- Eileen Maddocks. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). Parallels between the Millerite expectations of Christ's return in the West, expectations of the return of the Twelfth Imam in the East, and emergence of the Twin Prophets of the Bahá'í Faith — as promised in the Hebrew scriptures — from Shi'i Islam.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney; first published in 1908, the new 2014 edition has been extensively retranslated.
- Rauf Murtuzov. Apparent Contradictory Dates in Bahá'í Texts Regarding the Public Announcement of the Prophet Muhammad (2023). Short discussion of quotes showing an apparent discrepancy between writings of the Báb and Abdu'l-Bahá on the date of the proclamation of Muhammad.
- Chris Manvell, Carolyn Sparey-Gillies. Brief Introduction to Millennial Zeal in the Nineteenth Century, A (1997). Joseph Wolff, William Miller, and millennial zeal in early 19th-century America; biblical proofs of the return of Christ; the appearance of the Báb in Iran.
- Dana Paxson. Camphor and Metaphor (2023). The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency.
- Mark A. Foster. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary (2003).
- Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Moshe Sharon. End of Days (2018). On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by being anointed with holy oil; prophecies about the last days and the final coming; predictions about the time of the "end," which Bahá'ís interpret as 1863.
- William Sears. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium (1961). In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the return of Christ would take place. Did this happen, or was it all a dream?
- David Friedman. Unknown Hour, The (1998). Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Bahá'í teachings are that an exact year, 1844, is indicated in the Bible for the time of the Second Coming.
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