- Various. Harry Liedtke, comp. 239 Days in America: Compilation of Essays from 239days.com (2012/2023). — Compilation of text and visuals from the website 239days.com, covering Abdu'l-Baha's visit from Apri...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. A-de-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians (1956). — Three items: 2021 cover letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada, the 19...
- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1995).
- Author unknown. 'Abdu'l-Baha (2004).
- Constance Elizabeth Maud. Abdu'l-Baha (1924). — Chapter on Abdu'l-Baha and Qurratu'l-Ayn, from a book of biographical studies.
- Alessandro Bausani, Denis MacEoin. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Life and Teachings (1985). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Ali Kuli Khan, John Bosch, Louise Bosch. Marzieh Gail, ed. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West (1971 Fall). — Recollections of Abdu'l-Baha, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and L...
- Juliet Thompson. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Center of the Covenant (1948). — 'Abdu'l-Baha's vibrant personality and unique function as the Centre of the Covenant. His role as th...
- Darius Shahrokh. Abdu'l-Bahá: The Mystery of God (1992). — Overview of the life of Abdu'l-Baha.
- Firuz Kazemzadeh. 'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbás (2009-04). — On the eldest son and appointed successor of Baha’u’llah, the Center of His Covenant, and the He...
- Ahmad Sohrab. David Merrick, ed. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Britain, 1913: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (2018). — Diary of the travels to Liverpool, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Woking, 1912/12/05-1913/0...
- Ahmad Sohrab. David Merrick, ed. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Edinburgh: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (2008). — Diary of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to Edinburgh, January 6-10, 1913.
- Julio Savi. `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: September 1910 (2013). — Historical and political background of Abdu'l-Baha's various travels to Egypt, discussion of the peo...
- Violetta Zein. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the "Mystery of God" / Abdu'l-Bahá, Le "Mystère de Dieu" (2021). — Slideshow prepared by the Utterance Project for the centenary of the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha. In E...
- Marlene Macke, comp. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada: A Compilation from Written Accounts (2012-08). — Lengthy collection of passages from the books Origins of the Bahá’í Community in Canada, Maxwe...
- Necati Alkan. `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás (2021). — Abdu’l-Baha’s life story, from his childhood in Iran and as an exile for 60 years in the Ottoman...
- H. Elsie Austin. Above All Barriers: The Story of Louis G. Gregory (1955/1976). — Article, published as a pamphlet, summarizing the life of this famous lawyer and social activist.
- Agnes Baldwin Alexander. Thomas Linard, ed. Account of How I Became a Bahá'í and My Stays in Paris in 1901 and 1937, An: Written at the Request of Mrs. Laura Dreyfus-Barney (1958). — Alexander's account of her acceptance of the Baha'i teachings in Rome in 1900 and subsequent meeting...
- Alili Ridvan. E. G. Browne, trans. Account of the Death of Mirza Yahya Subh-i-Azal (1918).
- Adib Masumian, trans. Account of the Life of Hakím Áqá Ján, An (2022). — Originally written in Persian by Mirza Áqa Khan Katira’i (Ya‘qúb) and published in Payam-i-Bah...
- Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Account of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An (1973-04-21). — On the last days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf.
- Adelbert Mühlschlegel. Gisele Liedtke, trans, Harry Liedtke, trans. Adelbert Mühlschlegel: Seine Gedichte in zwei Sprachen: His Poetry in Two Languages (2010). — Overview of the life of this Hand of the Cause, written by his daughter and son-in-law, and a select...
- Moojan Momen. Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause) (1985). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Vincent Flannery. Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick (2004). — Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father...
- Moojan Momen. Afnán: Genealogy of the Afnān Family (1985). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Ahang Rabbani. Afnán Family, The: Some Biographical Notes (2007). — Genealogy of the Bab and biographies of his descendants; meaning of afnan.
- Darius Shahrokh. Ahmad, The Flame of Fire (1992). — History of the recipient of the Tablet of Ahmad, extracted from an article by Hand of the Case Jinab...
- Richard Francis. Ahmad-i-Yazd (1993/2003). — Life of the recipient of the Arabic Tablet of Ahmad.
- Denis MacEoin. Ahsá'í, Shaykh Ahmad (1985). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Moojan Momen. Akhund, Haji (Haji Mulla `Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi) (1995). — Short biography of an Iranian Hand of the Cause of God.
- Christopher Buck. Alain Locke (2004). — The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with...
- Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher (2001/2002). — Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought ...
- Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Bahá'í Principles and the Salvation of Democracy (2007). — Long presentation in slide format on the history and influence of Alain Locke.
- Christopher Buck. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy (2005). — The importance of Alain Locke (1885-1954), the 'Dean' of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-1934), and an ...
- Christopher Buck, Alain Locke. Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem (2005). — Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel fo...
- John E. Kolstoe. Alaskan Bahá'í Community: Its Growth and Development: The Formative Years: To 156 B. E. (1999) (1999). — Compilation of historical materials on the Faith in Alaska up through the late 1990s.
- Mehraeen Mottahedin-Mavaddat, Moojan Momen. Alavíyyih Khánum and 'Alí Ján, Mullá (2009). — On the couple, both distinguished Iranian teachers of the Baha’i Faith; Mulla ‘Ali Jan was execu...
- Duane Troxel. Alexander, Agnes: 70 years of service (1983-10/11/12). — Biography of a prominent American Baha'i and Hand of the Cause of God.
- Universal House of Justice. Ali Akbar Furutan, In Memoriam (2003-11-27). — Obituary containing a brief biography of Ali Akbar Furutan, one of the longest surviving Hands of th...
- Moojan Momen. Alí Akbar Shahmírzádí (Hájjí Akhund) (1985). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Moojan Momen. Alí Bastámí, Mullá (2009). — On the second disciple to recognize the Bab, and the first Babi martyr.
- Denis MacEoin. Alí Bastámí, Mullá (1985). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Moojan Momen. Ali Bastami, Mulla (1995).
- Lil Osborn. Alice Buckton: Baha'i Mystic (2014-07). — Buckton, a central figure in the re-establishment of Glastonbury as England's spiritual centre, visi...
- Lil Osborn. Alice Buckton's Glastonbury Pilgrimage (2020). — Buckton's spiritual awakening and pioneering activities in Glastonbury, including her setting up a w...
- Author unknown. Allen, Wellesca Pollock (1915). — Brief bio of a kindergarten teacher from Washington DC who visited Abdu'l-Baha in 1907.
- Violette Nakhjavani. Amatu'l-Bahá Visits India (1966). — The story of Rúhiyyih Khanum's 9-month journey across India and Southeast Asia in 1964, as told by ...
- John S. Hatcher. Amazing Nashville Baha'i Community in the 1960s, The (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": Hatcher's personal memories of time in Nashville; overview of the lives of...
- Graham Hassall. Ambassador at the Court: The Life and Photography of Effie Baker (1999). — Extensive biography of Effie Baker, an early Australian Baha'i.
- Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui). Ameen Rihani and the Unity of Religion: The Politics of Time and the Politics of Eternity (2014). — Overview of the life and thought of a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual, and political activist...
- Moojan Momen. Amín Hájjí: trustees of Huqúqu'lláh (1985). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Moojan Momen. Amin, Haji Abu'l-Hasan (1995).
- Richard Francis. Amoz Everett Gibson: The First Black Member of the Universal House of Justice (1998). — Biography of a prominent black Baha'i teacher and former member of the Universal House of Justice.
- Anne Gordon Perry. Anne Gould Hauberg and Mark Tobey: Lives Lived for Art, Cultivated by Spirit (2016). — On the friendship and working relationship between Seattle art patron Hauberg and Seattle-based pain...
- Boris Handal. Áqá Buzurg, Entitled Badí "The Wonderful" (2023). — Áqa Buzurg and Baha'u'llah's Lawh-i-Sultan; Tablet to Badi from Baha'u'llah; the Pride of the Marty...
- Mangol Bayat. Áqá Khan Kermání (1987). — Brief excerpt, with link to full article offsite.
- Sholeh A. Quinn. Aqasi, Haji Mirza ('Abbas Iravani) (2009). — On the prime minister of Iran under Muhammad Shah Qajar from 1835 to 1848, regarded by Baha’is as ...
- Marzieh Gail. Arches of the Years (1991). — Early days of the Baha'i Faith in America and of Abdu'l-Baha's visit in 1912; Phoebe Hearst; Versail...
- Denis MacEoin. Ardakání, Hajjí Abu'l-Hasan (Hand of the Cause) (1987). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Kristine Leonard Asuncion. Armstrong, Counsellor Leonora: A Loving Portrait (1982-08). — Brief biographical sketch of Counsellor Armstrong, the "Spiritual Mother of South America" (1895-198...
- Quentin Farrand. Artemus Lamb, 1905-1998 (1998-01). — Biography of a pioneer to Central and South America, who also recorded pilgrim's notes with the Guar...
- Sonja van Kerkhoff, comp. Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue (2001). — A list of artist profiles which can be found in the Baha'i Association for the Arts newsletter (offs...
- Olga Mehti. Ashgabat Collection (2019). — On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Baha'i history.
- Mahnaze A. da Silveira. Ashraf, Ghodsieh (2012). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Boris Handal. Ásíyih Khánum Called Navváb, Entitled Varaqiy-i-Ulyá "The Most Exalted Leaf," the Wife of Bahá'u'lláh (2023). — The story of Baha'u'llah's wife Ásiyih Khanum, entitled Navvab (1820–1886), covering her life in ...
- Marzieh Gail. At 48 West Tenth (memories of Juliet Thompson) (1983). — Thompson (1873–1956) was an American painter, a prominent early American Baha'i, disciple of 'Abdu...
- Duane Troxel. Augur, George Jacob (2009). — On the American doctor who became one of the early Baha’is of Hawaii and was the first resident Ba...
- John Paul Vader. August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá'ís: 1925-1927 (1986). — History of Forel's involvement with the Faith. Includes correspondence from Shoghi Effendi.
- Author unknown. August Rudd: The First Bahá'í Pioneer to Sweden (1986). — History of the Baha'i Faith in Sweden, 1920-1947.
- Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian. Auguste Forel: His Life and Enlightment (1976). — Overview of Forel's life and his connections with the Baha'i Faith.
- Graham Hassall. Australian Women and Religious Change: Margaret Dixson and the First Melbourne Baha'is (1988). — Women played an important role in the initial spread and development of the Baha’i Faith in Austra...
- David Brown Carr. Australian-New Zealand Bahá'í Connections, The (1996). — History and relationship of the early Australian and New Zealand Baha'i communities, the magazine He...
- Juan Cole. Autobiography and Silence: The Early Career of Shaykhu'r-Ra'is Qajar (1998). — Early biography and thought of Abu al-Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra'is, Qajar prince, dissident, Shi`ite ...
- Harper John Pettypiece. Autobiography of Harper John Pettypiece (1921-2002) (1999). — Detailed life of a Canadian who found the Faith in 1952 in Toronto, and had personal experiences wit...
- Iraj Afshar. Áyatí, Abdu'l-Husayn (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. Báb in Shiraz, The: An Account by Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán (2008). — Recollections of the early years of the Bab and his family, and the times following his declaration;...
- Hasan M. Balyuzi. Báb, The: The Herald of the Day of Days (1973). — The classic biography of The Bab, by the eminent historian who also wrote the major biographies of B...
- Riaz Ghadimi. Riaz Masrour, trans. Báb, The: The King of Messengers (2009). — A talk by Dr. Riaz Ghadimi, published posthumously in English.
- Denis MacEoin. Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází) (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- John Walbridge. Babi Martyrs, Some (2002). — Includes bios of Shaykh Salih Karimi, Mulla Abd al-Karim Qazvini, the Farhadis of Qazvin, the Seven ...
- Anthony Lee. Bábí Theology in Poetry, A: The Creative Imagination of Táhirih, Qurratu'l-'Ayn (2023). — Examination of Qurratu’l-Ayn's writings to discern her social, religious, and political beliefs, m...
- Richard Francis. Badi, Áqá Buzurg (1993/2001). — Life of "the Pride of the Martyrs."
- Moojan Momen. Badí` Khurasani (1995). — Short biography of Badi, a Baha'i renowned for his bravery and devotion.
- Liz Monteiro. Baha'i a religion of unity and peace (2011-10-14). — Profile of Dharlene and Sheldon Valeda, and the Baha'is of Kitchener, Ontario.
- Sonja van Kerkhoff. Baha'i Association for the Arts (1999). — Biographies of, essays about, and artwork by contemporary Baha'i artists.
