continuity may be drawn by plotting a trajectory of prophetological concepts from Prophet Messianism to Baha'I Theophanology, wherein Ebionite Christology provides the missing link to an ideological evolution in Semitic milieus.
355. Illuminator vs. Redeemer: Was Ebionite Adam/Christ Prophetology "Original," Anti-Pauline, or "Gnostic"?, by Christopher Buck. (1982/2012) Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is of interest because of the phenomenological resonance between the Ebionite Christian doctrine of the "True Prophet" with the Bahá’í doctrine of the “Manifestation of God.”
356. Images of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The, by Maryam Afshar. (2004) 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed Christian subjects in his talks with Bahá'ís of Christian background and his public talks in the West. He elucidated the meaning of Christian texts and doctrines, and referred to Christ's role and nature.
357. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D., by Said Amir Arjomand. (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.
358. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism, by Michael W. Sours. (1992) Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God.
359. Importancia de las Escrituras en la Ética Laboral Protestante, by Saul Palacios. (2022) La ética laboral protestante (PWE) se fundamentaba en un fuerte componente. La PWE ya no está únicamente asociada a los cristianos, sino que se encuentra presente en individuos de distintos credos, desvinculándola de todo otro aspecto religioso.
360. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul, by Ross Woodman. (1993) Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. The bridegroom, Bahá'ulláh, enters union as the marriage of the Manifestation with the Maid of Heaven, who releases the Logos and the newly created soul.
361. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison. (2021 Spring) A memoir of visiting Jerusalem — a contemporary pilgrim's note written as a literary piece — with meditations on the spiritual truths of the Qur'an.
362. In the Presence of the Beloved: Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Liqá': A Revised Provisional Translation and Notes, by Nima Rafiei. (2017) In Arabic, liqá’ indicates the promise of meeting the Lord. Bahá’u’lláh has transformed the concept of attainment unto the divine presence. Comparison of Shí'ih and Bábí-Bahá’í interpretations of liqá', including the practice of service.
363. Inayat Khan's meeting with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris, by Inayat Khan. (1913) One-paragraph recounting of Khan, the founder of "Universal Sufism," meeting with Abdu'l-Bahá in 1913.
364. India, Notes on Bahá'í Population, by Charles Nolley, William Garlington. (1997-03) Indian membership numbers, and how "enrollment" there has a different meaning than in developed countries.
365. Indigenous Messengers of God, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. (2014-2020) 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Bahá'í teachings.
366. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics, by Ismael Velasco. (2006) On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, environment, and background; how that process illuminates Baha’i scripture; implications for the conduct and direction of Baha’i scholarship.
367. Infallible Institutions?, by Udo Schaefer. (2002) Historical and Bahá'í interpretations of infallibility.
368. Influence of Bábí Teachings on Ling Ming Tang and Nineteenth-century China, The, by Jianping Wang. (2002) A possible historical linkage between the followers of Bábí and Bahá'i Movements in Iran and the believers of a Qadiriyya Order (the Ling Ming Tang) in China.
369. Institute on Islam, by Peter J. Khan. (1971) Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend group class on Islam in Davenport, Iowa.
370. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The, by Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley, Fariborz Sahba, Sheriar Nooreyezdan. (1986) Five documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its spiritual significance, the temple on the Indian sub-continent, the Lotus of Bahapur, and the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Pacific Islands.
371. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism, by Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. (n.d. (1902?)) A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Originally composed in Persian by an early Bahá’í author.
372. Intelligent Life in the Universe and Exotheology in Christianity and the Bahá'í Writings, by Duane Troxel. (1996) Theological statements on extraterrestrial life in Christian and Bahá'í texts, and in the work of Giordano Bruno and Galileo.
373. Inter-religious gathering in New Delhi, and Address to Pope John Paul II, by Zena Sorabjee, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. (1999-12-12) Brief address by Counsellor Sorabjee to an inter-religious gathering organised by the Roman Catholic Church in New Delhi with with Pope John Paul II, and a short description of the event by the NSA of India, as shared by the House of Justice.
374. Interest (riba) in Islam and the Bahá'í Faith, by Gad Gilbar. (2004-01-20) Bahá'í scripture permits charging interest (riba) on loans, in contrast to Islamic law which forbids it. Interest can be economically justified, and could affect the material position of the ulama and merchant classes.
375. Interfaith and the Future, by John Hick. (1994) The development of the interfaith movement over the past 100 years and its possible futures.
376. Internationalism and Divine Law: A Baha'i Perspective, by Roshan Danesh. (2004) On the internationalism motif in Bahá'í political and legal thought; the place of divine legal claims in contemporary debates about models of world order; religion as a unifying force; concept of divine law in both Persian and Islamic history.
377. Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation, by Bahá'í International Community. (2007-10) Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultural cooperation.
378. Interreligious Dialogue and the Bahá'í Faith: Some Preliminary Observations, by Seena Fazel. (1997) An overview of pluralistic approaches and their relevance to Bahá'í studies.
379. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An, by Mary Hanford Ford. (1933-07) Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
380. Introduction to a Study of the Qur'án: With Additional References from Several Bahá'í Texts, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1941) A study guide to the Qur'an, consisting of lists of topics and verses by the "Study Outline Committee."
381. Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law, by Ignaz Goldziher. (1981) An early academic overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history and theology. From translation of a 1910 book Vorlesungen uber den Islam, "Lectures on Islam."
382. 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.
383. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An, by Yeo Yew Hock. (1998) The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenment vs. the "True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness" of the Seven Valleys; sunyata/emptiness and Buddhist monism vs. the Valley of Unity's nonduality.
384. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An, by Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. (2007) Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical character of this world.
385. 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.
386. Investigating Spiritualization: Noticing, Processing and the Function of Time, by Sandra S. Fotos, Lynne Hansen. (1995-10) Survey and analysis of the personal adoption of virtues among Mormons and Bahá'ís.
387. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith, by Annemarie Schimmel. (1990) One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed views on the the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in his dissertation "The Development of Metaphysics in Persia" and his poetical magnum opus the Javidnama.
388. Iran: Religious Life, by Eric Hooglund. (1991-01-01) Descriptions of the principal religious communities in Iran.
389. Is It Unethical to Evade Taxes in an Evil or Corrupt State?: A Look at Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mormon and Bahá'í Perspectives, by Robert W. McGee. (1999 Winter) The ethics of tax evasion has been a neglected topic in both the accounting and ethical literature. This article reviews the recent literature, focusing on the question of whether tax evasion is ethical in a corrupt country.
390. Islám: The First 138 Years, by Nosratollah Rassekh. (1980 Fall/Winter) Overview of the start of Islam, the life of Muhammad, the Qur'an, succession, early splits and philosophical disagreements, and expansion across the Middle East.
391. Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha'is, by Christopher Buck. (2003-06) "The Bahá'í question" is really a test case for whether Islam can legitimately claim to respect human rights today. Includes a Persian translation of the original article.
392. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2002)
393. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith, by Diane Robinson Kerr. (2014) Overview of the core tenets of Islam — belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage — with some reflections from a Bahá'í perspective.
394. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith: A Brief Guide, by Duane Troxel. (1994) An overview of some facts and resources about Islam Bahá'ís should know when conversing with Muslims. Includes chronology of Islam.
395. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith, by Abir Majid. (2004) Comprehensive overview of the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Islam, and background on Islam for Bahá'ís. Includes outline of Bahá'í principles and history, "An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith."
396. Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A comparative study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas: Review, by Denis MacEoin. (2010)
397. Islam and the Life of the Mind, by Todd Lawson. (2005-06-11) History of Islamic philosophy and how it connects to individual Muslims.
398. Islam in the History of Religions, by Alessandro Bausani. (1972) Methodological reflection on the question: how much does the study of so-called "superior" religions fit into the history of religions as a unitary discipline?
399. Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes, by Stephen Lambden. (1991) Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in the Bahá'í Faith.
400. Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast, by Susan Maneck. (2009-02-09)
401. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics, by Rowshan Mustapha. (2014) Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and what will happen at the End of Time, through the lens of the Bahá’í Teachings.
402. Islam: The Straight Path, by John L. Esposito. (1988) Passing mention of political persecutions.
403. Islamic Contributions to Civilization, by Stanwood Cobb. (1963) Overview of the many inventions and sciences which were developed by or transmitted by Islamic people and nations.
404. Islamische Grundlagen des Kitáb-i Aqdas: Mit neuen Erkenntnissen zu seiner Datierung, by Kamran Ekbal. (1998)
405. Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space, by Yifan Zhang. (2022 April-June) Comparison of similarities in Bahá'í and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality across time and space. Link to article (offsite).
406. Jesus and Early Christianity in the Gospels: A New Dialogue, by Daniel Grolin: Review, by Christopher Buck. (2003)
407. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman. (1992) While Christians traditionally believe the Gospels to be substantially accurate, little is known about Jesus and what he actually taught; the Bahá'í writings fill in many of these gaps.
408. Jesus Christ in the Bahá'í Writings, by Robert Stockman: Review: Commentary concerning the differences between Christian and Bahá'í terminology, by Michael W. Sours. (1993) Discusses the station and titles of Christ in an attempt to find common ground with Christians.
409. Jesus Christ, Resurrection of, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.)
410. Jesus et Muhammad, by William S. Hatcher. (2008) Fireside talk.
411. Jesus the Son of God and the Incarnation Doctrine, by Antonella Khursheed, Anjam Khursheed. (1996) The Bahá'í approach to the sonship and divinity of Christ is consistent with Old and New Testament usage. It examines the Incarnation Doctrine, the roots of which can be traced to pagan influences coloring Christian belief in its early centuries.
412. Jésus, Fils de Dieu et Fils de l'homme, by William S. Hatcher. (2002-12-18) Fireside talk.
413. Jewish Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moshe Sharon. (2011) On the conversion of Jews in Iran, where they were among the early converts to the new religion, first as occasional individuals, and from the late 1870s in massive numbers.
414. Jews and the Crucifixion, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1980-11-21)
415. John the Baptist and Baha'i Prophetic Categories: An Atypical Paradigm, by Jack McLean. (2013) Comparative Jewish-Christian-Islamic-Baha’i study of the prophetic station of the prophet John the Baptist, who occupies a theological status between "minor" and "major" prophet. Includes history of the present-day Sabean-Mandean Baptists in Iraq.
416. John the Baptist and Interpretation, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department. (1989-08-25) Various questions about the the Bahá’í position on John the Baptist, his station and teaching, and the function of interpretation.
417. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings, by Christopher Buck. (2022-08-27) Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metaphors": it is the most comprehensive, pervasive symbol and allegory of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Bahá’í Writings.
418. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses, by Todd Lawson. (2015) Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their resolution; relation between form and content; prominence of epiphany; manifestation, advent and apocalypse; and the theme of heroism, reading and identity.
419. Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2004)
420. Judeo-Persian Communities of Iran in the Qajar Period: Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith, by Mehrdad Amanat. (2009) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
421. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2022) Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
422. Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah", by Brian Wittman. (2001) Some references to Islam in Shoghi Effendi's English-language writings.
423. Kitab-i Iqan, The: An Introduction to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs, by Christopher Buck. (1998-06) Overview of the history and themes of the preeminent doctrinal work of the Bahá'í Faith.
424. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by Suheil Badi Bushrui. (1995) The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
425. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible, by Brent Poirier. (1998) Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Bahá'u'lláh's Kitab-i-Iqan.
426. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1931) Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
427. Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology, by Sohrab Kourosh. (2018) The Kitáb-i-Íqán resolves and removes eschatological barriers and establishes the fundamentals of a universal religion and a universal theology, that integrates and harmonizes other contending ideologies.
428. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. (1999) Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
429. Kitáb-i-Íqán and the Qur'an: Quotations from the Iqan Compared with their Counterparts in Rodwell's Translation of the Qur'an, Duane Troxel, comp. (2001) Includes table of Qur'anic quotations from the Íqán compared with their counterparts in the Qur'an, and an index to surihs and verses in the Kitáb-i-Íqán arranged chronologically by surih.
430. L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe, by Udo Schaefer. (1993) French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
431. L'islam, religion éternelle?: une approche bahá'íe de la revendication à la complétude, by Seena Fazel, Khazeh Fananapazir. Pierre Spierckel, trans. (1993) French translation of "A Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam."
432. La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América, by Boris Handal. (2004) The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view, and through the development of the humanities and sciences such as mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
433. La Moral del Corán, Boris Handal, comp. (2013-05) Compilation of passages from the Qur'an, with reference to some Bahá'í writings.
434. Laozi: A Lost Prophet?, by Roland Faber. (2018) On the Tao Te Ching, or Dao De Jing; the uniqueness of Toaism/Daoism; resonances with and differences from the Bahá’í universe; should Doaism be considered a genuine dispensation of a divine Manifestation.
435. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40), by Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2023) Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and cycle of fulfillment; metaphorical and spiritual understandings of the "divine presence." Link to article (offsite).
436. Last Words of Jesus, The: What Were They and What Did They Mean?, by Peter Terry. (2015) The words of Christ according to the gospels of Mark and Matthew in Syriac and Greek; comparisons of the Greek, Syriac, Aramaic and Hebrew editions of Psalm 21/22; paper ends with an interpretation by Abdu'l-Bahá.
437. Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients, by Vahid Rafati. Keven Brown, trans. (2002) Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn (its recipient / "such as receive its impact") in Islamic philosophy, and their later use in Shaykhi and Bahá'í texts.
438. 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.
439. Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh, Anonymous, comp. (2018/2020) Laws abolished from previous religions and from the Bayán.
440. Le Coran et l'imaginaire apocalyptique, by Todd Lawson. Gabrielle Rivier, trans. (2010-09)
441. Learning from History, by Moojan Momen. (1989) The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Bahá’í world community. The value of a study of the history of the Bahá’í Faith in understanding this development and in helping us towards appropriate presentations of the Faith.
442. Legislating on Morality, by Universal House of Justice. (1988-06-05) Areas in which the Universal House of Justice is refraining from legislating on, e.g. abortion and homosexuality.
443. Les Paradigmes cachés de l'histoire: Comparaison de l'histoire des premiers siècles du christianisme et de la foi bahà'ie, by Jean-Marc Lepain. (1994) Exploration of some lessons from history relevant to our era and our near future, from the perspective of philosophy of history; paradigms of Christian history which illuminate Bahá'í history; the rise and decline of civilizations; role of the Zeitgeist.
444. Letter to Mrs. A. Schwarz, Stuttgart, by Josephina Fallscheer. Steven Phelps, ed. (1910-01) Philosophic conversations of the Master with a French consular official. The nineteenth letter from Dr. Fallscheer to Schwarz.
445. Letter to the World's Religious Leaders, by Universal House of Justice. (2002-04) On historic challenges that leaders of religion must respond to, if spiritual leadership is to have meaning in the new global society.
446. Letters and Essays, 1886-1913, by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Juan Cole, trans. (1985) Treatises of "the greatest and most learned of all Bahá'í scholars" about Alexander Tumansky; on meeting Abdu'l-Bahá; and on the meaning of angels, resurrection, civilization, tests, angels, holy spirit, and the saying "Knowledge is twenty-seven letters."
447. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf), by Universal House of Justice. (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.
448. Lettres à un bon catholique, by Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Julien Hagelstein, trans. (1987) Translation of "Letters to a Good Catholic," in which Spanish Bahá'í Utrillas narrates his personal adventure, his inner crises and mental readjustments, his experience as a post-conciliar priest, and his secularization
449. Liberation Theology and its Potential for Guidance Towards Peace on Earth: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Fleur Fallon. (1996) Bahá'u'lláh prescribed both a moral code for individuals based on knowing God and a design for a system of world government. These offer the most holistic answer for liberation theologians today.
450. Life after Death: A Study of the Afterlife in Religions, by Farnaz Ma'sumian: Review, by Jack McLean. (1998)
451. 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.
452. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering, by Michael L. Penn. (2020-07) Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich spiritual and philosophical heritage of humanity.
453. 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.
454. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher. (2021) List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
455. 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.
456. Lists of Articles, by Brent Poirier. (2009-2019) Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
457. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Glenford Mitchell. (1972-73 Winter) The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Bahá'í Faith is analogous to that of St. Augustine on Christianity, but infinitely more so. Includes discussion of the nature of exegesis, the Guardianship, and the scope of history.
458. Little Book of Comfort / Librito Reconfortante, by Lesley Shams. (2015) The reason for suffering and tools to transform it; words of comfort and prayers. La razón del suframiento y herramientas para transformarlo; palabras de consuelo y oraciones.
459. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture, by Ismael Velasco. (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.
460. Look at Harmony and Unity as Common Principles in the Confucian System and the Bahá'í Faith, A, by Benjamin Olshin. (2014) Confucianism and the Bahá'í Faith represent complex and multi-faceted systems of philosophy, practice, and belief that resonate strongly with each other. The goal of both is for human beings to live in a society characterized by harmony and ethics.
461. Loom of Reality: A Partial Inventory of the Works of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith, Steven Phelps, comp. (2020/2023/2025) A website with thematic compilations of quotations from the Bahá’í Writings and beyond, and a catalog of almost 25,000 works attributed to the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, or Abdu’l-Bahá.
462. Lot and His Daughters, by Universal House of Justice. (2015-03-29) Discussion of two Bahá'í references on the Biblical story of Lot; an interpretation of a Bible verse is not inevitably dependent on the Biblical source being authentic or reliable.
463. Mahatma Gandhi and the Bahá'ís: Striving towards a Nonviolent Civilization, by M. V. Gandhimohan. (2000) Review of Ghandi's comments about the Faith as well as relationships between his ideas and those of the religion.
464. Mahoma, Profeta de Dios, by Boris Handal. (2005/2020) Overview of the life of Muhammad and the teachings of the Qur'an, and world Islamic culture.
465. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature, by Michael W. Sours. (1991) The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Bahá'u'lláh can be equated as one and the same eternal reality; the divine image of wisdom in Proverbs; Sophia and Logos are combined in the feminine personification of the Most Great Spirit.
466. 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.
467. Making the Crooked Straight: A Contribution to Baha'i Apologetics [excerpt], by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, Ulrich Gollmer. Geraldine Schuckelt, trans. (2000) Front- and back-matter of the book only: Contents, Preface, Introduction, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
468. Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer: Review, by Seena Fazel. (2004-01-20)
469. Many Messengers of God, A Native American Perspective: Deganawidah The Peacemaker, by Paula Bidwell. (2011-07) Collection and analysis of proofs from the Bahá'í Writings about prophets from indigenous cultures. Includes illustrated slide-show presentation of the paper.
470. Mary Magdalene: Lioness of God in the Bahá'í Faith, by Lil Osborn. (2013) On the symbolic role of Mary Magdalene in the Baha’i tradition as a female archetype in the context of the doctrine of "return," and thus linked to the poet Tahirih, heroine of the Babi-Baha’i dispensation.
471. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak, by Bahá'u'lláh. Frank Lewis, trans. (1999) Provisional translation
472. Mazhar [Manifestation], by Denis MacEoin. (1960-2004) Definition of a type of theophany in which the divinity or its attributes are made visible in human form.
473. Meaning of Baha'i History, The, by Moshe Sharon. (1999-12) Disregarding personal belief, a neutral historian uses tools of objective research to deal with the scriptures of any religion as "literary texts" and not as "divine revelations"; issues of historicity in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Bahá'í Faith.
474. Medieval Islam: The Influence of Islam on Judaism and Christianity, by Anjam Khursheed. (1997) Prior to the Renaissance, Islam inspired revivals in the cultural traditions of Christianity and Judaism, indicating a harmony between the three religions. The reforms inspired by Islam were a prelude to the modern scientific revolution.
475. Meeting a Prophet, by Archie Bell. (1915) Book chapter containing three interviews with 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Sea of Galilee.
476. Membership of Religious Groups in the U.S., 1996, by World Almanac and Book of Facts. (1996-11-15) Numbers of adherents, holy days, and headquarters of religious groups in the U.S. and Canada in 1998; statistics on Cardinals, Popes and world faiths including Atheists, Ethnics, Mandaeans, Parsis (Zoroastrians), Shintoists, and Spiritists.
477. Memorials of the Faithful: The Democratization of Sainthood, by Moojan Momen. (2016) Hagiography in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the precedent of Faridu'd-Din's "Memorials of the Saints"; Abdu'l-Bahá innovations in this traditional literary format.
478. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices, by Muhammad Asad. (1980) Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'án; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn; the night journey: four appendices to a translation of the Qur'án by a European scholar and later Muslim convert. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
479. Message of the Universal House of Justice to the World's Religious Leaders: Panel Discussion Comments, by Jack McLean. (2002) Overview of some prominent global theologians and historians of religion, and issues facing interfaith dialogue.
480. Messengers of God in North America, Revisited: An Exegesis of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán, by Christopher Buck, Donald Addison. (2007) The indigenous peoples of the Americas have their own claim to wisdom tradition, which derive from Messengers of God to First Nations. This principle is anchored in the Tablet to Amír Khán Áhan.
481. Messianic Expectations in Nineteenth Century Christian and Islamic Communities, by Ahang Rabbani. (2006-02) The phenomenon of messianism and its manifestations in early-modern American Christianity and in Iranian Islam.
482. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The, by Stephen Lambden. (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.
483. Meta-Narrative of Peasant Religious Conversion, The: A Case Study of the Baha'i Community In Thailand, by Amanah Nurish. (2015) A study of why the peasant peoples of Yasothon, Thailand have turned to the Bahá'í Faith instead of the more common Buddhism; how local political movements and resistance develop among the poor working-class in agricultural areas.
484. Mi'ráj in Select Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í Texts, The, by Sholeh A. Quinn. (2023) The ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven, and commentary on its meanings by religious leaders associated with the the Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í movements. Link to article (offsite).
485. Mid-East History during the Islamic Period: Chronology and Commentary, by Brian A. Miller. (2000) Brief overview of Islamic history.
486. Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review, by Benjamin Olshin. (2015)
487. Millennium Forum, by Universal House of Justice. (2000-09-24)
488. Miracles and Metaphors, by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Juan Cole, trans. (1981) Collection of essays on metaphysical topics and Bahá'í answers to old religious controversies: are the Scriptures to be taken literally? Do miracles occur? What is an angel? Are the stories of the Old Testament to be believed?
489. Miscellaneous philosophy topics, by John Walbridge. (2002) Islamic vs. Bahá'í philosophy; Greek philosophers and the Jews; other topics of philosophy.
490. Mohammed and Islam, by Ignaz Goldziher. (1917) Twelve pages on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths — described as a modern movement within Islam which recognizes the religious evolution of mankind — covering history up to Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the United States. Includes link to the complete book.
491. Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People, by Margaret Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott. (2005) Similarities between the Bahá'í Faith and the ancient traditional beliefs of the Swazi people of Southern Africa.
492. Mormonism and the Bahá'í Faith, by William P. Collins. (1990) Historical contacts between Bahá’ís and Mormons; Mormon views of the Bahá’í Faith; Bahá’í views of Mormonism; literature on Mormons and Bahá’ís.
493. "Most Great Reconstruction": The Bahá'í Faith in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1898-1965, by Louis E. Venters. (2010) The Faith enjoyed a period of growth from the 1960s-1980s that was largely inspired by interracial teaching campaigns in the South. The Bahá'í movement in South Carolina was a significant, sustained response to racist ideologies. Link to thesis (offsite).
494. Muhammad and the Course of Islam, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review, by L. P. Elwell-Sutton. (1977)
495. Muhammad as Educator, Islam as Enlightenment, and the Quran as Sacred Epic, by Todd Lawson. (2020) To Islam, civilization in prosperity and harmony is sacred; education is pivotal in the journey from ignorance to enlightenment; overview of the "heroic" theme and "epic" structure of the Qur'an. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
496. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Shaykh Ahmad, by Vahid Houston Ranjbar. (2016-12-23) Brief comparison of two opposing ideologies: fundamentalist Wahhabism vs. the less literalistic teachings of Shaykhism and the Bábí Faith.
497. Muhammad the Educator, by Robert L. Gulick. (1953) On the life of Muhammad from the standpoint of influence on world culture. What methods did he use to attain success, where other well-meaning and more influential persons had failed?
498. Muhammad `Abduh and Rashid Rida: A Dialogue on the Bahá'í Faith, by Juan Cole. (1981 Spring) Translation of a dialogue between two influential Sunni thinkers of the early Twentieth Century; contains much of historical interest.
499. Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings, by Farshid Kazemi. (2009) One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," 'ālam-i dharr, a sort of pre-existence for the archetype of humanity, which is relevant to free will and the seven stages of creation.
500. Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse, The: Was Kalki Visnuyas Bahá'u'lláh?, by Christopher Buck. (1980) Does Bahá'u'lláh fulfill messianic expectations associated with Kalki Vishnuyasas, the tenth incarnation of Vishnu who shall appear as a sword-wielding warrior riding a winged white steed, to slay the wicked and inaugurate the golden age?
501. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The, by Gul Afroz Zaman. (1998) On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life on earth; Christian and Sufi esoteric traditions vs. Bahá'í mysticism; the central theme of attaining a "Heavenly Homeland" and closeness with the Creator.
502. Mystical Dimensions of Islam, by Annemarie Schimmel. (1975) Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. Book includes no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is quite relevant.
503. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Farnaz Ma'sumian. (1995 Spring) An examination of the Bahá'í Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in the Bahá'í Faith.
504. Mysticism East and West, by Fargang Jahanpour. (2007) The meaning and nature of mysticism and some of the leading ideas in Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Bahá'í mysticism, exploring some of their similarities and differences.
505. Names of the Bahá'í Months, The: Separating Fact from Fiction, by Moojan Momen. Robert Stockman, comp. (2012-11) A blog post, compiled for the Wilmette Institute, on the original source of the names of the months of the Badí calendar — taken from a dawn prayer by the Fifth Shí’í Imám, Muhammad al-Báqir, for the month of Ramadan.
