In this volume, leading scholars of Islam, Bahá'í studies and Iranian history come together to examine the life and legacy of the Báb, from his childhood to the founding of the Bahá'í faith and beyond. Among other subjects, they cover the Báb’s writings, his Qur’an commentaries, the societal conditions that underlay the Bábi upheavals, the works of Bábi martyr Tahirih Qurratu’l-‘Ayn, and Orientalist Edward Granville Browne’s encounters with Bábi and Bahá'í texts.

The index for this work can be found at Bahá'í Library Online and at Bahai.works.