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  1. Universal House of Justice. 20,000 Martyrs, Source of Statements about (1984/2005). Two letters from the Research Department.
  2. Universal House of Justice. African religions; miracles; strange phenomena (1996-08-06). Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religions; visions and miracles of the Virgin Mary and Fatima; UFOs, aliens, and genetic engineering.
  3. Universal House of Justice. Apostle Paul, a (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.
  4. Universal House of Justice. Apparent Contradictions in the Bahá'í Writings, Reconciliation of (2002-05-28). On apparent contradictions, regarding Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl on Abraham and Zoroaster; 'Abdu'l-Bahá and a Baby Naming Ceremony; Minimum Age of Marriage; Smoking and Firmness in the Covenant; Corporal Punishment; Táhirih as "Woman Suffragette."
  5. Universal House of Justice. Aspects of the Bahá'í Teachings, Conditions for Membership, and Voting Rights: Seven various questions (1991-12-30). On Bahá'í status and community membership, spiritual primacy, Most Great Spirit, studying the Covenant, revelation of the Bab, civil elections, and definition of a pioneer. Includes short compilation "Conditions for Membership in the Bahá'í Community."
  6. Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit" (2006-06-05). Some details on the history of a popular prayer. Includes comments on the authenticity of published compilations of Abdu'l-Bahá's talks Some Answered Questions, Paris Talks, and The Promulgation of Universal Peace.
  7. Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of Prayers and Tablets (1992-09). List of some prayers and tablets which are not or might not be authentic; includes 2020 update on the prayer "Help me to refrain from every irregular inclination..."
  8. Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of Texts (1996-10-22). Status of texts of Abdu'l-Bahá's talks, of the books Bahá'í World Faith and Foundations of World Unity, of letters from the Universal House of Justice versus its Secretariat, and of letters from the Guardian.
  9. Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living (2020-01-19). Memorandum of the Research Department of the Bahá'í World Center about the authenticity of the speech of the Báb to the Letters of the Living.
  10. Universal House of Justice. Authorization of Translations and the Authority of Publications from the Research Department (1994-12-15). On the process by which new translations are authorized; the authority of translations by the Guardian; and the authority of publications of the Research Department.
  11. Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Perspective on the Concept of "Karma" (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.
  12. Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í Teachings, Aspects of (1997-08-06). Authenticity of Statements; Mathnavi; Quranic quotations; Marriage Prayer; 'Sun' and 'Moon'; Hands of the Cause; Night of Power; Khatt-i-Badi; Sarcophagus for Bahá'u'lláh; International Bahá'í Library Building; Lunar Calendar and Holy Days; Leiden; Kings.
  13. Universal House of Justice. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations (1990-11-06). Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Bahá'í" about changes to this book.
  14. Universal House of Justice, Iraj Ayman, Muhammad Afnan, Robert Stockman. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Letters and Letters of the Living (1994-10-02).
  15. Universal House of Justice. Bible, Preferred English Translation of (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.
  16. Universal House of Justice. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998-05-12). Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths?
  17. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. "Book of Names" Mentioned in the Tablet of Carmel, The (2003-03-23). Letter from the House and a compilation explaining "People of Bahá" and the line in the Lawh-i-Karmil "Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names."
  18. Universal House of Justice. Celestial Pavilion, Inmates of (2003).
  19. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani. Compilation of Extracts Regarding Arius (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.
  20. Universal House of Justice. Condition of non-Bahá'í Relatives after Death, The (1991-08-28). Four questions: Do the non-Bahá'í parents of believers become Bahá'ís in the next world? What is the definition of "kin"? What is the requisite spiritual state of the believer? What conditions are associated with the divine bounty?
  21. Universal House of Justice. Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language (2009/2010/2018). Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety of topics.
  22. Universal House of Justice. Contacting the Universal House of Justice; Obligatory Prayer, Greatest Name, Exemptions (1998-01-02). Procedures on contacting the Universal House of Justice; memorandum on obligatory prayer, reciting the Greatest Name, and exemptions from prayer.
  23. Universal House of Justice. Daniel's Prophecies (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.
  24. Universal House of Justice. Definition of the Word "Ungodly" (2001-09-10). Answer to a question inspired by the Hidden Word "Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him" (Persian #57).
