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  1. Posted 2025-05-20 in Pilgrims' notes:   Various. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes (1898). Collated adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either older or newer versions. None of the md/pdf files in this collection have been changed in any way from the github version, only file-names edited.
  2. Posted 2025-05-16 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur L. Dahl. Bahá'í: World Faith for Modern Man (1960). A general overview pamphlet introducing Bahá'í teachings and history.
  3. Posted 2025-05-16 in Published articles:   Nader Saiedi, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Manifestation of the Mystery, The (2025). Scholarly exploration of the question of how and when the Báb became conscious of His divinely entrusted mission, a theme both spiritually stirring and historically significant.
  4. Posted 2025-05-14 in NSA Compilations:   National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies: Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities (2009). Updated version of Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities: Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies.
  5. Posted 2025-05-11 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán (2019). Explores the Persian Bayán's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into the Báb's Dispensation.
  6. Posted 2025-05-05 in Bibliographies:   bahaidata.org and wiki Tags: List of All Items/Properties (2025). List of 6481 tags used by the Baha'i wiki sites, and a list of the 1046 wiki tags that correlate to the Baha'i Library's tags (as of last update, 2025 May 19).
  7. Posted 2025-05-05 in Notable talks:   Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi (2020). Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Báb’s Writings, delivered at the Swedish and Norwegian Bahá'í summer school 2019, highlighting key theological concepts and themes. Includes some provisional translations quoted in the talks.
  8. Posted 2025-05-02 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School (2019). On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell; the Imamate, the Hidden Imam; divine justice and free will; reason, independence; human rights, equality, women. Links to audio files, offsite.
  9. Posted 2025-05-01 in Links:   Riaz Ghadimi. ریاض اللغات (Arabic-Persian Dictionary) (2017). Link to a comprehensive Arabic-to-Persian dictionary with 250,000 entries, offering accessible, root-independent definitions, grammatical insights, and modern terminology for Persian-speaking readers. Includes short biography of author.
  10. Posted 2025-04-30 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Dans l'océan de mes paroles (2025). Mise à jour d’une ancienne brochure de 1976, édit. A.S.N. de Suisse, qui compilait des extraits de diverses sources.
  11. Posted 2025-04-30 in BIC documents:   Pierre Spierckel, trans. Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá'ie à la Conférence des Nations unies sur le développement durable (2025). Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá’ie à Rio de Janeiro: "Sustaining Societies: Towards a New "We'."
  12. Posted 2025-04-30 in Personal compilations:   Pierre Spierckel, trans. Traductions personnelles: de traductions provisoires en anglais par Adib Masumian et autres sources (2025). Prières choisies sur le site d’Adib Masumian et dans diverses compilations.
  13. Posted 2025-04-28 in Bibliographies:   Steven Phelps, comp. Partial Inventory: Bibliography and Key to Source Codes (2024).
  14. Posted 2025-04-28 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Nosheen Shabani, comp. پيام بيت العدل اعظم الهى خطاب به كنفرانس هيئت هاى مشاورين قارّه ای ٣٠ دسامبر ٢٠٢١ (Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan) (2021). Overview of the 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, generational in its scope and significance," implemented Ridvan 2022. English and Persian, parallel.
  15. Posted 2025-04-28 in Audio:   Nosheen Shabani, comp. Flame, The: Audio (2022). Audiobook bringing to life the story of Lua Getsinger, one of the earliest and most devoted disciples of the Bahá'í Faith in the West, the "mother-teacher of the American Bahá'í community." Includes two videos.
  16. Posted 2025-04-27 in Book excerpts:   Nader Saiedi. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only) (2008). A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Báb. (Link to document, offsite; only the contents and index are on this site, for keyword searching.)
  17. Posted 2025-04-27 in Essays and short articles:   Faruq Izadinia, Mohammad Norozi, trans. چرا نوروز اهمیت یافت (Why Naw-Ruz Became Important) (2025). Essay in original Persian and in English translation, about various significances of the day of Naw Ruz.
  18. Posted 2025-04-27 in Books:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání. کتاب الفرائد (Book of The Peerless Gems) (2015). The Fará’id, Fadl's "greatest work," on a wide range of proofs and history, written in response to a critique of the Kitáb-i-Íqán by Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflus. Published in 1898 in Persian, with occasional Arabic citations. Retyped version, with an index.
