- Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2023). Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid.
- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul (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.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2023). 80 selections, updated August 2023.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). 167 selections, updated August 2023.
- Michael Cook, William F. McCants. Affairs of the Heart: Early Theophanic Interpretations of Muhammad's Relationship with the Divine (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.
- Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The (2015). Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the Greek to Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought, contrasted with the theosophy, metaphysics, anthropology, and hermeneutics of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Brian A. Miller. Art of Translation, The (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."
- Todd Lawson. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The (2002). A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risála fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant compositions. It provides a brief discussion of the mystic quest, and sheds light on the Báb's relationship to the Shaykhi movement and to Sayyid Kázim.
- Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (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.
- Bahá'í Faith and Islam (2013). Overview of connections and contrasts between the Bahá'í Faith and its parent religion.
- Dann J. May. Baha'i Principle of Religious Unity and the Challenge of Radical Pluralism (1993/1997). A shorter version of this thesis is published as "The Bahá'í Principle of Religious Unity: A Dynamic Perspectivism."
- Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Reception of the Qur'an, The (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.
- Christopher Buck. Baha'i Reflections on the "Seal of the Prophets" (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).
- Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- Muhammad Mustafa. Rowshan Mustapha, trans. Baha'u'llah: The Great Announcement of the Qur'an (1993). Meanings of some of the verses of the Qur'an, as viewed from the perspective of the Writings of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (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.
- Vahid Brown. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony (2002). The dimensions of myth in the Bahá'í Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, religious history, and Administrative Order.
- Christopher Buck. Beyond the "Seal of the Prophets": Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude (2007). The Bábí background of the Iqán, the nature of interpretation and exegesis, and the place of Muhammad.
- Anonymous, comp. Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance (2021). Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical stories and topics.
- Necati Alkan. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95 (2001). A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Bahá: his commentary on the Quaranic Sura of the Fig (#95).
- Dana Paxson. Camphor and Metaphor (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.
- Frank Lewis. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (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?
- Todd Lawson. Coherent Chaos and Chaotic Cosmos: The Qur'ān and the Symmetry of Truth (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.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on a Verse of Sa'di (Tafsir-i Bayti az Sa'di) (1996).
- Mohsen Enayat. Commentary on the Azhar's Statement regarding Bahá'ís and Bahá'ísm (1992). Response to an official 1986 pronouncement on the Faith by this prominent Egyptian university.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun (1994). Bahá'u'lláh's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
- Todd Lawson. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The (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.
- George Townshend. Covenant, The: An Analysis (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.
- Peter Terry. Covenant, The: Brit Olam (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.
- Lasse Thoresen. Creation (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.
- Todd Lawson. Dangers of Reading, The: Inlibration Communion and Transference in the Qur'an Commentary of The Bab (1997). Tafsír (traditional Qur'an commentary) and the writings of the Bab.
- Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
- Khazeh Fananapazir. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
- Annemarie Schimmel. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (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.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith, The Importance of (1991).
- Robert T. Cameron. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19 (1982). Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an.
- Christopher Buck. Discovering [The Qur'an] (2006). Academic study of the Qur'an, its themes, and how to begin interpreting it.
- Necati Alkan. Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks (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.
- Moshe Sharon. End of Days (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.
- Todd Lawson. Exegesis (tafsír) (1999). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Ismael Velasco. Fixing the Gaze: Reflections on "The Order of Bahá'u'lláh" in the Báb's Persian Bayan (2006/2012). On the word nazm, "order," and how Bahá'u'lláh and then Shoghi Effendi extended used this as a foundation to build the concept of a Bahá'í World Order, a sacred socio-political entity. Includes translation of Bayan 3:16.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (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.
- Christopher Buck. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review (2012).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man \'arafa nafsahú faqad \'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary (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."
- Christopher Buck. Identity of the Sabi'un, The: An Historical Quest (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?
- Sandra Lynn Hutchison. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City (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.
- Nima Rafiei. In the Presence of the Beloved: Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Liqá': A Revised Provisional Translation and Notes (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.
- Peter J. Khan. Institute on Islam (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.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Introduction to a Study of the Qur'án: With Additional References from Several Bahá'í Texts (1941). A study guide to the Qur'an, consisting of lists of topics and verses by the "Study Outline Committee."
