1. n.d.. سیر و سلوک‌ در رساله سلوک (Spiritual Journey of the Mystical Path in the Seven Valleys). Fariduddin Radmehr. شرحی بر عبارات، اشارات، كلمات، احادیث، اشعار و آیات مبارکه مندرج در هفت وادی . An explanation of phrases, allusions, words, hadiths, poems, and verses of the Quran used in in the Seven Valleys. Books.
2. n.d.. 七谷书简 (Seven Valleys). Bahá'u'lláh. Chinese translation of the Seven Valleys by Bahá'u'lláh. Writings.
3. 2023. Camphor and Metaphor. Dana Paxson. The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’án. It also appears in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Here we explore this term, its referents, and its sense of surprise, feeding meanings of great spiritual potency. Essays.
4. 2022-08. Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved. Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Daoust, trans. . La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés, mais quelques changements ont été nécessaires pour la clarté et l'exactitude. Translations.
5. 2021. Les sept vallées et les quatre vallées. Bahá'u'lláh, la commission de traduction, trans. . Traduction de Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. Writings.
6. 2021. List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org. John S. Hatcher. List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher. Bibliographies.
7. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. Links to 117 Youtube videos on Bahá'í history and teachings. Video.
8. 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. Compilations-personal.
9. 2019. Call of the Divine Beloved. Bahá'u'lláh. Seven Tablets revealed before 1863, including a retranslation of the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, the poem Rashh-i-‘Amá (The Clouds of the Realms Above) revealed in the Síyáh-Chál, and four other newly translated Tablets on the mystic journey. Writings.
10. 2018. Study Guide to The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, A. Arline J. Bogie. This book-length study guide was the life's work of Arline Bogie, who recently passed (April 2020). It is shared here for the deepening of others, and to honor her legacy. Study.
11. 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 to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations. Resources.
12. 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 as a prerequisite for attainment unto the Divine Presence. Includes translation of a Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh. Articles.
13. 2017-09-18. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks. Steven Phelps. Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment. Includes compilation of Writings on spiritual dislocation, science, language, spiritual evolution, nature, and revelation. Presentations.
14. 2016. Memorials of the Faithful: Virtues of Inner and Outer Transformation. Marlene Koswan. A study of the virtues identified for the faithful individuals mentioned in "Memorials of the Faithful" and how they exemplified character, manners and conduct, using the "Seven Valleys" as a guide for human conduct. Articles.
15. 2015. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit. Lesley Shams. The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering our spiritual destiny; compilation of guidance from the Writings and other sources on the spiritual path, prayer, fasting, sacrifice, tests, love, etc. Books.
16. 2015. Freud's Transference and the Four States of Bahá'u'lláh. Wolfgang A. Klebel. On the tetrarchic structure of Bahá'u'lláh's "Firstness and lastness, outwardness and inwardness" and Freud's concept of transferences, which are impulses from the past that the patient experiences as present and mistakenly relates back to the therapist. Articles.
17. 2014. Finding a Trace of the Traceless Friend: Reflection on Bahá'í Scholarship as a Journey in the Valley of Search. Wolfgang A. Klebel. Prerequisites of search; independent investigation and the role of the heart, culture and tradition; dealing with distractions; exclusivity of search and sacrificing; seeking truth in every soul; and the standard of Majnún — seek her everywhere. Articles.
18. 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 of ecstasy, Mount Sinai, eschatology, dhikr, sama, and fana`. Articles.
19. 2011. Bahá'u'lláh's Seven Valleys and Developmental Psychology: Toward a Conception of Spiritual Development. Andrew R. Hatala. Through the lens of the Seven Valleys, this paper creates a dialogue between theories of developmental psychology and Bahá’í philosophical perspectives, explores the evolution of the "self," and examines spiritual striving in human phylogeny and ontogeny. Articles.
20. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. Essays.
21. 2008. Towards the Summit of Reality, by Julio Savi: Review. Ismael Velasco. Reviews.