  19. Posted 2025-04-26 in Books:   Society for Persian Letters and Arts, Vahid Rafati, Annemarie Schimmel. Mishkín Qalam: 19th-Century Artist and Calligrapher (1992). Visual collection of the art of Mishkín Qalam, 1826-1912. Includes introduction by Vahid Rafati, a biographical note by Annemarie Schimmel, and a preface by the editors.
  20. Posted 2025-04-26 in Published articles:   Anthony Lee. Recovering Biographies of Enslaved Africans In Nineteenth-Century Iran (2016). On the history, and lack of scholarship about, the East-African slave trade to Iran; as many as 1-2 million Africans were brought to Persia as servants, eunuchs, and concubines.
  21. Posted 2025-04-26 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic) (n.d.).
  22. Posted 2025-04-26 in Notable talks:   Rabindranath Tagore. First and the Last Prophets of Persia, The (1930). Summary of a speech given by Tagore in New York on December 7, 1930, highlighting divine unity in creation and religion, honoring Zoroaster and Bahá’u’lláh for promoting universal love, truth, and spiritual harmony beyond divisions.
  23. Posted 2025-04-25 in Essays and short articles:   Anthony Lee 'Abdu'l-Baha's Response to American Racism, 1912. An attempt to locate the moment in history when the American Bahá'í community began to be focused on activism for racial unity and civil rights.
  24. Posted 2025-04-20 in BWC compilations:   Vahid Rafati. مآخذ اشعار در آثار بهائى (Sources of Poetry in the Bahá'í Writings) (1990). Links to a five-volume encyclopedic compilation documenting an extensive list of verses from Persian and Arabic poems that have been cited in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  25. Posted 2025-04-19 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'í Reference Libraries in Multiple Languages (2025). Collection of links to worldwide websites providing texts of the Bahá'í Writings and literature online in various languages.
  26. Posted 2025-04-14 in Unpublished articles:   Anthony Lee. Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination, The: Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community (2025). The account of the declaration of the Báb to Mullá Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn Breakers vs. the accounts of two eyewitnesses, the Báb's wife Khadijih Bagum and his servant Haji Mubarak; "academic history" vs. "sacred history."
  27. Posted 2025-04-08 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Promise of World Peace, The: In multiple languages (1985).
  28. Posted 2025-04-07 in Biographies:   Guy Barclay. Story of Vivien Combe, The (1996). Biography of a world traveller and pioneer.
  29. Posted 2025-04-04 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Violetta Zein. Chronology of the Greatest Holy Leaf (2025). Links to a detailed biography and multimedia photo album of the life of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh.
  30. Posted 2025-04-04 in Provisional translations:   Muhammad al-Baqir, Joshua Hall, trans. Prayer of Splendor, The: Du`á' al-Bahá (2017). An important supplication in Shí’í Islam, attributed to the fifth Imám; the Báb derived the titles of the months of his Badí calendar from the invocations of this prayer.
  31. Posted 2025-04-02 in Books:   'Alí Murád Dávúdí, Adel Shafipour, comp. 'Alí Murád Dávúdí: Collected Works: Books, Articles, Audio, Video (1967). 35 published and unpublished academic works by Dr. Davudi. Includes intro biography by Behrooz Sabet, 1-minute video biography (filename "WhatsApp Video 2025-03-07.mp4"), and 55-min audio file ("Dr_Davudi.mp3"). Collection in progress.
  32. Posted 2025-04-02 in Books:   Hooshmand Badee. Economics and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). On a vision of a just global economy rooted in unity, equity, justice and the oneness of humanity. Economic systems must serve the broader aim of human and societal advancement. Economics and spirituality are not enemies but partners.
  33. Posted 2025-04-02 in Published articles:   Marta Scialdone. Rise of the Bahá'í Faith Community In Tunisia, The (2024). The Bahá’í community in Tunisia, emerging in the 1920s, balances coexistence and discrimination, experiencing increased religious expression post-2011 while facing ongoing societal challenges.