- James S. Tinney. Baha'i Doctrine Attracts Non-whites (1983-10-20). — On the Baha'i Faith's progress toward racial unity; brief bios of Glenford Mitchell, Amoz Gibson, Wi...
- Catherine Gent. Bahá'í Faith in Austin, The: The Early Years (1992). — Covers years 1912–1971, and includes appendix "Anna Reinke: First Baha'i in Texas."
- John Walbridge. Bahá'í Faith in Iran, The (2002). — Includes essay "Three Clerics and a Prince of Isfahan: background to Baha'u'llah's Epistle to the So...
- Rowshan Mustapha. Bahá'í Faith in Tunisia, The: A History of the Initial Nine Decades (2024). — History of the Faith in Tunisia, written in first-hand perspective; rise of opposition by the author...
- John Walbridge. Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, The (2002). — Includes bios of individuals from Turkey who figure prominently in Baha'i history.
- Hussein Ahdieh. Bahá'í History and Videos (2013-2022). — Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqa, Baha'i schools for gi...
- Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Bahá'í Proofs, The (1902). — A book of history and theology composed in America, in which Gulpaygani gives an exposition of the F...
- Peter Terry. Bahá'í Studies in Europe (1981). — Interviews with and bios of individuals engaged in study of the Babi and Baha'i religions, and descr...
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'íyyih Khánum (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh (1995). — Biography of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith.
- Hasan M. Balyuzi. Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory (1980). — Baha’u’llah's ancestry and family, his journeys when banished from Iran, stories of those who ac...
- Hasan M. Balyuzi. Bahá'u'lláh, A Brief Life: The Word Made Flesh (1963). — Two long essays on the life of Baha'u'llah, published in conjunction with the Baha'i Centennial (196...
- Shoghi Effendi. Bahiyyih Khanum: Eulogy for the Greatest Holy Leaf, in the Guardian's handwriting (1932). — A hand-written tribute to Bahiyyih Khanum, a daughter of Baha'u'llah.
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahiyyih Khanum. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Bahiyyih Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf (1982). — A compilation from Baha'i sacred texts and writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahiyyih Khanum...
- Graham Hassall. Baker, Euphemia Eleanor (1996). — Short biography of an early Australian Baha'i.
- Wendi Momen, Anthony A. Voykovic. Baker, Richard Edward St. Barbe (2009). — On the world-famous environmentalist, founder in 1922 of Men of the Trees, the first global conserva...
- Etan Kohlberg. Balágí, Muhammad Jawád (anti-Bahá'í activist) (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Moojan Momen. Balyuzi, H. M. (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Richard Francis. Balyuzi, Hasan M. (1998). — Brief bio of this "Hand of the Cause of God, the Treasure of All Humanity."
- Denis MacEoin. Barághání, Muhammad Taqí (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Duane L. Herrmann. Barbara Senn Hilty Ehrsam (1997). — Ehrsam (1848-1924) was a religious seeker who was instrumental in the establishment of the first Bah...
- Sandra S. Fotos. Barbara Sims' Contribution to Bahá'í Scholarship in Asia Pacific (2003-03). — Two memorial articles for Barbara Sims, Pioneer to Japan from 1953-2002, biographer of Agnes Alexand...
- Denis MacEoin. Bárfurúshí, Muhammad `Alí (1989). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Catherine McNickle Chastain. Barney, Alice Pike (2000). — Barney (1857-1931) was an American artist and arts patron, and mother of prominent early Baha'i Laur...
- Biancamaria Scarcia Amoretti. Bausani, Alessandro (2008). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Edward T. Hall. Beginning of the Bahá'í Cause in Manchester, The (1925-03). — A brief early history, starting from Sarah Ann Ridgeway, the first Baha'i in the North of England ci...
- Audrey Mike Parker. Beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in Watauga County, North Carolina (1988/2019). — Beginnings of the Faith in a mountain community. Less an historical account, this is more an overvie...
- Robert Weinberg. Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch (1999). — The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a B...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Bertha: An Early American Baha'i Stalwart (1991). — Brief profile of an early pioneer in Baha'i publications and education (and sister of Mabel Hyde Pai...
- Earl Redman. Betty Becker, Valiant Servant Pioneer (2017). — The story of a Baha’i from Kansas who moved first to Alaska to spread the Baha’i Faith there and...
- Vedad Theophilus. Bibi Tuba, the Sister of the Martyr Varqá (2021). — One-page translation and abridgment of a passage from a Persian Baha’i history book published by t...
- Bahá'í International Community. Bicentenaire de Bahá'u'lláh (1992/2017). — French translation of the Baha'i International Community's 1992 Statement on Baha'u'llah, updated fo...
- Richard Francis. Arden Lee, ed. Billie Marie (Tuttle) Brackett (2003). — Tuttle Brackett (1921-2000) was an American Baha'i from Reno, Nevada and niece of Hand of the Cause ...
- Miriam Zuleta. Biografía de Clemencia Pavón Mejía (2022). — Biografia de Pavón Mejia (1931-2020), una miembra de la Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los Baha’...
- Daya Ram Malviya. William Garlington, trans. Biographical letter from a Hindu villager (1974). — A glimpse into the life of an Indian convert to the Faith.
- Adib Taherzadeh, Dariush Lamie, Juan Cole. Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi (1998). — Three short biographies of about the man who asked to be exempt from the laws of the Aqdas.
- Laura Clifford Barney (published as Laura C. Dreyfus-Barney), Shoghi Effendi. Thomas Linard, ed. Biography of Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney (1928). — A biography of the first French Baha'i, followed by telegrams and letters from Shoghi Effendi to Lau...
- Author unknown. Biography of Napoleon: Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyún) (1999). — Biography of Napoleon III, to whom Baha'u'llah wrote two Tablets.
- Author unknown. Biography of Pope Pius IX: Tablet to Pope Pius IX (Lawh-i-Páp) (1999). — Biography of Pope Pius IX, to whom Baha'u'llah wrote a Tablet.
- Author unknown. Biography of Queen Victoria: Tablet to Queen Victoria (Lawh-i-Malikih) (1999). — Biography of Queen Victoria, to whom Baha'u'llah wrote a Tablet.
- Author unknown. Biography of Tsar Alexander: Tablet to Tsar Alexander II (Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus) (1999). — Short biography of Tsar Alexander ll describing him as a great historical figure without the charism...
- Jonah Winters, comp. Biography of Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain (2013). — Compilation of documents about an early feminist and peace advocate who received a Tablet from Abdu'...
- Dipchand Khianra. Bios of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan and Kaushal Kishore Bhargava (1986). — "One Kind Deed," a bio of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan, and "Kaushal Kishore Bhargava: An Appreciation."
- David Merrick. Birth and Childhood of Baha'u'llah (2008). — Childhood and Early Life of Baha'u'llah, told in plain English and suitable for reading aloud.
- Abu'l-Qasim Afnan. Black Pearls: Servants in the Households of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1988). — Biographies of Haji Mubarak, Fiddih, Isfandiyar, Mas'ud, and Salih Aqa; slavery and Islamic history....
- R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Bourgeois, Jean-Baptiste Louis (1856-1930) (1997). — Short biography of the architect and designer of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Wilmette, Illinois.
- Koumarth Sulaymani. Adel Shafipour, trans. Brief Biography of 'Azizu'llah Sulaymani, A (2007). — Overview of the life and publications of a prominent Iranian scholar (1901-1985) who wrote on histor...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Brief Sketch of the Life of Hugh Chance, A: Thirty-year member of the Universal House of Justice (1994-11). — Biography partly based on personal interviews with Chance over Thanksgiving weekend, 1994.
- Robert Stockman. Brittingham, Isabella (1995).
- Moojan Momen. Browne, Edward Granville (1995). — Short biography of an English orientalist and famous scholar of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths.
- Michael Wickens. Browne, Edward Granville: life and academic career (1990). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Denis MacEoin. Bushrú'í, Mullá Muhammad Husayn (1990). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Duane L. Herrmann. By Thy Strengthening Grace: The First One Hundred Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Topeka: 1906-2006 (2006). — An initial survey of the first century of the Topeka, Kansas Baha'i community. Includes a Tablet fro...
- Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Calling, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries (2017). — Simultaneous, powerful spiritual movements swept across both Iran and the U.S in the mid-1800s. On t...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ecuador. Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa y Vicente Quiñonez de Esmeraldas: Epitafios (2020/2021). — Messages from the NSA of Ecuador honoring the lives of Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa (-2020) and V...
- Stanwood Cobb. Character: A Sequence in Spiritual Psychology (1938). — A spiritual autobiography; scientific and religious foundations for character; self-development; the...
- Robert Stockman. Chase, Thornton (2009). — On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Baha’i, one of the founders of the Chicago B...
- Moojan Momen. Chase, Thornton (1992). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Robert Stockman. Chase, Thornton (1995).
- Richard Francis. Chase, Thornton: The First Bahá'í from the Western Hemisphere (1998). — Biography of the life of Thornton Chase, a prominent early American Baha'i.
- Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Chosen Highway, The (1940/1967). — Oral Baha'i histories collected by an eminent early English Baha'i, first published in 1940.
- Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Chosen Path, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her Search for God (2020). — Overview of the life of Tahirih of Qazvin and this period of Babi history, written for a Baha'i yout...
- Julie Cruikshank. Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women (1994-03-22). — Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Baha'i Faith, and...
- Michael Day. Clara Dunn: A Spiritual Pioneer (2010). — Brief bio of Dunn, followed by an overview of the Australian Baha'i community.
- Jonah Winters, comp. Cobb, Stanwood and Ida Nayan Whitlam: Bios and photos from "Find a Grave" (2014). — Short biographies of Stanwood Cobb and his wife Ida.
- Richard Francis. Collins, Amelia: The Fulfilled Hope of 'Abdu'l-Baha (1993/2003). — Short biography of a prominent American Baha'i.
- Moojan Momen. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (2013). — Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the ...
- Jack McLean. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light (2022). — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe...
- W. G. Huxtable. Conqueror for St. Helena, A: A Tribute to Catherine Huxtable (1974-09). — Huxtable, member of the LSA of Toronto, traveled from Canada to fulfil various pioneering goals, all...
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Shirley Macias, ed. Conqueror of Hearts: Excerpts from Letters, Talks, and Writings of Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí (2002). — Collection of articles, personal letters, and learned talks, edited for posting as a single book. In...
- Shirley Macias, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Conqueror of Hearts: Talks by Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí (2002). — Biography, and talks by Faizi to the World Congress (1963) and Wilmette House of Worship (1974).
- Jack McLean. Contemporary Biographies and In Memoriams (1999-2013). — Biographies of contemporary Baha'is, known personally to the author: Andy Andrews, Charles Keedwell,...
- Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
- Joseph McCabe, comp. Count Joseph Arthur Gobineau, Professor Clement Imbault-Huart (1920). — Two short dictionary entries.
- Aziz'u'llah Azizi. Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. Crown of Glory: Memoirs of Jinab-i-Aziz'u'llah Azizi (1991). — Autobiography of Jinab-i-Azizi, "the Tailor," a companion of 'Abdu'l-Baha who travelled with the Mas...
- Moojan Momen. Cyprus Exiles, The (1991-06). — History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Baha'u'llah exiled with them in Cyprus. In...
- Marco Oliveira. Czar Alexandre II: Breve apontamento biográfico e a sua relação com a religião Bahá'í (2007). — Breve resumo histórico da vida do Czar Alexandre II; a relação da Russia com os Baha'is e a Epist...
- Hasan M. Balyuzi. Pierre Spierckel, trans. Dans la Gloire du Père: Une Biographie de Bahá'u'lláh (2021). — Translation of Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory.
- Grace Shahrokh. Darius K. Shahrokh: Obituary (2005-03-20). — Bio of the creator of Windows to the Past study series.
- Abbas Amanat. Dawlatábádí, Sayyed Yahyá (1996). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Nabil-i-A'zam. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation (1932). — The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Baha'i Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mul...
- Christopher Buck. Deganawida, the Peacemaker (2015). — Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago.
- Nasir al-Din Shah. J. W. Redhouse, trans. Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia, during his tour through Europe in 1873, The (1874). — Contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but is useful for historical context, and a window...
- Ali Murad Davudi. Vargha Taefi, trans. Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation (2021). — Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed...
- Michael Bodakowski, Katherine Marshall. Discussion with Farida Vahedi, Executive Director of the Department of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, A (2011-03-02). — Overview of Vahedi's life and work, history of the Faith in India and development projects, the Inst...
- Boris Handal. Dispensation of the Bab, The (2023). — Detailed, systematic presentation of the Bab's teachings; Babi prophecies relating to Baha'u'llah; t...