- Stephen Lambden. Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an: Some Introductory Notes (1991). Islamic contributions to Western culture and science and discusses the place of Islamic Studies in the Bahá'í Faith.
- Susan Maneck. Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast (2009-02-09).
- Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (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.
- Christopher Buck. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings (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.
- Todd Lawson. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses (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.
- Stephen Lambden. Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture (2004). Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in select Abrahamic, Bábí, Bahá’í, and religious and mystical texts. It will be seen that colours are related to the theology of the celestial Throne.
- Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
- Sohrab Kourosh. Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology (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.
- Duane Troxel, comp. Kitáb-i-Íqán and the Qur'an: Quotations from the Iqan Compared with their Counterparts in Rodwell's Translation of the Qur'an (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.
- Boris Handal, comp. La Moral del Corán (2013-05). Compilation of passages from the Qur'an, with reference to some Bahá'í writings.
- Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (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).
- Todd Lawson. Gabrielle Rivier, trans. Le Coran et l'imaginaire apocalyptique (2010-09).
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
- Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
- Boris Handal. Mahoma, Profeta de Dios (2005/2020). Overview of the life of Muhammad and the teachings of the Qur'an, and world Islamic culture.
- Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (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.
- Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (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.
- Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’llah’s globalism, verses breaks between the two, e.g. the abandoning of jihad as a means of promoting a globalisation process.
- Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (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.
- Sholeh A. Quinn. Mi'ráj in Select Shaykhí, Bábí, and Bahá'í Texts, The (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).
- Todd Lawson. Muhammad as Educator, Islam as Enlightenment, and the Quran as Sacred Epic (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.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Qur'an, Some (2000-08). Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa
- Robert Stockman. Notes on Islam from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Overview of Islamic history and teachings and brief notes on Islam and the Bahá'í Faith.
- Virginia Orbison. Notes on Words of the Guardian (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".
- Abdulrahman Lomax. Number 19 in the Qur'an, The (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.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation (2019). Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qur'an.
- Universal House of Justice. One Common Faith (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.
- Afshin A. Khavari. Parallels Between Islamic and Baha'i laws and Constitutional Principles (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.
- Kamran Hakim. Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets' (1997). A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam.
- Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Perspectives on Science and Religion (2013-09). On questions about discourses in the scientific community, the existence of the soul, and certain utterances of Abdu'l-Bahá on issues in science.
- Duane Troxel. Powerpoints for Deepening (2004-2014). 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Bahá'í history, Central Figures, teachings, and relationship with Islam.
- Pierre Spierckel. Preuves bahá'íes basées sur le Coran (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.
- Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Leila Rassekh Milani. 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 (1997). Study of Bahá'í apologetics based largely on the work of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl.
- Sabir Afaqi. Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh (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.
- Peyman Sazedj. Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (2009-2011). Twenty-four translations from 2009, 2010, and 2011 copied from the defunct website peyman.sazedj.org.
- Hossein Avaregan. Punti Razionali Comuni fra Corano e Vangelo (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.
- Todd Lawson. Qur'an and the Apocalyptic Imagination, The (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.
- Todd Lawson. Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, The (2019). On how tafsir, Islam, and the Qur'an have had a great impact on the form and content of the Bahá'í revelation.
- Ted Brownstein. Qur'an and Violence against Non-believers, The (2017). An examination of two sections of The Qur'an that supposedly authorize the slaughter of innocent non-Muslims.
- Todd Lawson. Qur'an Commentary as Sacred Performance: The Bab's tafsirs of Qur'an 103 and 108, the Declining Day and the Abundance (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.
- Todd Lawson. Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The: Doctoral dissertation (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.
- Brett Zamir, comp. Qur'án, The: Renderings by Rodwell & Sale and Multilinear Qur'án with Bahá'í References by Verse (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).
- Muhammad. Abdullah Yusufali, trans. Qur'án, The: The Meanings of the Holy Qur'an (n.d.).
- Dalton Garis, ed, Mohebat Sobhani, ed. Qur'anic and Biblical References in the Kitáb-i-Íqán: A Guide to Further Study (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.
- Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (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.
- Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Qur'ánic references in the Bahá'í Writings (2001). Cross-reference list (incomplete).
- Kamran Ekbal. Quranic Roots of Some Legal and Theological Terms of the Kitáb-i Aqdas Regarding Women and Homosexual Relations, The (1995). Interpretations and etymologies of Arabic terms for prostitution, virginity, dowry, menstruation, sodomy, pederasty, uncleanliness, and adultery.
- Sam Shamoun. Quranic Witness to Biblical Authority, The (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.
- David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (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.
- Todd Lawson. Religious Authority and Apocalypse: Tafsír as Experience in an Early Work by The Báb (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.
- Báb, The, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Sadratu'l-Muntahá (2003). Compilation on "The Tree beyond which there is no passing," including quotations from the Qur'án.
- Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Scriptures of Previous Dispensations (1981). Excerpts on what writings constitute the holy scriptures of previous Dispensations.
- Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the words of Scripture, and looking in the direction beyond the words, as indicated by the context. This paper also discusses the meaning of Covenant in Islam.
- Michael W. Sours. Seeing With the Eye of God: Relationships Between Theology and Interpretation (1991). Various spheres of interpretation and how their hierarchies reflect theological truth.
- Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version (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.
- Jonah Winters. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (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.
- Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman (published as Nobel Perdu), Ismael Velasco. Shoghi Effendi: An approach to his artistic contribution to style in English literature and to standards in translation (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.
- Todd Lawson. Signs: Quranic Themes in the Writings of the Báb (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.
- James B. Thomas. Signs of Prophet-Hood, The: An Exposition on a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (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.
- Todd Lawson. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The (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.
- Moojan Momen. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2000). Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophecy and the status of Subh-e Azal.
- Juan Cole. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary (1994). Overview of a tablet of Bahá'u'lláh touching on matters of interpretation and theology.
- Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
- Frank Lewis. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996).
- Foad Seddigh. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics (2014). This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of God, resurrection, and the Qayyum al-Asma. Includes context of Bahá'u'lláh's life and troubles during this period.
- Adib Taherzadeh, Nabil-i-A'zam. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Overview (1999).
- Alison Marshall. 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 (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.
- Stephen Lambden. Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Necati Alkan, trans. Tablet of the Fig and the Olive (2001).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Mehran Ghasempour, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (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).
- Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl) (n.d.). Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
- Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God (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."
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) (2002). Short one-paragraph Tablet concerning the grades or degrees of certainty.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Iskandar Hai, trans. Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín): Excerpt (2002). Brief comments by Bahá'u'lláh on the Isaac/Ishmael controversy.
- Todd Lawson. Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought (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.
- Edward Price. Taking Care with Translation of Sacred Scripture (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.
- Vahid Brown. Textual Resurrection: Book, Imám, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb (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'.
- Lameh Fananapazir. Themes of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of The Divine Plan Illustrated by Scriptural References to the Bible and the Qur'án (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.
- Robert W. McLaughlin. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah (1982). Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.
- Julio Savi. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography (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.
- Craig L. Volker. Translating the Bahá'í Writings (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.
- Universal House of Justice. Translations of the Qur'án and Introductory Books on the Bahá'í Faith, Recommendations Concerning (2002-08-19). On translations of the Qur'an, and introductory books on the Bahá'í Faith.
- Todd Lawson. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph (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.
- David Hornsby, Jane Clark. Unity of Humanity, The: An Interview with Professor Todd Lawson (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.)
- Universal House of Justice. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The (1990-11-06).
- John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (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.
- Sally Liya. Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions, The (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.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn (2024). Provisional translations of three short extracts from Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, interpreting the Quranic figure of Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s historical and symbolic significance, distinguishing him from Alexander the Great.
- Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (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.
- Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (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.
- David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (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.
- Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani. Ahang Rabbani, trans, Ahang Rabbani, ed. With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani (2008-03). Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mírzá 'Isá Khán Isfahání Darágáh'í. Includes table of an old Persian solar calendar and its Western astrological correspondences, and anecdotes about Esslemont.
- Juan Cole. Wittgensteinian Language-Games in an Indo-Persian Dialogue on the World Religions (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.
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