  34. Posted 2025-03-29 in Glossaries & Dictionaries:   Covenant Library, comp. Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary (2000). A comprehensive glossary and reference index of Bahá'í sacred texts and literature, organized in two parts: Bahá'u'lláh's Writings and general entries. (Off-site)
  35. Posted 2025-03-29 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Bahá'í World Centre, comp., Covenant Library, comp. Covenant Library: Bahá'í Dates Calendar (2024). Tables and charts of: Bahá'í Holy Days 2025-2064; Bahá'í months and years with their Gregorian conversion; and various references and quotations about the Bahá'í calendar.
  36. Posted 2025-03-29 in Scripts and screenplays:   James Tichenor. Strickland's Dilemma (2024). A graduate student who chooses not to serve in the Institute because he only has a little time to relax after his studies and intends to watch a football game with his roommate hears a heartfelt song by a new believer that affects his spirit.
  37. Posted 2025-03-29 in Scripts and screenplays:   James Tichenor. That Uncertain Feeling (2024). A college freshman who has agreed to hold her first devotional meeting with a fellow Book One participant learns that she must hold it on her own and panics. Her tutor arrives with encouragement but finds that true accompaniment requires something more.
  38. Posted 2025-03-29 in Published articles:   Adel Shafipour. تاريخ امریی روشنکوه (History of the Faith in Rowshan Kuh) (2022). History of recent persecutions of the Faith in an Iranian town.
  39. Posted 2025-03-28 in Published articles:   John Ferraby Bahá'í Teachings on Economics. Overview of Bahá'í-inspired themes on creating a world economy, economic justice, efficient ways to industrialize society, and fair division of capital and labour.
  40. Posted 2025-03-28 in Book reviews:   Michael L. Penn. Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, by Yascha Mounk: Review (2025). Yascha Mounk’s book "The Identity Trap" critiques identity-based politics, arguing that it undermines liberal values, fosters division, and challenges universalist ideals, urging a return to shared humanity.
  41. Posted 2025-03-28 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Naw-Rúz 182 - To the Bahá'ís of Iran (2025). Emphasizing family, resilience, social progress, and the role of the Iranian Bahá’ís in fostering unity amid global challenges.
  42. Posted 2025-03-28 in Published articles:   John Ferraby. Progressive Revelation (1954). Short pamphlet on the oneness of religion, Messengers of God, and the religious cycle.
  43. Posted 2025-03-28 in Book excerpts:   Fereydun Vahman, ed. Báb and the Bábí Community of Iran, The (2020). On the Báb's life, teachings, and writings; the Bábí community's formation, conflicts, and transition to the Bahá'í Faith; social, theological, and historical perspectives. Includes table-of-contents, select articles, and link to book preview.
  44. Posted 2025-03-27 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. Tablet of the Clouds (Lawḥ-i-Saḥáb), The (2017). Proclaims Bahá’u’lláh’s divine authority, challenges religious leaders, emphasizes detachment, warns of worldly decay, and recounts His hardships and messages to rulers.
  45. Posted 2025-03-26 in Published articles:   Paul Lample. Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America (2025). Explores a Bahá'í-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, and advancing Bahá'u'lláh’s vision through community-building and social transformation. Includes a compilation on the elimination of racial prejudice.
  46. Posted 2025-03-26 in Published articles:   Derik Smith. Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The (2025). Explores parallels between the Bahá’í framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasizing systematic organization, collective action, and sustainable social transformation over individual heroism.
  47. Posted 2025-03-24 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on a Verse of Rumi (1999). Addresses theological concepts of divine unity through interpretation of Rumi's poetry, exploring relationships between Creator and creation while warning followers against false claims to authority.
  48. Posted 2025-03-24 in Book reviews:   Pierre Spierckel. Ne rien dire c'est approuver: Ma réaction à la lecture du livre de Christian Cannuyer « Les Bahá'ís » (2025). Ma réaction au livre de C. Cannuyer, Les bahā'īs, peuple de la triple unité, qui prétend être « objectif » et de qualité universitaire et qui, de mon point de vue, n'est ni l’un ni l’autre.