  25. Universal House of Justice. Dictionary Used by the Guardian (1997-12-08). Clarification/confirmation that the English dictionary used by Shoghi Effendi was Webster's (1934).
  26. Universal House of Justice. Early Bahá'í Census in Iran (2016-02-03). No systematic census was taken of the numbers of early believers, before the Guardian's call for such a count in 1923. Iran's own statistics in the 1920s count "several tens of thousands" of Bahá'ís.
  27. Universal House of Justice. English Sources and Authenticity of Fifteen Prayers in the Dutch Prayer Book Bahá'í Gebeden (2001-10-22).
  28. Universal House of Justice. Evolution, Diagram Illustrating the True Story of (1997-12-21). Explanation of the chart Cycle of Life prepared by Lua Getsinger.
  29. Universal House of Justice. Exemption from Obligatory Prayer for the Sick (2000-03-27).
  30. Universal House of Justice. Fadil-i-Mazandarani (1998-08-11). Was Fadil-i-Mazandarani declared a Hand of the Cause of God, and on determining if there were other Hands.
  31. Universal House of Justice. Five Questions: Loss of Voting Rights, Mani, Magi, Five-Pointed Star, Joseph Smith (1991-01). Responses to various questions. Closes with quotations on Confucianism and Genesis.
  32. Universal House of Justice. Gaia Concept, The (1992-06-08). Overview of the Gaia hypothesis, a concept which regards the entire planet as a living organism.
  33. Mark T. Wood. Genealogical Background of the Founders of the Bábí and the Bahá'í Faiths (2001). Includes memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice.
  34. Universal House of Justice. God the All-Humorous (1997-01-17). Did Bahá'u'lláh ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"?
  35. Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992-02-23). Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
  36. Universal House of Justice. Grammatical Clarifications (2001-06-17). Letter and memorandum in response to questions about possible misprints in published extracts from letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of justice
  37. Universal House of Justice. Guardianship, Anticipation of, in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (1992-12-08). Did Bahá'u'lláh anticipate the Institution of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas?
  38. Universal House of Justice. Hands of the Cause of God Cannot Appoint a Guardian (2015-06-11). Short letter quoting the Guardian's statement that the Hands of the Cause of God have to ratify the current guardian's appointment of another guardian, and they may also suggest another guardian, but cannot themselves appoint one.
  39. Universal House of Justice. Hidden Word #63; quote from Promulgation of Universal Peace (2010-08-22). Two minor questions regarding matters of translation: a passage from Hidden Words Persian #63, and a passage from PUP quoted in Portals to Freedom.
  40. Universal House of Justice. Identity of Man Who Asked "What is the object of life to a Bahá'í?" (2004-11-09). On the identity of the individual to whom Shoghi Effendi said "The object of life to a Bahá’í is to promote the oneness of mankind."
  41. Universal House of Justice. Ishraqát, Tablet of, Date of Revelation (1996-02-09). Clues that could provide a date for the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Ishraqat." Includes part of Sen McGlinn's original query to which the House.
  42. Universal House of Justice, Ismael Velasco, Peter Terry, Michael W. Sours. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers (2000-11-28).
  43. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Notes on paragraph numbering (1998). Official paragraph numbering.
  44. Universal House of Justice. Legislative Responsibilities of the Universal House of Justice Regarding Obligatory Prayers, Guardian's Statement on (1995-06-25). Brief note about which aspects of obligatory prayer the House may one day legislate on.
  45. Universal House of Justice. Letters of Living, Dawn-Breakers, Quddús, Terraces (2000). Five unrelated questions: Identity of the Letters of the Living; "List of Illustrations" in the Dawn-Breakers; Status of the Writings of Quddus; Naming of the Terraces at the Arc; and The Bab's Tablets in the Dawn-Breakers.
  46. Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (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.
  47. William P. Collins. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre (1985:12). Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
  48. Universal House of Justice. Lot and His Daughters (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.
  49. Universal House of Justice. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips (1998-08-12). Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual Bahá'ís to government.
  50. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Materials Provided by the Bahá'í World Centre on Gender in the Writings, and Matters of Translation (2002-07-25). A collection of letters about gender pronouns in Writings, a compilation concerning the translations of Shoghi Effendi, the literary style of translation, and guidance on translating the Writings into indigenous languages.
