1. 2015. Words of Power: Ḥurūfī Teachings between Shiʿism and Sufism in Medieval Islam: The Original Doctrine of Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov. Explores the origins, context, and legacy of Hurufism, a 14th century mystical Islamic movement centered on the divine nature of letters. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but gives context to some terms used in the Bahá'í Writings. Books.
2. 2002. Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl): A commentary on the Sura of Joseph, "The Best of Stories". The Báb, Todd Lawson, trans. . Translation, and lengthy commentary, on the Súratu’l-Nahl. Translations.
3. 2001-01. Coincidentia Oppositorum in the Qayyum al-Asma: The terms "Point" (nuqta), "Pole" (qutb), "Center" (markaz) and the Khutbat al-tatanjiya. Todd Lawson. The importance of the Khutba al-tutunjiya for a study of the Bab's writings; the presence in the Qayyum al-asma of the motif of the coincidentia oppositorum, in distinctively Shi'i form, as an expression of its "apocalyptic imagination". Articles-unpublished.
4. 2001. "Point" and "Letter" in the Writings of the Báb. Muhammad Afnan. In the Báb’s writings, the Point of Truth is the source of all existence in both the spiritual and the material world, and letters and words are given spiritual meaning. His system is distinctively different from that of the Hurúfís and Nuqtavís, however. Articles.
5. 1954-06. From Sect to Church: A Sociological Interpretation of the Bahá'í Movement [excerpt]. Peter Ludwig Berger. Early notable thesis by an eminent sociologist; first chapter only (for an assessment of Berger's work on Bahá'í, see the note). Theses.

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