  49. Posted 2025-03-23 in Songs & Music:   Paulo Litta. Allah' O' Abha! All' Eterno: Inno Orchestico All' Eterno Per Violino, Piano, Baritono, Triangolo, Tamburino, Cimbali, Timpane E Danza (Alláh-u-Abhá to the Eternal) (1924). An orchestral hymn for violin, piano, baritone, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, timpani, and dance.
  50. Posted 2025-03-23 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks (2018). Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'llah's Revelation that relate to peace, and how Baha'u'llah reconstructs the concepts of victory, mystical poetry, interpretation, and the temple.
  51. Posted 2025-03-23 in Book reviews:   Christopher Buck. Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran, A Socio-Legal Analysis by Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson: Review (2024).
  52. Posted 2025-03-23 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. Towards A European Union Anti-Racism Strategy (2025). The BIC Brussels Office calls for a transformative EU anti-racism strategy, emphasizing human unity, education, community engagement, and youth leadership to foster lasting societal change.
  53. Posted 2025-03-22 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, trans. Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh on the Importance of Cleanliness, A (2025). A short Tablet emphasizing cleanliness in both body and spirit, urging purification, wisdom, and obedience to divine commandments as essential for perceiving divine blessings and holiness.
  54. Posted 2025-03-22 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Fire and Light in the Báb's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qá'im (2016).
  55. Posted 2025-03-22 in BWC compilations:   Pierre Spierckel, trans., Universal House of Justice, comp. Importance des arts dans la promotion de la Foi (2023).
  56. Posted 2025-03-22 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Various. List of Transcripts at bahai.works (2025). Links to 66 transcripts offsite.
  57. Posted 2025-03-22 in NSA Compilations:   Bahá'í House of Worship, comp. Prayers and Holy Writings (2024). A selection of Bahá'í prayers on various themes, and some selections from the Writings, prepared for the Lotus Temple.
  58. Posted 2025-03-22 in Scripts and screenplays:   Pierre Spierckel. Une journée pareille (2025). Drammaticule inspiré par l’épisode du choléra à Chiraz en septembre 1846, frappa la ville de Chiraz où le Báb était emprisonné. Peut être joué par de jeunes adolescents.
  59. Posted 2025-03-21 in Published articles:   Deborah Clark Vance. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15 (2025). Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is our thought, not our bodies; life is for acquiring spiritual attributes; Baháʼí temples are symbols of unity, fostering peace and community-building.
  60. Posted 2025-03-21 in Books:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Pierre Spierckel, trans. La Preuve éclatante (2024). Réponse à un article agressif, donnée en exemple par ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lui-même.
  61. Posted 2025-03-21 in Published articles:   Mehri Samandari Jensen. Religion and Family Planning in Contemporary Iran (1986). Why Muslims in Iran have a higher birthrate than Christians; the relationship between religion and birthrate; background culture of Christianity; religious affiliation alone does not determine behavior as much as an individual's own degree of religiosity.
  62. Posted 2025-03-21 in Published articles:   Loni Bramson-Lerche. Some Aspects of the Development of the Bahá'í Administrative Order in America, 1922-1936 (1982). On the development of the American and Canadian communities, from small informal networks of local groups to a vastly enlarged and well-organized religion with a national consciousness, and the gradual consolidation of the Administrative structure.
  63. Posted 2025-03-21 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Guardian's Translation of Quranic Verse 55:5 as found in The Kitáb-i-Íqán, The (1995). Addresses a discrepancy between the traditional translation of Quranic verse 55:5 and Shoghi Effendi’s translation in the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
  64. Posted 2025-03-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Regarding Family Life and Marriage (2025). Letter emphasizing the Bahá’í family’s role in fostering unity, equality, and spiritual growth, shaping communities, and resisting societal disintegration through service, education, and evolving family structures.
  65. Posted 2025-03-18 in Published articles:   Nader Saiedi, Omid Ghaemmaghami, trans. Ethiopian King, The (2011). This article brings to light a number of hitherto unknown passages from the writings of the Báb about Haji Mubarak, the Báb’s Ethiopian servant.
  66. Posted 2025-03-14 in Bahá'í Writings:   Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet addressed to the Bahá'ís of Mosul (2007). Emphasizes universal interdependence, cooperation, and generosity, linking these principles to spiritual and social progress, particularly through the institution of Huqúqu’lláh.
