- '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 interpretat...
- Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness, by Rodney H. Clarken (1997). — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm...
- Alice Buckton: Baha'i Mystic, by Lil Osborn (2014-07). — Buckton, a central figure in the re-establishment of Glastonbury as England's spiritual centre, visi...
- Alice Buckton's Glastonbury Pilgrimage, by Lil Osborn (2020). — Buckton's spiritual awakening and pioneering activities in Glastonbury, including her setting up a w...
- Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, by Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani (2018). — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
- Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization, by Vahid Brown (2006). — The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in ...
- Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review, by Ross Woodman (1994).
- Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The, by Jean-Marc Lepain Peter Terry, trans. (2015). — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
- 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 "Ascen...
- Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The, by Todd Lawson (2002). — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant...
- Bahá'í Faith and the Perennial Mystical Quest, The: A Western Perspective, by Julio Savi (2007-12). — Mysticism is an intrinsic aspect of the Baha'i Faith and mystical experience as formulated by Willia...
- Baha'i Faith and the Western Esoteric Tradition, The, by Lil Osborn (2015). — The importance of individuals seeped in the mystical, the occult, and esoteric to the early 20th-cen...
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Baha'is as a Mystic Community, by Moojan Momen, The: Response, by Jack McLean (2006). — The meanings of mysticism in the writings of Baha'u'llah and Shoghi Effendi.
- 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 Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks, by Nader Saiedi (2018). — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
- Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856, by Juan Cole (1984). — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
- Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove": A Provisional Translation, by Bahá'u'lláh John S. Hatcher, trans, Amrollah Hemmat, trans, Ehsanollah Hemmat, trans. (2019). — A lengthy dialogue between Baha'u'llah (as persona/narrator) and the Huriyyih — the Maid of Heaven...
- Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove", by Bahá'u'lláh Juan Cole, trans. (1997).
- Bahá'u'lláh's Persian Poems Written before 1863, by Julio Savi (2012). — Overview of the mystical early writings of Baha'u'llah, 1852-1863. Includes extensive bibliography, ...
- Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan, by Bijan Ma'sumian (1993 Fall). — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life.
- Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih, by John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat (2019). — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
- Clouds and the Hiding God: Observations on some Terms in the Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh, by Moshe Sharon (2012). — Metaphorical usage of clouds and rain in the mystical Tablets Rashh-i-Ama, Lawh Kullu't-Ta'am, and Q...
- 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 Philo...
- Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light, by Jack McLean (2022). — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe...
- Correlating Mystical Experience to the Knowledge of God, by Jack McLean (2000-10). — Mysticism, "the experience of God," and theology, "the knowledge of God," are both expressions of on...
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction, by Justice Hagan (2013). — On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, t...
- Essential Mysticism, The, by Stanwood Cobb (1918). — Clarification of some of the spiritual problems of humanity; the real value of Oriental mysticism; t...
- Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
- Firm Cord of Servitude, The, by Theo A. Cope (2001). — A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Baha'i Teachings ...
- 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 o...
- Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77, by Daryl Lowery (1999). — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
- How to get out of it: Faná' and baqá' in the Early Writings of Baha'u'llah, by Alison Marshall (1999-01). — Annihilation and the self in the Hidden Words and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.
- Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A, by Julio Savi (2015). — A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Pe...
- "'In the Beginning Was the Word': Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul," by Ross Woodman: Commentary, by Betty Hoff Conow (published as B. Hoff Conow) (1995).
- Individualism and the Spiritual Path in Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, by Juan Cole (1997-09). — On Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i's criticisms of aspects of Sufism, and whether he could be considered a "m...
- Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The, by Julio Savi (2014). — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
- 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, ...
- 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 Babi and Baha'i Movements in Iran and the bel...
- Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast, by Susan Maneck (2009-02-09).
- Knowledge of God, The: An Essay on Bahá'í Epistemology, by Jack McLean (1978 Spring). — Knowledge of the divine is the beginning of all things. This can come through the investigative facu...
