- Abdu'l-Baha's talks can be used in devotional portion of Feast, by Universal House of Justice. (2011-03-15) Letter confirming that it is permissible to use informal "talks" of Abdu'l-Bahá in the devotional portion of Feast.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Allowance of non-Bahá'ís at Feast, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (2008-12-16) A directive from the UHJ via the NSA of the US confirming that, if a non-Bahá'í attends a Feast, the "administrative portion" may be held and just modified if need be, rather than postponed.
- Bahá'í: Religion and Diet, by Paul Fieldhouse. (2003) Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
- Bahá'í Feast Book, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Kate Lindsay, comp. (2000) Quotations for all 19 Feasts, nicely laid-out with graphics and suitable for printing.
- Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth, by Ros Gabriel. (1995)
- Feast Programs, by Susan Gammage. (2013-2018/2023) Programs for nine Bahá'í months, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, and some commentary or annotations.
- Feast, Nineteen Day, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. (1991)
- Feast, Nineteen-Day, by Christopher Buck. (2011-09)
- From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock. (2023) The denial of a national identity of Bahá'ís in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differences between immigrant and American Bahá'ís; the importance of religious identity; how religious, national, and cultural identities are negotiated.
- Guidance on the Use of Talks at Feast, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (2009-11-03) Whether it is appropriate to read talks by Universal House of Justice members and others at the Nineteen Day Feast, and whether such talks have been, and should be, authenticated.
- 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.
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice. Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996)
- Mystical Dimensions of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, The, by Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. (2002) The Bahá'i Administrative Order can be seen as a mystical entity, and there are some parallels between it and Sufism. For Bahá'is the encounter with the Administrative Order is critical to the mystical path.
- 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.
- Nineteen Day Feast, by Moojan Momen. (2014) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Nineteen Day Feast, by John Walbridge. (1996)
- Nineteen-Day Feast, Scheduling the, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-04-10) Two letters about the composition, structure, and scheduling of Nineteen-Day Feasts.
- Of Paramount Importance: Addressing the Paucity of Music in Bahá'í Devotional Practice, by Michael Knopf. (2000) Short overview of the use of music in Bahá'í feasts, holy day celebrations, and temples.
- Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-02) Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Bahá'í gatherings because of an inability to understand English.
- Reflections on the Principle of Unity/Oneness, Some, by Hooshmand Badee. (2018) Reflections on the message of Bahá'u'lláh creating the oneness of humanity and a global society that is based on unity and love rather than factors such as economic and political gains.
- Rituals: An American Bahá'í dilemma, by Linda Walbridge. (1995) The nature of Bahá'í "Feasts" and related American observances and formalities.
- Six-Year Plan, 1986, by Universal House of Justice. (1986) Outline of Bahá'í goals for 1986-1992, and collection of letters from the House.
- Spiritual Health of American Community, by Universal House of Justice. (1991-03) Publication of a letter addressing an individual's concerns for the spiritual health of the American Bahá’í community, and suggestions for personal action. (Letter dated Dec. 24 1990, published March 1991.)
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