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  1. Posted 2025-05-31 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Báb to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Asghar), from Muscat (2025). Letter from the Báb to His uncle recounting His pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, and entrusting His uncle with conveying its message to their relatives in Shíráz; includes Arabic text, and an image of the Tablet in the Báb's own hand.
  2. Posted 2025-05-29 in Essays and short articles:   Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (Azíz), Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter from Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn on the Báb's Transfer from Mákū to Tabríz, A (2025). A newly uncovered letter by Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn, the Báb’s amanuensis, reveals that the Báb was transferred to Tabríz during His confinement in Máh-Kú — a detail absent from established Bábí-Bahá’í histories; includes translation, and original Arabic.
  3. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Bab to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Aṣghar), A (2025). Letter to the Báb's uncle Khal-i-Asghar revealed during His imprisonment in Mákú, which offers a glimpse into His concern for His family; beyond its historical value, it reflects the Báb’s compassion, humility, and spiritual nobility amid tribulation.
  4. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí (2025). Tablet on the theological concept of Yawm al-Badā', the "Day of the Alteration of Divine Will," in which the Báb explains the spiritual and metaphysical rationale for abandoning His intended journey to ʿIráq; background, context, and bio of Yazdí.
  5. Posted 2025-05-28 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors (2011). Addressing HIV/AIDS requires transforming gender attitudes, empowering women, engaging men, and mobilizing faith communities to promote equality, compassion, and responsible sexual attitudes.
  6. Posted 2025-05-24 in Pilgrims' notes:   Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1912). Interview in New York, c. April 1912, emphasizing true religion and prophetic influence over tradition, imitation, and doctrinal distractions across major faiths.
  7. Posted 2025-05-23 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. إلى علماء تبريز (Tablet of the Báb Revealed to the Divines of Tabríz) (2025). Proclamation from the Castle of Chihriq to the ulama of the city of Tabriz, summoning them to the religion of God; includes Arabic text.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Posted 2025-05-05 in Bibliographies:   bahaidata.org and wiki Tags: List of All "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).
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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'."
  18. 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.
  19. Posted 2025-04-28 in Bibliographies:   Steven Phelps, comp. Partial Inventory: Bibliography and Key to Source Codes (2024).
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.)
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. Posted 2025-04-26 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic) (n.d.).
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
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