- Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause), by Moojan Momen (1985). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick, by Vincent Flannery (2004). Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father John Cormick.
- Aqasi, Haji Mirza ('Abbas Iravani), by Sholeh A. Quinn (2009). On the prime minister of Iran under Muhammad Shah Qajar from 1835 to 1848, regarded by Bahá’ís as the Antichrist of the Bábí dispensation.
- Auguste Forel: His Life and Enlightment, by Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian (1976). Overview of Forel's life and his connections with the Bahá'í Faith.
- Autobiography and Silence: The Early Career of Shaykhu'r-Ra'is Qajar, by Juan Cole (1998). Early biography and thought of Abu al-Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra'is, Qajar prince, dissident, Shi`ite jurist, poet and major figure in the Constitutional Revolution in Iran
- Bábí-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2002). On the background and events of the Shaykh Tabarsi conflict; developments, both in the political sphere and within the Bábí community, that led to the outbreak of open warfare in 1848; and objectives of the Bábí participants in the conflict.
- Babi-State Conflicts of 1848-1853, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2003-12-23). Overview of four conflicts between the Babis and the Qajar state: one at Shaykh Tabarsi in Mazandaran (1848), one in Zanjan (1850), and two in Nayriz (1850, 1853).
- Badasht, by Moojan Momen (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Barbara Senn Hilty Ehrsam, by Duane L. Herrmann (1997). Ehrsam (1848-1924) was a religious seeker who was instrumental in the establishment of the first Bahá'í group in Kansas, USA.
- Bábí-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsí, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2004). Analysis of first of four major clashes between the Bábís and the Qájár state from 1848-1853. The Bábís were not intent on revolt; factors include the increased public hostility toward the Bábís, their understanding of holy war, and political instability.
- Calling, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2017). Simultaneous, powerful spiritual movements swept across both Iran and the U.S in the mid-1800s. On the life and martyrdom of Tahirih; the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and the conference of Badasht; spiritualism and suffrage.
- Concealment and Burial of the Báb, by Peter Terry (2012). This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells the story of the death and burial of the Bab, compiled from the reports of several eye-witnesses consulted by the author.
- Dr. Cormick's Accounts of his Personal Impressions of Mirza 'Ali Muhammad, The Báb, by Dr. Cormick, E. G. Browne, comp. (1848/1918). A Westerner's account of meeting the Bab in 1848, and an account of separate incidents involving the persecution of Babis.
- Five unpublished contemporary documents relating to The Bab's examination at Tabriz in 1848, E. G. Browne, trans. (1848).
- Life and Times of August Forel, The, by Sheila Banani (2005). A review of Forel's scientific accomplishments, philosophical/religious perplexities, and social concerns which led him to embrace the Bahá'i teachings as he understood them during the last decade of his life.
- Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion, E. G. Browne, comp. and trans. (1918/1961/2013). An early collection of historical documents related to Bahá'í and Bábí studies. (Not fully complete.)
- Mihdí, Mírzá, by Shahriar Razavi (2009). On the son of Bahá’u’lláh, who entitled him "the Purest Branch," younger brother of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Bahíyyih Khánum.
- Millennialist Narrative and Apocalyptic Violence: The Case of the Babis of Iran, by Moojan Momen (2018). How apocalyptic narratives played out in events of 1848-50, stages in the escalation of the conflict, factors that increased the likelihood of violence, and developments after 1852 that moved the focus of the religion from pre- to post-millennialism.
- Mulla Husayn, by Lowell Johnson (1982). A biography of Mulla Husayn, the first Letter of the Living.
- Qourrèt-oul-Aíne [Qurratu'l-`Ayn], by A. L. M. Nicolas, Peter Terry, trans. (2004). First publication in English translation of early accounts of the life and death of Táhirih. These passages are from Seyyed Ali Mohammad dit le Bab (1905) by A.-L.-M. Nicolas, French diplomat and author.
- Quddús: The First in Rank, by Boris Handal (2024). Lengthy biography of Quddús, the most revered figure in the Faith of the Báb, including the history of his shrine, the most sacred Bahá'í sepulchre in Iran, which was destroyed in 2004.
- Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The, by Marion Woodman (1989). The unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Táhirih at the conference of Badasht in 1848, announces a long-awaited coming of age or psychic integration.
- Seneca Falls First Woman's Rights Convention of 1848: The Sacred Rites of the Nation, by Bradford W. Miller (1998). Explores parallels between the Seneca Fails First Woman’s Rights Convention in the USA and the Badasht Conference in Iran, both in July 1848, in terms of the emancipation of women.
- Social Basis of the Bábí Upheavals in Iran (1848-1853): A Preliminary Analysis, by Moojan Momen (1983). In the mid-19th century, Iran was shaken by unrest caused by the Bábí movement, which set off a chain of events that led on the one hand, to the constitutional movement in Iran, and on the other, to the establishment of the now world-wide Bahá'í Faith.
- Trial of the Báb: Questions, rebukes, statements made during the interrogation of the Bab, Denis MacEoin, comp. (1997-05). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
- Trial of the Bab: Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani's account, Denis MacEoin, trans. (1997-05). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
- Trial of the Báb: Alim-i Hashtrud's account, Denis MacEoin, trans. (1997-05). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
- Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image, by Denis MacEoin (2000). Overview of, and documents preserved from, the Bab's 1848 trial for heresy against Islam.
- Trial of the Báb: Answers given during the interrogation of the Báb, Denis MacEoin, comp. (1997-05). Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
- Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran, by Moojan Momen (2019). Regarding the conference of Badasht and Baha'u'lláh's arrival at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi, and on His experience in the Siyah Chal, close attention to the text of two Tablets leads to conclusions that differ from current Bahá'í history books.
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