22. 2008. Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision". Wolfgang A. Klebel. Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Bahá’u’lláh calls "Thy transcendent unity," i.e., the concept of unity and oneness, which are ubiquitous in the Bahá’í Writings? Articles.
23. 2006. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics. Ismael Velasco. On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, environment, and background; how that process illuminates Baha’i scripture; implications for the conduct and direction of Baha’i scholarship. Articles-unpublished.
24. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Bahá'í thought and practice. Books.
25. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions. Moojan Momen, ed. Papers presented at 'Irfán Colloquia. Books.
26. 2003. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography. Julio Savi. Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Study of Bahá'u'lláh's Seven Valleys and Four Valleys, which provides a snapshot of scholarship into these Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Resources.
27. 2002. Journey through the Seven Valleys, A. Ghasem Bayat. An epistle revealed in an eloquent language and composed in a masterful style, with beauty and brevity, its poems, traditions, words of wisdom, and stories that can be traced throughout the writings of mystics. Articles.
28. 2002. Gems of Divine Mysteries. Bahá'u'lláh. A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Báb, the Primal Point. Written during the Baghdad period for Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sihdihí Isfahání. His questions were brought from Karbila, and answered the same day. Writings.
29. 2002. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The. A. Bolhuis, comp. This is a compilation of only those passages from Bahá'u'lláh’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that relate to the journey through "Seven Cities," which has similarities to Bahá'u'lláh’s Seven Valleys. Compilations-personal.
30. 2002. World Baha'i Institute in New York. Nima Yadollahpour. An architectural proposal for a Bahá'í complex in Manhattan, designed structurally and mathematically based on the Seven Valleys. Theses.
31. 2002. Seven Valleys and the Scientific Method, The. Robert Sarracino. The Seven Valleys is both Bahá'u'llah's "greatest mystical composition" and a practical and inspirational guide and sourcebook for those engaged in a process of both self discovery or scientific research. Articles.
32. 2001/2015. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, A. Bolhuis, comp. . Rúmí’s Mathnáví is quoted in many places in the Bahá'í Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the Writings. Compilations-personal.
33. 2001-07. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí. Jack McLean. This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Bahá'u'lláh in the Seven Valleys, is prized by Sufi mystics as a spiritual allegory of the soul's search for union with God. A literary-critical analysis of the text yields theological clues. Articles-unpublished.
34. 2001. Layli, Majnun, and the Infernal Tree. Mark Perry. Short play dealing with the story of Layli and Majnun and partly inspired by the Seven Valleys. Fiction.
35. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul. Moojan Momen. Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation. Articles.
36. 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 during his sojourn in Kurdistan; comments on his poetic work. Articles.
37. 2000-2024. Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary. Covenant Library, comp. A comprehensive glossary and reference index of Bahá'í sacred texts and literature, organized in two parts: Bahá'u'lláh's Writings and general entries. (Off-site) Glossaries.
38. 2000-10. Correlating Mystical Experience to the Knowledge of God. Jack McLean. Mysticism, "the experience of God," and theology, "the knowledge of God," are both expressions of one symbiosis. This paper characterizes mysticism, debunks objections to it, and explores a Bahá'í context through the Four and Seven Valleys. Articles-unpublished.
39. 2000. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar. Sheila Banani. An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Bahá'u'lláh and the Conference of the Birds by the Persian Sufi Farid ud-din Attar. Articles.
40. 1999-03. Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield. Nina Bailey. Comparison study between the spiritual teachings of the ancient Native American Indian Peace Shield and the spiritual journey described by Bahá'u'lláh in The Seven Valleys Essays.
41. 1999-01. How to get out of it: Faná' and baqá' in the Early Writings of Baha'u'llah. Alison Marshall. Annihilation and the self in the Hidden Words and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. Articles-unpublished.
42. 1999. Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Iraj Ayman. Study.
