1. n.d.. Chronology of Principal Events Related in the Dawn-Breakers. Author unknown, comp. — Table of 59 key events in early Babi history.
2. 2025-07. Evidences of Bahá'u'lláh's Theophanic Awakening and Disclosure before His Síyáh-Chál Experience. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. — While the Siyah-Chal was the birthplace of Baha’u’llah's mission, his awakening to his divine st...
3. 2025. Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination, The: Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community. Anthony Lee. — The account of the declaration of the Bab to Mulla Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn ...
4. 2025. List of Transcripts at bahai.works. Various. — Links to 121 transcripts offsite.
5. 2024. Covenant Library: Bahá'í Dates Calendar. Bahá'í World Centre, comp, Covenant Library, comp. — Tables and charts of: Baha'i Holy Days 2025-2064; Baha'i months and years with their Gregorian conve...
6. 2022. Mulla Husayn's Journey: Google Earth video. Boris Handal. — This silent video captured from Google Earth shows Mulla Husayn's 800km, 82-day journey from Mashhad...
7. 2021. Dawn-Breakers Novel, The. James J. Keene. — Sample chapters from a book of historical fiction: preface and chapters 1-3: Anticipation of the mis...
8. 2020-05. Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay. Julio Savi. — Introduction to the life of the Bab, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artis...
9. 2020-01-19. Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Memorandum of the Research Department of the Baha'i World Center about the authenticity of the speec...
10. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into...
11. 2019. Hidden Words and Sounds: Tracing Iranian Legacies and Traumas in the Music of the Bahá'ís of North America. Daniel Akira Stadnicki. — On the legacy of Persian culture, aesthetics, and history of religious persecution as reflected in B...
12. 2012. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Jack McLean. — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
13. 2010. Diary of Mullá Muhammad Shafi, The. Mullá Muḥammad Shafí, Hussein Ahdieh, trans. . — Translation of a diary so thorough that it became the prime source of information for many future hi...
14. 2009-03-08. Persian Manuscript of Nabíl's History (Táríkh-i-Nabíl), The. Universal House of Justice. — Answers to various questions, including: have any publications made use of the original manuscript u...
15. 2009. Babi Heroism and the Recovery of the Heroic. Jack McLean. — In defining the three ages of Babi-Baha’i history, Shoghi Effendi named the first the Heroic Age, ...
16. 2008-09-18. Nabil's Narrative: What History has Forgotten. Soheila Vahdati, Ahang Rabbani, trans. . — An outsider's view of how Iranian media and society have glossed over or intentionally obscured Iran...
17. 2006. Heroic in the Historical Writings of Shoghi Effendi and Nabil, The. Jack McLean. — Unlike academic historians, Shoghi Effendi and Nabil interpret the events and characters they portra...
18. 2004-09-06. Self-Defense, the Ungodly, Infallibility, and Sexual Violence and Abuse. Universal House of Justice. — Answers to a number of questions, with extracts from four letters of the House, on self-defense, the...
19. 2004. Bábí-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsí, The. Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. — Analysis of first of four major clashes between the Babis and the Qajar state from 1848-1853. The Ba...
20. 2004. Number of the Letters of the Living. Muhammad Afnan.
21. 2003-12-23. Babi-State Conflicts of 1848-1853, The. Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. — Overview of four conflicts between the Babis and the Qajar state: one at Shaykh Tabarsi in Mazandara...
22. 2002. Dawn-Breakers, The: A Summary. Martijn Kersten. — Outline, in point form, of each chapter.
23. 2002. Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis.
24. 2002. Dawn-Breakers: A Study Guide and Outline. Brett Zamir, comp. — See the actual outline at dawnbreakers/expandedoutlinedb.html.
25. 2002. God Passes By: Outline and cross-reference of chapters correlated with A Traveler's Narrative and The Dawn-Breakers. Brett Zamir, comp. — A variety of indexes and tables correlating these three books.
26. 2002. Bábí-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi, The. Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. — On the background and events of the Shaykh Tabarsi conflict; developments, both in the political sph...
27. 2001-12-28. Yá Alláhu'l-Mustagháth": Original Source, Correct Transliteration and Translation. Universal House of Justice. — About an invocation revealed by the Bab, prescribed for recitation in times of trouble and difficult...
28. 2001. Competing for the Oneness Of Mankind: The Influence of the Bahá'í Faith on the Olympic Games. Kiser Barnes. — The influence of the Baha'i Faith on the Olympic Games and how it relates to the principle of the on...
29. 2001. Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah". Brian Wittman. — Some references to Islam in Shoghi Effendi's English-language writings.
30. 2001. Traveler's Narrative, A Study Outline and Cross-Reference. Brett Zamir, comp. — Summary headings and correlation of passages with The Dawn-Breakers, God Passes By, the Lawh-i-Sulta...