- Jack McLean. Divine Simplicity: Remembering the last Hand of the Cause of God, 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa (2008-09-18). — Biography of Dr. Varqa, partly based on interviews with people who knew him in Iran.
- Richard Francis. Dodge, Arther Pillsbury (1998). — Life of the first president of the New York Baha'i Community (1898) and "disciple of Abdu'l-Baha."
- Robert Stockman. Dodge, Arthur (1995).
- Robert Stockman. Dodge, Arthur Pillsbury (2009). — On the early American Baha’i named by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.
- Dr. Cormick. E. G. Browne, comp. Dr. Cormick's Accounts of his Personal Impressions of Mirza 'Ali Muhammad, The Báb (1848/1918). — A Westerner's account of meeting the Bab in 1848, and an account of separate incidents involving the...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Dr. David S. Ruhe: Kansas Author (2003). — Biography written for the Kansas Authors Club.
- Shapour Rassekh. Dreyfus-Barney, Hippolyte and Laura Clifford (1996). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Graham Hassall. Dunn, Clara and Hyde (2000-01). — Biography of two early Baha'i teachers and pioneers.
- Graham Hassall. Dunn, Clara and John Henry Hyde (2009). — On the couple who went to Australia in 1920 in response to ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s call for worldwide e...
- Madge Featherstone, Kaye Waterman. Dunns, The: Keys to Their Success (1996). — John Henry Hyde Dunn(c. 1855–1941) and Clara Dunn (1869–1960) were a pioneer Baha'i couple in Au...
- Pamela M. Henson. Dyar, Harrison Gray, Jr. (2005). — Bio and linked articles about the man who edited Reality magazine and also achieved infamy in Washin...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Early Baha'is of Enterprise, Kansas, 1897 (1997). — Originally published to commemorate the centennial of the Baha'i community of Enterprise, Kansas, th...
- Grace Shahrokh. Early Believers in the West, Some (1992). — Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William ...
- Christopher Buck. Edward Granville Browne (2014). — Bio of E.G. Browne, with focus on his books and translations.
- Boris Handal. El Concurso en Lo Alto: La Vida de Once Distinguidos Personajes de la Edad Heroica de la Fe (1985). — Biographies of eleven important Baha’i personages of the Heroic Age of the Baha'i Faith: Mulla Ḥ...
- Anne King Sadeghpour. El Cuarto Acto: Una Pionera Bahá'í en Nicaragua durante los años 1976-1983: Un relato personal e histórico (2015). — Un relato personal de la historia de la Fe en Nicaragua antes, después y durante la revolución San...
- Gloria A. Faizi. Fred Frazelle, trans, Linda Frazelle, trans. El Fuego en la Cima de la Montaña (1993). — Traducción de Fire on the Mountain-Top (Faizi, 1973).
- Duane L. Herrmann. Elizabeth and Elsbeth: Typically Extraordinary Kansas Women (1997-09). — A sketch of two women who helped establish the Kansas Baha'i community in 1897.
- Boris Handal. Ella del Valiente Corazón: La Vida de Miss Eve Blanche Nicklin (1895-1985), "Madre Spiritual del Perú" (2002/2024). — The life of Eve Nicklin, "Spiritual Mother of Peru."
- Ron Price. Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature: The Poetry of Roger White (2002). — A study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Baha'i Faith.
- Amine de Mille. Emogene Hoagg: Exemplary Pioneer (1973-10). — Biography of travel-teacher and translator of the Writings into Italian.
- Various. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections (1986-2004). — 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Babi or Baha'i Faiths.
- Richard Logan. Enlightened Scholarship: E.G. Browne and H.M. Balyuzi (1996-01). — Examination of the qualities of scholarship embodied by E. G. Browne and H. M. Balyuzi.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha. Enoch Olinga: Hand of the Cause of God (2001). — Lengthy biography of a Hand of the Cause, published in the In Memoriam section of Baha'i World (1986...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha. Enoch Olinga: Main de la cause de Dieu (2006). — French version of Ruhiyyih Khanum's "Enoch Olinga, Hand of the Cause of God" (Baha'i World 18, 1986)...
- Anthony Lee. Enslaved African Women in Nineteenth-Century Iran: The Life of Fezzeh Khanom of Shiraz (2012-02). — Through an examination of the life of this servant of The Bab, this paper addresses the enormous gap...
- Munirih Khanum. Ahmad Sohrab, trans. Episodes in the Life of Munirih Khanum (1924). — A short autobiography by the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha; early draft of Munirih Khanum: Memoirs and Letter...
- Iraj Ayman. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Biography of Siyyid Ismail of Zavarih (1999).
- Moojan Momen. Esslemont, John Ebenezer (1995). — Short biography of a famous Baha'i author and Hand of the Cause of God.
- Abbas Amanat. Etemad-al-Dawla, Aqa Khan Nuri (1998/2020). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Peter P. Morgan. Ethel Jenner Rosenberg, by Robert Weinberg: Review (1997).
- Boris Handal. Eve Nicklin: She of the Brave Heart (2011). — The life of the "Spiritual Mother of Peru."
- Muhammad-Tahir Malmiri. Ahang Rabbani, trans. Events and Tragedies of Manshád, The (2007). — Events and martyrs from the uprisings in Manshad and Yazd, in 1903. A translation of Haji Malmiri's ...
- Lil Osborn. Extraordinary Life and Work of Robert Felkin, Bahá'í Mage, The (2012). — Felkin was a physician, missionary, a Baha'i — and a Golden Dawn "magician" searching for esoteric...
- Lil Osborn. Extraordinary Life and Work of Wellesley Tudor Pole, The: Baha'i Seer (2013-07). — On the role of Baha'i beliefs in the life and spiritual quest of Tudor Pole.
- Violetta Zein. Extraordinary Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Slideshow / La vie extraordinaire de 'Abdu'l-Bahá diaporama (2021). — This slideshow is a condensed version of the nine-part, 400-page, 900-photos & graphics online chron...
- Moojan Momen. Fádl Mázandarání, Mírzá Asadu'lláh (1999). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Darius Shahrokh. Fadl-i-Qa'ini: The Tamed Phoenix (1992). — History of an early Baha'i, teacher of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani, and in whose honor the Lawh-i-Hi...
- Darius Shahrokh. Fadl-i-Shirazi: Guided By Dreams (1992). — Life story of an early believer; content derived from the Persian book Masabih-i-Hidayat by Aziz'u'l...
- Graham Hassall. Failure of the Tommy Kabu Movement, The: A Reassessment of the Evidence (1991-03). — The rise and fall of Koivi-Aua, better known as Tom Kabu (1922?-1969), an influential local innovato...
- Moojan Momen. Family and Early Life of Tahirih Qurrat al-`Ayn, The (2003). — Summary of information about the ancestry and background of Tahirih available in Persian and Arabic;...
- Boris Handal. Family of Mullá Husayn, The (2023). — The life, context, and times of Mulla Husayn-i-Bushrú’i (1813-1849), the Babu'l-Bab, "Gate of the...
- Ahang Rabbani. Family of Vahid Darabi, The (2004). — Ancestry and history of many Babis involved in the Nayriz uprising, 1850.
- Shafigheh Fatheazam. Family Stories about Ismu'llahu'l-Asdaq and His Son Ibn-i-Asdaq (2020). — Recollections from a descendant of Mulla Sadiq Muqaddas Ismu'llah as-Sadiq, the Hand of the Cause wh...
- Moojan Momen. Fayzí, Abu'l-Qásim (Hand of the Cause) (1999). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Graham Hassall. Fazel Mohammad Khan (1999). — The life of Fazel "Frank" Khan, an Australian Muslim convert to the Baha'i Faith.
- Various. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf (1986). — Includes compilations about Bahiyyih Khanum, a selection of her letters, the 50th anniversary commem...
- Gloria A. Faizi. Fire on the Mountain-Top (1973/2005). — A collection of stories about early members of the Baha’i Faith, based on accounts gathered in Per...
- Graham Hassall. First and Finest: John Henry and Clara Hyde Dunn in Australia (1985-07). — Introduction of the Baha'i Faith to Australia and New Zealand.
- Robert Weinberg. First Obligation, The: Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund (1998). — Bio prepared for the UK Baha'i Centenary (1998-99).
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Flame of Fire, A: The Story of the Tablet of Ahmad (1967/1973). — Biography of the recipients, both called Ahmad, of the Persian and Arabic Tablets titled Lawh-i-Ahma...
- William Sears, Robert Quigley. Flame, The: The Story of Lua (1972). — Biography of Lua Moore Getsinger (1871-1916), "mother-teacher of the American Baha'i community," one...
- Shahla Gillbanks. Footprints in the Sands of Time (2019). — Memoir of time as a Baha'i in Iran and pioneer to other countries around the world, and a historical...
- Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Foreigner: From an Iranian Village to New York City and the Lights That Led the Way (2019). — Biography of a young boy in Nayriz, Iran in the mid 20th-century, his reflection on the sad society;...
- Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Richard Hollinger, ed. Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons (1996). — Overview of 'Abdu'l-Baha's journeys to America and his meetings with Agnes Parsons.
- Iraj Ayman. Forutan, Alí-Akbar (2012). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Freya Stark. Lucy Moorehead, ed. Freya Stark: Letters: Volume 1: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-1930 (1974). — Letters about a stay in Baghdad in 1929, with a few passing references to Baha'is she met.
- Dorothy Freeman Gilstrap. From Copper to Gold: The Life of Dorothy Baker (1984). — This biography’s purpose is to reflect not only the chronology of Baker’s life, but also the dri...
- Shoghi Effendi. Genealogy of Bab, The (1932(?)). — Genealogy of the family of the Bab and the family of Baha'u'llah in relation to the Bab.
- Grover Gonzales. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi (1957/1992). — A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
- Ahang Rabbani, comp. Genealogy of the Aghsan and the Afnán (2005). — Two family trees, one for The Bab and the other for Baha'u'llah.
- Kay Zinky. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1950?). — Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
- Jamileh Yazdi. Gertrude Bell and the Babi and Baha'i Faiths (2017). — Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was a British scholar and government official who knew the Middle East wel...
- Author unknown. Giachery, Ugo: Obituary (1989-08). — Born into a Sicilian aristocratic family, Giachery (1896–1989) migrated to the USA in his 20s, ...
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Gloria A. Faizi, comp. and ed. Gift of Love, A: Offered to the Greatest Holy Leaf (1982). — Booklet on various topics related to the life of Baha'u'llah's daughter Bahiyyih Khanum (1846-1932),...
- Barry Kernfeld. Gillespie, Dizzy (2000). — Gillespie (1917-1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; his acceptance of ...
- Darius Shahrokh. Glimpse of Glory, A: Stories of the Life of Baha'u'llah (1992). — Anecdotes about some early followers of Baha'u'llah, and the circumstances of his own life.
- Jack Davis. Glimpse of Ruhiyyih Khanum and Her 17 Days in Korea (n.d.). — Overview of of Ruhiyyih Khanum (Mary Maxwell)'s tour through Korea, May 6-23, 1984.
- Mona Khademi. Glimpses into the Life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney, A (2009). — The life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney (1879-1974), a prominent early American Baha’i, compiler of Some ...
- Anne King Sadeghpour, comp. and ed. Gloriously Tragic Life of Mathew Kaszab, The: Letters from a Pioneer 1939-1942 (2019). — The unusual drama of a pioneering life in Central America, revealed through personal letters. This a...
- Calmard Jean. Gobineau, Joseph Arthur de (2003). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Violette Nakhjavani. Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum, The (1970-1973). — A diary of Ruhiyyih Khanum's travels through Africa. Serialized in Baha'i News in 26 issues, from 19...
- Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. Greatest Holy Leaf's Unparalleled Role in Religious History and the Significance of the Arc, the Site of Her Resting Place, The (2014). — Biography of Abdu'l-Baha's sister, who acted as his "deputy, His representative and vicegerent, with...
- Robert Stockman. Greenleaf, Charles (1995).
- Emeric Sala. Greenleafs, The: An Eternal Reunion (1973-09). — Brief bio of Elizabeth and Charles Greenleaf, who were members of the group of Midwest Baha'is which...
- Harlan F. Ober. Richard Francis, ed. Gregory, Louis G.: The Advancement of Racial Unity in America (1993/1998). — Short biography of an early African-American Baha'i.
- Gayle Morrison. Gregory, Louis George (2009). — On the African American lawyer who became a leading Baha’i speaker, writer, administrator, and pro...
- A. Gracheva. Marina Ledkovsky, ed. Grinévskaia, Izabélla Arkád'evna (1994). — Short bio of a poet and playwright who wrote a social drama Bab ed-Din (1903), dedicated to the life...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, The (1988). — An abridged and updated version of the author's biography Priceless Pearl.