  67. Posted 2025-03-09 in Essays and short articles:   Nader Saiedi. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org (2017). Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and global peace, critiquing materialism, nationalism, and advocating societal reform.
  68. Posted 2025-03-08 in Published articles:   Horace Holley. Bahá'í Cause, The (1925). Two-page overview of Bahá'í history and teachings. (See also complete book for another dozen mentions.)
  69. Posted 2025-03-07 in Poetry:   Pierre Spierckel. À Chiraz au printemps (2025). Un poème pour le quarantième anniversaire des dix martyres de Chiraz, en hommage. Présenté dans une exposition à Paris en commémoration de leur martyre.
  70. Posted 2025-03-07 in Books:   Jan T. Jasion, Pierre Spierckel, trans. `Abdu'l-Bahá en France 1911 et 1913 (2016). Une chronique historique et détaillée des neufs mois que le Maître passa en France, rapportant, ses déplacements, ses conversations privées et ses discours publics.
  71. Posted 2025-03-07 in BWC compilations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Vahid Houston Ranjbar. 'Abdu'l-Bahá — de l'Univers: Précédé et suivi d'essais de Vahid Houston Ranjbar (2018). Première lecture d'un physicien; Invariance d'échelle ou autosimilarité; de lʼunivers une tablette de ʻAbduʼl-Bahá; Platon, Baháʼuʼlláh et la physique moderne; Science, religion et sémantique.
  72. Posted 2025-03-07 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Adopter l'interdépendance: Fondations pour un Monde en transition (2024). Déclaration pour le Sommet de l'avenir des Nations Unies, plaidant pour une réforme de la gouvernance centrée sur l'unité de l'humanité, exhortant les dirigeants à donner la priorité à l'unité, à la justice, et à l'interdépendance pour une paix durable.
  73. Posted 2025-03-07 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans., Pierre Spierckel, trans. Bahá'u'lláh Supplications: Traduction de l'arabe en anglais (2025). Deux cents prières en traduction provisoire, révélées par Bahá’u’lláh en arabe. Ces prières témoignent toutes de sa maîtrise des métaphores et de son amour et de sa dévotion à Dieu. Traduites en français par Spierckel à partir de l’anglais de Hall.
  74. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   Ian Kluge, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Bouddhisme et foi bahá'íe: Un rapprochement ontologique (2011). Le bouddhisme c’est l’une des Révélations divines historiques; c’est aussi l’une des religions de nos voisins que nous voulons mieux comprendre; une étude nous fera mieux comprendre l’affirmation bahá’íe que toutes les religions sont unes par essence.
  75. Posted 2025-03-07 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar (2015). A 99-minute talk on various aspects of the nature and history of the Bahá'í calendar.
  76. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   William P. Collins, Pierre Spierckel, trans. La mythologie sacrée de la religion bahá'íe (2011). De la nécessité du mythe pour comprendre l’incompréhensible.
  77. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   Universal House of Justice, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Le destin de Mason Remey & de ceux qui l'ont suivi (2007). Un texte du Centre mondial expliquant le caractère fondamental de l’Alliance et les conséquences pour ceux qui la brisent.
  78. Posted 2025-03-07 in Provisional translations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Le Livre de l'Alliance Kitab-i-'Ahd (2024). Document unique dans l’histoire religieuse du monde qui supprime toute justification de dissidence, le testament de Bahá’u’lláh désigne son fils aîné ‘Abdu’l-Bahá pour prendre, à sa suite, la tête de la communauté bahá’íe.
  79. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   Ian Kluge, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Le nouvel athéisme: une réponse bahá'íe (2011). L’auteur montre, par une lecture minutieuse, la faiblesse des arguments de ces nouveaux athées qui connaissent un grand succès de librairie, et leur ignorance, surprenante parfois, des concepts philosophiques les plus élémentaires.
  80. Posted 2025-03-07 in Essays and short articles:   Pierre Spierckel. Le temple bahá'í (2000). Aperçu des temples bahá'ís; mise à jour d'une brochure initialement publiée dans une revue française sur le thème «les religions et leurs chefs-d’œuvre».
