1. 2025-10. Báb's Epistle Refuting the Claims to the Station of Bābiyyat (Gatehood), The. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . On the wisdom underlying the Báb's early declarations and the measured manner in which He unveiled His Cause; Shí‘í expectations concerning the promised Qá’im; spontaneous revelation of the Word of God as a true proof. Translations.
2. 2025. Qur'án in Bahá'í Writings, The. Todd Lawson, Necati Alkan. Overview of the place of the Qur'án in Bahá'í theology and hermeneutics, and as featured in the writings of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, and Abdu'l-Bahá. Articles.
3. 2023. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The. Todd Lawson. The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite). Articles.
4. 2023. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850). Zackery Mirza Heern. Writings of the Báb can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'án, the original Qur'án, and divine revelation; the metaphors and symbolism of Gate (Báb), Remembrance (Dhikr), and Point (Nuqtah). Link to article (offsite). Articles.
5. 2020-04-10. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi. Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. . Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Báb’s Writings, delivered at the Swedish and Norwegian Bahá'í summer school 2019, highlighting key theological concepts and themes. Includes some provisional translations quoted in the talks. Talks.
6. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell; the Imamate, the Hidden Imam; divine justice and free will; reason, independence; human rights, equality, women. Links to audio files, offsite. Audio.
7. 2019. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An. Foad Seddigh. This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His complete station of prophethood to the public. It comments on an Islamic prayer for the advent of the promised Qa'im. Includes translation. Articles.
8. 2018. Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology. Sohrab Kourosh. The Kitáb-i-Íqán resolves and removes eschatological barriers and establishes the fundamentals of a universal religion and a universal theology, that integrates and harmonizes other contending ideologies. Articles.
9. 2016. Fire and Light in the Báb's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qá'im. Nader Saiedi. Audio.
10. 2016. A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám. Abdu'l-Bahá, Adib Masumian, trans. . On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Imam and the Qa'im. Translations.
11. 2016. Regarding Jaʻfar-i-Kadhdháb ('Jaʻfar the Liar'). Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, trans. . One-paragraph passage about the mystical cities Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the truthfulness of a figure, Jaʻfar (connected with the history of the Twelfth Imam). Translations.
12. 2015. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, trans. . One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi. Translations.
13. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts. Audio.
14. 2012. Most Noble Pattern, A: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, `Alí Muhammad Shirazi (1819-1850). Todd Lawson, ed, Omid Ghaemmaghami, ed. Sixteen essays by many of the leading specialists on the sometimes very difficult and challenging writings of the Báb. Includes link to audio recordings of a descendant of the Báb reading from his works. Books.
15. 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 Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging. Bibliographies.
16. 2005. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The. Stephen Lambden. Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’llah’s globalism, verses breaks between the two, e.g. the abandoning of jihad as a means of promoting a globalisation process. Articles.
17. 2004. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture. Ismael Velasco. Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Bahá'u'lláh's and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's position on the occultation and the Qá'ím, and the historicity of the 12th Imám in the Bahá'í writings. Articles-unpublished.
18. 2000. Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam. Abbas Amanat. Shi'i Mahdism, beliefs on the end of time, and overview of the rise of the Bábí Faith. Excerpts.
19. 1999 Spring. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The. Ahang Rabbani. The history of Hájí Mírzá Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab. Articles.
20. 1997-06. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad, Denis MacEoin, trans. . Translation of the questions submitted to Bahá'u'lláh by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal uncle of the Bab, whichled to the revelation of the Kitab-i Iqan. Histories.
21. 1997. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D.. Said Amir Arjomand. Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and the formal beginnings of the doctrine of the "hidden" twelfth Imam. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
22. 1996-11. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective. Said Amir Arjomand. Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth Imam. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
23. 1996. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism. Said Amir Arjomand. Overview of the Shi'i doctrine of occultation, or the "Hidden Imam," and how this idea evolved into a principle of salvation: historical background; hidden God / sealed prophecy; theodicy and law; rationalization. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
24. 1995. Shi`i Islam. Moojan Momen. Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Bahá'í Faith. Encyclopedia.
25. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Encyclopedia.
26. 1969. Bábism, Bahá'ism and the Ulama. Hamid Algar. On the differing approaches by the Iranian state and the clergy to the Bábí movement. Excerpts.

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