- Margaret Marie Rutledge. Sheridan Sims, comp. Gulick and Three Women: Diary of a Cross-country Auto Trip to and back from the 1942 Bahá'í National Convention (2015). — Diary by the sister of Barbara Sims of a cross-country road trip with Ramona Brown,
- Moojan Momen. Gulpáygání, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (1995).
- Graham Hassall. H. Collis Featherstone (1990-10). — Biography of a prominent Australian Baha'i and Hand of the Cause of God.
- Graham Waterman, Kaye Waterman. H. Collis Featherstone 1913-1990: An Extraordinary, Ordinary Man (1996). — The life and activities of an Australian Baha'i and Hand of the Cause.
- Iscander Micael Tinto. Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community (2016). — The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were t...
- Author unknown. Hainsworth, Philip (2001-12-21). — Bio of a prominent pioneer, administrator, and author.
- Mohammad Norozi, comp. Hajji Sulayman Khan Tabrizi (2024). — Extract from "To dance like Solomon: Imitation and Martyrdom in a Qajar Ghazal" by Dominic Parvis Br...
- Mahmoud Sadri. Halabi, Shaikh Maḥmud Khorásání, founder of Hojjatiya (2003). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Anthony Lee. Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran (2015). — Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Ba...
- Barron Harper, et al.. Hand of the Cause Mr. `Alí-Akbar Furútan, 1905-2003 (2005). — Compilation of information about Mr. Furutan: biography, in memoriam, photograph, and list of his bo...
- Shirley Macias, comp. Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí: Biography and photographs (2002). — A eulogy for Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi, also spelled "Fayḍi" (1909 [or 1906]–1980).
- Denis MacEoin. Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh) (1987). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Author unknown. Hands of the Cause of God (2010/2020). — List of mini bios and thumbnail photos of 43 of the 50 Hands of the Cause.
- Bill Washington. Hands of the Cause of God: Personal Recollections (2014). — Recollections of A.Q. Faizi, A.A. Furútan, Clara Dunn, Rúhiyyih Khanum, Ugo Giachery, Leroy Ioas, ...
- Richard Francis. Haney, Paul (1998). — Brief bio of the life of a Hand of the Cause of God.
- Graham Hassall. Harold and Florence Fitzner: Knights of Bahá'u'lláh to Portuguese Timor (1994). — Harold Thomas Fitzner (1893–1969) and his wife Florence (c. 1906-1980) were early South Australian...
- John Kelly. Harrison G. Dyar: Articles (2012). — Links to a 10-part series of columns about Harrison Dyar, one of Washington D.C.’s most unusual re...
- Moojan Momen. Haydar Alí Isfahání (2004). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Christopher Buck, Derik Smith. Hayden, Robert (2019). — In his poetics of history and his nuanced representations of black life, Hayden's art showed that th...
- Robert M. Greenberg. Hayden, Robert Earl (2000). — The life and work of Hayden (1913-1980), African-American poet and teacher; his membership of the Ba...
- Bahá'í World News Service. Hearing "The Divinity in the Music": Dizzy Gillespie Remembered at 100 (2017-10-06). — Reflections on the life of Gillespie and how his Baha’i beliefs seemed to inspire and drive his wo...
- John S. Hatcher. Helen Elsie Austin (1908-2004) (2019). — Overview of the life of the first black woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati Law Scho...
- Marlene Macke. Helen Frances Grand (1865-1944): Traces of a Bahá'í Life (2020). — Glimpse of one small facet of the Baha’i Faith’s beginnings in cities like Toronto in the early ...
- Peter Terry. Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph (1997). — Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Ita...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Hidden Meanings in the Poetry of Robert Hayden (2012). — The Baha'i Faith influenced Hayden's work on multiple levels, beyond his obvious allusions to the Ba...
- Graham Hassall. Hilda Brooks and the Australian Bahá'í Community (1989). — The role played by Hilda Margaret Brooks (1896-1969) in the development of the Australian Baha'i Com...
- Sepehr Manuchehri. Historical Account of Two Indian Babis: Sa'en Hindi and Sayyid Basir Hindi (2001-03). — Includes translated excerpts from a number of Persian sources on these two individuals.
- Darius Shahrokh. History of Baha'u'llah and the Uniqueness of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). — Overview of the life and writings of Baha'u'llah, with an epilogue on how the Baha'i Faith differs f...
- Darius Shahrokh. History of the Báb (1994). — Biography of the Bab, distributed by Images International as a 34-page booklet.
- Maureen M. Thur. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Arizona, The: The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950 (2004). — Historical details and biographies about Arizona, from Nellie French moving from Chicago to Bisbee i...
- Agnes Baldwin Alexander. Barbara R. Sims, ed. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938 (1977). — An account of the Baha'i Cause in Japan, China, Korea, and the Hawaiian Islands, prepared by request...
- Kathryn Anderson, Kathleen Farabi. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Trinidad and Tobago: Biographies and newspaper articles (2010). — Link to a website containing history and biographies. Includes newspaper articles "First Baha'i wedd...
- Graham Hassall. Hoahania, Hamuel (1999). — Short biography of an early Pacific islander convert to the Baha'i Faith.
- Robert Stockman. Hoar, William (1995).
- Author unknown. Hofman, David (1997/2003). — Two short articles about Hofman, one from 1997 and one on his death in 2003.
- R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Holley, Horace Hotchkiss (1995). — Biography of a Hand of the Cause of God.
- Julio Savi. Homage to Memorials of the Faithful, An (2016). — Poems inspired by eight of the personages of "Memorials": Shaykh Salman, Nabil-i-Zarandi, Darvish-i-...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Horace Hotchkiss Holley (1970). — Fairly detailed biography, including observations of the relationship between Holley and the Guardia...
- Stephen Lambden. Ibn Abhar, Hand of the Cause (1996). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Stephen Lambden. Ibn Asdaq, missionary and martyr (1996). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Richard Hollinger. Ibrahim George Kheiralla and the Bahá'í Faith in America (1984). — A study of the Lebanese Baha'i who first spread the Faith to the United States but later renounced h...
- Juan Cole. Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran (1989 Winter). — Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed l...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1956). — William Sutherland Maxwell, Roy Wilhelm, Siegfried Schopflocher, Louis Gregory, Dorothy Baker, Mario...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1932). — Ethel Rosenberg, Claudia Stuart Coles, Consul Albert Schwarz.
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1936). — Bahiyyih Khanum, Keith Ransom-Kehler, Agnes Parsons, Yusuf Khan-i-Vujdani, Arastu Khan Hakim, George...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1937). — Susan I. Moody, Hooper Harris, Harry H. Romer, Howard Luxmoore Carpenter, Edward C. Getsinger, Sarah...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1942). — May Ellis Maxwell, Lua Getsinger, Martha Root, Thornburgh-Cropper, Lady Blomfield, Rahmatu’lláh ...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1945). — John Henry Hyde Dunn, Abdu'l-Jalil Bey Sa'ad, Mirza Buzurg Afnan Ala'i, Margaret Stevenson, Mary Rev...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1939). — Alfred E. Lunt, Zia Bagdadi, Laurie C. Wilhelm, Mary Hanford Ford, Elmore E. Duckett, Colonel I. Pir...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1948). — Siyyid Mustafa Rumi, Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg, Azizu'llah Mesbah, Muhammad Sa'id Adham, Ali-As...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1952). — Fannie Lesch, Walter Olitzki, Fanny Knobloch, Marta Brauns-Forel, Fred Mortensen, Haj Taha El-Hamams...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1930). — Hippolyte Dreyfus Barney, Mirza Mahmud Zargani, William H. Randall.
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1981). — Anderson, Angela Annette; Azzavi, Siyyid Muḥammad; Battrick, Jeannette Hilda; Blackwell, Ellsworth...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1978). — Ahmadpur, 'Inayatu'llah; Arbab, Ruhi; Ashen, Elizabeth Anna; Azamikhah, Qudratu'llah; Baghdadi, 'Abb...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1970). — Valiyu'llah Varqa, Amelia Collins, George Townshend, Corinne Knight True, Horace Holley, Clara Dunn,...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1976). — 'Ala'i, Ni'mat; Alexander, Agnes Baldwin; Allen, Jeanne Gwendolin; Almond, Percy Meade; Backwell, Ri...
- Author unknown, comp. In Memoriam (1986). — 95 biographies from Baha'i World 18. Includes detailed bios of H.M. Balyuzi, A.Q. Faizi, Robert Hayd...
- Author unknown. In Memoriam (1974). — Leroy Ioas, Jessie Revell, Mildred Eileen Clark, Marcia Steward de Matamoros, Charles William Dunnin...
- Anonymous. In Memoriam: Amin Banani (1926-2013) (2014). — Bio of an Iranian-American Baha'i and prominent academic who authored The Modernization of Iran, and...
- Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia. In Memoriam: Bill Washington (2014-11). — Messages of condolence from the Universal House of Justice and the National Assembly of Australia.
- Author unknown. In Memoriam: Dr. Zia M. Bagdadi (1938). — Biography of one-time editor of Star of the West.
- Anonymous. In Memoriam: Heshmat Shariary (1934-2018) (2018). — Overview of the life of an active participant in the Irfan Colloquia and Baha'i studies.
- Anonymous. In Memoriam: Houshang Arjmand (1930-2015) (2016). — Short biography of the founder of the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund at the Baha’i National ...
- Ismael Velasco. In Memoriam: Hugh McKinley (2007). — McKinley (1924-1999) was a British Baha'i pioneer to Cyprus during the Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963).
- Shahbaz Fatheazam. In Memoriam: Hushmand Fatheazam (1924-2013) (2014). — Born into a prominent Iranian Baha'i family, he pioneered to India where he was later elected to the...
- Boris Handal, Enrique Sanchez. In Memoriam: Isabel Camacho de Sánchez (1931-2013) (2021). — On the life of an active member of the early Peruvian community, who first encountered the Baha'i Fa...
- Ramez Ekbal. In Memoriam: Kamran Ekbal (1946 - 2014) (2015). — Bio of a scholar, translator of the Writings, and frequent contributor to the Irfan Colloquia.
- Anonymous. In Memoriam: Mahboubeh Arjmand (d. 2013) (2014). — Arjmand was an Iranian Baha'i who settled in California, and was an active supporter of the Irfan pr...
- Boris Handal. Samuel Duboisme, trans. In Memoriam: Mas'úd Khamsí (1922-2013), Spiritual Father of Peru, Mentor and Counselor (2021-03). — On the life of a distinguished Baha'i from Rasht, Iran, who travel-taught to Africa and South Americ...
- Boris Handal. In Memoriam: Mercedes Sánchez (1912-1999) (2021). — On the life of one of the first Peruvian Baha'is, who encountered the Faith via Eve Nicklin, the fir...
- Anonymous. In Memoriam: Muhammad Afnan (1930-2017) (2018). — Overview of the life of a supporter, active collaborator, and advisor for the Irfan Colloquia and it...
- Dale Lillico. In Memoriam: Rosie Knowlton (1981-12). — Various materials assembled for a memorial service.
- Boris Handal. In Memoriam: Salomon Pacora Estrada (Pacora Blue Mountain) 1899-1969 (2022). — Short bio of the first known Baha'i of Inca descent, who served as a pioneer in Ecuador.
- Paul Vreeland, ed. In Memoriam 1992-1997 (2010). — The first In Memoriam supplement to Baha'i World after the journal converted to a shorter, annual fo...
- Universal House of Justice, Sheridan Sims, Sandra S. Fotos. In memoriam Barbara Sims (2002-05-10). — Two obituaries of a prominent American Baha'i teacher and pioneer to Japan.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, Universal House of Justice, et al.. In Memoriam Fred Schechter: Bahá'í House of Worship Memorial Program (2017). — Messages from the Universal House of Justice and the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly, and a selecti...
- Beth McKenty. In Memory of Grace Anderson (1974-08). — Memories of an early Baha'i from Kenosha, Wisconsin, who met Abdu'l-Baha.
- Barbara R. Sims. Sheridan Sims, ed. In the Light of the Rising Sun: Memoirs of A Bahá'í Pioneer to Japan (2002/2020). — Expanded and newly-annotated version of Sims' auto-biography, covering the history of the Faith in J...
- Patricia Paccassi, comp, Frank Paccassi, comp. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations (2013). — Seven separate indexes for Baha'i World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions.
- Christopher Buck. Indigenous Messengers of God: In Honor of Kevin Locke (1954-2022) (2022-12). — Biographies and photos of Kevin and Patricia Locke and tributes to them; themes of respect for spiri...
