- 20,000 Martyrs, Source of Statements about, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department (1984/2005). — Two letters from the Research Department.
- Afnán Family, The: Some Biographical Notes, by Ahang Rabbani (2007). — Genealogy of the Bab and biographies of his descendants; meaning of afnan.
- Area Handbook for Iran, by Harvey Henry Smith, et al. (1971). — One-page overview of Babi and Baha'i history.
- Azálí-Bahá'í Crisis of September, 1867, The, by Juan Cole (2004). — On the history of a fateful weekend during which the Babi movement in the nineteenth-century Middle ...
- Bab and Babism, The, by John David Rees (1896-08-22). — An early, brief account of Babi history and speculation about the presence of the Babis (i.e. Baha'i...
- Báb in Shiraz, The: An Account by Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2008). — Recollections of the early years of the Bab and his family, and the times following his declaration;...
- Bab og Babismen: en ny religion og dens stifter, by John David Rees, H. Thambs Lyche, trans. (1896-07-31). — Norwegian translation of Rees' Bab and Babism, 1896.
- Báb, Bábís, by E. G. Browne (1926).
- Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází), by Denis MacEoin (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
- Bábí Executions and Uprisings, by Denis MacEoin (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Babi Movement in Iran, The: From Religious Dissent to Political Revolt, 1844, by Ahmad Nur Fuad (1998). — Development of the Babi movement and the political implications of its religious teachings, as seen ...
- Babi, or Babists, by Author unknown (1878).
- 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 sph...
- Bábíism, by E. G. Browne (1910).
- Bábís, by C. M. MacGregor (1995-12). — Short overview, as excerpted by MacGregor from Shiel's Glimpses of Life and Manners.
- Bábís of Nayriz, The: History and Documents, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2006). — Extensive collection of historical documents: autobiographies, narratives, genealogies and chronolog...
- Babis, The, by Edward Sell (1896-05). — An early 10-page overview of Babi history and beliefs, published in a monthly journal of missionary ...
- Babism, by Author unknown (2008-07). — Overview of Babi and Baha'i history, from Shaykhism to 1920.
- Babism, Leo de Colange, ed. (1869). — Possibly the earliest encyclopedia entry on The Bab.
- Babism, by Denison Ross (1901/1912). — Chapter-length overview of Babi and early Baha'i history.
- Babism and Behaism, by Henri Lammens, Denison Ross, trans. (1929). — From Chapter 8, "Reformists and Modernists."
- Bábism in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh (2015). — Brief excerpt on Nayriz and Sayyed Yahya Darabi (Vahid), with link to article offsite.
- Badasht, by Moojan Momen (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bahá'í History, by Moojan Momen, Peter Smith (1993). — A general survey of the history of the Baha'i Faith, including a brief overview of main events in Ba...
- Baha'i Studies Youtube Playlist, by Peter Smith (2020). — Link to Smith's videos on Babi and Baha'i history: Emergence of the Babi movement; Babi conflict and...
- Bábís of Persia, The: I. Sketch of Their History, and Personal Experiences amongst Them, by E. G. Browne (1889-07). — Results of Browne's investigations into the doctrines, history, and circumstances of this "most rema...
- Bábís of Persia, The: II. Their Literature and Doctrines, by E. G. Browne (1889-10). — Overview of Babi literature and doctrine.
- Bobeism, Bobe [The Bab], His Doctrine, His Personal Appearance, by Mooshie G. Daniel (1897). — An early sympathetic overview of the Bab and Baha'is.
- Browne and the Babis, by Arthur J. Arberry (1960). — Brief history of the Babis and E. G. Browne's relations with them.
- Bushires' British Residency Records (1837-50): The Appearance of Babism in Persia, by Syed Shakeel Ahmed (1995-10). — Records from Mirza 'Ali Akbar, a British agent in Shiraz, from 1837, 1839, and 1850, with possible e...
- Christ the Seed, by Francis J. Mott (1939). — Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of discussing the evolution of scripture; brief overvie...
- Das Südliche Ufer des Kaspischen Meeres oder Die Nordprovinzen Persiens, by G. Melgunof (1868). — 3-page overview of the Babi movement, with discussion of Mulla Husayn and Tahirih.
- 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...
- Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of The Bahá'í Revelation: Study Guide, by National Teaching Committee (1932).
- Die Fünf Grossen Religionen, by Helmuth von Glasenapp (1952). — 1-page overview of Babi/Baha'i history.
