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Tag: "Authenticity"

tag name Authenticity type: Writings, general
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Authenticating texts
related tags - Bahá'í Writings; Manuscripts
Inventory subject Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings
references bahaiquotes.com/subject/authenticity; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Authenticity

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  1. n.d.. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
  2. 2025-11-28. Twelve Table Talks, Categories of Prophets, and Unlocated Pentacle Tablets. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Clarifies the authenticity of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Twelve Table Talks, explains Prophet classificati... UHJ-letters.
  3. 2023 / 2025. Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The. Muhammad Afnan, Adib Masumian, trans. . — Short overview of the historical background of the Bab's invocation. Essays.
  4. 2022-09-20. Authenticity of Statement on Shaving the Beard. Universal House of Justice. — Letter indicating that a quote attributed to 'Abdu'l-Baha about shaving of the beard is a mere pilgr... UHJ-letters.
  5. 2022-09. "And universal peace —"" in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles. Christopher Buck. — Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Baha's answer to the question "What has Baha’u’llah brought that we h... Introductory.
  6. 2021-08. Hiding in Plain Sight: The Case for the Authenticity of an Alternative Portrait of the Bab. William F. McCants. — On the possibility that a painting reproduced in a book from 1909 could in fact be a portrait of the... Presentations.
  7. 2021 Fall. Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance. Christopher Buck. — Baha’u’llah encouraged Baha’is to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorize... Articles.
  8. 2020-05. On Marie Watson's Pilgrim's Notes Titled "Fourth Dimensional Consciousness". Wm. Keith Bookwalter. — Circumstances regarding notes that Watson took from interpreted statements made by 'Abdu'l-Baha duri... Essays.
  9. 2020-04-10. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi. Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. . — Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Bab’s Writings, delivered at the... Talks.
  10. 2020-01-19. Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Memorandum of the Research Department of the Baha'i World Center about the authenticity of the speec... UHJ-letters.
  11. 2019-02-18. Distinguishing Personal Correspondence of Secretaries from Letters on Shoghi Effendi's Behalf. Universal House of Justice. — Distinguishing letters on behalf of Shoghi Effendi from personal correspondence of secretaries. Also... UHJ-letters.
  12. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;... Audio.
  13. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola... Audio.
  14. 2011-09-19. NSA staff members answering correspondence; prayers of Abdu'l-Baha. Universal House of Justice. — Two topics: the use by National Spiritual Assembly staff members to handle correspondence, and the a... UHJ-letters.
  15. 2011-04-11. Authenticity of Passage on the "Design of your Creator". Universal House of Justice. — Letter from the Office of Correspondence indicating that a passage attributed to 'Abdu'l-Baha which ... UHJ-letters.
  16. 2007. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar: Authorised Translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Prayers for Jináb-i-Samandarí. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Authorised translation of a prayer for decision making. Translations.
  17. 2007. Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memorand... UHJ-letters.
  18. 2006-06-05. Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit". Universal House of Justice. — Some details on the history of a popular prayer. Includes comments on the authenticity of published ... UHJ-letters.
  19. 2004-09-19. "Share your time with God". Universal House of Justice. — Source of the quotation "Share your time with God. Spend half of the day in search of livelihood," f... UHJ-letters.
  20. 2003-07-14. Tablets and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Quoted in Compilations and Letters of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Discusses the authenticity of quotations included in letters from the Universal House of Justice, pl... UHJ-letters.
  21. 2002-09-29. Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The. Universal House of Justice. — About the question of which manuscript of this lengthy Tablet of Baha’u’llah served as the basis... UHJ-letters.
  22. 2001-10-22. English Sources and Authenticity of Fifteen Prayers in the Dutch Prayer Book Bahá'í Gebeden. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  23. 2001-08-29. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar (Múnáját-i-Jináb-i-Samandarí). Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Brief prayer revealed by Baha'u'llah to aid in making decisions. Translation and accompanying lette... Translations.
  24. 2001-06. Authenticity Project, The. Mary K. Radpour. — An effort to integrate Bahá’í ethical principles and the psychological dynamics of growth. In ... Presentations.
