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  1. 'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbás, by Firuz Kazemzadeh (2009-04). On the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahá’u’lláh, the Center of His Covenant, and the Head of the Bahá’í Faith from 1892 to 1921, regarded, along with the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, as one of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith.
  2. Administration, Bahá'í, by Glenford Mitchell (2009-04). On the international system governing the affairs of the Bahá’í Faith; a framework based on elected councils that hold legislative, executive, and judicial authority and on appointed individuals whose role is to protect and advise.
  3. Alavíyyih Khánum and 'Alí Ján, Mullá, by Mehraeen Mottahedin-Mavaddat, Moojan Momen (2009). On the couple, both distinguished Iranian teachers of the Bahá’í Faith; Mullá ‘Alí Ján was executed for his faith.
  4. Alí Bastámí, Mullá, by Moojan Momen (2009). On the second disciple to recognize the Báb, and the first Bábí martyr.
  5. Aqasi, Haji Mirza ('Abbas Iravani), by Sholeh A. Quinn (2009). On the prime minister of Iran under Muhammad Shah Qajar from 1835 to 1848, regarded by Bahá’ís as the Antichrist of the Bábí dispensation.
  6. Augur, George Jacob, by Duane Troxel (2009). On the American doctor who became one of the early Bahá’ís of Hawaii and was the first resident Bahá’í in Japan, designated by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
  7. Bahá'í World Centre, by Moojan Momen (2009). On the spiritual center of the Bahá’í Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the focal points of devotion for Bahá’ís around the world, and edifices of the administrative center.
  8. Baker, Richard Edward St. Barbe, by Wendi Momen, Anthony A. Voykovic (2009). On the world-famous environmentalist, founder in 1922 of Men of the Trees, the first global conservation movement, author of many books and articles.
  9. Chase, Thornton, by Robert Stockman (2009). On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Bahá’í, one of the founders of the Chicago Bahá’í community, included by Shoghi Effendi among a number of prominent early Bahá’ís he designated "Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá."
  10. Children, by Nancy A. Davis (2009). On persons in the stages of life from conception, when the soul comes into being, to the age of fifteen, the beginning of spiritual maturity or adulthood.
  11. Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker, by Moojan Momen (1995).
  12. Dodge, Arthur Pillsbury, by Robert Stockman (2009). On the early American Bahá’í named by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
  13. Dunn, Clara and John Henry Hyde, by Graham Hassall (2009). On the couple who went to Australia in 1920 in response to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s call for worldwide expansion of the Bahá’í Faith and firmly established it in the Antipodes, designated Hands of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi.
  14. Gregory, Louis George, by Gayle Morrison (2009). On the African American lawyer who became a leading Bahá’í speaker, writer, administrator, and proponent of race unity and equality, member of the national governing body of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, and Hand of the Cause.
  15. Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh), by Eunice Braun (2009). On the institution, established by Bahá’u’lláh, of individuals named by Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, charged with protecting and propagating the Bahá’í Faith; one of the two parallel lines of responsibility in Bahá’í administration.
  16. Letters of the Living (Hurúf al-Hayy), by Muhammad Afnan, Todd Lawson, Peter Smith, et al. (2009). Title given by the Báb to His first eighteen disciples.
  17. Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by Julie Badiee (2009). On the "Dawning Place of the Praise of God," a term used to refer to a Bahá’í House of Worship and its surrounding dependencies.
  18. Mihdí, Mírzá, by Shahriar Razavi (2009). On the son of Bahá’u’lláh, who entitled him "the Purest Branch," younger brother of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Bahíyyih Khánum.
  19. Netherlands: History of the Baha'i Faith, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (1993-11).
  20. Ransom-Kehler, Keith Bean, by Janet Ruhe-Schoen (2009). On the American Bahá’í lecturer and world traveler, designated by Shoghi Effendi as the first American Bahá’í martyr, and a Hand of the Cause of God, the first woman to be so named.
  21. Schopflocher, Siegfried, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (2009). On the Canadian Bahá’í of German-Jewish background named by Shoghi Effendi a Hand of the Cause of God in 1952.
  22. Scripture, by Robert Stockman (1995).
  23. Tehran, Iran, by Moojan Momen (2009). On the capital city of Iran and birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh, called by Him the "Land of Tá" (Ard-i-Tá), site of numerous important events in Bahá’í history.
  24. Yahyá, Mírzá, by Moojan Momen (2009). On the younger half-brother of Bahá’u’lláh, later his opponent, known as Subh-i-Azal, described by Shoghi Effendi as "the arch-breaker of the Covenant of the Báb."
  25. See also many more unpublished articles from Bahá'i Encyclopedia.

Academic journals

Australian Bahá'í Studies
Bahá'í Studies
Bahá'í Studies Bulletin
Bahá'í Studies Review
Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Occasional Papers in Bábí & Bahá'í Studies
Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Religion / Religions
Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review
Solas
Studies in Bahá'í Philosophy
World Order (and see complete issues)

Books

Lights of Irfán
Studies in Babi and Baha'i Religions

Historical

The Open Court (1904-1931)
Journal de Constantinople (1848-1849)

Non-Baha'i

Iranian Studies
The Moslem World

Other Bahá'í journals

American Bahá'í, The (offsite)
Arts Dialogue (offsite)
Associate
Bahá'í Journal UK
Bahá'í News
Bahá'í World
Deepen
dialogue
elixir-journal.org
One Country
Pluma de Conocimiento
Reality magazine
Scriptum
Star of the West

Encyclopedias

Bahá'í Encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica      
Encyclopædia Iranica
Encyclopædia of Islam
Religious Celebrations
World Religions

Persian

Iranian National Bahá'í Archives
اسرار الآثار
خوشه هایی از خرمن ادب و هنر
تاريخ ظُهور الحق
سفينة عرفان

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