  81. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   Jack McLean, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Prolégomènes à une théologie bahá'íe (2014). Deux objectifs à cet ouvrage: 1/ Résoudre la question préliminaire du concept et de la validité d’une théologie bahá’íe en soi, et 2/ Dégager le terrain, ce qui est déjà commencé, pour un examen en profondeur de quelques thèmes choisis.
  82. Posted 2025-03-07 in Transcripts of videos and audio:   Nader Saiedi, Alison Marshall, ed. Question-answer session from "Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age" (2024). Partial transcript of the Q&A portion of a talk on the Bahá'í writings and the need for scholars to index and translate these texts; the metaphysical nature of the Manifestations.
  83. Posted 2025-03-07 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Renforcer la solidarité: la cohésion sociale comme moteur du développement (2025). Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá’íe à la 63e session de la Commission du développement social.
  84. Posted 2025-03-07 in Published articles:   Ian Kluge, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Un paysage sans soleil: Une éthique scientifique est-elle possible? (2012). Une réponse à l'affirmation du livre The Moral Lanscape dans lequel la connaissance scientifique et empirique est la seule connaissance valable, qui se réfute elle-même : aucune expérience scientifique ne pourrait prouver ou infirmer cette affirmation.
  85. Posted 2025-03-06 in Pilgrims' notes:   John A. Robarts. Few Reminiscences about Shoghi Effendi Taken from Pilgrim Notes of January 1955, A (1993). Various memories of the Guardian, his thoughts on Africa and Canada, pioneering, initial impressions upon meeting him, and his thoughts on the evolution of the Faith, and an aside on Musa Banani.
  86. Posted 2025-03-06 in Published articles:   ‘Alí-Muḥammad Varqá. Le Style persan du Gardien (1993). Les aspects merveilleux du talent d'ecrivain de Shoghi Effendi, un cote peu connu par les amis occidentaux qui ne connaissent que ses ecrits et ses traductions en anglais.
  87. Posted 2025-03-06 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Báb to His Wife (2025). Letter of the Báb to His wife, Khadijah Bagum, written sometime between June 1845 and September 1846 in Shiraz, following a family meeting regarding the Báb's claim and proclamation.
  88. Posted 2025-03-06 in Pilgrims' notes:   Audrey Robarts. Reminiscences about Shoghi Effendi (1993). Answers to questions "tell us about your first visit with the Guardian" and "what was the most important thing you learned from him," with details about pioneering in Africa.
  89. Posted 2025-03-06 in Published articles:   Peter Smith. American Bahá'í Community, 1894-1917, The: A Preliminary Survey (1982). A comprehensive and detailed survey of the American community from 1894 to 1917. Includes bibliography as appendix, "Some Studies of Bahá'í Communities" (2015).
  90. Posted 2025-03-06 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Bahá'í System of Transliteration, The (1991). Extensive collection of history and notes about transliteration in general and the unique Bahá'í system in particular, including sources such as Shoghi Effendi's notebooks, the Royal Asiatic Society, International Congress of Orientalists, and the UHJ.
  91. Posted 2025-03-06 in Essays and short articles:   Alí-Akbar Furútan. Guardian and the East, The (1993). Summary of the conditions of the friends in Iran and its neighboring countries, and a short overview of the life and accomplishments of Shoghi Effendi.
  92. Posted 2025-03-06 in Published articles:   Stephen Lambden. Sinaitic Mysteries, The: Notes on Moses/Sinai Motifs in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture (1986). Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh which relate to the Pentateuchal account of Moses' call (Exodus 3:1) and request to see God's glory (Exodus 33:18-23), and quranic parallels. (Link to article on author's site, plus links to related articles.)
  93. Posted 2025-03-06 in Books:   Various. Vision of Shoghi Effendi, The: Proceedings of the Association for Bahá'í Studies Ninth Annual Conference, November 2-4, 1984, Ottawa, Canada (1993). Select portions of this book as they've appeared elsewhere, or were shared by their authors.
  94. Posted 2025-03-06 in Provisional translations:   Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Pierre Spierckel, trans., Adib Masumian, trans. Traductions par Adib Masumiam (2013). Traductions françaises par Spierckel de six traductions anglaises par Masumian des Tablettes persanes de Bahá'u'lláh et d'Abdu'l-Bahá, sur le thème de la traduction.