506. Native American and Other Indigenous Messengers of God, by Patricia Locke. (1993) God did not neglect the millions of indigenous peoples of the Western hemisphere; over the centuries, many messengers were sent to Indian nations to bring them divine theologies. Includes compilation of stories about Native prophets and prophecies.
507. Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Paula Bidwell. (2011) Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Abdu'l-Bahá from his 1912 visit to the United States.
508. Native Bahá'ís: Bios of past and contemporary Bahá'ís of native ancestry, Paula Bidwell, comp. (2014) Links to photographs and information from the 1910s to the present about Native Bahá'ís, both from the United States, Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska, and indigenous Bahá'ís elsewhere around the world.
509. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism, by Christopher Buck. (1996) Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Bahá'í category of "Manifestations of God" using the Iroquois prophet Deganawida as an example.
510. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary, by William P. Collins. (1998)
511. Nature of God, The: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. (1992) Brief compilation on nature of God.
512. Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith, by Linda S. Covey. (2010) Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Bahá'í in the early 1960s: fulfillment of prophecy, cultural empowerment and autonomy, and protection of traditional practices.
513. Navjote of a Converted Zoroastrian Bahai, The: (Chapter 68), by Maneckji Nuserwanji Dhalla. Gool Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans, Behram Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans. (1975) Overview of the Faith, and the author's interactions with Bahá'ís in the early 1900s. (Navjote is the initiation ceremony where a child receives his/her ceremonial garments and first performs the Zoroastrian ritual.)
514. New Age Movement and the Bahá'í Faith, by Zaid Lundberg. (2000) How to define the New Age Movement, its similarities to and differences from the Bahá'í Faith, and how it may be defined in relation to the Bahá'í Faith.
515. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage, by Universal House of Justice. (1994-07-06) Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality of the marriage bond; illumination of Bahá'u'lláh's tablets.
516. New Religious System for Contemporary Society, by Peter Beyer. (2001-04) On scholarship and categories of religions in the global society, religion as a function system, and unity in differences. Contains only one passing mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
517. New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling, by Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). (2008 Fall) On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá’ís: how do people put together stories to construct their contemporary Bahá’í identity?
518. No More Jihad: Muhammad's Message in Baha'u'llah's Dream, by Christopher Buck, Necati Alkan. (2017-01-23) Essay about a Tablet of Baha’u’llah in which He describes a dream in which He "associated" with the prophet Muhammad.
519. Non-Governmental Perspective on the Relative Effectiveness of Multilateral and Bilateral Measures to Combat Hate Speech, A: An Analysis of Tools Deployed in Response to Religious Hate Speech in Iran, by Bani Dugal. Morten Bergsmo, ed, Kishan Manocha, ed. (2023-07) International Human Rights framework; Iran's obligations under international law; history of Bahá'í persecution; connections between media, propaganda, and violence; reactions and responses to hate speech from the United Nations and the global community.
520. North American Indian Prophecies, by Lee Brown. (1986) Talked delivered at the 1986 Continental Indigenous Council, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, Alaska.
521. Not Just for Consumers: An Argument for Depicting Diverse Beliefs on U.S. Television, by Deborah Clark Vance. (2007) Globally, with few exceptions, television is a conduit for reaffirming hegemonic beliefs. How can we respond to the pressure towards standardization and homogenization? An increased awareness of one’s own cultural assumptions is needed. 
522. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Bible, Some, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. (1963) Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa
523. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Qur'an, Some, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. (2000-08) Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa
524. Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman. (1998) Overview of Islamic history and teachings and brief notes on Islam and the Bahá'í Faith.
525. Notes on Judaism from a Bahá'í Perspective, by Robert Stockman. (1998) Overview of Judaism with many comments on Bahá'í teachings on Jewish history and prophets; includes chronology of Judaism.
526. Notes on the Christian "Antichrist" and Titles of Christ, by Dann J. May. (1997) Intro for a Bahá'í-Christian dialogue on the meaning of the antichrist, titles of Jesus in the Bahá'í Sacred Writings, and brief compilation of Bahá'í writings.
527. Notes on Words of the Guardian, by Virginia Orbison. (1956) Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Made by Virginia Orbison, January 15 to February 11".
528. Number 19 in the Qur'an, The, by Abdulrahman Lomax. (1995-06) Discussion of a study by a Muslim which purports to demonstrate that the Qur'an is comprised of mystical units of 19. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
529. Oath of the Prophet Mohammed to the Followers of the Nazarene, The, by Muhammad. Anton Haddad, trans. (1902) Promise of fair-treatment from Muhammad to the Christians, with commentary by Imam Ali, given in the year A.H. 2 (623 A.D.), published by the Bahá'ís as a 7-page booklet.
530. Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988), by Heshmat Moayyad. (2001) The life and work of Bausani (1921–1988), a leading Italian scholar of Islam, Middle Eastern studies, interlinguistics and the History of Religion, and a prominent Italian Bahá'í.
531. Ocean 2.0 Interfaith Reader: Bahá'í Writings search engine, Chad Jones, comp. (1998–) Complete search engine for Bahá'í texts and books from other religions (offsite).
532. Old Charges for a New Religion, Some, by Susan Maneck. (2009-01-24) The background and significance of the fantastic charges made against Bahá’ís in Iran and elsewhere where Bahá’ís face severe persecution (a foreign conspiracy to destroy the unity of Islam; sexual promiscuity, etc.) in the context of other ‘heresies'.
533. Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The, by George Townshend. (1949) Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh.
534. On Jesus' Cry from the Cross, by Christopher Buck. (1983-03) Comments on an article by Stephen Lambden on "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
535. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. (2019) Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qur'an.
536. One Common Faith, by Universal House of Justice. (2005) Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Bahá'u'lláh and the scriptures of other faiths against the background of contemporary crises.
537. One Father, Many Children: Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Burl Barer. (2010) Judaic teachings on religious inclusivism and relativism, and the Bahá'í acceptance of Judaism.
538. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The, by Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. (2015) One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi.
539. Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics", by Peter Terry. (2018) Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion.
540. Orientation of Hope and Lessons in World Crisis, The, by Alain Locke. (1936/1945) Two essays meditating on the relevance of Bahá'í principles to the period preceding and during the Second World War.
541. Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, The, by Keven Brown. (2001-08) On the origin of the principle of scientific/religious harmony in Islamic and Bahá’í Writings, and discussion of a letter by Abdu'l-Bahá on the topic.
542. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship, by Jonah Winters. (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.
543. Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings, by Babak Rod Khadem. (2006) The Bahá’í conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this concept (and the concept of causality) as it developed in ancient Greek thought, Neoplatonism, and, subsequently, in Islamic philosophy and mysticism.
544. Out of Jewish Roots: Studies of Prayer Patterns in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Bahá'í Worship, by Ted Brownstein. (2006) An exploration of the development of liturgy and personal prayer patterns from its roots in Judaism and subsequent development in Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith.
545. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck. (1999) Study of Bahá'í and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith."
546. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Reviews, by Andrew Rippin, John Renard, Will C. van den Hoonaard, et al.. (2000/2002) Three short reviews from Studies in Religion, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, and Humanities.
547. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Kathleen E. McVey. (2003)
548. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review, by William P. Collins. (2001)
549. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Harold Coward. (1999)
550. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Daniel Grolin. (1999)
551. Parallels Between Islamic and Baha'i laws and Constitutional Principles, by Afshin A. Khavari. (1998) The roles of Sunnah, Hadith, and Ijtihad in Islamic constitutional law, and the development of the Bahá'í legal order and its unique approach to law-making.
552. Parallels in the Ministries of Táhirih and Paul, by JoAnn M. Borovicka. (2016) Stories of early believers of the Bahá’í Faith as presented in "Memorials of the Faithful" compared with the lives of early believers in Christianity as recorded in the New Testament; Táhirih and Paul represent a similar type of early convert.
553. Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, comp, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2022) Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh.
554. Path of God, The, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2010) A comparison of the 'Global Ethic' (Hans Küng) with the Bahá'í Faith. The core ethical principles found in all religions are the most likely first step towards the unification of all religions: an inspiration for Unity in Diversity.
555. Path to God, The: 1937, by Dorothy Baker. (1937) Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
556. Pathways to Equity in Addressing Climate Change: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Margery Dixon, Robert Sarracino (published as Robert Sinclair Sarracino). (2024) The urgency of climate change, advocating for a new relationship between science and religion, justice, equity, and inclusive consultation.
557. Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives, by Hoda Mahmoudi. (2008) Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and its contemporary challenges, and key features of modernity as identified in the Bahá’í writings as "the universal awakening of historical consciousness."
558. Permissibility of Chinese New Year Celebrations and Cultural Prostrations, by Universal House of Justice. (2019-06-04) Permissibility of observing Chinese New Year; prostrating is permissible for cultures in which prostrations do not signify submission or humiliation, but are merely gestures of respect or politeness.
559. Persia, by Richard N. Frye. (1968) Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Bahá'í schools in the early twentieth century.
560. Persia and the Regeneration of Islam, by Bernard Temple. (1910-05-27) An argument to a British business audience that Persia is becoming more civilized and is experiencing its own version of the Reformation, as shown by the example of the Bahá'ís.
561. Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal, The, by Abbas Amanat. (2007) On the Bábí Faith as a product of the religious environment of Shi'i Iran, including its esoteric culture and apocalyptic vision; the Bayán as a form of discourse; and how the Bayán marked a break with Islam.
562. Persian Stronghold of Zoroastrianism, A, by Mary Boyce. (1977) Brief mention of Bahá'í converts to Zoroastrianism in Yazd.
563. Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets', by Kamran Hakim. (1997) A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam.
564. Perspectives on the Inseparable Twin Duties Prescribed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by Eamonn Moane. (2003) Religions differ in the balance of faith versus good works, the grace of God versus human strivings, and the scheme of salvation. To Bahá'ís, recognizing the Prophet and obedience to his laws are equal duties. For salvation, faith surpasses deeds.
565. Phenomenon of Religion, The by Moojan Momen: Review, by Christopher Buck. (1999) This review of The Phenomenon of Religion utilizes Buck's DREAMS paradigm: Doctrinal, Ritual, Ethical, Artistic, Mystical, and Social dimensions of religion, a refinement of the dimensional model of religion.
566. Philosophical and Religious Contributions to the Emergence of Human Rights: The Bahá'í Perspective, by Dan Wheatley. (2012-12) While some forms of religious extremism are contemptuous of human rights, and human rights are sometimes considered a contemporary secular religion, Bahá'ís believe that religious faith and human rights are more synergistic.
567. Pilgrimage and Religious Identity in the Bahá'í Faith, by Per-Olof Akerdahl. (2000) Pilgrimage has been an important part in the creation of a religious identity. The meaning of pilgrimage in the Bahá’í Faith, and in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
568. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World, by Romane Takkenberg. (2019) A compilation from the Bahá'í Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacred texts of the world's faiths, from "acme" to "Zion." All links point offsite.
569. Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak', by Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). (1999) On Bahá'u'lláh and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date of the poem and history of the text; and interpretation and the translation process. Includes a provisional translation.
570. Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The, by Jan T. Jasion. (1999 Winter) Response of non-Bahá'í scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Bahá'í Faith, in particular the attitude of Polish scholars writing between 1945 and 1988, while Poland was still a 'satellite' of the Soviet Union.
571. Positions of the Austrian Churches and Religious Communities regarding bio- and medico-ethical Issues, The, by Udo Schaefer. (2002) On the Bahá'í view of bioethical and biomedical questions, and Bahá'í authoritative sources, image of human beings, health and sickness, liberty and responsibility, and specific bioethical questions. 
572. Post-Quranic Religion Between Apostasy and Public Order, A: Egyptian Muftis and Courts on the Legal Status of the Baha'i Faith, by Johanna Pink. (2003) On how Egypt has adapted and responded to the Bahá'í Faith; legal issues for Muslim jurists and the courts; personal and employment status of Bahá'ís in Egypt; issues raised by a post-Quranic religious minority.
573. Powerpoints for Deepening, by Duane Troxel. (2004-2014) 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Bahá'í history, Central Figures, teachings, and relationship with Islam.
574. Precedentes de elementos de gobernanza en religiones: Aportaciones de la Fe bahá'í para la gobernanza futura, by Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman. (2022) Agunos apuntes sobre el papel desempeñado por algunas religiones del pasado en el desarrollo y consolidación de lo que ahora se conoce como obernanza; los conceptos de las enseñanzas de la Fe bahá’í que pudieran relacionarse con la gobernanza global.
575. Précis Commentary on One Common Faith, by William S. Hatcher. (2008) Commentary on the statement ‘One Common Faith’.
576. Preuves bahá'íes basées sur le Coran, by Pierre Spierckel. (2015) Expose la compréhension bahá'íe des versets du Coran qui traitent de Sceau des prophètes, de Jour du Jugement et du Jour de Dieu.
577. Prince of Martyrs, The: A brief account of the Imam Husayn, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. (1977) The story of the Third Imam, whose death in the year 680 became a pivotal event for Shi'i Islam.
578. Profezie con Valore Scientifico, by Hossein Avaregan. (1981) L’autore illustra le quattro condizioni necessarie affinché a una profezia si possa dare valore scientifico e ciò grazie alla soluzione scoperta dal teologo tedesco Johann Funk (1518-1566).