31. 2000-2024. Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary. Covenant Library, comp. — A comprehensive glossary and reference index of Baha'i sacred texts and literature, organized in two...
32. 2000-09-15. Saddlebag, The: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review. Carolyn See.
33. 2000. Letters of Living, Dawn-Breakers, Quddús, Terraces. Universal House of Justice. — Five unrelated questions: Identity of the Letters of the Living; "List of Illustrations" in the Dawn...
34. 2000. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
35. 1999. Ambassador at the Court: The Life and Photography of Effie Baker. Graham Hassall. — Extensive biography of Effie Baker, an early Australian Baha'i.
36. 1999. Suggestions for Bahá'í Hermeneutics. Mark A. Foster. — Four essays: "Non-Overlapping Magisteria [science, religion, and Stephen Jay Gould]," "Infallibility...
37. 1999. Dreams mentioned in Bahá'í Literature. Eric Hadley-Ives, comp. — A collection of dream narratives and poetry from a variety of sources.
38. 1998-05. Document and Narrative Sources for the History of the Battle of Zanjan. John Walbridge. — Analysis of Muslim and Baha'i historical texts, including Dawnbreakers.
39. 1998-02-10. Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Universal House of Justice. — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi...
40. 1998-02. Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht. Negar Mottahedeh. — Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic his...
41. 1998. Stories from the Dawn-Breakers: For Children. William Sears. — Stories for children about Shaykh Ahmad, Siyyid Kazim, Young Man in the Green Turban, The Letters of...
42. 1998. Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Bábís. Negar Mottahedeh. — A Freudian interpretation of the extreme antipathy underlying common Iranian opposition to the Babis...
43. 1997. Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph. Peter Terry. — Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Ita...
44. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
45. 1991. Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavání: Review. Graham Hassall.
46. 1991. Importance of Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith [1991 republication], The. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi.
47. 1990. Sacred Mythology and the Bahá'í Faith. William P. Collins. — The mythological universe created by Baha’u’llah employs three significant spiritual verities: t...
48. 1986/2021. Dawn-Breakers Movie, The. James J. Keene. — Sample sections of a movie script of historical fiction: preface, first scene, and appendices 1-5: D...
49. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. — Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Baha'i youth.
50. 1980/2001. Little Badasht: Aids for the Study of Nabil's Narrative. Author unknown, comp. — Study guide of The Dawn-Breakers designed for a youth audience. Includes chronology of the time peri...
51. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
52. 1973-10. Emogene Hoagg: Exemplary Pioneer. Amine de Mille. — Biography of travel-teacher and translator of the Writings into Italian.
53. 1960. Release the Sun. William Sears. — Millennialism gripped many around the world during the early 19th century. While Christians expected...
54. 1952. Mission of Bahá'u'lláh, The: And Other Literary Pieces. George Townshend. — Poems, meditations, and essays, including "Nabil’s history of the Bab," "Abdu’l-Baha: A study of...
55. 1942. Interview with A.L.M. Nicolas of Paris: Translator of many important works of the Báb. Edith Sanderson, Peter Terry, trans. . — Nicolas' life, his encounter with the Babi movement, his motivations and translation efforts.
56. 1939. Translation of French Foot-Notes of the Dawn-Breakers. Emily McBride Perigord, trans. — Translation of the French footnotes of The Dawn-Breakers.
57. 1936. Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
58. 1932. Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of The Bahá'í Revelation: Study Guide. National Teaching Committee.
59. 1932. Pedigree of the Qajar Dynasty. Shoghi Effendi. — Genealogical chart of the Qajar Dynasty
60. 1932. Map of Persia. Author unknown. — Map included in the 1932 edition of Dawnbreakers.
61. 1932. Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation. Nabil-i-A'zam, Shoghi Effendi, trans. . — The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Baha'i Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mul...
62. 1844. Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The. The Báb, Nabil-i-A'zam. — The Bab's farewell speech to the Letters of the Living, extracted from Nabil-i-A'zam's

1. 1888-07-00 — Nabil began his chronicle, The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Baha'i Reve...
2. 1890-11-00 — Nabil presented his chronicle, The Dawn-Breakers, to Baha'u'llah and `Abdu'l-Baha for approval. [DBX...
3. 1932-00-00 — Shoghi Effendi's translation of Nabil's Narrative entitled The Dawn-Breakers was published. Maṭāl...
4. 1941-00-05 — 'Abdu'l-Jalil Bey Sa'ad translated The Dawn-Breakers into Arabic. His translation was published, but...
5. 1942-06-25 — 'Abdu'l-Jalil Bey Sa'ad died in Egypt and Shoghi Effendi appointed him to the rank of Hand of the Ca...
6. 1968-01-01 — The passing of Euphemia (Effie) Eleanor Baker (b.25 March 1880 at Goldsborough, Victoria) in Waverle...

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