- Knowledge, Certitude and the Mystical Heart: The Hidden Essence of God's Word, by LeRoy Jones (2002). — Baha'u'llah equates Truth with divine knowledge and requires that we must first be cleansed of world...
- Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved (Centre mondial bahá'í - 2018), by Bahá'u'lláh Pierre Daoust, trans. (2022-08). — La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés,...
- List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck (2014/2020/2024). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review, by Christopher Buck (2024-12). — Review of Nader Saiedi's book that focuses on the Writings of Baha'u'llah.
- Lover's Way, The: A Critical Comparison of the Nazm al-Sulúk by Ibn al-Fárid with the Qasídih-yi Varqá'iyyih by Bahá'ulláh, by Brian A. Miller (2000). — Link to document offsite.
- Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak, by Bahá'u'lláh Frank Lewis, trans. (1999). — Provisional translation
- Mystic Cup, The: Essential Mystical Nature of the Bahá'í Faith, by LeRoy Jones (2001). — Although the Baha’i Faith is fundamentally mystic in character, American Baha’is often do not e...
- 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 ...
- Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí, by Jack McLean (2001-07). — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
- Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys, by LeRoy Jones (1998-03). — Mystical aspects of the Baha'i Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in...
- Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys, by David Langness (1997). — Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
- Mystical Dimensions of Islam, by Annemarie Schimmel (1975). — Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poet...
- Mystical Dimensions of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, The, by Kavian Sadeghzade Milani (2002). — The Baha'i Administrative Order can be seen as a mystical entity, and there are some parallels betwe...
- Mysticism and the Bahá'í Community, by Moojan Momen (2002). — The five characteristic features common to mystical orders in Buddhism, Christianity or Islam. Baha'...
- Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Farnaz Ma'sumian (1995 Spring). — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th...
- Mysticism East and West, by Fargang Jahanpour (2007). — The meaning and nature of mysticism and some of the leading ideas in Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christ...
- Mysticism in African Traditional Religion and in the Bahá'í Faith: Classification of Concepts and Practices, by Enoch Tanyi (2002). — Both African Traditional Religion and the Baha'i Faith originate from God, but at different times in...
- Mysticism, Science and Revelation, by Glenn A. Shook (1953/1976). — The essence of true religion is that feeling which unites man with God. Some mystics believes that m...
- "Newly born babe of that Day", The: Mysticism in the Age of the Maturity of Humankind, by Julio Savi (2006). — The dynamic historical processes impacting mysticism. As the Baha'i Revelation is the revelation o...
- Ode of the Dove, by Bahá'u'lláh Juan Cole, trans. (1997). — Translation of Qasidiy-i- Varqa'iyyih.
- Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak', by Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis) (1999). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
- Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: Introduction to A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif, by Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani (2008). — A tablet of Baha'u'llah to one of the Babis to renew his faith before He had revealed his mission; i...
- 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-cent...
- Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, by Steven Scholl (1983-12). — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr...
- 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 accomp...
- Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2002). — This is a compilation of only those passages from Baha'u'llah’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that rela...
- 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.
- 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 Baha'u'llah and the Conference of the B...
- Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations, by Frank Lewis (2001). — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
- Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání (1976-04-21). — Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and t...
- Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih), by Bahá'u'lláh Joshua Hall, trans. (2023-01-01). — Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mulla Ṣadra's dictum "The Simple Reality...
- Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael), by Abdu'l-Bahá Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002). — Short mention of fana', the mystical annihilation of the self, "which is none other than being a tot...
- 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.
- Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought, by Todd Lawson (2010-10-23). — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken...
- Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism, by Jonah Winters (2017). — Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystica...
- 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 Stu...
- 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 Masum...
- "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 scho...
- What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?, by Roberta Law (1998-02). — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ...
- 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.
- "Wonderful True Visions": Magic, Mysticism, and Millennialism in the Making of the American Bahá'í Community, 1892-1895, by Richard Hollinger (2004). — The early growth of the American, and especially the Chicago, communities was more gradual and eclec...
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