- 2025-01-27. House of Bahá'u'lláh and the Struggle for Religious Visibility in Mandatory Iraq, The. Christopher Cooper-Davies. — On the 1920s–1930s legal and political struggles over the House of Baha'u'llah in Baghdad, highlig...
- 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
- 2024. Mathnaví-yi Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Kay Lynn Morton, trans. . — Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial...
- 2023 / 2025. Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The. Muhammad Afnan, Adib Masumian, trans. . — Short overview of the historical background of the Bab's invocation.
- 2022. Tablet of Firayját (Lawḥ-i-Firayját) / Tablet of Firáq (Lawḥ-i-Firáq). Bahá'u'lláh, Violetta Zein, comp. . — Tablet revealed in Firayjat, a place where Baha’u’llah stayed in Baghdad, which is about 5km nor...
- 2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- 2020. Tablette du Paradis de la Justice (Lawḥ-i-Riḍvánuʼl-ʻAdl). Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Daoust, trans. . — Tablette de Baha’u’llah, traduction française provisoire.
- 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove": A Provisional Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, John S. Hatcher, trans, Amrollah Hemmat, trans, Ehsanollah Hemmat, trans. . — A lengthy dialogue between Baha'u'llah (as persona/narrator) and the Huriyyih — the Maid of Heaven...
- 2019. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. . — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original.
- 2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
- 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
- 2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
- 2017. Suffering of the Exalted Letters. Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. . — Tablet written in Baghdad about death and the development of the human soul.
- 2016. Significance of some Sites Mentioned in Memorials of the Faithful. Foad Seddigh. — Abdu'l-Baha cited many villages and cities: the Most Great House in Baghdád; the ruins of Madaen w...
- 2016. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The. Karl Weaver. — Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary com...
- 2015. Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A. Julio Savi. — A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Pe...
- 2015. "At Dawn the Friend came to my bed': An Early Fruit of the Supreme Pen. Julio Savi. — A quasidih, a dialogue between the Beloved and the Poet as a lover. One of eight Persian poems Baha'...
- 2014. Bagdádi Family. Kamran Ekbal. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- 2014. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics. Foad Seddigh. — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of...
- 2014. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The. Julio Savi. — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
- 2012. Bahá'u'lláh's Persian Poems Written before 1863. Julio Savi. — Overview of the mystical early writings of Baha'u'llah, 1852-1863. Includes extensive bibliography, ...
- 2012. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude. Roshan Danesh. — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
- 2011. Prophets of Mahabad, and Nature of Creation: The Two Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria. Susan Maneck. — Discussion of Baha’u’llah’s letters to Manakji Hataria as found in the Tabernacle of Unity, co...
- 2010-01. Pilgrimage in Baha'u'llah's Writings. Ahang Rabbani. — On pilgrimage to the Twin Shrines in the Holy Land and their Tablets of Visitation, to the House of ...
- 2009-2025. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Texts. Adib Masumian, trans. — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
- 2009-11-15. Dating of Aṣl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom). Universal House of Justice. — One-paragraph note about the date of revelation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet "Words of Wisdom".
- 2008-03. With Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Mirza 'Isa Khan Isfahani. Mirza `Isa Khan Isfahani, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. . — Account of a visit to Haifa, December 1919 - January 1920, by a little-known author Mirza 'Isa Khan ...
- 2007-03. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh. Aqa Husayn Ashchi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. . — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
- 2007. Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure. Moojan Momen. — The argument about exactly when Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival p...
- 2006. Bahá'í Faith in the Arabic Speaking Middle East, The: Part 1 (1753-1863). Ramsey Zeine. — Babi and early Baha'i links to the Arab world and the Arabic language; the identity of the Faith is ...
- 2005. Globalization and the Hidden Words. Todd Lawson. — A philological analysis of Baha’u’llah’s Hidden Words, elucidating the development of the glob...
- 2004. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World. William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al., Richard C. Martin, ed. . — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
- 2002-05. Reconstructing Ridvan. Ismael Velasco. — Brief historical overview of an event about which the Guardian said the circumstances are "shrouded ...