579. Progressive Revelation: A Brief Circumstantial/Historical Contextualization, by Mehdi Wolf. (2022-05-16) Progressive revelation must be understood in the context of the twin purposes of a divine Manifestation, as well as the prevailing historical circumstances. The varying attitudes to law and science are used as test cases.
580. Progressive Revelation: The Bible and Bahá'u'lláh, David F. Young, comp. (2010) A facilitator and a participant guide on studying The Bible and Bahá’u’lláh, prepared for the Core Curriculum for Spiritual Education program's "Fundamental Verities Courses."
581. Progressive Revelation and Oneness of Religion, by William Sears. (1972 (?) / 2018) A videotaped talk (possibly from 1972), along with a shorter animated 2018 presentation prepared by a graphic designer for the Bahá'í Journeys website.
582. Progressive Revelation Poster, by Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Teaneck NJ. (n.d.) One-page poster giving a visual representation of the Manifestations that have come to nine countries or regions of the world.
583. Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology, by Jack McLean. (1992) Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Bahá'í theology.
584. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies, by Ismael Velasco. (2004) On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential Islamicists of the 20th century, whose work is uniquely relevant in understanding the philosophical context for the emergence of the Bábí Faith.
585. Promise of Lord Krishna, The, by Gloria A. Faizi. (1975) Bahá'í fulfillment of Krishna's prophecy of return: "Whenever there is decay of righteousness and exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth."
586. Proof Based on Establishment (Dalíl-i-taqrír) and the Proof Based on Verses (Hujjiyyat-i-ayát), The: An Introduction to the Bahá'í-Muslim Polemics, by Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Leila Rassekh Milani. (1997) Study of Bahá'í apologetics based largely on the work of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl.
587. Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh, by Sabir Afaqi. (1993) Collection of prophecies and symbols from the Qur'án that foretell Bahá'u'lláh. Prepared for the deepening of Bahá'ís and to aid in introducing the Faith to Muslims.
588. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Lord Krishna, Peter Terry, comp. (2008) Compilation of texts related to Lord Krishna; forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the Bhagavad-Gita, the Bhagavata Purana and other Scriptures of Hinduism, as well as the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb,‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and others.
589. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Baha'u'llah, Peter Terry, comp. (2008) Forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and other authors, in English translations.
590. Proofs of the Prophets, by Peter Terry. (2008) Compilation of texts related to proofs of prophethood, as found in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, and in the Sacred Writings of various religions.
591. Proofs of the Prophets: Contents, by Peter Terry. (2008-2020) Links to a series-in-progress of compilations and commentary.
592. Prophecies Fullfilled by Baha'u'llah, by William Sears. (n.d.)
593. Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Commentary and Responses, by Michael W. Sours, Christopher Buck. (1994) Editorial statement about the nature of Bahá'í scholarship and academic debate, followed by responses from each of the authors.
594. Prophecy in the Johannine Farewell Discourse: The Advents of the Paraclete, Ahmad and Comforter, by Stephen Lambden. (1997) The exegetical history of sayings ascribed to Jesus which mention the Paraclete. Christian, Muslim, Bābī and Bahā'ī interpretations of these. These sayings are central to Bahā’u'llāh's claims and to Bahā'ī understanding of the New Testament.
595. Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-06-02) Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era.
596. Prophets and Mountains, by Moshe Sharon. (2008) Metaphors of mountains and actual mountains in the history of religion; Mount Carmel.
597. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria, by Susan Maneck. (2011) Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, compiled from an email discussion group archive; the context of the questions and their answers against the background of Ishraqi philosophy.
598. Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, by Peyman Sazedj. (2009-2011) Twenty-four translations from 2009, 2010, and 2011 copied from the defunct website peyman.sazedj.org.
599. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen. (1984-03) Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-century psychology.
600. Punti Razionali Comuni fra Corano e Vangelo, by Hossein Avaregan. (1990) Ricerca personale della verità, origine divina di tutte le religioni, analogia delle profezie, uso delle allegorie, significato spirituale di molti termini, atteggiamento verso i miracoli fisici.
601. Pursuit of Social Justice, The, by Michael Karlberg. (2022-08-03) An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organization, and social change, and their implications for the pursuit of peace and justice.
602. Quelques Rencontres Importantes entre les Communautés Protestante et Bahá'íe en France, by Jan T. Jasion. (2019-11) History of the relationship between the Faith in France and the Protestant community, 1870-1913 (with photographs).
603. Questions about the Second Coming, by George Townshend. (1953) Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Bahá’ís of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Christ, the Bible, false prophets, the day of judgment, and the trinity.
604. Questions and Answers 1950-51, by Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother). (1951/1972) Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá speaking about sacrifice and suffering by a leading spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo.
605. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan, by Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. (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.
606. Qur'an and the Apocalyptic Imagination, The, by Todd Lawson. (2010) The Qur'án is regarded as a revelation of a divine message, unveiling truth to humankind at a time of transformative crisis and announcing its judgement.
607. Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Todd Lawson. (2019) On how tafsir, Islam, and the Qur'an have had a great impact on the form and content of the Bahá'í revelation.
608. Qur'an and Violence against Non-believers, The, by Ted Brownstein. (2017) An examination of two sections of The Qur'an that supposedly authorize the slaughter of innocent non-Muslims.
609. Qur'an Commentary as Sacred Performance: The Bab's tafsirs of Qur'an 103 and 108, the Declining Day and the Abundance, by Todd Lawson. (1998) Quranic commentary played a major role in the formation of the Bábí movement. Early Babis were impressed by the Bab's innovative interpretation of scripture. As the Bab's claims became more widely known, his language became less esoteric.
610. Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The: Doctoral dissertation, by Todd Lawson. (1987-07) A study of the Báb's two earliest works, partial commentaries on the Qur'an entitled "Tafsír súrat al-baqara" and "Tafsír súrat Yúsuf" (aka The Qayyum al-Asma), in an attempt to appreciate the Bab's attitude towards the Qur'an.
611. Qur'án, The: Renderings by Rodwell & Sale and Multilinear Qur'án with Bahá'í References by Verse, Brett Zamir, comp. (2003) Compilation on Islam and the Qur'an, and parallel translation of The Qur'an as translated by George Sale (1877) and J. M. Rodwell (1876).
612. Qur'án, The: The Meanings of the Holy Qur'an, by Muhammad. Abdullah Yusufali, trans. (n.d.)
613. Qur'anic and Biblical References in the Kitáb-i-Íqán: A Guide to Further Study, Dalton Garis, ed, Mohebat Sobhani, ed. (2020) List of quotes from the Bible and the Qur'an referenced by Baha’u’llah in the Kitab-i-Iqan as shown in its footnotes, and a brief discussion of each reference.
614. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration, by Todd Lawson. (2022) Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Bahá'í teachings on the typologies of proclamation and apocalypse.
615. Qur'ánic references in the Bahá'í Writings, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2001) Cross-reference list (incomplete).
616. Quranic Roots of Some Legal and Theological Terms of the Kitáb-i Aqdas Regarding Women and Homosexual Relations, The, by Kamran Ekbal. (1995) Interpretations and etymologies of Arabic terms for prostitution, virginity, dowry, menstruation, sodomy, pederasty, uncleanliness, and adultery.
617. Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority, The, by Sam Shamoun. (1999) Written for a Muslim audience, this article expounds on the Muslim view that the Bible is authentically the Word of God. The article does not mention the Bahá'í Faith, but its topic is relevant to Bahá'í studies.
618. Rabindranath Tagore: Some Encounters with Bahá'ís, by Peter Terry. (1992/2015) 'Abdu'l-Bahá is alleged to have met India's poet laureate Tagore in Chicago in 1912. This article examines the historical sources for that story.
619. Real Turk, The, by Stanwood Cobb. (1914) Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall of Abdul Hamid; the character of the Turkish, their temperament, and their way of looking at life.
620. Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food, by Bijan Ma'sumian. (1994 Summer) Bahá'í theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am.
621. Recherche sur les Signes Visibles dans le Ciel de la Venue des Manifestations de Dieu, by Romuald Boubou Moyo. (2019) Les annonces des venues des Manifestations de Dieu dans les écrits saints ont à la fois un sens caché et visible. Quels sont les astres célestes qui ont été observés par les scientifiques à l’avènement du Christianisme, de l’Islam, et de la Foi Baha’ie?
622. Recognition and Identity: The case of the Baha'i Faith, by Cetin Onder. (2002 spring) Bahá'í Faith seen in a Hegelian model.
623. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The, by Thomas Kelly Cheyne. (1914) Early history of the Bábí and Bahá'í movements, life stories of their participants, and their contemporary religious context, written by a distinguished British Biblical scholar.
624. Reconciliation of Religions, The: Imperative for the 21st Century, by Peter Terry. (2015) While the 12 principles attributed to 'Abdu'l-Bahá include the harmony of religion with science and reason and the imperative that religion lead to unity, one principle that was at least as prominent is often left out: the reconciliation of religions.
625. Reconciling the Other: The Bahá'í Faith in America as a Successful Synthesis of Christianity and Islam, by Anthony Lee. (1995-04) Although many ordinary Bahá'ís are unaware of their religion's Islamic roots, seeing it instead as the fulfilment of Christianity, we may regard the Bahá'í Faith in America as a successful synthesis, harmonizing Christianity and Islam.
626. References to Christ in His Tablet to Pope Pius IX, by Dianne Bradford. (1998)
627. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn, by Ismael Velasco. (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.
628. Reflections on Some Messianic Prophecies in Shaykhi Works, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2010) A Bahá’í interpretation of passages of messianic prophecy in the writings of Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kázim.
629. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some, by Roshan Danesh. (2014) The concept of law in the Bahá’í Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language and discourse in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings. Religious law, rooted in conscious knowledge and the dynamics of love, rejects rigid and legalistic rules.
630. Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.)
631. Reincarnation, Rebirth and the Progress of the Soul, by Universal House of Justice. (1995-04-25) On reincarnation, the Soul and the Concept of “Return,” and The Mind and “Former Life Memories."
632. Reincarnation, The Return, and the "Cycle of Life" Chart, by Edward C. Getsinger. (1916-04) The concepts Reincarnation and Return in the context of pilgrims' recollections of the words of 'Abdul-Baha, with tablets translated by Ali Kuli Khan, and on Lua Getsinger's "Spiritual Evolution" chart.
633. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. (2022) Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse.
634. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The, by Wanden Mathews LaFarge. (1930) Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Alí and the division which divided Islám into the two factions Sunni and Shi‘i, to understand the significance of the titles "Gate" and "Point" and the concept of the Twelfth Imám.
635. Relativism: A Theological and Cognitive Basis for Bahá'í Ideas about God and the Spiritual World, by Moojan Momen. (2011) A response to Kluge's critiques of his earlier article on relativism.
636. Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics, by Moojan Momen. (1988) "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religions.
637. Relativism and the Bahá'í Writings, by Ian Kluge. (2008) A strident rejection of the philosophical concept of relativism as being incompatible with a Bahá’í perspective, and a critique of Momen's 'Relativism' article on that basis. 
638. Relativity of Religious Truth, The: Relating to the Absolute, by Jack McLean. (2007) History of the relativistic approach to truth, a response to Momen's "Relativism: A Basis for Bahá'í Metaphysics," and inter-faith dialogue.
639. Religion and Exclusivism: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Julio Savi. (2006) Various factors have distracted the attention of religionists from the essential teachings of religion rather than its secondary aspects; this has led to dangerous claims to exclusivity or finality, which need to resolved to ensure peaceful coexistence.
640. Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity, by Arthur J. Arberry. (1969) Three mentions of the Babis and Bahá'ís.
641. Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 2, Islam, by Arthur J. Arberry. (1969) Five mentions of the Babis, Bahá'ís, and Ahmadiyya.
642. Religion in the Modem World, by Anjam Khursheed. (2001) On aspects of the Western secular rebellion against theocracy and the rise of free enquiry and freedom of conscience through the lens of the European Reformation and Galileo’s conflict with the Papacy; religion's role in strengthening family unity.
643. Religion of Islam, by Ahang Rabbani. (2007) Overview of Islam: law and doctrine, The Qur'an, Hadith, the Five Pillars, Quranic interpretation.
644. Religion, Modernity and the "Clash of Civilisations": Context and Prospects, by Ismael Velasco. (2013) On the broader intellectual context for the emergence of the Bahá'í Faith in 19th century Iran and its subsequent engagement with Western modernity.
645. Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal With It?, by David A. Weintraub. (2014) 2-page excerpt from a 5-page chapter on the Faith, in a book covering what world religions believe about alien life.
646. Religions Are One: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1993)
647. Religions of the World: Divisive or Divine?: A Look at Religious Fundamentalism, by Moojan Momen. (2001-11) What 'fundamentalism' means from the religious viewpoint; sociological and psychological explanations of it; why it is that it has come to the fore at the present time.
648. Religions Share Enduring Values, by Christopher Buck. (2011) Do all religions ultimately endorse the same spiritual values? Includes discussion of the "Golden Rule" and interfaith alliances.
649. Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb, by Todd Lawson. (2013) Analysis of the Báb's commentary on the Qur'an's longest chapter, Surat al-baqara, regarded as his first significant work, which includes themes such as divine self-manifestation, the hierarchy of existence, eschatology, and religious authority.
650. Religious Behavior and Neuroticism, Spontaneity, and Worldmindedness, by James J. Keene. (1967-06) Bahá'ís were included in a broad survey of religious thoughts and actions, and their attitudes statistically compared with followers of other faiths.
651. Religious Extremism in a Multifaceted Context, by Alkhaldy Ayman, Alhrahshehr Rakan. (2022) Deconstruction of the word "extreme" in religious perspectives; proposal for a complete framework encompassing the many different components that make up religion: the intellectual, ceremonial, social, and political dimensions, beyond a focus on violence.
652. Religious Minority Rights, by Christopher Buck. (2008) Discussion of three minority religions within Islamic states that have experienced persecution and hardships which attracted the attention of the international community: the Alevis, the Ahmadiyya, and Bahá'ís.
653. Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role, by Christopher Buck. (2010/2012) Survey and comparison of ten religions that feature collective religious beliefs about America's mission and destiny, particularly in terms of its world role.
654. Religious Myths and Visions of America, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Richard Kyle. (2011-06)
655. Religious Myths and Visions of America, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Iren E. Annus. (2012-02)
656. Religious Myths of America (Syllabus), by Christopher Buck. (2004-03) Course syllabus; invited contribution, American Academy of Religion
657. Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024) Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can create an inclusive, empowering American narrative that fosters unity and racial justice across diverse communities.
658. Religious Pluralism: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Julio Savi. (2000) On resolving the conflicting truth claims made by different religious traditions; finding definitions for "religion" and "prophet"; problems of historical texts; the current state of religion.
659. Religious Pluralism and the Baha'i Faith, by Seena Fazel. (2003-07) Provides an overview of the Bahá'í poisition on religious pluralism, reviewing relevant Bahá'í texts and scholarship that bear on this theme. Published with minor revisions.
660. Resurrection: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Mark A. Foster. (1993) Personal reflections and interpretations.
661. Resurrection and Return of Jesus, by Universal House of Justice. (2008) The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians.
662. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible, by Universal House of Justice. (1987-09-14) Information on Bahá'í concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
663. Return of Christ, The: Statements Relating to the Twofold Nature of Christ, Gene Crist, comp. (n.d.) Two-page compilation of passages from the Bible and the Bahá'í Writings.
664. Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman. (1995) Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan customs and beliefs were changed or lost.
665. Revelation of Bahaullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons, The, Isabella D. Brittingham, comp. (1902-02) One of the earliest English-language histories of the Faith, written to prove the truth of Bahá'u'lláh's revelation through Biblical prophecy.
666. Revelation of Islam and the Power of the Messenger, The, by Kamran Ekbal. (n.d.) [article in Persian]
667. Revivification of the Buddha's Dharma, The, by Jamshed K. Fozdar. (1997) The unrivaled impact of the Buddha's teachings upon Asian spirituality, his fundamental motivations, and the recurrence of the "Buddha-rising" — the returning advent of the Divine Teacher, the Maitreya-Amitabha.
668. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. (2023-01-08) Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted process of social transformation that genuine reconciliation implies.
669. Role of the Feminine in the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Ross Woodman. (1995) On the terms 'Masculine' and 'Feminine' as referring to 2 interdependent energies at work within the Manifestation of God and throughout creation, including the human individual; the important role of the 'Feminine' principle in the Bahá’í Faith.
670. Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The, by Marion Woodman. (1989) The  unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Táhirih at the conference of Badasht in 1848, announces a long-awaited coming of age or psychic integration.
671. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The, by Todd Lawson. (2023) The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
672. Roman Catholic Priesthood and Bahá'í Administration, The, by Kevin Brogan. (2002) Helping Bahá’ís understand the theology and function of Roman Catholic Priesthood and helping Catholics understand how the elements of its priesthood (Leadership, Teaching, and Sacrament) are in many ways fulfilled in the Bahá’í Administration.
673. Ruhi Book 6: Notes, Ehsan Bayat, ed. (2024) These notes for Ruhi Book 6 explore the spiritual principles and practical approaches to teaching the Bahá’í Faith, emphasizing personal and collective efforts, unity, consultation, systematic planning, capacity building, and fostering community growth.
674. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2001/2015) Rúmí’s Mathnáví is quoted in many places in the Bahá'í Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the Writings.
675. Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The, by Universal House of Justice. (2012) Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indigenous practices in the southern Americas such as Yoruba, Santeria, and Brazilian Candomble.
676. Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith, by William P. Collins. (1990) The mythological universe created by Bahá’u’lláh employs three significant spiritual verities: the unknowable nature of the Ultimate Mystery, the relativity of religious/mythological truth, and the necessity of science and investigation of reality.
677. 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.
678. Sadratu'l-Muntahá, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. (2003) Compilation on "The Tree beyond which there is no passing," including quotations from the Qur'án.
679. Sadratu'l-Muntahá, The: References to the Divine Lote Tree in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Violetta Zein, comp. (2023) Short compilation from the writings of various Faiths, as well as the Bahá'í understanding of the divine Lote Tree, the Sadratu'l-Muntaha. There are also images of the physical lote tree which grows in Palestine.
680. Salvation, by Jack McLean. (1993)
681. Same Hesitant Rhythm, The, by Brittany D. Kusserow. (2008) An outsider's perspective of Bahá'í community participation in one small American city, and her response to Bahá'í views on homosexuality. Link to thesis (offsite).
682. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise, by Christopher Buck. (1995) Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith (Albany: SUNY Press, 1999). St. Eprem the Syrian is generally regarded as the greatest Christian poet of Late Antiquity.
683. Saying Nothing about No-Thing: Apophatic Theology in the Classical World, by Jonah Winters. (1994) The apophatic (negative) theology of the Neoplatonism of Plotinus and some pre-Pseudo-Dionysius eastern Christian thinkers.
684. Science and Religion in Chinese Culture, by Anjam Khursheed. (2000) Religion lies at the root of philosophy and civilization during the Tang (618-907) and Sung (960-1279) dynasties. Cultural achievements during these periods were influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, but modern sciences did not develop.
685. Scripture, by Robert Stockman. (1995)
686. Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text, by Frank Lewis. (1997) Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Bahá'í scripture.
687. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The, by Pritam Singh. (1942) Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
688. Scriptures of Previous Dispensations, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1981) Excerpts on what writings constitute the holy scriptures of previous Dispensations.
689. Seas Not Oceans, by Moshe Sharon. (2013) References to "seas" and "oceans" in classical literature, Judaism, Islam, and metaphors in the Bahá'í writings.
690. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned, by David Yamartino. (2012) Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by Bahá’u’lláh; the ancestry of Bahá’u’lláh, descendant of King David.
691. Secret of Divine Civilization, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Marzieh Gail, trans. (1957) Originally issued anonymously in 1875, this was ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's program for the developmental reform of society within an Iranian context.
692. Secret of Divine Civilization, The, by Fariba Moghadam. (2021-05) Overview of the history Abdu'l-Bahá's treatise, and its themes presented through a compilation of quotations. Prepared for the Wilmette Institute.
693. Security for a Failing World, by Stanwood Cobb. (1934) An overview of the influence of religion on the world and its relation to modern problems. Bahá'í precepts are included in the text without the work being a strictly introductory work on the Bahá'í Faith.
694. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad, by Todd Lawson. (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.
695. Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation, by Michael W. Sours. (1991) Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth.
696. Selected Talks and Statements on Interfaith Issues by Religious Leaders and Scholars, by George Townshend, Swami Vivekananda, Dalai Lama, et al.. Anjam Khursheed, comp. (1999) Compilation of addresses to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore; also includes talks by Jonathan Sacks, Abdullah Yusof Ali, Robert Runcie, and Pope John Paul II.
697. Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Mazal. (1999) Comparison of Bahá'í and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in early Christian and Bábí-Bahá'í history plus concepts of Christ (Christology) and the Messiah compared to Prophets, Messengers and Manifestations of God.
698. Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version, Arjen Bolhuis, ed. (2021) Aid to locating main themes and various subjects in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's book Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
699. Sermon of Glorification (Khutbat'ul-Iftikhár), by Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2001) A sermon by the first Imam of Shi'i Islam, alluded to by Bahá'u'lláh in the Kitab-i-Iqan.
700. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat), by Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (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.
701. Sermon of the Gulf, by Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Hafiz Rajab al-Bursi, comp. (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."
702. Sermon of the Gulf (Khutbih Tutunjiyyih): Introduction, by Khazeh Fananapazir. (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."
703. Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys, by Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). (1923-02) Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accompanied Fadl's second tour of the USA and Canada.
704. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2002) This is a compilation of only those passages from Bahá'u'lláh’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that relate to the journey through "Seven Cities," which has similarities to Bahá'u'lláh’s Seven Valleys.
705. Seven Narratives of Religion: A Framework for Engaging Contemporary Research, by Benjamin Schewel. (2015) Academic discourse on religion is beginning to resonate with the broader Bahá'í vision. Seven narrative frameworks are examined and contrasted: subtraction, renewal, transsecular, post-naturalist, construct, perennial, and developmental.
706. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison, by Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. (2019) New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original.
707. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar, by Sheila Banani. (2000) An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Bahá'u'lláh and the Conference of the Birds by the Persian Sufi Farid ud-din Attar.
708. Sex, Drugs, HIV/AIDS and Religion, by Glenn Curran. (1995) This paper provides a basic presentation of facts about HIV prevalence, transmission principles, prevention strategies and issues. The second part explores the relationship between HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and religion.
709. Shelly's Life and Writings, by William Michael Rossetti. (1878 March) Brief overview of the Bábí Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of Islam," a poem in twelve cantos composed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817.
710. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship, by Jonah Winters. (1997) In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Bahá'u'lláh rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been tampered with. Many Shi'is have charged the same, accusing Sunnis of removing the proofs of Ali's appointment as leader of the community from the Qur'an.
711. Shi`i Islam, by Moojan Momen. (1995) Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Bahá'í Faith.
712. Shoghi Effendi: An approach to his artistic contribution to style in English literature and to standards in translation, by Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman (published as Nobel Perdu), Ismael Velasco. (2004) On the technical and literary features of Shoghi Effendi's translations of Bahá'í scriptures: translation vocabulary; interpretation; features of his 'neo-classical' English used to elevate the text. 
713. 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.
714. Shoghi Effendi's View of Providential History in Light of the Judaeo-Christian Tradition, by Jack McLean. (2005) The Guardian's letters reveal six features of his historicity: palingenesis and transitional history; providential synchronization; teleological history; organically whole history; periodisation of ages and epochs; history as community identity-creation.
715. Short Films, Music, and Prayers, by Alan Bryson. (2020) Link to "Irenic Visuals," a YouTube channel with Bahá'í music and prayers, and short films on Bahiyyih Khanum, Lorna Byrne, interfaith dialogue, Juliet Thompson, and Kahlil Gibran.
716. Signs: Quranic Themes in the Writings of the Báb, by Todd Lawson. (2017 Autumn) With the composition of the Qayyum al-asma, the Báb demonstrated the incredible breadth and depth of His knowledge and that He had fully interiorized, indeed embodied, the Quran. Selected themes briefly illustrated with quotations from the Qur'an.
717. Signs of Prophet-Hood, The: An Exposition on a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by James B. Thomas. (2005) On the signs of a Manifestation of God as articulated by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá; the type of proof utilized; the sequence of signs shown, some self-evident, others at a deeper level of meaning; historical confirmation. 
718. Sikhism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (1998) Introductory leaflet describing similarities and differences between Bahá'í and Sikh teachings.
719. Simla, a Tale of Love, by Stanwood Cobb. (1919) A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit, love and life, the world and the soul.
720. Six Lessons on Islam, by Marzieh Gail. (1953) A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Bahá'í Faith.
721. Social Adaptation of Marginal Religious Movements in America, The, by Bryan F. Le Beau. (1993-06-22) Processes of interaction between Marginal Religious Movements and their social environments; adaptive outcomes of different movements and across time. Passing references to the Bahá'í Faith.
722. Some Answered Questions: An Introduction to Bahá'í Teachings, by Marco Oliveira. (2020) Background of this book and Laura Clifford Barney, and overview of its themes.
723. Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb, by Amelia Danesh. (1990) While Bahá'ís associate the Arabic word báb with Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, to Muslims it has several other meanings, resulting in different interpretations of events and figures in Bahá'í history by scholars approaching it from an Islamic perspective.
724. Spiritual Footprints in the Sands of Time, by Kevin Brogan. (2003) The covenantal relationship between God and humankind; the lives of the founders of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism; the societies in which these religions developed; and some of their common features.
725. Spiritual Self in Bahá'í Studies, The, by Jack McLean. (2003) Being philosophically informed is particularly important for Bahá'ís who are in dialogue with persons concerned with ethical, epistemological, theological and metaphysical issues. This paper introduces the topic for discussion among Bahá'í academics.