- Ismael Velasco. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics (2006). — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ...
- E. G. Browne. Introduction: A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb (1891/1975). — Overview of Browne's early research into the Babis and his collecting their historical materials; au...
- Annemarie Schimmel. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
- Fuad Izadinia. Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith (2014). — Biographies of many dozen Baha'is of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Tu...
- Vahid Rafati. Ishráq Khávarí (1998). — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Ugo Giachery. Italian Scientist Extols the Báb, An (1956). — On the life of Michele Lessona (1823-1894), a scientist, writer, explorer, and educator, who visited...
- Reginald L. Priestley. Itchyfeet: Travels with Reg Priestley (1991/2001). — Autobiography of a world traveller who visited many places in and around Israel while in the Palesti...
- Author unknown. J. E. Esslemont (1926). — Esslemont's is the only biography or in memoriam in this first volume of Baha'i World.
- Jack Boyd. Gary Fuhrman, ed, Jonah Winters, ed. Jack Boyd memoirs (2004/2013). — Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1960-2012. Includes recollec...
- Anthony Lee. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: In Memoriam (2004-10). — A short biography of Baha'i scholar and archivist R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, who passed away Octob...
- Various. John Cornell: in memoriam (1998/2001). — Brief bio note written by Dr. Cornell in 1998 for posting at the Baha'i Library Online, and a memori...
- D. Llewellyn Drong. John Henry Wilcott: A Pioneer Twice Over (1998). — Book length biography of an early Baha'i pioneer.
- Charles Mason Remey. Journal Diary of European Baha'i Travels: April - November 1948 (1948). — A record of Remey's visits across Europe, from England to Germany. Includes coverage of Baha'i parti...
- Robert Gregory Shaw. Julia's Journey: A Life Illumined by the Light of Akká (2023). — A brief record of the background of Julia M. Grundy and her lifelong services to the Faith following...
- Juliet Thompson. Juliet Remembers Gibran: As told to Marzieh Gail (1978). — Juliet Thompson's recollections of Kahlil Gibran.
- Hussein Ahdieh. Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Baha'i Faith in New York City (2021-05-06). — Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Baha'i and friend of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
- Gary Eskow. K. C. Porter (2002-04-01). — Interview with a Baha'i music producer and arranger with A & M Records
- Christopher Buck. Kahlil Gibran (2010). — A detailed study of the life and work of the Arab-American author and artist Gibran (1883—1931), w...
- Suheil Badi Bushrui (published as Suheil Bushrui), Joe Jenkins. Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet (1998). — Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Baha sketched by Kahlil Gibran.
- Marco Oliveira. Kaiser Guilherme I: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh (2004-06-18). — Short biography of Kaiser William I and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch.
- Duane L. Herrmann. Kansas Farm Boy (1985). — Brief autobiography, with background on the author's introduction to and acceptance of the Baha'i Fa...
- Ali Reza Manafzadeh, et al.. Kasravi, Ahmad (2012/2020). — Five brief excerpts that reference the Baha'i Faith, with link to article offsite.
- Armin Eschraghi. Kázem Rashtí (2013). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Boris Handal. Khamsis, The: A Cradle of True Gold (2020-07). — Biography of the five-brother Baqirof-Khamsi clan, designated by Baha'u'llah as the "Five Siyyids" a...
- Robert Stockman. Knobloch, Fanny (1995).
- Natalia Behnam. L'implantation de la foi baha'ie en France: et impact de la venue de Abdu'l Bahá à Paris au début du XXème siècle (The establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in France and the impact of the arrival of Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century) (2006). — French society at the end of the 19th century; Western expansion of the Baha'i Faith; Abdu'l-Baha's ...
- Shahbaz Fatheazam. Last Refuge, The: Fifty Years of the Universal House of Justice (2015). — History of the House by the son of 40-year member Houshmand Fatheazam, an eye-witness to its develop...
- Layli Maria Miron. Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916 (2018). — How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught...
- Dominic Parvis Brookshaw. Letters to Bahá'í princesses: Tablets revealed in honour of the women of Ibn-i Asdaq's household (2004). — A study and translation of 'Abdu'l-Baha's tablets to the daughters of Hand of the Cause of God, Ibn-...
- Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Julien Hagelstein, trans. Lettres à un bon catholique (1987). — Translation of "Letters to a Good Catholic," in which Spanish Baha'i Utrillas narrates his personal ...
- John T. Dale. Lidia Zamenhof (1996). — Brief biography of the daughter of Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto.
- Ann Boyles. Life and Poetry of Robert Hayden, The: A Baha'i Perspective (2004-11-16).
- Sheila Banani. Life and Times of August Forel, The (2005). — A review of Forel's scientific accomplishments, philosophical/religious perplexities, and social con...
- Duane Troxel. Life of Agnes Alexander (1998). — Essay prepared for the Baha'i Esperanto League's 25th anniversary booklet (see wikipedia.org/
- G. F. Barbour. Life of Alexander Whyte, The (1923). — One-page overview of Abdul'-Baha's visit to a home in Edinburgh in January 1913.
- Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. David Merrick, comp. Life of Baha'u'llah, The (1938). — Life of the Baha'u'llah by the historian Jinab-i-Fadil (Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani)
- Helen Danesh, John Danesh, Amelia Danesh. Life of Shoghi Effendi, The (1991). — Chapter length biography, and overview of the Guardian's life's work.
- Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. David Merrick, ed. Life of Tahirih: The Wonderful Life of Kurratu'l-Ayn (1923-08). — The Life of the great Heroine of the Babi Faith
- Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. David Merrick, comp. Life of the Bab, The (1938). — Life of the Bab by the historian Jinab-i-Fadil (Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani)
- Rajwantee Lakshiman-Lepain. Life of Thomas Breakwell, The (1998). — Breakwell (1872–1902) was a religious seeker who became a Baha'i in Paris in 1901, the first Engli...
- Steven Kolins. Life, Faith, and Death of Helen Clevenger, 1917-1936, The (2023-09). — On the death of an 18-year-old Baha'i in North Carolina in 1936; racial injustices of the era; sensa...
- Aqa Husayn Ashchi. Ahang Rabbani, trans. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh (2007-03). — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
- Anonymous. Lily Áhy Ayman (1929-2018) (2019). — Ayman was a prominent Iranian educationalist who later became a Baha'i, moving with her family after...
- E. G. Browne, trans. List of Descendants of Mirza Buzurg of Nur, the Father of Baha'u'llah (1918). — Brief genealogy of Baha'u'llah and His family.
- Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
- Christopher Buck. Locke, Alain (2010).
- Leonard Harris. Locke, Alain Leroy (2014). — The life and work of Locke (1885-1954), the African-American philosopher and literary critic who hel...
- Walter Waia. Lonely road to native title determination, A (2000). — A personal account of the Saibai Island Native Title Claim: a story of an Indigenous Australian who ...
- John S. Hatcher. Louis Gregory (1874-1951) (2019). — Overview of the life of a famous Baha'i lawyer, anti-racism educator and travel-teacher, and Hand of...
- Janet A. Khan. Louise Dixon Boyle and Maria Montessori (2006). — American Louise Dixon Boyle (1875–1953) was an active Baha'i who engaged with wider social issues....
- Jack McLean. Love That Could Not Wait, A: The Remarkable Story of Knights of Baha'u'llah Catherine Heward Huxtable and Clifford Huxtable (2016). — The story of the Canadian Knights of Baha'u'llah, Catherine Heward Huxtable and husband Cliff Huxtab...
- Robert Stockman. Love's Odyssey: The Life of Thornton Chase (1999/2001). — Detailed overview of the first American Baha'i. Provided in draft form as "Love's Odyssey" as well a...
- Amine de Mille. Lua Getsinger: Herald of the Covenant (1971-12). — Biography of Getsinger, with recollections of Abdu'l-Baha.
- Barbara R. Sims. Macau Bahá'í Community in the Early Years (1991). — Brief overview of the history of Macau, and a detailed account of Baha'i involvement 1953-1975, and ...
- Robert Stockman. Macnutt, Howard (1995).
- M. V. Gandhimohan. Mahatma Gandhi and the Bahá'ís: Striving towards a Nonviolent Civilization (2000). — Review of Ghandi's comments about the Faith as well as relationships between his ideas and those of ...
- Boris Handal. Mahoma, Profeta de Dios (2005/2020). — Overview of the life of Muhammad and the teachings of the Qur'an, and world Islamic culture.
- Fuad Izadinia. Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith (2014). — The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Baha'is from Iran a...
- Hussein Ahdieh. Making of a Survivor, The: A Foreigner's Story (2019-05-22). — The author on his new book, growing up as a Baha’i in Iran, and how his faith and family nourished...
- Hasan Nushabadi. Adib Masumian, trans. Man of Courage, The: A Brief Account of the Bahá'í Life of Mírzá Áqá Khán Qá'im-Maqámí (2019). — Mirza Aqa Khan Qa'im-Maqami (1868-1954) was the great grandson of Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani, the Qa...
- Nevada Metherd. Richard Francis, ed. Margaret Ariel Gallagher: Field Sergeant of the Western Frontier (1993). — Gallagher (1920-2001) was an American Baha'i and auxiliary board member.
- Richard Hollinger. Margaret Danner, the Black Arts Movement, and the Bahá'í Faith (2016 Summer). — Short overview of the life of a black Baha’i poet of some renown in the 1960s and 1970s. Includes ...
- Peter Terry. Marian Crist Lippitt: Short Biographical Monograph (1999). — Controversial both during her lifetime and after, Lippitt was a trained engineer who applied her rig...
- Boris Handal. Maronite Physician's Encounter with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, A (2021). — Brief notes from the autobiography of Lebanese doctor Shakir El Khoury on meeting ‘Abdu’l-Baha w...
- Barbara Casterline. Martha Root: "Herald of the Kingdom" (1972 July-August). — Two-part overview of Root's life and a concise history of her travels.
- Ahang Rabbani. Martyrdom of Hájí Muhammad-Ridá: 19 Historical Accounts (2007). — Accounts of the 1889 martyrdom of Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani in Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) in Russian Tur...
- Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ahang Rabbani, trans. Martyrdom of Haji Muhammad-Rida, The (1890). — Gulpaygani's firsthand account of the events leading up to and following the murder of Muhammad-Rida...
- Universal House of Justice. Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him (1997). — Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on cov...
- E. G. Browne, comp. and trans. Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion (1918/1961/2013). — An early collection of historical documents related to Baha'i and Babi studies. (Not fully complete....
- Universal House of Justice, comp. May Ellis Maxwell (1925-1954). — Detailed biography, published in A Compendium of Volumes of the Baha'i World I-XII, 1925-1954; inclu...
- Jack McLean. May Maxwell and the Maxwells of Montreal (2019-10). — Presentation of Violette Nakhjavani's book The Maxwells of Montreal.
- Anonymous. Mehrangiz Afnan (1937-2018) (2019). — Afnan was an Iranian Baha'i and medical doctor who settled in Canada where she and her husband, Muha...
- Arjen Bolhuis, comp, Sana Rezai, comp. Members of the Universal House of Justice 1963-2023 and Hands of the Cause: Timeline (2003/2023). — List of names and dates of all who served on the House of Justice or as Hands.
- Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. Memoirs of a Bahá'í in Rasht 1889-1903: Autobiography of Mírzá Yahyá `Amídu'l-Atibbá Hamadání (2007). — Personal account of some activities of the Baha'i community in Iran and persecutions they endured.
- Moshe Sharon. Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov: A Summary (2011). — Summary of pages 25-91 of the Arabic text of the "Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov," a fraudulent work.
- Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (1999). — Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City o...
- Nora Crossley. Memoirs of Nora Crossley (1893-1977) (1921). — Autobiography of an early British Baha'i, known for cutting her famous hair to help fundraise for th...
- Zia M. Bagdadi, comp. and trans. Memorial Services of Abdu'l-Bahá' on Mount Carmel, Palestine, The (1921-12-31). — Pamphlet of various materials: article from newspaper Annafir "The Most Great Calamity"; life of Abd...
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Marzieh Gail, trans. Memorials of the Faithful (1971 [1924]). — 'Abdu'l-Baha's volume of short biographies of Babi and Baha'i figures and heroes, translated from th...
- Ali M. Yazdi. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1986). — Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Baha'i.
- Ahang Rabbani, Sen McGlinn. Memories of Ashchi: Background (1999). — Background information on and a start at translation of the narratives of Aqa Husayn Ashchi.
- Jack Boyd. Memories of Hands of the Cause of God (2014). — Personal memories of meeting Zikrullah Khadem, John Robarts, and Tarazullah Samandari.
