- 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...
- Attempted Assassination of Nasir al Din Shah in 1852, The: Millennialism and Violence, by Moojan Momen (2004-03-23). — A new account of the events of 1852, referencing a document that has not been previously used which ...
- Bab et les Babis, ou Le Soulevement politique et religieux en Perse, de 1845 à 1853, by Aleksandr Kazem-Beg (1866). — French translation, serialized in a journal, of a book first published in Russian on the origins of ...
- Báb, The: Newspaper Articles and Other Publications 1845-1859, Jan T. Jasion, comp. (2019-12-26). — List of 1490 articles from newspapers, books, and journals referencing The Bab and the Babis, from E...
- Babi Martyrs, Some, by John Walbridge (2002). — Includes bios of Shaykh Salih Karimi, Mulla Abd al-Karim Qazvini, the Farhadis of Qazvin, the Seven ...
- 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 Mazandara...
- Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856, by Juan Cole (1984). — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
- Bábí-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsí, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2004). — Analysis of first of four major clashes between the Babis and the Qajar state from 1848-1853. The Ba...
- Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain, part 1 (1850-1853), by Amin E. Egea (2004). — Found sources for Babi and Baha'i history available in Span covering the years 1844 to 1947 (when th...
- Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation, by Nabil-i-A'zam, Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1932). — The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Baha'i Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mul...
- Divisions and Authority Claims in Babism (1850-1866), by Denis MacEoin (1989). — Factors leading to the division of Babism into the Azalis and the Baha'is, and the question of succe...
- First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the West, by Bahá'í Information Office of the UK (1998). — Short essay based on research by Moojan Momen and Derek Cockshutt. The first mention for the Faith i...
- Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946, by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (2000). — Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of Mirza Askari bin Hidayat Allah al-Husayni, an imam j...
- Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia: With Notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia, by Lady Mary Sheil (1856). — Considered first travel book on Persia by a woman. Of particular interest to Baha'is are her account...
- Historical Geography of Iran, An, by Wilhelm Barthold (1984). — Passing mentions of the Baha'is in Yazd and E. G. Browne; Zanjan in 1850; and the location of the ex...
- Martyrs, Bábí, by Peter Smith, Moojan Momen (2005). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- 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 Baha'i and Babi studies. (Not fully complete....
- Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852, by Moojan Momen (2008-08). — Events leading up to the assassination attempt, and political and social factors leading to the viol...
- Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib), by John Walbridge (1997).
- Mystery of Martyrdom, The, by Darius K. Shahrokh, Grace Shahrokh (1992). — Life stories of many early martyrs, and some explanations of what inspires self-sacrifice.
- Nayriz Heroes: 22 Biographies of Bábís and Bahá'ís from Nayriz, Calligraphy of Ahmad Nayrizi, and Poetry of Vafá, by Hussein Ahdieh (2013). — Bios of Muhammad Shafi, Nayrizi Vahidi, Abu Turab, Imam Jumih Shirazi, Ahmad Khoshnevis Nayrizi, Muh...
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 1: Baghdad, 1853-63, by Adib Taherzadeh (1974). — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- 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 Babi movement, which set off a chai...
- Tahirih, The Pure, Iran's Greatest Woman, by Martha L. Root, David Merrick, comp. (1938). — Life story of Tahirih, the "heroine" of the Faith of the Bab.
- Timeline to the Baghdad Period: Themes of Early Tablets and Historical Personages Related to them, by Kathryn Brown, Sharon Davis, Karen Johnson (2000). — History and themes of and personages related to Baha'u'llah's Tablets of the Baghdad period (1853-63...
- Witness to Shaykh Tabarsi: The Narrative of Haji Nasir Qazvini, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2007). — Biography of Qazvini, sources for the study of the conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi, and Qazvini's narrati...
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