726. Sri Aurobindo Movement and the Bahá'í Faith, by Anil Sarwal. (2001) Summary historical connections between the two communities.
727. Station of Baha'u'llah: Three Letters, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-1992) Three letters on the station of Bahá'u'lláh, the souls of the Manifestations, the varying intensities of their Revelations, the phrase "most precious Being," and on teaching the Faith to Christians.
728. Station of Bahá'u'lláh and the Significance of His Revelation, The, by Universal House of Justice. (1992-10-15) As the soul is a mystery that the human mind cannot unravel, even more ineffable is the nature of the Manifestations of God, the relationships between them, and their relationship to God.
729. Still Lives, by Denis MacEoin. (1993) The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdie's Satanic Verses and the lives of Tahirih and Shoghi Effendi.
730. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions, by Jim Stokes. (1997 Spring) The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moojan Momen.
731. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The, by Jim Stokes. (1997-98 Winter) The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge comes into the world, simultaneously describing, in story form, its interrelated human, physical, and metaphysical dimensions.
732. Story of the Prophets, by Farnaz Ma'sumian. (2013) Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Bahá'u'lláh. Designed for junior youth by a retired professor of world religions, it provides a compact source of information on the founders of the world's major religions in readable language.
733. Striving Together: A Way Forward in Christian-Muslim Relations, by Charles Kimball: A Jihad for All Seasons: Review, by Seena Fazel. (1994)
734. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The, by Todd Lawson. (1992) The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees God, the eye by which God sees creation. The Bab phrased his cosmology and his Quranic exegesis in light of wahdat al-wujud, the Unity of Being.
735. Study of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to the Christians, by Michael Sours, A: Review, by Jack McLean. (1990)
736. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Moojan Momen. (2000) Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophecy and the status of Subh-e Azal.
737. 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".
738. Sufi and Baha'i Spiritual Practices, by Michael McCarron. (2009) Brief overview of some commonalities.
739. Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics, by Mark A. Foster. (1999) Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility: Sinlessness and Prophetic Ecology," "The Case of Some Answered Questions [pedagogy and evolution]," and "The Gospel According to Nabíl."
740. Sul Valore Scientifico delle Profezie: Considerazioni di uno Studioso, by Hossein Avaregan. (1987) Illustrazione del “calcolo della probabilità”, ramo della scienza matematica scoperto dal matematico Blaise Pascal, applicato alla religione.
741. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary, by Juan Cole. (1994) Overview of a tablet of Bahá'u'lláh touching on matters of interpretation and theology.
742. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck. (1995/2012/2021/2024) Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Persian translation.
743. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Jonah Winters. (1999)
744. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Frank Lewis. (1996)
745. Syrian Prophet(s), The, by Enoch Tanyi. (1991) The Qur'án says there were previous Messengers of God whose names have not been mentioned. Where do they fit into the chronology and timeline of the known Prophets? What could their nationalities have been?
746. Tabernacle of Unity, The: Bahá'u'lláh's Responses To Mánikchi Sáhib, by Bahá'u'lláh. (2006)
747. Tabla de 'Abdu'l-Bahá a Amír Khan, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Hasan Elías, trans. (2007)
748. Tablet about Jonah and the Whale, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. (1893) Short Tablet for an Iranian Baháʼí named Yúnis (Jonah), discussing the story of Jonah and the whale. Translated in the early 20th century by Ameen Fareed.
749. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha Concerning Arius, by Universal House of Justice. (1998-03-17) Arius was an early Christian theologian whose rejection of the Trinity, Abdu'l-Bahá said, destroyed the unity of the Church.
750. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The, by Karl Weaver. (2016) Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary commentaries, its color system as related to Bábí and Islamic traditions, the meaning of 'food,' and a different way of looking at the five levels of reality.
751. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Overview, by Adib Taherzadeh, Nabil-i-A'zam. (1999)
752. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Stephen Lambden. (1999)
753. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: What on earth is a disconnected letter? Baha'u'llah's commentary, by Alison Marshall. (1999-07) The meaning of the Arabic letters alif, lam, mim, as explained in Bahá'u'lláh's tablet Tafsir hurufat al-maqatt’ah. Includes List of disconnected letters in the Qur'an and Abjad values of the Arabic letters.
754. Tablet of the Fig and the Olive, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Necati Alkan, trans. (2001)
755. Tablet of the Manifestation, The (Lawh-i-Zuhur), by Bahá'u'lláh. Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-02) Tablet on the metaphysical reality of the Manifestations of God, and their divine station as cosmic, "supernatural" entities.
756. Tablet of the Sacred Night (Lawh Laylat al-Quds), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1996)
757. Tablet of the Son (Jesus), Juan Cole, trans. (2001) A tablet, partly written to a Christian priest, on the effect of Christ's revelation and Bahá'u'lláh's status as the return of Christ.
758. 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.
759. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation, by Bahá'u'lláh. Moojan Momen, trans. (2010)
760. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction, by Moojan Momen. (2010) The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential oneness (wahdat al-wujud) and those who oppose this view as heresy.
761. Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn), by Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. (2002) Tablet in honor of Imam Husayn, the prince of martyrs, with whom Bahá'u'lláh identified in a mystical connection.
762. Tablet of Wisdom Questions and Answers, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (1995) Authorized translation of unpublished Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Ethel Rosenberg in 1906 in reply to her questions about historical statements in the Lawh-i-Hikmat.
763. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl), by Bahá'u'lláh. Mehran Ghasempour, trans. (2001) An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to previous Tablets revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Asl-i-Kullu’l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) and Lawh-i-Maqsúd (Tablet of Maqsúd).
764. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (n.d.) Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
765. Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas), by Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. (2016) On some situations relating to a person’s private rights, in this case theft and debt, with a larger meditation on the spiritual rights a person earns through righteous deeds, and God’s promise to reward good deeds and punish the wrong.
766. Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd), by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2001)
767. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God, by Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. (2016) Summary of some themes from the Kitab-i-Iqan, concluding with a long prayer inviting the reader to see with his/her "own eyes."
768. Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát), by Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002) Short one-paragraph Tablet concerning the grades or degrees of certainty.
769. Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín): Excerpt, by Bahá'u'lláh. Iskandar Hai, trans. (2002) Brief comments by Bahá'u'lláh on the Isaac/Ishmael controversy.
770. 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.
771. Tablet to Hasan-i-Sháhábadí (Lawh-i-Hasan-i-Sháhábadí), by Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002-02-14) A tablet from the Akka period, addressed to a certain Hasan living in Sháhábad of Arak in central Irán, in which Bahá'u'lláh comments on Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets."
772. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1995) Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
773. Tablet to Rada'r-Rúh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Nosratollah Mohammad-Hosseini, trans. (1986) Raḍa’r-Rúḥ, a believer from Mashad, received this tablet shortly after Bahá'u'lláh arrived in Akka. In it, Bahá'u'lláh describes being pleased about the recent declaration of Christian doctor named Faris.
774. Tablet to the Zoroastrians (Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdaní), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1997)
775. Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought, by Todd Lawson. (2010-10-23) Using Qur'án 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken account of the way all Muslims understand the Quranic text. Other understandings may be found in poetry, philosophy, mysticism and even historical writing.
776. Taking Care with Translation of Sacred Scripture, by Edward Price. (2016/2020) Examination of the importance of using reliable translations of the Qur’án. Includes technical discussion of the meanings of Islam, Muslim, and Allah, aspects of the Arabic language, and errors of translation.
777. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar, by David F. Young. (1999) Bahá'í views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology of miracles, baptism, sin, Armageddon, and heaven and hell; social issues.
778. Ten Commandments, The: A Baha'i Perspective, by Marco Oliveira. (2019) Overview of the history and theology of the Ten Commandments. Like Christianity and Islam, the Bahá’í Faith inherited and expanded the moral values exposed in the Ten Commandments.
779. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The, by JoAnn M. Borovicka. (2015) The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding the historicity of the Exodus story in general and the ten plagues specifically; contemporary significance of the metaphor of the plagues.
780. Ten-Year Crusade, The: Seven Thousand Years In Retrospect, by Allan L. Ward. (1960) A brief, dramatic sketch of the spiritual development of man, beginning with Adam, to help Bahá'ís grasp the meaning of the present World Crusade as the most urgent stage in Abdu'l-Bahá's Divine Plan unveiled 40 years earlier.
781. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred, by Iscander Micael Tinto. (2008) A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author — the Manifestation of God — originates and develops, in the light of critical theory.
782. Textual Resurrection: Book, Imám, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb, by Vahid Brown. (2004) on the notions of textuality underlying the Báb's Qur'ánic commentaries; the history of Qur'ánic commentary in Islam as context; the Báb's readings of the Qur'án as 'messianic performances'.
783. "The active force and that which is its recipient", by Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). (1988) Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender roles.
784. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development, Sharon M. P. Harper, ed. (2000) Essays on what faith, science, and international development have to offer one another; how religion affects globalization, peace, and the environment; how the roles and world views of science, religion, and development intersect in different cultures.
785. The Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Review, by Christopher Buck. (1992)
786. The White Silk Dress, by Marzieh Gail. (1945) An "intimate portrait" of Ṭáhirih first published Friday April 21, 1944.
787. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Horace Holley. (1922-08) On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Bahá'u'lláh as author; the influence of the Divine shines through the writings of Bahá'u'lláh.
788. Themes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of The Divine Plan Illustrated by Scriptural References to the Bible and the Qur'án, by Lameh Fananapazir. (2017) The Tablets of the Divine Plan, as well as Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and Testament and the Tablet of Carmel, are three “Charters” for promotion of the Cause of God, which can also heal the problems facing humanity in its crisis of faith.
789. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism, by Jonah Winters. (2017 (forthcoming)) Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystical poetry of Bahá'u'lláh. This paper provides background for that topic by surveying the use of themes of the erotic in writings by seven Sufi mystics.
790. Theological Responses to Modernity in the Nineteenth-century Middle East, by Oliver Scharbrodt. (2002) With their theologies, Bahá'u'lláh and Muhammad 'Abduh both responded to the challenge of modernity and sought change, but while 'Abduh remained on the grounds of the Islamic tradition, Bahá'u'lláh founded a new religion.
791. Theology of the Sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church, The, by Kevin Brogan. (2001) Helping Bahá'ís understand the Catholic church's historical perspectives and spiritual significance placed on sacraments, which are: Baptism, Penance, Confirmation, Eucharist (or Mass), Marriage, Holy Orders, and Sacrament of the Sick (“Extreme Unction").
792. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, by Robert W. McLaughlin. (1982) Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.
793. Theses on Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Mikhail Sergeev. (2015) On how new religious movements respond to modernity; cycles of religion; project of modernity; culture vs. civilization; the Bahá'í extension of modernity; Bahá'í departure from modernity; separation of religion and state.
794. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium, by William Sears. (1961) In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the return of Christ would take place. Did this happen, or was it all a dream?
795. Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way, by Jonah Winters. (1994) Thesis and unpublished book on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, the central text of a school of thought that later evolved and migrated to become Zen Buddhism.
796. 'This Is a Progression, Not Conversion': Narratives of First-Generation Bahá'ís, by Tova Makhani-Belkin. (2023) Unlike personal transformation experiences in Christianity, religious conversion to the Bahá'í Faith is more often described as a gradual personal and spiritual growth analogous to progressive revelation. Link to article (offsite).
797. Time and the Containment of Evil in Zoroastrianism, by Susan Maneck. (1997) Basic beliefs of Zoroastrianism, the concept of time in Zoroastrianism, and Zoroastrianism in a Bahá'í context.
798. Towards the Elimination of Religious Prejudice: Potential Christian Contributions From a Bahá'í Perspective, by Chris Jones Kavelin. (2004-10) Religion can facilitate both war and peace; the greatest opportunity facing Christianity is to provide an example of loving relationships that transcend religious and cultural prejudice, and leave aside theological differences.
799. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography, by Julio Savi. (2003) Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Study of Bahá'u'lláh's Seven Valleys and Four Valleys, which provides a snapshot of scholarship into these Writings of Bahá'u'lláh.
800. Translating the Bahá'í Writings, by Craig L. Volker. (1990) In translating the Bahá’í writings, faithfulness to the original text is paramount, reflecting both the beauty of the original and accurately conveying its concepts; consultation is an integral part of the process; practical problems faced by translators.
801. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English, by Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. (2024-12) Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies employed in the original work, and idiosyncrasies of English usage; case study of passage of Bahá'u'lláh as translated into Japanese and Tok Pisin.
802. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023) Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
803. 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).
804. Translations of the Bible Used by Abdu'l-Baha, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-06-12) Which translations of the Bible were used by Abdu'l-Bahá.
805. Treasures of the East: The Life of Nine Oriental Countries, by Zia M. Bagdadi. (1930) Descriptions of nine "Treasures" — Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jijaz (Arabia), Transjordania (Arabia), Persia, India, and Turkey — by an Iraqi physician who traveled to the U.S. and was instrumental in the establishment of several Bahá'í communities.
806. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction, by Juan Cole. (1998-02) Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Bahá's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
807. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History, by Peter Terry. (1999-12) Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Bahá'í, A Christian response to Bahá'ísm, the religion which aims toward one world government and one common faith."
808. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2019) Talks from 1904-1907.
809. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures, by Author unknown. (n.d.) The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumphant ruler, fulfilling prophecies of salvation and divine kingship.
810. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph, by Todd Lawson. (2012) Meanings of the famous shirt (qamís) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Qur'an and tafsír. Brief mentions of Shaykh Ahmad, Siyyid Kazim, and the Báb on pp. 229, 231 and 237-238.
811. Um Estado Laico numa Sociedade Confessional, by Marco Oliveira. (2005-12-18) "A Lay State in a Religious Society": opinion article by a Portuguese Baha’i about the presence of Christian symbols in the classrooms of Portuguese public schools.
812. Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections, by Jack McLean. (1999) 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spirituality, love, detachment, mysticism, joy, death, and theology.
813. Understanding Exclusivist Texts, by Seena Fazel. (1997) Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
814. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism, by Christopher Buck. (1986) Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
815. United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians, by United States Department of State. (1997) The US Department of State report "United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians" includes a few brief mentions of Bahá'ís in Iran; the relevant passages are excerpted here.
816. Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2004) An attempt to correlate specific Bahá'í teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Chardin, allowing us to compare the Faith with the 'progressive movements of today' and promote the study of the Bahá'í teachings more deeply.
817. Unity of Civilization, The, by Robley Edward Whitson. (1971) Excerpt of a chapter on unity of humankind and civilizations. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but the content is of direct interest to Bahá'í studies.
818. Unity of Humanity, The: An Interview with Professor Todd Lawson, by David Hornsby, Jane Clark. (2016) Biography of Lawson and his personal interests in the Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, discussion of contemporary Western approaches to Islam, and commentary on current world affairs and hope for the future. (Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.)
819. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The, by Universal House of Justice. (1990-11-06)
820. Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Universal House of Justice, trans. (2001-04) Authorized translation of an excerpt of a tablet on "the wisdom of referring certain important laws to the House of Justice."
821. Universality of the Church of the East, The: How Persian was Persian Christianity?, by Christopher Buck. (1996) Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith (Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.
822. Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali. (1996) The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisation of the oneness of human race; ensure the equality of the sexes; are adaptable to cultural diversities; and call for the elimination of all prejudices.
823. Unknown Hour, The, by David Friedman. (1998) Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Bahá'í teachings are that an exact year, 1844, is indicated in the Bible for the time of the Second Coming.
824. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1928) Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London, December 1912. These talks have not been published elsewhere and the translator is not identified. The original Persian text alluded to at the beginning seems not to be readily available.
825. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion, by John S. Hatcher. (1994) Bahá’í scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: independently acquired knowledge coupled with social action; in revelation this dynamic relationship is symbolized by the Kitáb-i-Íqán and and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
826. Unsuspected Effects of Religion on your Personality, by James J. Keene. (1967) Review of research reports in sociology and social psychology journals to analyse survey data from five religious groups — Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Bahá'ís and non-affiliates — to define four dimensions of key social psychological dynamics.
827. Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions, The, by Sally Liya. (2004) The tree is a universal symbol found in the myths of all peoples. This Jungian archetype figures in dreams; symbolizes growth, unfolding, shelter, and nurture; is regarded as the gatekeeper to the next world; and is a metaphor in Bahá'í scripture.
828. Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family, by Moojan Momen. (2003-09) The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and 19th-century Iran, viewed through the lens of the Baraghani family as it faced schisms of the Akhbari, Shaykhi, and Bábí movements.
829. Valleys: Real, Symbolic and Holy Sites, by Moshe Sharon. (2013) The nature of the metaphor of a valley; biblical references and meanings in Hebrew; comparison with Islamic concepts; valleys in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
830. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks, by Steven Phelps. (2017-09-18) Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment. Includes compilation of Writings on spiritual dislocation, science, language, spiritual evolution, nature, and revelation.
831. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The, by Shirley Macias. (1991) Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Bahá'í theology; includes a brief compilation of Bahá'í Writings about the Lote Tree.
832. View on Islam, A, by Amin Banani. (1969) This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Bahá'ís."
833. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim), by David Russell Garcia. (2003-10) A lengthy overview of the Qur'án and its themes for a Bahá'í audience; holy war and fighting; reasons behind Islám's reputation as a war-like religion; theology of Islám vs. Christianity; laws and admonitions; spiritual and social principles; apocalypse.
834. We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Talk about Religion, by Madeleine Kapsalis. (2022-05-13) Excerpt from a longer talk, describing a Christian's interfaith encounter with Bahá'ís and being invited to teach Sunday school at Wilmette.
835. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship, by Ismael Velasco. (2001) If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scholarship; the paradox of a history of writers penning volumes on a subject which they assert cannot be grasped by language; the relevance of mysticism.
836. What is Bahá'í Orientalism?, by Geoffrey Nash. (2021) Postcolonial theory can help analyze religious writing; Edward Said and the concept of mutual othering; power and knowledge are linked in the production of Orientalist discourse. Link to article (offsite).
837. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?, by Roberta Law. (1998-02) Nature of Sufism and Bahá'u'lláh's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the Seven Valleys.
838. Whether Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb Met, Indications in the Writings and Historical Records Relative to the Question, by Universal House of Justice. (1985 Winter) Overview of sources indicating that Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb never met in person.
839. Why Are We Here: Meaning of Life: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. (2003)
840. Why the Bahá'í Faith Is Not Pluralist, by Grant S. Martin. (2007) Argues against Seena Fazel that the Bahá’í Faith is not a form of religious pluralism.
841. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys, by Julio Savi. (1994) Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
842. Wine of Astonishment, The, by William Sears. (1963) Discussion of Christian doctrines such as the ritual of baptism, the bread and the wine, confession and penance, the meaning of 'Son of God', the secret of the trinity, heaven and hell, and the meaning of the resurrection.
843. Wisdom of Burying the Dead in the Earth: Tablet of Cremation, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Ali Kuli Khan, trans, Marzieh Gail, trans. (1902/1987) Tablet to Laura Clifford Barney regarding the wisdom of burying the dead in the Earth, also known as Tablet of Cremation, in two translations: one by Marzieh Gail, one by ‘Alí Kulí Khán.
844. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions, by Juan Cole. (2015 Fall) Reflections on Bahá'u'lláh's theology of previous religions and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of "language games"; Hinduism, India, and 19th-century Iranian culture; Manakji’s questions about Hinduism and Zoroastrianism.
845. Woman and Islam, by Elihu Grant. (1912-01) One-paragraph sympathetic mention.
846. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience, by Miriam Dixson. (2000) The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology, to commitment to the world ideals of the Bahá'í Faith.
847. Women and Wisdom in Scripture, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. (2015) Treatment of women in religion; influence of Bahá'í teachings in raising awareness about the plight of women and transforming attitudes across the globe; role of linguistic biases in degrading their status; role of wisdom in achieving gender equality.
848. 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.
849. 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.
850. Word is the Master Key for the Whole World, The: The Bahá'í Revelation and the "Teaching and Spirit of the Cause" in Dialogical and Personal Thinking, by Wolfgang A. Klebel. (2007) The Word of God is the master key that opens all doors; it assures the opening to the meaning of the whole world and its relationship to heaven; it is the key to the hearts of men and the human spirit, which opens this world towards the doors of heaven.
851. Words of Long Ago, by Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother). (1912/1978) Transcript of a talk The Mother delivered to some Bahá'ís in Paris in 1912 by request of Abdu'l-Bahá; reflections inspired by the departure of Abdu'l-Bahá from Paris in June 1913.
852. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, by Juan Cole. (1994) Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the conceptual and literary structures erected by his forebears; his millenarianism and rebellion against staid literalism as a means of reinvigorating Shi'ism.
853. World Religion Day, by Christopher Buck. (2010)
854. World Religion Day (January), by Christopher Buck. (2011-09)
855. Worlds of God, The, by Iscander Micael Tinto. (2013) Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Háhút, the unknowable Essence of God; Láhút, the first actualization of potentiality; Jabarút, God's action and will in creation; Malakút, the angelic plane; and Násút, the physical world.
856. Wrathful God of Martin Luther and Baha'u'llah: Tablet of Ahmad-i-Farsi and Martin Luther (A comparison), by Roberta Law. (1998-04) Comparison of the theologies of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Ahmad (Persian) and early Protestantism.
857. Wronged One, The: Shí'í Narrative Structure in Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Visitation for Mullá Husayn, by William F. McCants. (2002) On the martyrdom of Mulla Husayn, the structure of sacrificial and devotional narratives, and Shi'i antecedents.
858. Zoroaster: Baha'u'llah's Ancestor, by Darius Shahrokh. (1992) Overview of Zoroastrianism, its place in the history of revelation, and its writings.
859. Zoroaster: The Prophet of Ancient Iran and His Book, the Zend Avesta, by Ali Kuli Khan. (1945-08-30)
860. Zoroaster, Date of, by Universal House of Justice. (1979-05-13) Clarifications re the dates and bio information Bahá'í texts give for the prophet Zoroaster.
861. Zoroastrianism, Reference to, in All Things Made New, by Universal House of Justice. (1999-03-27) A reference to the Zoroastrian text Dinkird, or "Acts of the Religion" (dín-kird) in John Ferraby's All Things Made New, and on the authenticity of the Zoroastrian scriptures.
862. Религии мира о гомосексуализме: обзор учений Индуизма, Иудаизма, Буддизма, Зороастризма, Сикхизма, Христианства, Ислама, Веры бахаи (World Religions on Homosexuality: A Review of the Teachings of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith), by Ilyas Fatkulov. Vladimir Chupin, ed. (2012-05-17) Краткий обзор точек зрения мировых религий на гомосексуальные отношения.

1. 1845-01-10 — The beginning of the Islamic new year. Messianic fervour grew, particularly among Shaykhís. [BBRSM15]
2. 1854-04-10 —
   Bahá'u'lláh in Sulaymaniyyih
   Bahá'u'lláh suddenly left Baghdád and went to the mountainous wilderness of Sar Galu, around Sulaymaniyyah in Iraqi Kurdistán. [BKG115-122; DB585; GPB120-124; TN38; CH256; KI250-251; AB392]
   • Before He left, Bahá'u'lláh asked His family to look after Mírzá Yahyá during His absence. [CB70–1; CH50–1,]
   • Bahá'u'lláh lived for some time as a dervish in a cave on the mountain of Sar-Galú. He took the name Darvísh Muhammad-i-Írání to conceal His true identity. [BBD214–15; BBRSM:60–1; BKG116–19; GPB120–1; TN38–9]
   • See photo.
   • This action compares to Moses' going out to the desert of Sinai, to Buddha's retreat to the wilds of India, to Christ's walk in the wilderness and to Muhammad's withdrawal to the hills of Arabia. [BKG114]
   • Áqá Abu'l-Qásim-i-Hamadání was His only companion. Áqá Abu'l-Qásim was killed by thieves on a journey to collect money and provisions. [BKG116–17]
   • "It was this period of voluntary seclusion, following shortly after the execution of the Báb in 1850, which bequeathed to history irrevocable proof that Bahá'u'lláh and not His half-brother, Subhi-Ezel, was, in reality, the one celebrated by the Báb and for whom the Bábí Movement was the spiritual preparation. By this act of voluntary retirement, Bahá'u'lláh gave Sebhi-Ezel unhampered opportunity to exercise the spiritual leadership over the Bábís which the latter claimed as his right. The result, however, demonstrated Subhi-Ezel's utter incapacity to maintain unity among the Bábís, inspire them with faith and confidence sufficient to meet their many difficulties and guide them along lines of true future progress. None other than the return of Bahá'u'lláh could re-quicken the flames of their ardour or supply them with the more universal principles of conduct and faith required to transform the Bábí Movement into a world religion." [BW2Surveyp33]
   • It was during this time that Bahá'u'lláh revealed the poem Qasídiyi-i-'Izz-i-Varqá'íyyih (Ode of the Dove). It was composed of 2,000 couplets but Bahá'u'lláh allowed only 127 to be preserved. [BBD215; BKG118; GPB123]
   • See BKG114, GPB117–19 and K1250 for reasons for Bahá'u'lláh's retirement.
   • Before and during His absence no fewer than 25 people claimed to be the One promised by the Báb. [BBRSM29, 59; EB269; GPB125]
     • As his position as nominal head deteriorated Mírzá Yahyá became more desperate, he had one such claimant, Mírzá Asadu'lláh Khí'í Dayyán, assassinated around 1856. [Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandí Sufis in Iraq by Juan Cole p4]
   • See BKG115–19 and GPB120 for Bahá'u'lláh's activities while in Kurdistán.
   • See KI248–51 for Bahá'u'lláh's own account of the episode.
   • See BKG119–22 and GPB124–6 for the condition of the Bábí community in Baghdád during this period.
   • The son born to Navváb shortly after the family's arrival in Baghdád became ill and died during Bahá'u'lláh's absence. [CB71; CH51–2]
   • See SBBR2:1–28 for Bahá'u'lláh's contact with Súfís.
   • BW16:528 for an account of Daoud Toeg, who visited the caves of Sar-Galú and photographed them in August of 1940.
