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Amin Banani. Ahmad Kasravi and the "Purification" of Persian: A Study in Nationalist Motivation (1981). Political theory of a modernist Iranian reformer, also known for his criticisms of the Bahá'í Faith. Contains no mention of the Faith. (Offsite.) Articles. Amin Banani. Bahá'í Calendar and Festivals (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia. Amin Banani. Bahá'í Glossary and Pronunciation Guide, A (1967). How to pronounce Persian and Arabic names and terms in Bahá'í literature, and discussion of linguistic history and transliteration. Audio. Horace Holley and Amin Banani, et al. Forewords and Preface to Tablets of the Divine Plan (1974/1977/1993). Preface to the 1974 edition by Horace Holley; foreword to 1977 edition by Amin Banani; forewords to 1993 edition by Geoffrey W. Marks and by the publisher. Essays. Amin Banani. Forgotten Schools: The Baha'is and Modern Education in Iran, 1899-1934, by Soli Shahvar: Review (2010). Reviews. Amin Banani. Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2007). The Persian verses of The Hidden Words contain, in compressed form, the seeds of Bahá'u'lláh's principles for regeneration of the individual and society, and the mystical vision of the human soul attaining its ultimate goal of transcendence. Articles. Amin Banani. Modernity and Millennium, by Juan Cole: Some Reflections (1999). Reviews. Amin Banani. Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Bábí Movement in Iran, by Abbas Amanat: Review (1989-1990). Reviews. Amin Banani. Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry (2000). An account of Tahirih allowing her own voice, through her poems, to speak for herself, her time, and her motivations; it is her poetry that both reveals the layers of her complex motivations and makes her accessible. Articles. Amin Banani. View on Islam, A (1969). This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Bahá'ís." Audio. Amin Banani. Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, The (1971 Fall). The style and genres of Abdu'l-Bahá's writings, a chronology of their thematic and linguistic change, and a categorization of the various types of his writings and talks. Articles.