43. 1999. Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Tablet study outline. Jonah Winters. Study.
44. 1998-03. Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys. LeRoy Jones. Mystical aspects of the Bahá'í Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in favor of its social aspects. Essays.
45. 1998-02. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?. Roberta Law. Nature of Sufism and Bahá'u'lláh's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the Seven Valleys. Essays.
46. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Bibliographies.
47. 1998. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An. Yeo Yew Hock. The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenment vs. the "True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness" of the Seven Valleys; sunyata/emptiness and Buddhist monism vs. the Valley of Unity's nonduality. Articles.
48. 1998. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The. Gul Afroz Zaman. On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life on earth; Christian and Sufi esoteric traditions vs. Bahá'í mysticism; the central theme of attaining a "Heavenly Homeland" and closeness with the Creator. Articles.
49. 1998. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A. Christopher Buck. A “symbolic profile” of Bahá’í consciousness as shaped by the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ancillary texts: Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religion is used to order and classify the symbols, together with insights from Sherry Ortner & John Wansbrough. Articles.
50. 1997-98 Winter. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The. Jim Stokes. The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge comes into the world, simultaneously describing, in story form, its interrelated human, physical, and metaphysical dimensions. Articles.
51. 1997. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness. Rodney H. Clarken. Bahá’u’lláh’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some commonalities in concepts of detachment and nothingness from Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Socrates as five of the greatest philosophers or prophets. Articles.
52. 1997. Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The. Stephen Lambden. History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Abrahamic religions and its importance and significance for contemporary Bahá'ís. Articles.
53. 1995. Seasons of the Soul: Reflections on "The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh" - The Valley of Search. Hedi Moani. Essays.
54. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'u'lláh uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the realm of creation — such as "angel," "fire," and the prophets' claims to be incarnating the "face" or "voice" of God; these convey the transcendence of God. Articles.
55. 1991. Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Marzieh Gail, trans. . Bahá’u’lláh's most well-known mystical works, written in Baghdad after his return from Kurdistan in 1856. Writings.
56. 1989. Siete Valles y Los Cuatro Valles, Los. Bahá'u'lláh. Spanish translation of Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. Books.
57. 1968. Becoming Your True Self. Daniel C. Jordan. The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation. Essays.
58. 1966. Seven Valleys, The: Notes from a Deepening Class. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Lengthy notes from a deepening led by Hand of the Cause Faizi in Haifa, Israel. Study.
59. 1957. Introduction to the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. Robert L. Gulick. Essay included as a preface to a 1952 edition of Seven Valleys and published as a stand-alone booklet in 1957; see miscellanie.com Essays.
60. 1956. Notes on Words of the Guardian. Virginia Orbison. Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Made by Virginia Orbison, January 15 to February 11". Pilgrims.
61. 1938. Seven Valleys of Baha'u'llah: A Meditation. George Townshend. Essays.
62. 1923-02. Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accompanied Fadl's second tour of the USA and Canada. Talks.
63. 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds. Francis Henry Skrine. An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá. Books.
64. 1909/1911. Splendour of God, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahá'ís. Eric Hammond, comp. An early overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history, along with early translations of Seven Valleys, Hidden Words, and selected texts from other tablets. Books.

1. 1858-12-00 —
   It was in this period that Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Seven Valleys (Haft Vadi) in response to a request from a Súfí, Shaykh Muhyi'd-Dín, the Qádí of Khániqayn, whom He may have met in Kurdistán. In it Bahá'u'lláh described the "seven stages which the soul of the seeker must needs traverse ere it can attain the object of its existence." These seven stages were originally proposed by the great Persian Sufi poet Shaykh Faridu'd-Din Attar (d1230C.E) in his renowned work the Mantiqu't-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds.) [BBS94; GPB140; BBD206; BBRSM:64; SA150; BKG161-163; RoB1p98-101]
   • For details of the composition and content of the Seven Valleys see SA150.