- Ahang Rabbani. Memories of My Life: Translation of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán's Khátirát-i-Hayát (2007). — Bio of the life of Habibu'llah Afnan-i-A`la'i, born 1875, especially his years with the family of th...
- Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Memories of the Sojourn of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris (1937). — Memoir of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s four-month stay in Paris in 1911. Notes taken by the author's daughte...
- Guy Murchie. Men on the Horizon (1932). — Lengthy travel diary, the first book of a renowned journalist, war correspondent, and author/artist ...
- Shahriar Razavi. Mihdí, Mírzá (2009). — On the son of Baha’u’llah, who entitled him "the Purest Branch," younger brother of ‘Abdu’l-...
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Milly: A Tribute to The Hand of the Cause of God Amelia E. Collins (1977). — A moving personal biographical history of Amelia Collins.
- Babak Farrokhzad. Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (2021). — Wikipedia-Artikel über Mirza Abu‘l-Fadl, der den neusten Stand der Literatur (Oct 2021) berücksi...
- Darius Shahrokh. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl: The Greatest Scholar (1992). — Lengthy biography of an early scholar, whose writings Persian Baha'is often consider as ranking seco...
- Moojan Momen. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáyegání (1985). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America (1945). — Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Baha'is.
- Graham Hassall, Orwin Austria. Mirza Hossein R. Touty: First Baha'i Known to Have Lived in the Philippines (2000-01). — Touty was a Baha'i who stayed in the Philippines for about five years (1921-26), teaching the Faith ...
- Boris Handal. Mirza Mihdi: The Purest Branch (2017). — Two excerpts from a book-length biography of the son of Baha'u'llah — "Akka, the Most Great Prison...
- Vasu Mohan, Donna Denize, Nadim van de Fliert. Monologues on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah and Howard University Visit Commemoration (2017-10/2018-04). — Five biographical monologues delivered in the fictionalized voices of Harriett Gibbs Marshall, Laura...
- Betty Bennett. Montana Baha'i History (1998). — Collection of historical materials compiled between 1994-1998 and distributed at Montana summer scho...
- R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Moody, Susan (1998).
- Miriam Haney. Moody, Susan I., 1851-1934: Obituary (1935-03). — Tribute to a travel-teacher who was especially known for bringing education and medical care to wome...
- Justin Penoyer. Mortensen, Fred (2007). — Three biographies of an American who met Abdu'l-Baha, by his great-grandson.
- Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Mother's Stories: Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá (1998). — Stories of Abdu'l-Baha and early Baha'is told by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall (1897-1984), daughter of...
- Gamal Hassan. Moths Turned Eagles: The Spiritual Conquests of Sabri and Raissa Elias (2008). — Introduction of the Baha'i Faith to Ethiopia and Djibouti, and the activities of Gila Bahta.
- Vahid Houston Ranjbar. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Shaykh Ahmad (2016-12-23). — Brief comparison of two opposing ideologies: fundamentalist Wahhabism vs. the less literalistic teac...
- Soli Shahvar. Muhammad-Taqi Wakil al-Dawla Shirazi (2016). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Lowell Johnson. Mulla Husayn (1982). — A biography of Mulla Husayn, the first Letter of the Living.
- Darius Shahrokh. Mulla Husayn Bushru'i: The Indomitable (1992). — Life story of the first believer in the Bab.
- Darius Shahrokh. Mulla Rida: The Indestructible (1992). — Extracts from the Persian book Masabih-i-Hidayat, by Azizu'llah-i-Sulaymani, about a famous life-lon...
- Vahid Rafati. Mulla Sadiq-i-Khurasani (Muqaddas) (2016). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- John Walbridge. Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib) (1997).
- Munirih Khanum. Sammireh Anwar Smith, trans. Munirih Khanum: Memoirs and Letters (1986). — Autobiography of Khanum (1847-1938), the wife of Abdu'l-Baha. Includes the arrangements for her marr...
- LeNelma Johnson. Munson, Joy: A Shining Example of Steadfastness (1983-12). — Munson was an American Baha'i who pioneered to India in 1976 at the age of 73, remaining in her post...
- Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Salmani. My Memories of Baha'u'llah (1982). — Memories of one of Baha'u'llah's companions during his exile.
- Shirley Macias. My Memories of Hand of the Cause of God, A. Q. Faizí (2002). — Personal letters from Faizi to Macias, and her recollections of him.
- Roy P. Mottahedeh. Ná'ím: A Bahá'í Poet (1967 Winter). — Biography of and selection of poems by a Persian Baha'i in the time of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha.
- Guity Etemad. Nabil al-Dawla: Iranian diplomat and translator of Bahá'í scriptures (2012). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Vahid Rafati. Nabil-i A'zam (Mulla Muhammad Zarandi) (2016). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Minou Foadi. Nabil-i Akbar (2005). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Various. Namibia, Pacific Islands, Queen Marie, and Emeric Sala (2005-02).
- Marco Oliveira. Napoleão III: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh (2004-07-19). — Short biography of Napoleon III and several paragraphs of one of the Tablets revealed by Baha'u'llah...
- Author unknown. Narayenrao Rangnath Vakil (1998-09). — Short biography of the first Hindu Baha'i (?-1943).
- Paula Bidwell, comp. Native Bahá'ís: Bios of past and contemporary Bahá'ís of native ancestry (2014). — Links to photographs and information from the 1910s to the present about Native Baha'is, both from t...
- Graham Walker. Navidi, Dr. Aziz (1913-1987): Intrepid Pioneer, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh (1988-01). — A brief tribute of this scholar, attorney, and travel teacher. Taken from an address by his son-in-l...
- Maneckji Nuserwanji Dhalla. Gool Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans, Behram Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans. Navjote of a Converted Zoroastrian Bahai, The: (Chapter 68) (1975). — Overview of the Faith, and the author's interactions with Baha'is in the early 1900s. (Navjote is th...
- Hussein Ahdieh. Nayriz Heroes: 22 Biographies of Bábís and Bahá'ís from Nayriz, Calligraphy of Ahmad Nayrizi, and Poetry of Vafá (2013). — Bios of Muhammad Shafi, Nayrizi Vahidi, Abu Turab, Imam Jumih Shirazi, Ahmad Khoshnevis Nayrizi, Muh...
- Necati Alkan. Nazif, Suleyman (2021). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Nader Nasiri-Moghaddam. Nicolas, Alphonse (A.-L-.M. Nicolas) (2021). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Jackie Mehrabi. Nine Holy Days (1975). — Booklet geared to children and junior youth, giving an overview of all principal Baha'i holidays, an...
- Gayle Hoover. Notes on Marzieh Gail (2015). — Recollections and materials compiled for a memorial service.
- Robert Stockman. Notes on The Báb, Some (1998). — Brief overview of sources on the Babi period, the Bab's history, and his writings.
- Robert Weinberg. O. Z. Whitehead (1911-1998): Actor and writer (1998). — Oothout Zabriskie 'Zebby' Whitehead (1911–1998) was an American stage and film character actor who...
- Anjam Khursheed. Obituary: Antonella Khursheed (1958-2000) (2000). — Bio of the co-founder and secretary of the Singapore Association for Baha'i studies, who organized e...
- Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, Kenneth C. McCulloch. Kenneth C. McCulloch, comp. Obituary: Knight of Baha'u'llah Mary Zabolotny McCulloch (1996). — Includes a tribute from the Universal House of Justice, a bibliography by Kenneth McCulloch, a lette...
- Heshmat Moayyad. Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988) (2001). — The life and work of Bausani (1921–1988), a leading Italian scholar of Islam, Middle Eastern studi...
- Novin Doostdar. Obituary: Alimurad Davudi (1922-1979) (1999). — Davudi was Professor of Philosophy at Tehran University, and long-time secretary of the Iranian Baha...
- Graham Hassall. Obituary: James Heggie (1999). — The life and work of Heggie (1915-1992), a prominent Australian Baha'i and long-term member and secr...
- Keith Thursby. Obituary: James Nelson (2011-03). — James Frank Nelson (1927-2011) was a Municipal Court judge in California and long-term member of the...
- Constance M. Chen. Obituary: Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail (1908-1993): Translator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars (1996). — A short biography of a famous female Baha'i scholar and translator.
- Author unknown. Obituary: R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: April 30, 1954 - Oct. 21, 2004 (2004-12-04). — An obituary of Baha'i scholar and archivist R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, who passed away October 20,...
- Richard Francis. Olinga, Enoch (1998). — Life of Hand of the Cause of God and "Father of Victories."
- Ted Cardell. One Person's Search for a Better World (1992).
- Author unknown. Orbison, Virginia: 40 years of service to Faith (1980-01). — Interview with Orbison at age 77.
- Lowell Johnson. Our Beloved Guardian: An Introduction to the Life and Work of Shoghi Effendi (1993). — A comprehensive summary biography of Shoghi Effendi. Includes glossary of some antiquated English wo...
- C. Edmund Card. Our Precious Heritage: The Coming of the Faith to Wales (n.d.). — History of Baha'i activities in Wales 1942-1973, focusing especially the active sixteen-year period ...
- Anton Haddad. Outline of the Bahá'í Movement in the United States, An: A sketch of its promulgator [Ibrahim Kheiralla] and why afterwards denied his Master, Abbas Effendi (1902). — Overview of the early days of the Baha'i Faith in the U.S.
- Garreta Busey. Paine, Mabel Hyde: Obituary (1979-10). — Paine (1877-1955) was an American Baha’i teacher and author.
- Fuad Izadinia. Panama, The Crossroads between the Continents: The Story of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Panama 1939-1972 (2015). — History of the first Baha'i community in Panama, including a photo album; biographies of Martha Root...
- Marco Oliveira. Papa Pio IX: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh (2004-06-16). — Short biography of Pope Pius IX and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this leader of the Catholic...
- JoAnn M. Borovicka. Parallels in the Ministries of Táhirih and Paul (2016). — Stories of early believers of the Bahá’í Faith as presented in "Memorials of the Faithful" com...
- Viola Tuttle, Margarite Ioas Ullrich, Monroe Ioas, et al.. Part of the Baha'i History of the Family of Charles and Maria Ioas (1978-08). — Biographies of Charles and Maria: from his birth in 1859, their introduction to the Faith in 1898, e...
- Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Passing of Abdu'l-Baha, The (1922). — A compilation on the last days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf. Later publi...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum, John Ferraby. Passing of Shoghi Effendi, The: 1896-1957 (1958). — Detailed account of the final days of the life of the Guardian.
- Sandra Lynn Hutchison. Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (1999-2000). — An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidan...
- Universal House of Justice, comp. Persecution of the Bahá'í Community of Iran: 1983-1986 (1994). — Lengthy survey of events, and life stories of participants.
- Isaac Adams. Persia by a Persian: Personal Experiences, Manners, Customs, Habits, Religious and Social Life in Persia (1906). — Answers to "questions about the manners, customs, and peculiarities of my own people" received while...
- Patricia Verge. Personal Journey toward Reconciliation, A (2016). — On the author's spiritual journey and how it has been entwined with First Nations people; tensions b...
- Author unknown. Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís (1998). — Published in honor of the UK Baha'i Centenary, 1998/99.
- Ron Price. Pioneering Over Four Epochs: An Autobiographical Study: Poetry and essays (1944-2013). — Table of Contents for a memoir of six decades of teaching & international travel, an extensive pers...
- Robert E. Hayden, Douglas Ruhe, John S. Hatcher. Place of Poetry in Religion and Society, The: An Interview of Robert E. Hayden with Douglas Ruhe (2014). — Introduction by Hatcher to the life of Hayden (2014); transcript of a talk between Hayden and Dougla...
- Youness Khan Afroukhteh. Ismael Velasco, comp. Portrait of Abdu'l-Bahá: Selections From Memories of Nine Years in Akká (2006). — Habits of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in His daily tasks and services, his concentration, the way he revealed v...
- A. D. H. Bivar. Portraits and Career of Mohammed Ali, Son of Kazem-Beg, The: Scottish Missionaries and Russian Orientalism (1994). — Kazem-Beg has a place in Baha'i history because of his early book The Bab and the Babis (St. Petersb...
- Hussein Ahdieh. Precious Glimmers: The Bahá'í Faith in New York, 1892-1932 (2020). — Highlights of the first forty years of the Baha'i Faith in the City of the Covenant, 1892-1932. Incl...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Priceless Pearl, The (1969). — The classic biography of The Guardian, written by his wife.
- Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Prince of Martyrs, The: A brief account of the Imam Husayn (1977). — The story of the Third Imam, whose death in the year 680 became a pivotal event for Shi'i Islam.