  95. Posted 2025-03-05 in Published articles:   William P. Collins. Kenosha, 1893-1912: History of an Early Bahá'í Community in the United States (1982). First visited by Kheiralla in 1895, Kenosha was the second city in America to have resident Bahá'ís; it had one of the earliest elected assemblies, and until the 1920s had the third largest community in the States. It is a case study in US Bahá'í history.
  96. Posted 2025-03-05 in Published articles:   David Hofman. Shoghi Effendi: Expounder of the Word of God (1991). The Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha gives two essentials of the Guardianship: protection of the Cause and interpreter of the Word of God; his exposition and interpretation have the same validity as the Text itself.
  97. Posted 2025-03-04 in Biographies:   Adel Shafipour. Biography of Jináb Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972) (2007). Biography and bibliography of a famed Persian scholar.
  98. Posted 2025-03-04 in Published articles:   Denis MacEoin. Early Shaykhí Reactions to the Báb and His Claims (1982). On the first years of interaction and conflict between the Shaykhí School and the emerging Bábí movement.
  99. Posted 2025-03-04 in Published articles:   Gianni Izzo. Seeing the Signs: The Imamate in Sayyid Kāẓim al-Rashtī’s (d. 1259/1843) Sharḥ Duʿāʾ al-simāt (2024). The role of interpretation in al-Rashtí's "Commentary on the supplication of signs" in articulating Shaykhi thought; how God interacts with creation through prophetic archetypes. Link to thesis "Devotional Wisdom: Commentaries on Prayer and Supplication."
  100. Posted 2025-03-04 in Books:   Moojan Momen, ed. Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History (1982). Five articles from the first collection of scholarly essays on the history of the Faith to be published as a book (in English): on Shaykhi reactions and Christian relations in Iran, and three studies of early communities in America.
  101. Posted 2025-03-04 in Bibliographies:   Anthony Lee, ed. Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History / Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: List of volumes (1982). List of all 23 volumes in the SBBH / SBBR series from Kalimat Press.
  102. Posted 2025-03-04 in Books:   Moojan Momen, ed. Studies in Honor of the Late Hasan M. Balyuzi (1988). A bio-bibliography of Balyuzi; five academic examinations of: symbols in the writings of the Báb, non-absolutism of religious truth, early British Bahá'í history, and history of the early years of the Guardianship. (Only articles shared by author.)
  103. Posted 2025-03-04 in Books:   Moshe Sharon, ed. Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements, and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths (2004). Five articles posted by their authors: new religions and religious movements; the eschatology of globalization; the Bábí-state conflict in Mázandarán; the Azálí-Bahá'í Crisis of September 1867; Muhammad 'Abduh's friendship with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  104. Posted 2025-03-04 in Books:   Morten Bergsmo, ed. Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1991). Six items from this book that have been shared by their authors at various times.
  105. Posted 2025-03-04 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The (2002). About the question of which manuscript of this lengthy Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh served as the basis for its authorized translation in The Summons of the Lord of Hosts.
  106. Posted 2025-03-03 in Essays and short articles:   Harilal M. Munje. 1844 A.D.: Pinpoint Target of All Faiths (1982). On the great figures who arose around the world during the Axial Age and founded Christianity, Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism; some saints of India.
  107. Posted 2025-03-03 in Theses:   Gianni Izzo. Devotional Wisdom: Commentaries on Prayer and Supplication in Imami Shí'í Islam (2025). Dissertation exploring Shi'i supplication (du'ā'), analyzing commentaries by four scholars, including Siyyid Kazim, to reveal its theological, devotional, and social significance in Imami Shi'ism. (Link to document, offsite.)
  108. Posted 2025-03-03 in Biographies:   H. T. D. Rost Dr. Harilal M. Munje. Bio written by the son-in-law of Munje.
  109. Posted 2025-03-03 in Published articles:   Moojan Momen. Early Relations Between Christian Missionaries and the Bábí and Bahá'í Communities (1982). Historical overview of interactions between the Bábís and the early Bahá'ís and a number of Christian missionaries in Persia, Palestine, and Syria in the 1800s.