  25. 2001. "First we speak of logical proofs": Discourse of knowledge in the Bahá'í writings. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). — Recovering the intellectual context of particular discourses in the Baha'i writings can help to eval... Articles.
  26. 2000. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti... Articles.
  27. 1999-12. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History. Peter Terry. — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ... Articles-unpublished.
  28. 1999-10-26. Prayer "Make me a hollow reed," Source of. Universal House of Justice. — The prayer "Oh, God, make me a hollow reed..." is neither by Abdu'l-Baha nor George Townshend, and i... UHJ-letters.
  29. 1999-03-27. Zoroastrianism, Reference to, in All Things Made New. Universal House of Justice. — A reference to the Zoroastrian text Dinkird, or "Acts of the Religion" (din-kird) in John Ferraby's ... UHJ-letters.
  30. 1999-03-03. Star of the West: Use of, in Electronic Form. Universal House of Justice. — Guidance on use of the publication Star of the West in electronic form as well as advice on how to d... UHJ-letters.
  31. 1999. Love, Power, and Justice. William S. Hatcher. — The pursuit and abuse of power are moral choices for which there is no moral justification. Articles.
  32. 1999. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. — Notes on various topics related to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude. Study.
  33. 1998. Pilgrims' Notes, Status of. Jonah Winters. — "Pilgrims' Notes" are unofficial records of meetings with central figures of the Baha'i Faith, like ... Etc.
  34. 1998. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective. Robert Stockman. — Includes two topics: "A Baha'i approach to the Bible" and "Baha'i Writings on Jesus Christ." Articles-unpublished.
  35. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Bibliographies.
  36. 1997-08-06. Bahá'í Teachings, Aspects of. Universal House of Justice. — Authenticity of Statements; Mathnavi; Quranic quotations; Marriage Prayer; 'Sun' and 'Moon'; Hands o... UHJ-letters.
  37. 1997. Notes on Pilgrimage to Haifa: Parallel edition of five manuscripts. Alice Dudley, Thellie Lovejoy, comp. . — Multiple manuscripts of Dudley's notes of a pilgrimage in 1957, and a case study in how much differe... Pilgrims.
  38. 1996-10-22. Authenticity of Texts. Universal House of Justice. — Status of texts of Abdu'l-Baha's talks, of the books Baha'i World Faith and Foundations of World Uni... UHJ-letters.
  39. 1995. Tablet of Wisdom Questions and Answers. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Authorized translation of unpublished Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Ethel Rosenberg in 1906 in reply to ... Translations.
  40. 1992-09. Authenticity of Prayers and Tablets. Universal House of Justice. — List of some prayers and tablets which are not or might not be authentic; includes 2020 update on t... UHJ-letters.
  41. 1991. Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and Related Subjects. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. — A compilation on the status of Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and other figures. Compilations.
  42. 1990-11-06. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  43. 1990-11-06. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations. Universal House of Justice. — Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Baha'i" about changes to this book. UHJ-letters.
  44. 1990-01. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters on Tahirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You c... UHJ-letters.
  45. 1986-10-27. Places Where the Manifestations of God Have Appeared; Equality of Men and Women. Universal House of Justice. — The consistent portrayal of all known Manifestations of God as male and their historical emergence e... UHJ-letters.
  46. 1985:12. Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre. William P. Collins. — Overview of the nature of the Baha'i World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the S... Articles.
  47. 1984/2005. 20,000 Martyrs, Source of Statements about. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Two letters from the Research Department. UHJ-letters.
  48. 1981. Scriptures of Previous Dispensations. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Excerpts on what writings constitute the holy scriptures of previous Dispensations. Compilations.
  49. 1974-12. Proofs of the Authenticity of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Alí-Akbar Furútan. — Exploration of the recurring crises and triumphs in the history of the Baha'i Faith, highlighting th... Essays.
  50. 1921. Fourth Dimensional Consciousness. Marie A. Watson. — (Alleged) words of Abdu'l-Baha, taken from notes from a pilgrimage to Haifa in 1921. Pilgrims.
  51. 1914-05-09. Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...': Extract from the Diary of Ahmad Sohrab. Ahmad Sohrab. — Two page excerpt from the diary, dated May 9 1914, responding to these questions: what should Baha'i... Pilgrims.
  52. 1899/1911/1958/1997. Explanation of Spiritual Evolution as Taught from the Bahá'í Teachings. Lua Getsinger, Edward C. Getsinger, Curtis Kelsey. — Chart "Cycle of Life" allegedly drawn on Abdu'l-Baha's behalf (1899) to refute reincarnation; accomp... Visual.

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