http://bahai-library.com Hosts materials on or related to the Baha'i Faith http://bahai-library.com/gonzales_khanum_cables_shoghi-effendi Some context for two cables sent Nov. 4 1957, the appointment of the International Bahá'í Council, and actions of some of the Hands. Includes appendix "Proclamation of Shoghi Effendi" (1951 February 9). Author: Grover Gonzales. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/gonzales_khanum_cables_shoghi-effendi http://bahai-library.com/buck_teachings_new_distinct Author: Christopher Buck. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/buck_teachings_new_distinct http://bahai-library.com/uhj_infallibility_manifestations_god Affirming the essential infallibility of the Manifestations of God, clarifying individual interpretation’s limits, and emphasizing humility, faith, and contextual understanding of scripture. Author: Universal House of Justice. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_infallibility_manifestations_god http://bahai-library.com/warwick_life_service Service to humanity as a spiritual duty, a form of worship, and the path to personal and collective happiness. Author: Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/warwick_life_service http://bahai-library.com/warwick_abdul-baha_master Introductory biography of 'Abdu'l-Bahá — Bahá'u'lláh's son, appointed leader, authorised interpreter, and selfless exemplar of Bahá'í life. Author: Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/warwick_abdul-baha_master http://bahai-library.com/norozi_execution_banu_qurayzih Examination of the historical context of this event from the days of the Prophet Muḥammad, 627 CE. Author: Mohammad Norozi. Wed, 13 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/norozi_execution_banu_qurayzih http://bahai-library.com/boicu_phelps_games_religion On the roles religion plays relative to growth, social change and development, justice, knowledge, and cosmology. Author: Filip Boicu, Steven Phelps. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/boicu_phelps_games_religion http://bahai-library.com/khan_advancement_women Explores Bahá’í teachings on gender equality, women’s education, family transformation, moral dignity, and how equal partnership between sexes advances peace and society. Author: Peter J. Khan, Janet A. Khan. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/khan_advancement_women http://bahai-library.com/mohajer_no_shaykh_slave Tahirih’s poetry rejects clerical and social hierarchy, using liminal mystical imagery to envision equality, women’s emancipation, spiritual renewal, and communal justice. Author: Neha Mohajer. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/mohajer_no_shaykh_slave http://bahai-library.com/nadimi_bahai_peace_program Examination of the structural and theoretical foundations of Bahá'u'lláh's peace program and assesses the degree to which it departs from the inherited tradition of earlier peace proposals. Author: Bahman Nadimi. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/nadimi_bahai_peace_program http://bahai-library.com/uhj_ridvan_2025 Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. Author: Universal House of Justice. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_ridvan_2025 http://bahai-library.com/uhj_ridvan_2026 Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world. Author: Universal House of Justice. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_ridvan_2026 http://bahai-library.com/buck_ioannesyan_shaykhi_religious Author: Christopher Buck. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/buck_ioannesyan_shaykhi_religious http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_participation_community_building This proposal outlines how Bahá’í assemblies can increase universal participation in community building by engaging individuals, fostering service, and aligning personal initiative with collective goals via consultation, co-support, and systematic action. Author: Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_participation_community_building http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_community_building_nine-year-plan This paper explores community building in the Bahá'í Nine Year Plan as a balance between inner and outer community spheres, emphasizing expansion, consolidation, and guiding individuals across the “threshold” into committed membership. Author: Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_community_building_nine-year-plan http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_one-on-one_mentoring Proposal for the systematic integration of one-on-one mentoring into the Bahá’í community’s efforts under the Nine Year Plan; mentoring should be voluntary and could be coordinated by LSAs or committees; 16 topics for deepening new believers. Author: Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bookwalter_one-on-one_mentoring http://bahai-library.com/wegener_divine_springtime Overview of Bahá'í pioneering to and growth in Central America, covering the period from the late 1930s to 1975. Author: Daniel Nelson Wegener. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/wegener_divine_springtime http://bahai-library.com/cobb_poems_live_by Poems of youth, of nature and love, and poems of the spirit. Author: Stanwood Cobb. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/cobb_poems_live_by http://bahai-library.com/maani_explanation_hidden-words_1 Chapter #4 from the book, provided as a sample by the publisher. Author: Dariush Maani. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/maani_explanation_hidden-words_1 http://bahai-library.com/boicu_knight_interregnum An open, candid interview offering a unique view of what he terms the "interregnum," linking today's turbulent world to xeno-racism and structural racism, and showing how honest intellectual dialogue can help society reflect and find hope. Author: Filip Boicu, W. Andy Knight. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/boicu_knight_interregnum http://bahai-library.com/toth_scent_spirituality A selection of poems on taking a poetic path in search of the Divine. Author: Jaine Toth. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/toth_scent_spirituality http://bahai-library.com/khanum_letter_canada_1986 Letter summarizing a recent trip to Canada and experiences visiting Indian reservations; Bahá'ís must find new ways to approach and respect native culture and spirituality in order to attract them to the Faith; the Peigan Pipe Ceremony. Author: Rúhíyyih Khánum. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/khanum_letter_canada_1986 http://bahai-library.com/toth_write_from_heart A selection of poems addressing the quest for creativity. Author: Jaine Toth. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:04:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/toth_write_from_heart http://bahai-library.com/boicu_knowledge_game What does the Revelation have to contribute to the modern system of knowledge and academic disciplines? To what extent does the understanding of the Revelation depend on the modern system of knowledge? This problematic is the knowledge game of religion. Author: Filip Boicu. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/boicu_knowledge_game http://bahai-library.com/uhj_tablet_badi-u-llah Regards the translation of a Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh (“Be generous in prosperity…”) by Shoghi Effendi. Author: Universal House of Justice, Research Department. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_tablet_badi-u-llah http://bahai-library.com/anon_one-common-faith_summary Summary of a commentary prepared in 2005 under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice, that reviews passages from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the scriptures of other faiths against the background of the contemporary religious crisis. Author: Anonymous. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/anon_one-common-faith_summary http://bahai-library.com/chehabi_anatomy_prejudice On social attitudes toward Bahá'ís in Iranian society; religious and cultural prejudice; anti-Bahá'í arguments and conspiracies; their political prominence under the Sháh; Iranian nationalism and Bahá'í cosmopolitanism; Bahá'ís and Persian culture. Author: H. E. Chehabi. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/chehabi_anatomy_prejudice http://bahai-library.com/cohen_hojjatiyeh_society_iran History of the group that started in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement but found itself leading an anti-Khomeini agenda; spiritual background to Imamite Shi'ism and the historical context; a counter-revolutionary movement that echoes today. Author: Ronen A. Cohen. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/cohen_hojjatiyeh_society_iran http://bahai-library.com/chamankhah_persianization_shaykhism On the concepts of authority, leadership, and the doctrine of the Fourth Pillar in Shaykhism; the theology of maʿrifa (gnosis); how Kirmání and his successors deal with the Bábí cause; Kirmání's attempts to Persianize the Shaykhi creeds. Author: Leila Chamankhah. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/chamankhah_persianization_shaykhism http://bahai-library.com/rabi_cohen_iran_israel Conference proceedings on the relations between the regional powers of Iran and the Arab world, and the relations between Iran and Israel since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Only passing mention of Bahá'ís, but of general relevance. Author: Uzi Rabi, Ronen A. Cohen. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/rabi_cohen_iran_israel http://bahai-library.com/abizadeh_list_publications Listing of articles and other material, including audio/visual, online at the author's website, many with content related to Bahá'í studies. Author: Arash Abizadeh. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:03:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/abizadeh_list_publications