- Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 26 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine, by Author unknown. (2000-09-18) Bahá'í World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
- Arc Project: 1987 Open Letter, by Universal House of Justice. (1987-08-31) Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1987.
- Arc Project: 1991 Open Letter, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-09-11) Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1991.
- Arc Project: 1994 Open Letter, by Universal House of Justice. (1994-01-04) Status of the Arc Project (Bahá'í World Center), 1994.
- Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel, by Universal House of Justice. (2018-09-02) One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Bahá'í Writings tying "armageddon" with the town of Megiddo, with Mt. Carmel, or with the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb, by John S. Hatcher. (2019) "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascent of Mount Carmel"; overview of the articles in this issue of the Journal.
- Bahá'í Shrines, by John Walbridge. (1989)
- Bahá'í World Centre, by Moojan Momen. (2009) On the spiritual center of the Bahá’í Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the focal points of devotion for Bahá’ís around the world, and edifices of the administrative center.
- Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel, by Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. (2017) Bahá’u’lláh honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrection; la levée des scellés al-rahiq-ul-makhtoom; le mystère des quatre lettres saintes; Shoghi Effendi et le projet du Carmel; le centre administratif mondial.
- Carmel - the Mountain of God, by Zikrullah Khadem. (n.d.)
- Concealment and Burial of the Báb, by Peter Terry. (2012) This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells the story of the death and burial of the Bab, compiled from the reports of several eye-witnesses consulted by the author.
- Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of the Seat of the UHJ (1983), by Universal House of Justice. (1986) Two documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section one, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh: The Universal House of Justice: Fifth Int'l Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of Construction of the Seat of the UHJ.
- Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria , by Thomas Cook (firm). (1876) Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-48, 408-416.
- Course on Bahá'í Symbolism, by Ernesto Fernandez. (2013-07) Symbolic forms in the Writings and Bahá'í architectural systems, and their analogues in universal religious symbolism. Includes Spanish translation, "Curso de simbología bahá ́í."
- Der Herr Ist Nahe / The Lord Is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel, by Harry Liedtke. (2022) Brief history of the Templer Society and Georg David Hardegg, who landed in Haifa in 1868 and built a spiritual colony at the foot of Mt. Carmel.
- Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts, by Ahang Rabbani. (2003) Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husayn ‘Ali Nur.
- El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name, by Ernesto Fernandez. (2013-06) Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Bahá'í Faith.
- Encounter, The, by Duane L. Herrmann. (2016 Spring) A slightly fictionalized account of a visit to the Shrine of the Bab in the Holy Land.
- Excellency of Mt. Carmel, The, by George Napier Whittingham. (1921) Chapter 10, "The Excellency of Mt. Carmel," describes the author's visit to Haifa and gives an overview of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. (2013) Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Bahá'ís on Naw Ruz, 1909, the same day Abdu'l-Bahá interred the remains of the Bab in the mausoleum on Mount Carmel. This is a history of both events.
- Feminine Forms of the Divine in Bahá'í Scriptures, by Paula A. Drewek. (1992) Examples of the interaction between male and female principles in the writings. Complementarity of masculine and feminine images of divinity enriches our understanding of the divine–human encounter, but does not supplant the unity or unknowability of God.
- 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.
- Greatest Holy Leaf's Unparalleled Role in Religious History and the Significance of the Arc, the Site of Her Resting Place, The, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. (2014) Biography of Abdu'l-Bahá's sister, who acted as his "deputy, His representative and vicegerent, with none to equal her." Her burial place on Mount Carmel determined the location of the Arc and the later buildings of the World Centre.
- Haifa before and after 1948: Narratives of a Mixed City, by Mahmoud Yazbak, Yfaat Weiss. (2011) Mention of Bahá'ís establishing homes in Haifa following their expulsion from Iran, and description of the Baha’i Gardens and the Arc buildings.
- Highly Significant Celebrations at the World Center, by Ted Cardell. (1992-05) Report of activities at the World Centre in May 1992: commemoration of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, placing of a scroll to honour the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, and a procession of pilgrims up Mount Carmel.
- "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.
- Letter to Mrs A.M. Bryant re interment of the remains of The Bab on Mt. Carmel, by May Woodcock, A. M. Bryant. (1909) Brief description of the interment of the remains of the Bab on Mt. Carmel on 21 March 1909.
- 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.
- 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.
- Metaphor and the Language of Revelation, by Ross Woodman. (1997) To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the Word as the originating power of creation.
- Mountain of God, The, by E. S. Stevens. (1911/1970) Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Bahá'í of Abdu'l-Bahá and the small band of Bahá’ís who lived in Haifa and 'Akká early in 20th Century.
- One Person's Search for a Better World, by Ted Cardell. (1992)
- Palestine: Depicted and Described, by G. E. Franklin. (1911) Four pages of pictures of Haifa, Carmel, and the American College at Beirut (Shoghi Effendi's alma mater). Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith; included for historical interest only.
- Pilgrim Notes, by Ted Cardell. (1952-05) Notes from a visit with the Guardian, likely written in 1990 from journal entries taken while on pilgrimage in 1952 from a pioneering post in Kenya.
- 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.
- Pilgrimage or Tourism at the Baha'i Gardens?, by Religion For Breakfast. (2018-12-10)
- Pilgrimage to Haifa, November 1919, A, by Bahiyyih Randall Winckler. (1941/1995) Winckler's parents were Bahá'ís; she met 'Abdu'l-Bahá during his visit to America when He visited her mother in 1912, and was bestowed the name Bahiyyih when she went on pilgrimage in 1919 at age twelve.
- Prophets and Mountains, by Moshe Sharon. (2008) Metaphors of mountains and actual mountains in the history of religion; Mount Carmel.
- Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. (2023-11-28) Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre.
- Shoghi Effendi: Recollections, by Ugo Giachery. (1973) Biography of Shoghi Effendi from the close standpoint of the author's personal experiences.
- Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists, by Fariborz Sahba. (2020) Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years of the development of the Bahá'í Temple in India and 15 years of the development of the Mount Carmel Bahá'í Project in Haifa, and other stories.
- Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God, by Cal E. Rollins. (1989) Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Bahá'í community in ‘Akká and Haifa in 1911. The two main characters are moving through an "individuation process" which could lead them to the Bahá'í Faith. Jungian literary criticism explains the symbolism.
- Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel, by Elham Afnan. (2002-04-21) Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa.
- Tablet of [Mount] Carmel (Lawh-i-Karmil): Wilmette Institute faculty notes, by Peter Terry, Ted Brownstein, Stephen Lambden. (1999)
- 'This Place Has a Major Historical Value Since Prophet Elijah. How Can They Do This?', by Moshe Gilad. (2023-08-31) An Israeli army base is set to be vacated in Haifa's Stella Maris area, which houses a Carmelite monastery and a Bahá'í holy site. Residents are horrified at the idea of turning such a rich historical site into housing.
- Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha, Duane Troxel, ed. (1911/2007) Pictures of Akká taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data added later, in 2007 by Troxel and in 2008 by Cary Enoch Reinstein.
|
Site Map