  51. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Materials Provided by the Bahá'í World Centre on Universal Auxiliary Language (2002-08-15). A collection of resources on the International Auxiliary Language: compilation from the Bahá'í Writings, letter and memorandum from the Research Department, and two bibliographies listing citations from the Writings and from scholarship.
  52. Universal House of Justice. Mental Tests (1995-03-12). Meaning of the phrase "mental tests" in the writings of Abdu'l-Bahá and of Shoghi Effendi. Includes short compilation of relevant passages.
  53. Universal House of Justice. Mirza Mihdi, (1998-10-14). Five unrelated questions about Mirza Mihdi; use of the title "Holy Family"; capitalization of personal pronouns; and the Guardian's use of English in his translations.
  54. Universal House of Justice. Mírzá Yahyá Azal, Designation of in the Writings of the Báb (2007).
  55. Universal House of Justice. Monogamy, Sexual Equality, Marital Equality, and the Supreme Tribunal (1996-06-27). Questions about monogamy, the Supreme Tribunal, and the Bahá'í concept of equality of the sexes in light of some Bahá'í laws and history which appear to undermine it
  56. Universal House of Justice. Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, Responses to the Tablets of Baha'u'llah (1997-11-06). Do we know what Napoleon and Queen Victoria really said upon receiving tablets from Bahá'u'lláh?
  57. Universal House of Justice. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (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.
  58. Universal House of Justice. Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism (1999-01-24). The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Bahá'í symbol, in comparison and relation to the official five-pointed star and the Greatest Name symbols.
  59. Universal House of Justice. Notes on Letter from Shoghi Effendi re Parental Consent for Marriage (2021-03-14). Answers re a letter from the Guardian from 1929 on: the correct order of two excerpts from this letter; confirmation that he read and approved all letters written by his secretaries; this is one of few letters where a secretary offered a personal opinion.
  60. Universal House of Justice. Obligatory Prayer, Ablutions, and Repetition of the Greatest Name (2004-06-06). On recitation of the specific verses associated with the performance of ablutions for the medium Obligatory Prayer. Includes compilation of references regarding repetition of the Greatest Name 95 times per a Day.
  61. Universal House of Justice. Obligatory Prayer, Questions about (2000-11-28). Answers to four questions about reciting prayers at meetings; changing language gender; repetition of Greatest Name; and raising hands.
  62. Universal House of Justice. Permission to Change Pronouns in Private Prayer (2022-02-10). Bahá'u'lláh's permission to change the pronoun when reciting a prayer (e.g. from "him" to "me") should be applied only when it is recited in private and only by changing the third person to the first, where appropriate.
  63. Universal House of Justice. Prayer "Make me a hollow reed," Source of (1999-10-26). The prayer "Oh, God, make me a hollow reed..." is neither by Abdu'l-Bahá nor George Townshend, and its author is unknown.
  64. Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar (Múnáját-i-Jináb-i-Samandarí) (2001-08-29). Brief prayer revealed by Bahá'u'lláh to aid in making decisions. Translation and accompanying letter by the Bahá'í World Centre.
  65. Universal House of Justice. Prayer of the Bab "God Sufficeth...," Two versions of (1996-02-14). The original text of the prayer "God Sufficeth" has not been found, and there may be two versions.
  66. Universal House of Justice. Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era (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.
  67. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul (n.d.).
  68. Universal House of Justice. Reincarnation, Rebirth and the Progress of the Soul (1995-04-25). On reincarnation, the Soul and the Concept of “Return,” and The Mind and “Former Life Memories."
  69. Universal House of Justice. Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms (1992). Two questions: (1) what is the function of the Research Department, and (2) etymologies of the three terms "world of exemplars," "'álam," and "barzakh." Includes translated excerpts of tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá.
  70. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Bahá'í view to Christians.
  71. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987-09-14). Information on Bahá'í concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
  72. Universal House of Justice. Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The (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.
  73. Universal House of Justice. Science and Religion, Quotations on (1997-08-13). Regarding a compilation on science and religion; includes a short list of references to science and religion.
  74. Universal House of Justice. Secret of Divine Civilization Translation, Capital Punishment, and Other Questions (1991-06-20). On the capitalization of pronouns, reference to "we Muslims," works of Abdu'l-Bahá revealed during the time of Bahá'u'lláh, the first person to recognize Bahá'u'lláh, and designer of the temple in Ishqabad. Includes a compilation on capital punishment.