- Ramezanali Amoui. Payman Amoui, trans. Prison Memories of Mr. Amoui (Feb. 1984 - March 1989) (1989). — Memoirs of five years in an Iranian prison. Includes Persian original. The author's full name is not...
- Author unknown. Pritam Singh (1998-09). — Short biography of the first Sikh Baha'i (1881-1959).
- Farideh Sobhani-Matejko. Adib Masumian, trans. Professor: A Tribute to Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí (2022-07). — Tribute by a young psychology student in the late 1960s to Dr. ‘Ali-Murad Davúdi, a philosopher a...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Profiles of Some Topeka Bahá'ís (1997). — Background for the author's research into Kansas Baha'i history.
- Ismael Velasco. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies (2004). — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
- Anne King Sadeghpour. Promoting Peace: 100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Santa Paula, California, 1914-2014 (2017). — Detailed history of the community in southern California, including references to Marzieh Gail, Ethe...
- Juan Cole. Provincial Politics of Heresy and Reform in Qajar Iran, The: Shaykh al-Rais in Shiraz, 1895-1902 (2002). — Biography and political/historical context of "the poet laureate of the Iranian Constitutional Revol...
- Minou Foadi. Qá'ení, Shaikh Mohammad-ʿAli (2005). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- A.L.M. Nicolas. Peter Terry, trans. Qourrèt-oul-Aíne [Qurratu'l-`Ayn] (2004). — First publication in English translation of early accounts of the life and death of Tahirih. These p...
- Lowell Johnson. Quddus (1982). — Overview of the life of Quddus, the most prominent disciple of the Bab and the eighteenth and final ...
- Nosratollah Mohammad-Hosseini. Quddus (2009). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Husayn Villar. Quddús (2008-01-02).
- Robert Postlethwaite. Queen Marie and the Baha'i Faith (1994). — On the first monarch to embrace the Baha'i Faith; the stature and the character of Queen Marie and h...
- Peter Terry. Rabindranath Tagore: Some Encounters with Bahá'ís (1992/2015). — 'Abdu'l-Baha is alleged to have met India's poet laureate Tagore in Chicago in 1912. This article ex...
- Richard Francis. Rahmatu'llah Muhajir: Hand of the Cause of God the Treasure of All Humanity (1998). — Short biography of a Hand of the Cause of God.
- Marco Oliveira. Rainha Vitória: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh (2004-05-24). — Short biography of Queen Victoria and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch.
- Barbara R. Sims. Raising the Banner in Korea: An Early Bahá'í History (1996). — Baha'i activities in Korea 1921-1988.
- Janet Ruhe-Schoen. Ransom-Kehler, Keith Bean (2009). — On the American Baha’i lecturer and world traveler, designated by Shoghi Effendi as the first Amer...
- Stanwood Cobb. Real Turk, The (1914). — Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall ...
- Muriel Handley, John Handley. Recollections of Muriel Handley (1996). — Personal history of an early Baha'i life in Australia.
- Thomas Kelly Cheyne. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The (1914). — Early history of the Babi and Baha'i movements, life stories of their participants, and their contem...
- Anthony Lee. Recovering the Lives of Enslaved Africans in Nineteenth-Century Iran: A First Attempt (2016). — Reconstructing the lives of four slaves in the Middle East, including Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum...
- Various. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ecuador, comp. Recuerdos de los amigos del Consejero Raúl Pavón Mejía: Padre de la enseñanza a los indígenas en Ecuador (2008). — Compendium of stories and testimonies from the many friends who shared life and Faith with this reno...
- John S. Hatcher, ed. Reflections on the Art of My Poetry: An Interview of Roger White (1929-1993) (2016). — A glimpse into the mind of a gifted poet and the struggles that he, like many Baha'i artists, encoun...
- Graham Hassall. Religion and Proto-Nationalism: Apelis Mazakmat and 'traces of mild sectarian strife' in New Ireland (2001-02). — The career of Apelis Mazakmat, the first native Baha'i in Papua New Guinea, set against the complex ...
- Lil Osborn (published as L.C.G. Abdo). Religion and Relevance: The Baha'is in Britain 1899 - 1930 (2003). — On the Baha'i history in the British Isles during the first decades of the 20th century, when it was...
- Ahang Rabbani. Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The (1997). — Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Ref...
- Lowell Johnson. Remember My Days: The Life-Story of Bahá'u'lláh (1980). — Biography of the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith.
- Trudi Scott. Remembering Bernard Leach (1986). — Memories of the Baha'i potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979).
- Robert Stockman. Remey, Charles Mason (1995).
- Charles Mason Remey. Reminiscences of the Summer School Green Acre Eliot, Maine (1949). — On the evolution of Green Acre from a meeting place for New England intellectuals and religious spea...
- Charles Mason Remey. Report to Abdul Baha of the Bahá'í Activities in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, A (1919-06-07). — Diary of travel-teaching March-April 1919. Includes letter to the members of the Baha'i Board of Tea...
- Bill Ekomiak. Report/Memoirs of Bill Ekomiak (2013-06). — Autobiographical memoir of an Inuit from Canada, followed by the booklet "The Sacred Circles of the ...
- Clemencia Pavon de Zuleta. Reseña Biográfica de la Vida de la Sra. Isabel Pavón de Calderón: Biographical Summary of the Life of Mrs. Isabel Pavón de Calderón (2009-03). — Biografia de Pavón de Calderón (1929-2000), una miembra de la Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los ...
- Lee Brown. Return to Tyendinaga: The Story of Jim and Melba Loft, Bahá'í Pioneers, by Evelyn Loft Watts and Patricia Verge: Review (2013). — History of the first Aboriginal believers in Canada, who moved from Michigan to pioneer in the Tyend...
- Christopher Buck. Robert Hayden (2004-01-29). — The first African American poet-laureate of the United States (as Library of Congress "Consultant in...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Robert Hayden and Being Politically Correct (1993-08). — Robert Hayden did not bow to or rebel against expectations of political correctness, and regarded hi...
- Benjamin Friedlander. Robert Hayden's Epic of Community (1998). — A study of Hayden's poetry in the context of the American experience.
- Robert Weinberg. Roger White: An Obituary: Writer and editor, "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community (1929-1993) (1997). — Brief biography, written as an obituary, of a famous Baha'i poet.
- Norman Zepp. Rogers, Otto Donald (1997-09-06).
- Richard Francis. Root, Martha (1993/1998). — Bio of the "Herald of the Kingdom, Lioness at the Threshold."
- Rowland Estall: In Memoriam (1993). — Various materials assembled for a memorial service, from tributes written by Jameson Bond and Michae...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Ruhe, David S. (1914-2005) (2005-09-06). — A letter from the NSA, followed by a biography from Baha'i World News Service.
- Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. Miguel Gil, trans. Rúhíyyih Khánum (2024). — Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, autora, dramaturga, directora de cine, poeta, embajadora baha'i y, sob...
- Author unknown. Sacrifice to Fidelity, A: The senseless, brutal slayings of Enoch Olinga, his wife and children (1980-05). — An account of the murder of Enoch Olinga in 1980.
- Will C. van den Hoonaard. Schopflocher, Siegfried (1993-06). — Short biography of a prominent Baha''i from a German-Jewish background who served as a Hand of the C...
- Will C. van den Hoonaard. Schopflocher, Siegfried (2009). — On the Canadian Baha’i of German-Jewish background named by Shoghi Effendi a Hand of the Cause of ...
- Steven Kolins, ed. Select Clevenger Archives, 1926-1936 (2021). — Personal letters to Ella Robarts, the National Spiritual Assembly, Horace Holley, and others; articl...
- Graham Hassall. Self and Society: Biography and Autobiography in Baha'i Literature (1999). — On some of the 'moral implications' in writing biography in a Baha'i perspective; the modes, intenti...
- Jack McLean. Semple, Ian (1963-2005): A Personal Appreciation (2011-12-04). — Brief personal recollections of a scholar and member of the Universal House of Justice.
- Anonymous, Universal House of Justice. Semple, Ian Chalmers: In Memoriam (2012). — Biography of long-serving member of the Universal House of Justice and frequent contributor to schol...
- Adrienne Morgan, Dempsey Morgan. Servants of the Glory: A Chronicle of Forty Years of Pioneering (2017). — Memoirs of a black couple from the United States who lived and spread the Baha’i Faith in across p...
- A.L.M. Nicolas. Seyyèd Ali Mohammed, dit le Bâb (1905). — The first detailed biography of The Bab written in a Western language.
- Darius Shahrokh. Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunuzi: The Promises Fulfilled (1992). — Life story of an early follower of Shaykhs Ahmad and Rashti, who also met both the Bab and Baha'u'll...
- Marzieh Gail. Sheltering Branch, The (1959). — The life and teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
- Various. Shirin Ebadi: A collection of newspaper articles (2003-10). — Articles about the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize who has championed the rights of the Baha'i ...
- Moojan Momen. Shoghi Effendi (2011). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Author unknown. Shoghi Effendi: After a Hundred Years (1997 Fall). — Editorial for an issue dedicated to the centennial of the Guardian's birth, summarizing his life and...
- Glenford Mitchell. Shoghi Effendi: Guide for a New Millennium (1997). — The Baha'i community is a global laboratory in which a transformation in individual and collective b...
- Ugo Giachery. Shoghi Effendi: Recollections (1973). — Biography of Shoghi Effendi from the close standpoint of the author's personal experiences.
- Ali Nakhjavani. Shoghi Effendi: The Range and Power of His Pen (2006). — The evolving style of the Guardian's writings; comparison of different periods of his writing; his t...
- Grace Shahrokh, Darius Shahrokh. Shoghi Effendi: The Sign of God on Earth (1998-07). — The Guardian's life, his station, his accomplishments, and his passing.
- Boris Handal. Siyyid Yahyá-i-Dárábí, Entitled Vahíd "The Incomparable" (2023). — The Commissioner of Muhammad Shah; Baha'u'llah in Tehran; the episodes of Yazd and Nayriz.
- Anonymous. Sohrab Arjmand (1935-2019) (2019). — Arjmand was an Iranian Baha'i who settled in California and was active in the Irfan Colloquia.
- June Perkins. Something Regal: Uncle Fred Murray Extracts from a compilation of tributes, photographs and stories (2000). — Stories about and pictures of Fred Murray, an early Indigenous Baha’i.
- Jonah Winters, comp. Sources for studying the life and writings of Abdu'l-Baha: A topical bibliography (1999). — Now outdated bibliography; retained for historical interest.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Speaking in Edinburgh (1981-08). — Address at Edinburgh Baha'i Centre. Includes discussion of Shoghi Effendi in Scotland and the eagle ...
- Ali Kuli Khan. Terry Nelson Randolph, ed. Spontaneous Talks by Dr. Khan, at His Sunday Morning Classes, Answering Some of His 95 Questions (2013-04). — Proofs of the Baha'i Faith, written by a prominent translator and companion of Abdu'l-Baha. Includes...
- Bahá'í International Community. Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, A (1992-05). — Introduction to the life and work of Baha'u'llah, released in 1992 in honor of the centenary of his ...
- Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, trans. Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí (1980). — Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follo...
- Adib Taherzadeh. Kiser Barnes, comp. Stories of Baha'u'llah and Some Notable Believers (2003). — Extracts compiled by Kiser Barnes from Adib Taherzadeh’s The Revelation of Baha’u’llah, Volume...
- Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Elizabeth Cheney (1998). — One-paragraph account of an incident in the life of Elizabeth Cheney, pioneer Baha'i teacher in Para...
- Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Grace Robarts Ober (1998). — Brief account of Grace Ober's interactions with 'Abdu'l-Baha during his visit to the USA.
- Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Harry and Ruth Randall (1998). — Brief account of William Henry ('Harry') Randall (1863-1929) and his wife Ruth's first encounter wit...
- Houri Falahi-Skuce. Story of Anis Zunuzi, The (2020). — Links to 53-minute video presentation with original music and narration. Includes transcript.
- Jan T. Jasion. Story of J. E. Esslemont and His Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, The: Bibliography (2020). — List of all of Esslemont's known writings, including his Baha’i pamphlets and his medical writings...
- Ralph Dexter. Story of Mr. Rufino Gualvisí (2020-07). — Biography of a well-known travel teacher in Ecuador. English and Spanish text by Dexter; includes se...
- Fariborz Sahba. Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists (2020). — Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years o...
- Necati Alkan. Süleyman Nazif's Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler: an Ottoman Source on Babi-Baha'i History (2000). — On the author of the 1919 Persian history "Nasiru’d-Din Shah and the Babis," including a translati...
- Marzieh Gail. Summon Up Remembrance (1987). — Memoir left by Ali-Kuli Khan, one of the first translators of Baha'i Writings; writings of his wife ...