- 2002. Whilst He Was in Suleymaniah: Extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil Zarandi. Nabil-i-A'zam, Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. . — Handful of short extracts and poems from the memoirs of Nabil-i-A`zam [aka Mulla Muḥammad-i-Zaran...
- 2001. Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations. Frank Lewis. — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
- 2000. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A. Moojan Momen. — Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophec...
- 2000. Lover's Way, The: A Critical Comparison of the Nazm al-Sulúk by Ibn al-Fárid with the Qasídih-yi Varqá'iyyih by Bahá'ulláh. Brian A. Miller. — Link to document offsite.
- 2000. Timeline to the Baghdad Period: Themes of Early Tablets and Historical Personages Related to them. Kathryn Brown, Sharon Davis, Karen Johnson. — History and themes of and personages related to Baha'u'llah's Tablets of the Baghdad period (1853-63...
- 1999. Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak'. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
- 1999. Concealment and Revelation in Bahá'u'lláh's Book of the River. Nader Saiedi. — Analysis and provisional translation of Sahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River); on Baha'u'llah's e...
- 1999. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Frank Lewis, trans. . — Provisional translation
- 1998. Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
- 1997. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology. Juan Cole. — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- 1997. Tablet of the River [Tigris]. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Includes introduction by translator.
- 1997. Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove". Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
- 1997. City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Provisional translation of an Arabic Tablet revealed by Baha’u’llah in Baghdad, before His Decla...
- 1997. Ode of the Dove. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation of Qasidiy-i- Varqa'iyyih.
- 1996. Garden of Justice (Ridvan al-'adl). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
- 1996. Exalted Letters (Hurúfát-i-'Álín), The: Overview. John Walbridge.
- 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
- 1995/2012/2021/2024. Symbol and Secret: Qur'án Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i-Íqán. Christopher Buck. — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per...
- 1994. Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of Bahá'u'lláh (Suriy-i-Hajj): Baghdad. Bahá'u'lláh, Denis MacEoin, trans. . — A provisional English translation of instructions by Baha'u'llah for pilgrimage to the House of Baha...
- 1993 Fall. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life.
- 1989. Bahá'í Shrines. John Walbridge.
- 1985-12. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan). Abdu'l-Bahá, Moojan Momen, trans. . — Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Baha when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms ...
- 1985. Master in 'Akká, The: Including the Recollections of The Greatest Holy Leaf. Myron Henry Phelps. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by Ph...
- 1984. Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856. Juan Cole. — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
- 1982. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb. Moojan Momen. — The trial of Mulla `Ali Bastami was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the fi...
- 1981. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Moojan Momen, ed. — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
- 1978-12. "A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland. Jan T. Jasion. — On the earliest mentions of the Babi Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablon...
- 1974. Freya Stark: Letters: Volume 1: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-1930. Freya Stark, Lucy Moorehead, ed. . — Letters about a stay in Baghdad in 1929, with a few passing references to Baha'is she met.
- 1974. Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 1: Baghdad, 1853-63. Adib Taherzadeh. — Link to formatted book (offsite).
- 1953. Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History. Stephen Hemsley Longrigg. — Passing mention of the confiscation of Baha'i properties in Baghdad in the early 1930s.
- 1947. Palestine: A Study of Jewish, Arab, and British Policies, volume 2. Esco Foundation for Palestine. — One-page discussion of Baha'is being evicted from properties in Iraq, and their appeal to the League...
- 1937. Sunburst. Lorol Schopflocher (published as Lorol Schofflocher). — Autobiography of the life story, and travels on behalf of the Baha'i Faith, of prominent socialite a...
- 1929. Minutes of the Sixteenth Session, 1929. Permanent Mandates Commission. — Petition from the Bahai Spiritual Assembly of Baghdad regarding the confiscation of property; measur...
- 1928-11-11. House of Baha'u'llah in Baghdad: Case before the League of Nations. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iraq.
- 1928. Minutes of the Fourteenth Session, 1928. Permanent Mandates Commission. — Petition to the League of Nations from the Spiritual Assembly of Baghdad regarding confiscation of p...
- 1903. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis, or Beha'is Founded by the Persian Bab and by His Successors, Beha Ullah and Abbas Effendi. Myron Henry Phelps, Bahiyyih Khanum. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experience...
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