- Die Perser: von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, by Alessandro Bausani (1965). — Brief overview of the early years of the Baha'i Faith.
- Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions, by Jonah Winters (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history.
- Early History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Thomas the Slav (2015-05). — A map showing the origins of the Baha'i Faith via the journeys and exile of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
- Genesis of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs, The, by Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. (2008). — Detailed account of the early years of the Bab, events of the 1880s and 1890s, the Constitutional Re...
- God Passes By, by Shoghi Effendi (1971 [1944]). — The classic — and canonical — historical summary and interpretation of the significance of the d...
- God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts, by Laura Clifford Barney (1910). — A play based on events in the lives of the early Babis, with a focus on Tahirih.
- Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran, by Anthony Lee (2015). — Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Ba...
- Historical Account of Two Indian Babis: Sa'en Hindi and Sayyid Basir Hindi, by Sepehr Manuchehri (2001-03). — Includes translated excerpts from a number of Persian sources on these two individuals.
- In Iran, Peter Smith, ed. (1986). — Essays on Babi-Baha'i history, sociology, and theology in Iran.
- Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, by Peter Smith (2019). — A look at the central features of the Baha’i Faith, including its history, and the key beliefs, or...
- Iran: Drehscheibe zwischen Ost und West, by Gerhard Schweizer (1991). — Lengthy discussion of Babi history, Baha'i literature and teachings, and the persecutions of 1955 an...
- Italian Scientist Extols the Báb, An, by Ugo Giachery (1956). — On the life of Michele Lessona (1823-1894), a scientist, writer, explorer, and educator, who visited...
- La Perse La Chaldée et La Susiane: Relation de Voyage, by Jane Dieulafoy (1887). — Early overview of the Babi movement in Zanjan, from a travel diary through Iran, Chaldea, and Susa (...
- Land of the Lion and the Sun: Personal Experiences, the Nations of Persia — Their Manners, Customs, and Their Belief, by Absalom D. Shabaz (1901). — 1-paragraph overview of the "new sect" of "the Baab."
- Lehrbuch der Religionsgeschichte, by Alfred Bertholet (1925). — One-paragraph overview of the Babi movement.
- Living Religions of the World, by Frederic Spiegelberg (1957). — 2-page overview of Babi history and Baha'i principles, including brief discussion of Baha'i mystical...
- Modern Wayfarer in Persia, A, by Constance M. Alexander (1931). — Two-page overview of Babi history, and passing mention of the Baha'is in Tabriz.
- Moslem Mystics, by Francis Younghusband (1935). — An entire chapter with background on the Imam Mahdi and Shaykhism, and a detailed history of the Bab...
- Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay, by Julio Savi (2020-05). — Introduction to the life of the Bab, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artis...
- Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Bábís, by Negar Mottahedeh (1998). — A Freudian interpretation of the extreme antipathy underlying common Iranian opposition to the Babis...
- Nabil's Narrative: What History has Forgotten, by Soheila Vahdati, Ahang Rabbani, trans. (2008-09-18). — An outsider's view of how Iranian media and society have glossed over or intentionally obscured Iran...
- New History (tarikh-i-jadid) of Mirza Ali-Muhammed the Bab, The, by Husayn Hamadani, E. G. Browne, trans. (1893). — Detailed history of the Bab, translated into English. Also known as Tarikh-i Badi'-i Bayani.
- Nuqtat al-Káf, by Kavian Sadeghzade Milani (2008). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Nuqtat al-Kaf and the Babi Chronicle Traditions, by Juan Cole (1998-08). — History of the writing of this early Babi historical text, and some recent interpretations of its hi...
- Pageant of Persia, The: A Record of Travel by Motor in Persia with an Account of Its Ancient and Modern Ways, by Henry Filmer (1937). — Three-page overview of Babi and Baha'i history, with many more pages of description of Persian cultu...
- Persia: The Awakening East, by W. P. Cresson (1908). — Brief overview of the early years of the Babi Faith.
- Persia, by Percy Molesworth Sykes (1922). — 3-page overview of early Babi history. Complete book is included, for historical interest.
- Persia Revisited: With Remarks on H.I.M. Mozuffer-Ed-Din Shah, and the Present Situation in Persia, by Thomas Edward Gordon (1895). — Short chapter-length overview of the Babi Faith.
- Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal, The, by Abbas Amanat (2007). — On the Babi Faith as a product of the religious environment of Shi'i Iran, including its esoteric cu...
- Political Divisions and Schisms, by Syed Ameer Ali (1902). — Three page excerpt, with two endnotes.