  110. Posted 2025-03-03 in Books:   Dipchand Khianra. Immortals, The (1988). Biographies of 16 notable Bahá'ís in Indian history.
  111. Posted 2025-03-03 in Books:   Harilal M. Munje. Reincarnation Mystery Revealed, The (1992).
  112. Posted 2025-03-03 in Books:   Suheil Bushrui. Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The: Aspects of the Sublime (1995). Analysis of the Aqdas and its universal teachings of a new divine Revelation leading humanity to the next stage of its evolution: a world civilization of a unified human race and world peace; on the rhymed prose style found in some Arabic writings.
  113. Posted 2025-03-03 in Books:   Harilal M. Munje. Whole World is but One Family, The (1980). Booklet demonstrating, with scriptural references, that the world is a unified human family. Includes many quotes from the Vedas and the Bhagavad-Gita in English and Sanskrit, and the Bahá'í Writings.
  114. Posted 2025-03-02 in Essays and short articles:   Anita Graves. Mazra'ih: A Footnote (n.d.). Overview of the Bahá'í Holy Place of Mazra'ih, its connection with Lilian Vaughan Barron McNeill and her husband Angus McNeill, and the Cyprus connection to that beautiful property situated near 'Akká.
  115. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. Ancient Covenants (1999). God fulfills his promises; the twin duties of faith and obedience; fulfillment of ancient covenants.
  116. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. Daniel's Visions (1999). On the vision of the "Abomination that makes desolation" and the "cleansing of the sanctuary after 2300 years."
  117. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. 'Descent' of Revelation on 'Clouds' (1999). The use of "clouds" in Jewish and Christian prophecy; literal vs symbolic meanings of "clouds"; progressive revelation.
  118. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. Principles for Effective Parenting (2000). A cycle for successful family development; preparation for marriage; parental roles; virtues education; support of institutions.
  119. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. Salvation by Deeds and Grace (1999). Christian approaches to salvation; belief and faith; obedience; good works; acquisition of virtues.
  120. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. Some Thoughts on Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to the Christians (1999). The lamp and the light; east-west movement of the lamp; Carmel, the mountain of the Lord and the seat of the unfolding institutions; the symbolic terms names, glory, and the spirit of truth.
  121. Posted 2025-03-01 in Essays and short articles:   Don Dainty. You Were Right about 1844: The New 'Good News' About The 'Great Disappointment (1999). On expectations regarding the return of Christ, the Millerites, and Bahá'í interpretations of revelation.
  122. Posted 2025-02-28 in Essays and short articles:   Michael Zirinsky. Lethal Encounter in Tehran, A: The Attack on U.S. Vice Consul Robert Imbrie and Its Aftermath (2022). Almost a century ago, an American diplomat died overseas at the hands of a mob. The implications of this tragic incident reached far beyond Iran’s capital city.
  123. Posted 2025-02-28 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Báb to His Uncles, Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali (2025). Introduction to and annotated provisional translation of the Epistle revealed by the Báb to His maternal uncles Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad (the Greater Uncle) and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali (the Greatest Uncle).
  124. Posted 2025-02-28 in Newspaper articles:   Badi Shams. Fasting: A Time of Spiritual House Cleaning (2022). It may look strange to connect fasting with unity, but most conflicts and problems are caused by the lack of a spiritual approach to difficult issues; fasting and praying are effective tools.
  125. Posted 2025-02-28 in Essays and short articles:   Henry S. Villard. Murder in Tehran (1982). In 1924 Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie was killed by an angry mob spurred on by religious fanatics after he tried to photograph a fountain that was believed to be sacred, a foreshadowing of the 1979 embassy seizure.
  126. Posted 2025-02-28 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Prayers and Tablets from the Báb, Some (2025). A provisional translation of the Tablet revealed by the Báb while He was confined in the castle of Máh-Kú for Mulla Nowruz Ali, and a selected prayer from the Writings of the Báb.
  127. Posted 2025-02-27 in Book excerpts:   Various. Mentions of the Faith in the Journal of the American Foreign Services Association (1937). All 14 issues containing keyword "Baha'i." With the exception of articles "Murder in Tehran" and "Lethal Encounter in Iran," the other 12 references to the Bahá'í Faith are just in passing, with few details.
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