- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Bahá'í: A Look into the World's Newest Religion, and Why Followers Find it Appealing, by Anthony Hill (2022-03-18). TV news report summarizing Baha'i history and practice, and breaking the fast with some Baha'is in Florida.
- Bahá'í: Religion and Diet, by Paul Fieldhouse (2003). Short overview of fasting, feast, and diet.
- Bahá'í Fast: A compilation, Author unknown, comp. (2018). Description and purposes of the Fast; how to fast; additional insights.
- Bahá'í Fast, The: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2012). A summary of the laws and principles of the Fast.
- Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance, Anonymous, comp. (2021). Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical stories and topics.
- Dawn Fasting Prayer, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1982). Essay from ‘Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum's book The Desire of the World.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Fast, Bahá'í (March 2-20), by Christopher Buck (2011-09).
- Fasting, by John Walbridge (1996).
- Fasting: A Time of Spiritual House Cleaning, by Badi Shams (2022-02-02). It may look strange to connect fasting with unity, but most conflicts and problems are caused by the lack of a spiritual approach to difficult issues; fasting and praying are effective tools.
- Fasting: The mercy and grace of God, by William P. Collins (1998). Brief overview of the purpose and backround of fasting.
- Fasting among Zoroastrians, Manicheans, and Bahá'ís, by Jamsheed K. Choksy (1999). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Fasting and the Bahá'í Fast: Warwick Leaflets, by Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1993/2001).
- Fasting period ends Sunday, by Ted Slavin (2011-03-19). The Fast helps us remember the goals of eradicating poverty and achieving gender equality.
- Food, Justice, and the Baha'i Faith, by Paul Fieldhouse (2005). PhD Dissertation tests the claim that "food," both literal and metaphorical, provides a practical way through which Bahá’ís can articulate and achieve their ethical goals.
- Forces of Our Time: Lecture Series, by Hooper Dunbar (2011-04). Six lectures series at Bosch Bahá'í School, April 15-17 2011.
- It's not a great weight-loss plan, but fasting is good for the soul, by Ted Slavin (2011). Humorous look at the Fast and questions from non-Bahá'ís, and an overview of the laws of fasting.
- Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Further Application of, by Universal House of Justice (1999-12-28). Announcement to the Bahá'í world that all elements of the laws dealing with obligatory prayer and fasting are now applicable.
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988). The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Miracles and Metaphors, by Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Juan Cole, trans. (1981). Collection of essays on metaphysical topics and Bahá'í answers to old religious controversies: are the Scriptures to be taken literally? Do miracles occur? What is an angel? Are the stories of the Old Testament to be believed?
- Miracles in Religion: A Study of the miraculous in religion in context of the Baha'i Faith, by Anil Sarwal (1996-11). Guide to spirituality, offers insights on the purpose of religion, experiences of Himalayan masters, worship of gods and goddesses, idol worship, psychic phenomena, prayer, meditation, and fasting.
- Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000-09-27).
- Observing the Fast When You Are Not to Abstain from Food, by Duane L. Herrmann (1989). What meaning can the Fast have if one is not able to observe it? The spiritual and symbolic natures of the Fast remain.
- Oracion Obligatoria y el Ayuno, La Importancia de la, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2000-05).
- Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1945). Essay about various prayers and meditations of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Prière révélée par Bahá'u'lláh le premier jour du Jeûne, by Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, trans, Pierre Daoust, trans. (2020). Provisional French translation by Daoust from an English rendering by Masumian of Bahá'u'lláh's prayer on the first day of the Fast.
- Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism, by Denis MacEoin (1994). On practices of prayer, invocations, talismans, jewelry, fasting, purity, birth, death, marriage, festivals, pilgrimage, and Feast. Includes 26 appendices with texts and translations.
- Songs of the Spirit: A Collection of Poems Written during the Fast 2003 and 2004, by Dawn Staudt (2004).
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023). Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
- Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Stephen Lambden (2023). Translation of and commentary on the Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
- Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2019). Talks from 1904-1907.
- Universality of the Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The, by Bijan Samali (1996). The laws of the Aqdas focus on the individual; are applicable to everyone; facilitate the realisation of the oneness of human race; ensure the equality of the sexes; are adaptable to cultural diversities; and call for the elimination of all prejudices.
- Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh, National Youth Committee, comp. (1985). Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth.
- چرا نوروز اهمیت یافت (Why Naw-Ruz Became Important), by Faruq Izadinia, Mohammad Norozi, trans. (2025-03). Essay in original Persian and in English translation, about various significances of the day of Naw Ruz.
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