Lights of 'Irfán Book 8:

                                  Table of Contents  

  Preface........................................................................................i    
  
  Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain (1873-1895)
     Amín E. Egea, translated by Francisco J. Díaz...............................................1
     Note: this article was accidentally a reprint of Part 2, and so is not included here

  Baron Rosen's Archive Collection of Bábí and Bahá'í Materials
     Youli Ioannesyan...........................................................................11

  Mysticism East and West
     Farhang Jahanpour..........................................................................35

  The Word is the Master Key for the Whole World: The Bahá'í Revelation and the 
      "Teaching and Spirit of the Cause" in Dialogical and Personal Thinking
     Wolfgang A. Klebel.........................................................................53

  Buddhism and the Bahá'í Writings: An Ontological Rapprochement
     Ian Kluge.................................................................................125

  Why the Bahá'í Faith Is Not Pluralist
     Grant S. Martin...........................................................................179

  The Art of Rhetoric in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi
     Jack McLean...............................................................................203
   
  ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice:
     A Provisional Translation and Commentary
     Moojan Momen..............................................................................257

  The Bahá'í Covenant
     Ali Nakhjavani............................................................................299

  Minimalism from a Bahá'í Perspective
     Mahyad Zaerpoor Rahnamaie.................................................................309

  Lawh-i-Maryam (Tablet to Maryam) Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh: A Provisional
     Translation and Commentary
     Julio Savi and Faezeh Mardani Mazzoli.....................................................323
 
  The Emergence of World Civilization: An Exposition on Excerpts from the
     Writings of Shoghi Effendi
     James B. Thomas...........................................................................363


  Elucidations

  Designation of Mírzá Yahyá Azal in the Writings of the Báb
      Part 1: Memorandum from the Research Department..........................................387
      Part 2: Will and Testament of the Báb....................................................392
      Part 3: Making the Crooked Straight......................................................393
	  
  Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian....................................................395

  Daniel's Prophecies..........................................................................405


  Appendices

  Appendix I: Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book..............413

  Appendix II: Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Seven....................................415

  Appendix III: Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia...........................................422