  75. Universal House of Justice. Self-Defense, the Ungodly, Infallibility, and Sexual Violence and Abuse (2004-09-06). Answers to a number of questions, with extracts from four letters of the House, on self-defense, the ungodly, infallibility, sexual violence, and abuse.
  76. Universal House of Justice. Servants in the Households of Baha'u'llah and the Bab (2000-02-02). Whether or not the servants of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh were slaves, and a list of relevant sources for further research.
  77. Universal House of Justice. "Share your time with God" (2004-09-19). Source of the quotation "Share your time with God. Spend half of the day in search of livelihood," from a pilgrim's note.
  78. Universal House of Justice. Sin-covering Gaze (2001-01-21). Brief explanation of a possible source for a story of Christ told by Abdu'l-Bahá about encountering a dead dog and commenting on the beauty of its teeth; i.e., having a "sin-covering gaze."
  79. Universal House of Justice. Socrates in History and the Bahá'í Writings (1995-10-22). Historical facts known about Socrates, some of the difficulties inherent in endeavouring to unravel the historical Socrates, and quotations from the Bahá'í Writings.
  80. Universal House of Justice. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha Concerning Arius (1998-03-17). Arius was an early Christian theologian whose rejection of the Trinity, Abdu'l-Bahá said, destroyed the unity of the Church.
  81. Universal House of Justice. Tablet of Ahmad and Tablet of the Holy Mariner (1996-12-02). Date of publications of translations of the Tablet of Ahmad and the Tablet of the Holy Mariner.
  82. Universal House of Justice. Tablet of Maqsud (2001-05-01). Date of the revelation of the Tablet of Maqsúd and its mention of "Two great powers."
  83. Universal House of Justice. Tablet of the Báb Lawh-i-Vasaya, "Will and Testament"; Titles of Mírzá Yahyá (2004-05-28). Two questions: on the Tablet of the Bab "Lawh-i-Vasaya: The Will and Testament"; the nature of the appointment and titles of Mírzá Yahyá. Includes two attachments: Tablet of the Bab Lawh-i-Vasaya and excerpt from Making the Crooked Straight.
  84. Universal House of Justice, Juan Cole. Tablet of The Desired One (Lawh-i-Maqsúd): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
  85. Universal House of Justice. Tablet of the Maiden: Commentary on its translation (1997/1998). Two letters on the mystical/symbolic content of "Tablet of the Maiden," with comments on the translation by Juan Cole.
  86. Universal House of Justice. Tablet to Amir Khan and Tablet of the Holy Mariner (1996/2001/2007). Three letters about Abdu'l-Bahá'ís Tablet to Amír Khán; one letter about the Tablet of the Holy Mariner, the "Call of God," and Native American Prophets; short note from David Ruhe about Deganawida.
  87. Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Sháh-Muhammad-Amín (Amínu'l-Bayán) (Lawh-i-Amínu'l-Bayán): Excerpt (2003-04-07). Excerpt of a tablet revealed in honour of the first Trustee of Huquq’u’lláh, surnamed the “Trusted of the Bayán," with introductory letter from the House of Justice.
  88. Universal House of Justice. Tablets and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Quoted in Compilations and Letters of the Universal House of Justice (2003-07-14). Discusses the authenticity of quotations included in letters from the Universal House of Justice, plus comments on pilgrims' notes.
  89. Universal House of Justice. Tablets to the Kings (1989-11-20). Two questions on the Tablets to the Kings: which ones were delivered and how, and the response of Queen Victoria.
  90. Universal House of Justice. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage (1990-01). Two letters on Táhirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women".
  91. Universal House of Justice. Texts, Sacred, Numbers and Classifications of (2002/2010/2013). Three letters, from 2002, 2010, and 2013, about numbers of Sacred Texts catalogued by the Bahá'í World Center and their classification into "authenticated," "revised," and "transcribed."
  92. Universal House of Justice. Translations of the Bible Used by Abdu'l-Baha (1996-06-12). Which translations of the Bible were used by Abdu'l-Bahá.
  93. 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.
  94. Universal House of Justice. Whether Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb Met, Indications in the Writings and Historical Records Relative to the Question (1985 Winter). Overview of sources indicating that Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb never met in person.
 
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