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Unless otherwise noted, the following articles were written for possible inclusion in A Short Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith, an ongoing project of the United States National Spiritual Assembly. These drafts have not been edited and will not appear in the encyclopedia in their present form. Hence they should not be considered representative of the project. Posted with permission of the current editor of the Encyclopedia project.

Excerpts from other encyclopedias and dictionaries can be found in the book excerpts section.

  1. 'Abdul-Baha. By Moojan Momen.

  2. Ages and Cycles. By Moojan Momen.

  3. Akhund, Haji (Haji Mulla 'Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi). By Moojan Momen.

  4. 'Ali Bastami, Mulla. By Moojan Momen.

  5. Amin, Haji Abu'l-Hasan. By Moojan Momen.

  6. Australia, history of the Baha'i Faith in. By Graham Hassall. (on the Asia-Pacific site)

  7. Bab, The. Published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  8. Babi. Offsite, published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  9. Babism. Offsite, published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  10. Badi' Khurasani. By Moojan Momen.

  11. Baha'i. Offsite, published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  12. Baha'i Faith, Scholarship on the. By Moojan Momen.

  13. Baha'i History (general overview). By Moojan Momen and Peter Smith.

  14. Baha'u'llah. Offsite, published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  15. Baha'u'llah (biography). By Juan Cole.

  16. Browne, Edward Granville. By Moojan Momen.

  17. Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith. By Moojan Momen.

  18. Circumpolar Regions (Arctic), Baha'i Faith in. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  19. Community, Baha'i. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  20. Covenant, The. Includes "Covenant-breaker and -breaking." By Moojan Momen.

  21. Dreyfus-Barney, Hippolyte and Laura Clifford. Published in the Encyclopedia Iranica (offsite).

  22. Dunn, Clara and Hyde. By Graham Hassall. (on the Asia-Pacific site)

  23. Dolgorukov Memoirs. Published in the Encyclopedia Iranica (offsite).

  24. Early Western Accounts of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths. By Moojan Momen.

  25. Esslemont, John E.. By Moojan Momen.

  26. Family Life. By Will C. van den Hoonaard and Deborah K. van den Hoonaard.

  27. Fast, Baha'i. Appeared in John Walbridge, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time (Oxford: George Ronald, 1996)

  28. Feast, Baha'i. Appeared in ibid.

  29. Greatest Name, The (al-Ism al-A'zam). By Stephen Lambden.

  30. Gulpaygani, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl. By Moojan Momen.

  31. Haifa. Published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  32. Haziratu'l-Quds. By Moojan Momen.

  33. Holley, Horace. By R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram.

  34. Iran, history of the Baha'i Faith in. By Moojan Momen.

  35. Iran, religious background of revolution in. By Moojan Momen.

  36. Kitab-i Aqdas. By John Walbridge.

  37. Kitab-i-Iqan. By Christopher Buck. Revised and expanded draft.

  38. Mulla 'Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib). By John Walbridge.

  39. Moody, Susan. By R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram

  40. New Year festival. Appeared in Walbridge, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time (Oxford: George Ronald, 1996)

  41. Netherlands, history of the Baha'i Faith in. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  42. Prayer in the Baha'i Faith. Appeared in Walbridge, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time (Oxford: George Ronald, 1996)

  43. Prejudice and Discrimination. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  44. Progressive Revelation. By Robert Stockman.

  45. Registry of Early Canadian Believers. An adjunct project to the Baha'i Encyclopedia. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  46. Religious Pluralism. By Seena Fazel.

  47. Revolution, Iranian. See Iran, religious background of revolution in. By Moojan Momen.

  48. Ridvan, two versions of an article on the holiday celebrating Baha'u'llah's Declaration. Appeared in Walbridge, Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time (Oxford: George Ronald, 1996)

  49. Russia. By Moojan Momen.

  50. Schopflocher, Siegfried. By Will C. van den Hoonaard.

  51. Scripture. By Robert Stockman.

  52. Shi'ism. Published in the Encyclopedia of the Orient (offsite).

  53. Shi'i Islam and the Baha'i Faith. By Moojan Momen.

  54. Tablet of the Temple (Suratu'l-Haykal). By John Walbridge.

  55. Tablets to the Rulers (Surat al-Muluk). By Juan Cole.

  56. Tablet of Wisdom (lawh-i hikmat). By Juan Cole.

  57. Turkmenistan. By Moojan Momen.

  58. United Kingdom, history of the Baha'i Faith in. By Moojan Momen.

  59. United States of America, history of the Baha'i Faith in. By Robert Stockman.

  60. Zaynab, "Rustam-'Ali". By John Walbridge. Published in Military Women Worldwide: A Biographical Dictionary, ed. Reina Pennington.


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