   • Also see Bahá'í News No 145 July 1941 p11 and 12.
3. 1858-00-00 —
   Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Hidden Words (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih), originally designated 'The Hidden Words of Fátimih', while walking along the banks of the Tigris. [BBD102; BKG159; GPB138–40]
   • See Kalemat-e Makuna in Encyclopaedia Iranica by Moojan Momen.
4. 1861-01-00 —
   Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Íqán (The Book of Certitude), 'a comprehensive exposition of the nature and purpose of religion'. In the early days this Tablet was referred to as the Risáliy-i-Khál (Epistle of the Uncle). [BBD134, 162; BKG159; BBD134; BBRSM64–5; GPB138–9; RB1:158]
   • Online at bahai.org: Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude.
   • The Tablet was revealed in answer to four questions put to Bahá'u'lláh by Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Muhammad, a maternal uncle and caregiver of the Báb (the Greater Uncle, the eldest of the three brothers). He had been persuaded by a devout Bábí, Aqá Mírzá Núru'd-Dín, to make a pilgrimage to the holy Shrines of the Imáms in Iraq and where he could put these questions to Bahá'u'lláh as well as visit his sister, the mother of the Báb, who was not yet herself a Bábí. [BBD134, 162; BKG163–5; RB1:158]
     • See Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan by Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad as translated by Denis MacEoin.
   • It was revealed in the course of two days and two nights in early January. [BBS107; BBD 134; BKG165; GPB238; RB1:158]
   • The original manuscript, in the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, is in the Bahá'í International Archives. See Reflections p149 for the story of the receipt of the original tablet, written in the hand of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Shoghi Effendi in the Holy Land. [BKG165; RB1:159]
   • It was probably the first of Bahá'u'lláh's writings to appear in print. [BKG165; EB121]
   • For a discussion of the circumstances of its revelation, its content and major themes see RB1:153–97.
   • BEL1.77 gives the year of Revelation as 1862.
5. 1868-05-00 —
   Bahá'u'lláh sent Nabíl-i-A`zam Zarandi to Cairo to enquire after Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí. He was instructed by Bahá'u'lláh to appeal to the officials for the release of several Bahá'ís who had been imprisoned in Cairo at the instigation of their enemies. He was thrown into prison in Cairo for two months and then in the Alexandria jail for a few more months. While there he befriended a Christian cellmate, Fáris Effendi, who soon becomes a Bahá'í. [BKG248, 265–8; EB268; GPB178; "Nabil-e aʿzam Zarandi, Mollā Mohammad," by Vahid Rafati, Encyclopædia Iranica]
   See more details at 1868 May 26.
   • See BKG265–8 for an account of Nabíl's arrest and imprisonment.
   • Fáris Effendi was probably the first Christian to become a Bahá'í. [RB3:10]
     • Lawh-i-Aqdas ("Most Holy Tablet," otherwise known as "The Tablet to the Christians" late 1870s?) is thought to have been addressed to Dr Fáris Effendi but this cannot be substantiated.
6. 1868-10-30 —
   Christoph Hoffman, founder of the Templers, and Georg David Hardegg, his principal lieutenant, landed in Haifa to gather the Children of God in Jerusalem in preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. Hardegg remained in Haifa to head the Tempelgesellschaft while Hoffman went to Jaffa in 1869 to found a school and a hospital there. [BBD224; BBR204, 2, 15–16; DH133, SBBH1p215-218]
   • The colony on Mount Carmel was composed of a few dozen Templer families from Württemberg (S. Germany) and they were joined by kindred families of German origin from southern Russia and by some who had emigrated to America and become citizens, mainly from New York state. [Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg by Stephen Lambden and Kamran Ekbal, A Tablet of Bahā'-Allāh to Georg David Hardegg, the Lawḥ-i Hartīk by Stephen Lambden]
   • DH139 and GPB277 say this was 1863.
   • See BBR215–18 for the relationship between Bahá'u'lláh and the Templers.
   • A tablet addressed to Georg David Hardegg, Lawh-i-Hirtik, contained the proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh as the Promised One and the return of the Father. He also was warned not to make the same errors of the Pharisees who neglected the validity of Christ's own claims.
   • Bahá'u'lláh stayed in the houses of the colony several times. [BBR234]
   • Palestine was a neglected outpost of the Ottoman Empire when the Templers first settled in Haifa. Other settlements were soon founded in Jaffa (1869), Sarona (1871) and Jerusalem (1873) and, a generation later Wilhelma (1902), Bethlehem (1906) and, but a splinter group in Waldheim (1907). From initially hard beginnings, these communities went on to build the foundations for success: farms, flourmills, workshops, factories, shops, banks, hotels, hospitals, schools and even roads. Haifa was the largest Templer settlement. To this day, its main road is said to be the most magnificent in Israel.

     The Templers flourished in Palestine for nearly 80 years; they even survived the British occupation during World War I when many Templers were deported and interned in Egypt. Palestine was a British Mandated Territory from 1923 until 1948. Great Britain's entry into World War II signalled the end for the Templers in Palestine. The settlements of Wilhelma, Sarona, Betlehem and Waldheim were turned into internment camps, housing close to 2,000 people. In 1941, a large number of Templers (536) was deported to Australia along with 129 other German nationals. The last remaining Templers were expelled in 1948 when the State of Israel was established. [TSA website]

   • See BBR236–9 for articles written about the Bahá'ís by Templers.
   • See Der Herr ist Nahe: The Lord is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel by Harry Liedtke.
7. 1886-00-02 — Birth of Narayanrao Rangnath Vakil, the first Hindu to become a Bahá'í in Surat, Gujarat, India.
8. 1890-00-04 —
   Ibrahim George Kheiralla (Khayru'lláh) became a Bahá'í in Cairo under the tutelage of `Abdu'l-Karím-i-Tihrání. [BFA1:19]
   • It was probable that he was the first Bahá'í from Syrian Christian background. [BFA19]
   • See BFA1:175 for pictures.
9. 1890-00-07 — A number of people of the Jewish, Zoroastrian and Buddhist Faiths became Bahá'ís. [BBR248–9; GPB195]
10. 1893-09-23 —
    First public reference in North America to the Bahá'í Faith. [SBBH1p76]
    • Reference was made to it in a paper entitled The Religious Mission of the English Speaking Nations by Rev. Henry H. Jessup, a retired missionary from north Syria, read by Rev George A. Ford at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. [AB63–4; BBD2412; BBR57; BFA1:323; BW2:230; GPB256; SBBH1:76, 88, 202]
    • See AB63–4, BW2:169 for text.
    • Historians have observed that, before this Parliament, "religion" was classified by many Americans into ethnic religion and universal religion. They considered there being only one universal religion: Christianity. In this view, all previous faiths were ethnic religions, and their purpose was to prepare the people for Christianity. Ethnic religions may have had portions of the truth, but only Christianity had all truth. This 1893 Parliament was a pivotal moment in the abolition of such classification, as representatives of "eastern" religions such as Swami Vivekananda and Anagarika Dharmapala promoted a new religious tolerance. [Paraphrased quote from Robert Stockman]
    • World Parliament of Religions 1893, a talk by Mr. Rothwell "Bud" Polk.
    • See Chicago 1893.
11. 1910-05-13 — Talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa to to a number of Jewish, Zoroastrian, Christian and Mohammedan Bahais.
12. 1912-10-12 — Talk at the synagogue Temple Emmanu-El, 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California. [PUP361, ABF408]
13. 1912-11-08 —
    Talk at Eighth Street Temple, Synagogue, Washington, D. C. [PUP411]
    • See PG100 where 'Abdu'l-Bahá referred to this talk to illustrate the extraordinary reception He was given during is travels to the West.
14. 1913-01-18 —
    `Abdu'l-Bahá received guests from the Muslim Community of Britain and was asked to speak at the Shah Jehan Mosque at Woking, one of the two mosques in England at the time and the first built in England and perhaps Western Europe. He spoke on the subject of the Unity of Religions and translation was done by Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab. [CH152, AB370, BW3p278-279, BW4p377]
    • Note ABTM303 reports that this event took place on the 17th of January.
    • Dr. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840–1899) was the builder of the Oriental Institute, founded to train Asians living in Europe for the learned professions, to the study of linguistics and culture, and for the teaching of languages to Europeans who wished to travel to the East. To cater for the spiritual needs of students of all major faiths and to provide for any who lived within reach, Dr. Leitner intended to build a synagogue, a church, a temple and a mosque. Only the Shah Jehan Mosque was completed. (Oct-Nov 1889). The Institute relied too heavily upon Dr. Leitner's personal enthusiasm and wealth and it did not survive his early death in March of 1899. The Mosque was closed and practically empty between 1899 and 1912. Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, a prominent Kashmiri lawyer and founder of the Woking Muslim Mission, worked to repair and re-open the Mosque in 1913. It was the first formal place of Islamic worship in England and became a centre of Islam in the UK. [Dr. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner]
    • For a photo of the gathering see BW3p280 or BWNS818.
15. 1913-02-17 —
    For the text of an interview, originally published in Abdul Baha on Divine Philosophy, with Pasteur Monnier during which 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, see Bahá'í Studies Review, vol. 3:1 (1993), with notes by Khazeh Fananapazir.
    • Pasteur Henri Monnier (b. 1871) was the "Professor á la Faculté libre de théologie protestante de Paris", Vice-president of the Protestant Federation of France and Pastor of the Etoile Church [from International Who's Who, 1st ed.]
16. 1924-09-22 —
    The conference `Some Living Religions within the British Empire' was held in London. [BW2:225; ER233; GPB342]
    • For details of the planning of the conference and its outcome see ER231-5.
    • For Shoghi Effendi's attitude to the conference see UD17, 19, 21-2, 245.
    • Two papers about the Bahá'í Faith were read at the conference, one by Horace Holley read by Mountfort Mills and the other by Rúhí Afnán. [BW2:225; ER232-3; SBR73]
    • For texts of the papers see BW2:227-42.
    • Note that a paper was delivered by Richard St. Barbe Baker. As a result of attending the conference he met a Bahá'í and dedicated the rest of his life in service to the Cause. [Bahá'í Chronicles]
17. 1925-05-10 —
    A Muslim Court in Egypt pronounced the Faith to be an independent religion. [BBRSM173; BW2:31;BW3:49]
    • For text of the judgement see BW3:48–50.
    • This was 'the first charter of liberty emancipating the Bahá'í Faith from the fetters of orthodox Islam'. [BA100-1, 120-123; BW3:110–11; GPBXII, 302, 365; CB306; PP319–20; UD65 WOB99, LoF57, SETPE1p102-104]

      "an attack which, viewed in the perspective of history, will be acclaimed by future generations as a landmark not only in the Formative Period of the Faith but in the history of the first Bahá'í century. Indeed, the sequel to this assault may be said to have opened a new chapter in the evolution of the Faith itself, an evolution which, carrying it through the successive stages of repression, of emancipation, of recognition as an independent Revelation, and as a state religion, must lead to the establishment of the Bahá'í state and culminate in the emergence of the Bahá'í World Commonwealth. [GPB364]

    • Subsequent to the court's decision...

      "the presentation of a petition addressed by the national elected representatives of that community to the Egyptian Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice (supported by a similar communication addressed by the American National Spiritual Assembly to the Egyptian Government, see BW4p166), enclosing a copy of the judgment of the Court, and of their national Bahá'í constitution and by-laws, requesting them to recognize their Assembly as a body qualified to exercise the functions of an independent court and empowered to apply, in all matters affecting their personal status, the laws and ordinances revealed by the Author of their Faith--these stand out as the initial consequences of a historic pronouncement that must eventually lead to the establishment of that Faith on a basis of absolute equality with its sister religions in that land." [GPB367]

      "it became a lever which the Egyptian Bahá'í community, followed later by its sister-communities, readily utilized for the purpose of asserting the independence of its Faith and of seeking for it the recognition of its government. Translated into several languages, circulated among Bahá'í communities in East and West, it gradually paved the way for the initiation of negotiations between the elected representatives of these communities and the civil authorities in Egypt, in the Holy Land, in Persia and even in the United States of America, for the purpose of securing the official recognition by these authorities of the Faith as an independent religion. " [GPB366]

Background Information

"It was in the village of Kawmu's-Sa`áyidih, in the district of Beba, of the province of Beni Suef in Upper Egypt, that, as a result of the religious fanaticism which the formation of a Bahá'í assembly had kindled in the breast of the headman of that village, and of the grave accusations made by him to both the District Police Officer and the Governor of the province--accusations which aroused the Muhammadans to such a pitch of excitement as to cause them to perpetrate shameful acts against their victims--that action was initiated by the notary of the village, in his capacity as a religious plaintiff authorized by the Ministry of Justice, against three Bahá'í residents of that village, demanding that their Muslim wives be divorced from them on the grounds that their husbands had abandoned Islám after their legal marriage as Muslims." [GPB364-365]

1. 1943-11-12 — The Edmonton Baha'i community organized a Race Unity meeting with Muslims, Jews, Ukrainians and one Chinese in attendance. [Edmonton Bahá'í History]

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