- Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination, The: Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community, by Anthony Lee (2025). The account of the declaration of the Báb to Mullá Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn Breakers vs. the accounts of two eyewitnesses, the Báb's wife Khadijih Bagum and his servant Haji Mubarak; "academic history" vs. "sacred history."
- 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.
- Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community, by Iscander Micael Tinto (2016). The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were the examples against which the general population measured itself. Comparison of Attar's "Muslim Saints and Mystics" with Abdu'l-Bahá's "Memorials."
- Memorials of the Faithful: The Democratization of Sainthood, by Moojan Momen (2016). Hagiography in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the precedent of Faridu'd-Din's "Memorials of the Saints"; Abdu'l-Bahá innovations in this traditional literary format.
- When the Saints Come Marching In: The Art of Bahá'í Biography, by Sidney Edward Morrison, Frank Lewis (1986). Comments on hagiography, including reviews of nine popular Bahá'í biographies. Includes response "In Praise of Saints" by Frank Lewis (from dialogue 1:3).
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