- Lorol Schopflocher. Sunburst (1937). — Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Baha'i Faith, of prominent socialite a...
- Aziz Rohani, comp. Sweet and Enchanting Stories (2005). — Stories and memoirs by and about ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Zia Baghdadi, ‘Ali Akbar F...
- Willard P. Hatch. Sydney Sprague: In Memoriam (1945). — Sprague (1875-1943) was an American Baha’i who traveled the East to promote the religion in the ea...
- Juan Cole. Tablet to Fuad (Lawh-i-Fuad): Translator's introduction, and bio from Encyclopedia Britannica (1997).
- Lowell Johnson. Tahirih (1982). — Overview of the life of Qurratu'l-`Ayn, "Solace of the Eye," aka Zarrin-Taj, "Crown of Gold."
- Amin Banani. Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry (2000). — An account of Tahirih allowing her own voice, through her poems, to speak for herself, her time, and...
- Martha L. Root. Táhirih's Message to the Modern World (1941). — Transcript of a radio address from Sunday April 21, 1940, telling the story of Ṭahirih, describing...
- Darius Shahrokh. Tahirih, Letter of the Living, and Khadijih Bagum, Wife of the Báb (1992). — Life stories of two key heroines of Babi history.
- Martha L. Root. David Merrick, comp. Tahirih, The Pure, Iran's Greatest Woman (1938). — Life story of Tahirih, the "heroine" of the Faith of the Bab.
- Barbara R. Sims. Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle: An Historical Record of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Taiwan (1994). — Baha'i activities in Taiwan and personal histories, 1952-1992. Includes earliest pamphlet published ...
- Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). Take My Love to the Friends: The Story of Laura R. Davis, by Marlene Macke: Review (2008). — Key figures in the development of the Baha'i community in Canada.
- Robert Weinberg. Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists (2019-11). — This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated...
- Hedi Moani. Teaching the Faith in Australia 1963-1975: Personal Recollections (1999). — [needs abstract]
- Jack McLean. Teaching the Faith, Magic Moments, Meeting Great Souls (2012-06-02). — Autobiography of a prominent Baha'i scholar, written on occasion of the 50th anniversary of his conv...
- Ilona Sala Weinstein. Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala (1998/2016). — Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to le...
- Terah Cowart-Smith. Terah: Personal reminiscences of teaching, traveling, loving (1981-02). — Brief recollections of teaching in North America. Includes short letter from the Guardian.
- Kathryn Jewett Hogenson. The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact (2021-02-23). — On Abdu'l-Baha's interest in the Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration in New York, 1...
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. The Story of Mona: 1965-1983 (1985). — Biography of Mona Mahmudnizhad, an Iranian teenager who, in 1983, together with nine other women, wa...
- Marzieh Gail. The White Silk Dress (1945). — An "intimate portrait" of Ṭahirih first published Friday April 21, 1944.
- Graham Hassall. Thelma Perks (1998). — Perks (1901-1988) was a prominent Australian Baha'i who served at various times on the National Spir...
- Duane L. Herrmann. Theodore Russell Livingston (1997). — Baha'i teacher and Mayor of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
- Crawford Howell Toy. Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1916-01). — Overview of the works and diverse intellectual interests of Cheyne, who championed the Faith as an i...
- Keith Munro. Through the Eyes of Margaret Cousins: Irish and Indian Suffragette (2018). — Biography of the co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, a theosophist, who met both Mart...
- Charles Mason Remey. Through Warring Countries to the Mountain of God (1915-07). — Experiences of two American Baha'is in France, England, and Germany on their way to visit Abdul-Baha...
- Jack McLean. To Russia with Love: Journal of a Member of the Quddus Team (1990/2018). — Journal of a visit through Moscow, Kiev, and Levov in August 1990 by the four travel teachers Shamsi...
- Judith S. Kays. Tobey, Mark George (2000). — Tobey (1890-1976) was a famous American painter.
- Mahmud Jamal. Top Court Appointee a Model of Diversity (2021/06/18). — Brief bio of Mahmud Jamal, the judge "poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court o...
- Jahangir Dorri. Toumansky, Aleksandr Grigorevich (2009). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Barbara R. Sims. Sheridan Sims, ed. Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese (1989). — Extensive history of Baha'i events and personages in Japan, 1914-1983.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. E. G. Browne, trans. Traveler's Narrative, A: Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb (1982). — Reprint of Browne's original translation of 1891 but lacking all of Browne's notes.
- Violette Nakhjavani. Tribute to Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, A (2000). — Born Mary Maxwell in Montreal, Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum’s life spanned almost the entire 20t...
- Marjorie Morten. Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum, A (1934). — Short biography of the daughter of Baha'u'llah, written by one of her close companions late in life.
- Violetta Zein. Tribute to Hand of the Cause Hájí Akhúnd, A (2023). — Compilation of selections from biographies and articles, tablets and prayers, and photographs of one...
- Violetta Zein. Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf, A (2023). — Compilation of biographical materials, quotations, and photographs, from the year of her passing (19...
- Boris Handal. Trilogy of Consecration, A: The Courier, the Historian and the Missionary (2020). — On the lives of Shaykh Salman, Nabil-i-A'zam and Mulla Sadiq, three important people in the early ye...
- Robert Stockman. True, Corinne (1995).
- Author unknown. True, Edna M. (1888-1988) (1989-01). — Brief bio of the daughter of Hand of the Cause of God Corinne True.
- Chris Lowry. Turning a Somersault to Land at the Feet of the Báb: The Spiritual Journey of Ross Woodman (2024-12). — Examining Ross G. Woodman’s 1942 dream of the Bab, its influence on his spiritual journey, and the...
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. Twenty-Five Years of the Guardianship (1948). — An early account of Shoghi Effendi's ministry, written by his wife while he was still alive.
- Moojan Momen. Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran (2019). — Regarding the conference of Badasht and Baha'u'llah's arrival at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi, and o...
- UK Bahá'í Histories Project, ed. UK Bahá'í Histories: Links to stories of individual Bahá'ís in the United Kingdom (2011-2013). — Links to contemporary bios of English Baha'is (offsite).
- Robert Gregory Shaw. Uncle Bill: A Personal Memoir (2020-07). — Personal recollections of Albert Edwin Dorrida, "Uncle Bill" (1901-1972), who became a Baha'i after ...
- Barbara R. Sims. Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahá'í History (1998). — History of Baha'i activities in Japan, 1909-1994, and life stories of notable persons.
- Shahriar Jahanian. Unimaginable Resilience of a Pen: Book (2022/2024). — Historical story of Maryam, a young woman in Iran who dared to think differently, was denied an educ...
- Shahriar Jahanian. Unimaginable Resilience of a Pen: Screenplay (2022/2024). — Historical screenplay about Maryam, a young woman in Iran who dared to think differently, was denied...
- David Hornsby, Jane Clark. Unity of Humanity, The: An Interview with Professor Todd Lawson (2016). — Biography of Lawson and his personal interests in the Qur'an and the Baha'i Faith, discussion of con...
- Moojan Momen. Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí) (1996). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Susan Gammage. Various Essays (2013-2018/2023). — 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Baha'i life, life coaching and counselling, ...
- Darius Shahrokh. Varqa and Son: The Heavenly Doves (1992). — History of the family of Varqa, the only family with the distinction of having a grandfather, a fath...
- Iraj Ayman. Varqá, Wali-Alláh (2017). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Boris Handal. Varqá and Rúhu'lláh: 101 Stories of Bravery on the Move (2020). — On the lives of Varqa, the physician and talented poet, and his gifted adolescent son Ruhu'llah, who...
- Elizabeth de Souza. Views from a Black Artist in the Century of Light (2020). — On the experiences of Black artists; biographical notes on McCleary “Bunch” Washington; African-...
- William Miller. Joshua V. Himes, ed. Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology: Selected from Manuscripts of William Miller with a Memoir of His Life (1842). — Miller's memoir; scriptural interpretation; Bible chronology; various addresses and lectures; variou...
- Joyce Baldwin. Walking the Spiritual Path with Both Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground (2016). — Overview of the life of a Baha'i native from indigenous-Tsimshian ancestry, who pioneered to Alaska ...
- Harry Liedtke. Wayfarer between Two Worlds, A: Recollections (2013/2022). — A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Baha'i, and covering t...
- Charles Uzzell. We Kept the Light Bulb On: An Interview with Ellerton and Marjorie Harmer (2000-02). — Short overview of the lives of the first pioneers to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
- Matt Briggs. Well Dressed Woman of Recent Times, A (2000). — Historical fiction which contains part of The Wardrobe of Gertrude Heim Remey, a book Mason Remey wr...
- Jack McLean. What A Young Man Learned from Laura Rumney Davis about Shoghi Effendi (2007-09-02). — Interview with Laura Davis, "The Mother of the Toronto Baha’i Community," and some recollections o...
- Jack McLean. What Stanwood Cobb Told Me about 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2007-08-12). — Reflections on Cobb's life and his recollections of Abdu'l-Baha, partly based on two personal interv...
- Sidney Edward Morrison, Frank Lewis. When the Saints Come Marching In: The Art of Bahá'í Biography (1986). — Comments on hagiography, including reviews of nine popular Baha'i biographies. Includes response "In...
- Blanche Cox Clegg. Whiting, Lilian (2000). — Whiting (1847-1942) was an American journalist, essayist, and poet; a religious seeker, she showed i...
- Ismael Velasco. Who Was Archangel, the Potowatami Woman on Whose Land the Wilmette Temple Was Built? (2011). — Brief investigation into the surname "Ouilmette" (Wilmette), and the identity of a Native American g...
- Wm. Keith Bookwalter. Who Was Daniel Jordan?: A Tribute (1992/2023). — Detailed overview of the life and thought of Dr. Jordan, philosopher and educator.
- Robert Weinberg. Who Was Thomas Breakwell? (1997-08). — Brief biography of the first English Baha'i and an individual central in early European Baha'i commu...
- Michael L. Penn. Why Constructive Resilience? An Autobiographical Essay (2020). — Reflections on growing up African-American; guidance from and a meeting with William Hatcher; the re...
- Jonah Winters, comp. William S. Hatcher 1935-2005 (2008). — Bio and CV from the author's website.
- Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. Witness to Shaykh Tabarsi: The Narrative of Haji Nasir Qazvini (2007). — Biography of Qazvini, sources for the study of the conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi, and Qazvini's narrati...
- Miriam Dixson. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience (2000). — The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology,...
- Moojan Momen. Work of A.L.M. Nicolas (1864-1937), The (1981). — Short bio, including list of the works of Nicolas.
- Marco Oliveira. Xá Nasiri'd-dino: Breve relato da sua vida e da Epistola revelada por Baha'u'llah (2007). — Breve resumo da vida deste monarca persa do sec. XIX e sua relação com a religião Baha'i. Short d...
- Moojan Momen. Yahyá, Mírzá (2009). — On the younger half-brother of Baha’u’llah, later his opponent, known as Subh-i-Azal, described ...
- Marion Yazdi. Yamamoto, Hiroshi: Eldest son of the world's first Japanese believer (1980-04). — Japanese-American Yamamoto (c. 1909-1979) was the eldest son of Kanichi (Moto) Yamamoto, the first e...
- John Walbridge. Reina Pennington, ed. Zaynab (2003). — Brief biography of a female Babi fighter.
- Anthony Lee. Ziba Khanum of Yazd: An Enslaved African Woman in Nineteenth-Century Iran (2017). — Issues of race, gender, slavery, and religion as experienced by an Afro-Iranian family in the 19th a...
- Hussein Ahdieh. طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East) (2019). — A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, ...
- Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. غریب از تیریز تا نیویورک (Foreigner: From Nayriz to New York) (2020). — A memoir detailing the author's life journey from a rural village in Iran to the director of a Unive...
- Azizu'llah Sulaymani. مصابیح هدایت (Lights of Guidance) (1948-1976). — Biographies of 99 prominent Baha'is from the formative years of the Faith, published between 1948 an...
- Boris Handal. Ehsan Kazemi, trans. میرزا مهدی غصن اطهر (Mirza Mehdi, the Purest Branch) (2022). — The dramatic story of Mirza Mihdi, the son of Baha'u'llah who fell from a skylight in the roof of th...
- Jack Boyd, Bill Washington. Faruq Izadinia, trans. یادی از حارسان مدنیت الهیّه خاطراتی از ایادیان امرالله جک بوید بیل واشنگتون (Recollections of the Hands of the Cause Jack Boyd and Bill Washington) (2024). — Persian translation of the short essays in "Memories of Hands of the Cause of God" by Jack Boyd and ...
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