- 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 Tahirih. These p...
- Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1934). — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
- Religions and Philosophies of the East, The, by J. M. Kennedy (1911). — Overview of Babi and Baha'i history, and brief summary of Baha'i teachings.
- Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Bábí Movement in Iran, by Abbas Amanat: Review, by Amin Banani (1989-1990).
- Revolutions de la Perse: Les Provinces, Les Peuples et le Gouvernement, by Victor Berard (1910). — Short extract on the Babis.
- Road to Nazareth, The: Through Palestine Today, by John Gibbons (1936). — Two-page discussion of the Babis and Mount Carmel, from a travel diary.
- Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht, by Negar Mottahedeh (1998-02). — Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic his...
- Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith, by William P. Collins (1990). — The mythological universe created by Baha’u’llah employs three significant spiritual verities: t...
- Servants in the Households of Baha'u'llah and the Bab, by Universal House of Justice, Research Department (2000-02-02). — Whether or not the servants of the Bab and Baha'u'llah were slaves, and a list of relevant sources f...
- Shi'ite Religion, chapter 33: Rise of Related Sects in Modern Times [Shayhki, Babi, Bahá'í], by Dwight M. Donaldson (1933).
- Short History of Religions A, by E. E. Kellett (1933). — Overview of Babism, from the chapter "Mohammedism."
- Short History of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith, and Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Reviews, by Christopher Buck (1997).
- Social Protest of the Babis, The, by Marshall G. S. Hodgson (1974). — Two pages on the Babis, from a classic textbook on Islamic history.
- Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History, The: A Survey, by Denis MacEoin: Review, by John Walbridge (1993-07-01).
- Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History / Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: List of volumes, Anthony Lee, ed. (1982-2023). — List of all 23 volumes in the SBBH / SBBR series from Kalimat Press.
- Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics, by Mark A. Foster (1999). — Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility...
- Tablet of the Centennial, by Shoghi Effendi, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (1998). — Partial translation of an epistle to the Persian-speaking Baha'is, written shortly after "God Passes...
- Taqiyyah (Dissimulation) in the Babi and Bahá'í Religions, by Sepehr Manuchehri (2000). — The historical application of taqiyyah and instances where Babis cooperated with the authorities in ...
- Ten Thousand Miles in Persia or Eight Years in Iran, by Percy Molesworth Sykes (1902). — Brief overview of Babism, including estimate of numbers of Baha'is and Azalis in Kirman.
- Through Persia by Caravan, by Arthur E. Arnold (1877). — Early three-page overview of Babi and Baha'i history. Baha'u'llah is here referred to as "Behar."
- Viaje al Interior de Persia: El itinerario de Rivadeneyra (1874-75), by Lily Litvak (1987). — 1-page overview of Babi history and the Baha'i/Azali split.
- Windows to the Past, by Darius K. Shahrokh, Grace Shahrokh, comp. (1992). — Deepening talks on 25 topics about Baha'i history and teachings, downloadable in MP3 audio format an...
- 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...
- Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, by Ahang Rabbani (1996-2010). — Multiple volumes of historical materials, translations, and original research.
- Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán, by Nader Saiedi (2019-09). — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into...
- Zustände im Heutigen Persien wie sie das Reisebuch Ibrahim Begs Enthüllt (Conditions in present-day Persia as revealed in Ibrahim Beg's travel book), by Walter Schulz (1903). — Passing mentions of the Babis and their persecutions in the context of the travels through Iran of t...
- اسرار الآثار (Secrets of the (Bahá'í) Writings), Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, comp. (1968-1973). — The first large-scale attempt to define Baha'i theology; the volumes, written ca. 1955, are essentia...
- تاريخ ظُهور الحق (The History of the Manifestation of Truth), Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, comp, Adel Shafipour, ed. (1968-1973). — Nine volumes of Tarikh-i Zuhur Al-Haqq, hand-typed and proofread. The first volumes were originally ...
- صبح بيداری تاریخ دیانت بابی و بهائي در نیریز (Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Baháʼí Faiths in Nayriz), by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman, Maryam Rouhani Seysan, trans. (2014). — An historical account of the brutal persecutions of 1850, 1853, and 1909 in the town of Nayriz, Iran...
- طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East), by Hussein Ahdieh (2019). — A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, ...
- مصابیح هدایت (Lights of Guidance), by Azizu'llah Sulaymani (1948-1976). — Biographies of 99 prominent Baha'is from the formative years of the Faith, published between 1948 an...
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