2. 1860-00-00 —
   The revelation of Javáhiru'l-Asrár, (meaning literally the "gems" or "essences" of mysteries) (in Arabic) by Bahá'u'lláh in reply to a question posed by Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sihdihí Isfahání, who, at the time, was residing in Karbilá. One of the central themes of the treatise is the subject of "transformation", meaning the return of the Promised One in a different human guise. The second theme can be said to be mystical in nature. It has many similarities to The Seven Valleys. Bahá'u'lláh described the seven valleys, but the names and orders of valleys are slightly different from those found in the book of The Seven Valleys [GDMii]
   • BBS94 says this was revealed at about the same time as the Seven Valleys.
   • It was published in English in 2002 under the title Gems of Divine Mysteries. [Chronology 2002-06-26]
   • For a synopsis of the treaties see Gems of Mysteries (Javáhiru'l-Asrár): Wilmette Institute faculty notes by Muin Afnani, 1999.
   • See The Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh compiled by Arjen Bolhuis. 2002.
   • See Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mysteries (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys by Fadl Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadl Mazandarani) originally published in "Star of the West", 13:11, pages 301-303, 1923-02.
   • See A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith by Christopher Buck published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 8:4, page 1–48, Ottawa: Association for Bahá'í Studies, 1998. iiiii
3. 1905-00-00 — The first publication of The Seven Valleys in the West. It was translated from Persian into French by Hippolyte Dreyfus and Chirazi and was bound with The Hidden Words (Les Paroles cachées). This French translation was further translated into English by Julie Chanler in 1933 (or 1936), accounts differ. [About the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys; Collins1.112]
4. 1906-00-00 —
   The first translation of The Seven Valleys into English was done Ali Kuli Khan and reprinted frequently by the Bahá'í Publishing Committee. A revised translation done by him and his daughter, Marzieh Gail, in 1945. An introduction was added in 1952. [Collins1.114; About the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys; RG48]
   • The original, The Seven Valleys Revealed by Baha'u'llah at Baghdad, in answer to Questions Asked by Sheik Abdur Rahman, a Great Mohammedan, Mystic Sufi Leader.
   • The pdf.
5. 1936-00-05 —
   The Seven Valleys was published in revised translation by Ali Kuli Khan by the US Bahá'í Publishing Committee. A later revision by Khan and Marzieh Gail was published in 1945. [Collins1.113; About the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys; Collins1.114]
   • In 1968 the US Bahá'í Publishing Trust bundled it with another allegorical treaties that was revealed in the late Baghdad period, under the title The Seven Valleys And the Four Valleys. It had several reprints until 1984. [Collins1.114, 1.115, 1.116, 1.117]
   • These two works were part of the publication Call of the Divine Beloved published in 2019. .
6. 2002-06-26 —
   The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the publication of Gems of Divine Mysteries in English. The book is a letter written in reply to a seeker who asked about the relationship of prophecy to the Bábí Faith, and Bahá'u'lláh used that question as an opportunity to elaborate a number of related subjects. The book relates closely to two other major works of Bahá'u'lláh: The Seven Valleys (Haft-Vadi), an exposition on the progression of the soul, and The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan). [BW'02-'03pg37, BWNS174]
   • The volume was originally titled Javahiru'l-Asrar, and was written in Arabic during Bahá'u'lláh's residence in Iraq where He was exiled from 1853 until 1863. [One Country Vol.14 Issue 2]
7. 2019-02-05 —
   The announcement of the publication of The Call of the Divine Beloved by the Bahá'í World Centre. The book contained revised translations of The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys as well as five newly published selections from Bahá'u'lláh's writings, including Rashḥ-i-'Amá (The Clouds of the Realms Above). This tablet is considered to be among the first if not the first revealed by Bahá'u'lláh after being apprised that He was to be the Manifestation of God.
   • For more information about this Tablet and its significance see 1852 (between Aug - Nov).

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