1. 2025-11. Exalted Prayer of the Báb for Imām Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī, The. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — A prayer for the second Imam, extolling the sovereignty, grandeur, and sanctity of God, creation, an... Translations.
2. 2025. Devotional Wisdom: Commentaries on Prayer and Supplication in Imami Shí'í Islam. Gianni Izzo. — Dissertation exploring Shi'i supplication (du'ā'), analyzing commentaries by four scholars, includi... Theses.
3. 2024-12. Seeing the Signs: The Imamate in Sayyid Kāẓim al-Rashtī’s (d. 1259/1843) Sharḥ Duʿāʾ al-simāt. Gianni Izzo. — The role of interpretation in al-Rashti's "Commentary on the supplication of signs" in articulating ... Articles.
4. 2024. Metaphorical Literalism and the Poetics of Reality: Ahmad Ahsá'í, Figuration, and the World of Images. Todd Lawson. — Overview of the life of Shaykh Ahmad; his thoughts about the technical rhetorical terms mithal, math... Articles.
5. 2024. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alí: Parallel English-Arabic Text. al-Sharif al-Radi, Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. . — Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety... Books.
6. 2020-06. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn. Ismael Velasco. — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r... Articles-unpublished.
7. 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 Bab’s Writings, delivered at the... Talks.
8. 2020-04. Tafsír as Mystical Experience, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck. Reviews.
9. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into... Audio.
10. 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;... Audio.
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 ... Resources.
12. 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... Translations.
13. 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 Im... Translations.
14. 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.
15. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola... Audio.
16. 2014. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics. Foad Seddigh. — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of... Articles.
17. 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 wr... Books.
18. 2008. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only). Nader Saiedi. — A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Bab. ... Excerpts.
19. 2007. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat. Khazeh Fananapazir. — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur... Articles.
20. 2007. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The. Todd Lawson. — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own... Articles.
21. 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’lla... Articles.
22. 2005. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad. Todd Lawson. — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w... Articles.
23. 2004. Textual Resurrection: Book, Imám, and Cosmos in the Qur'án Commentaries of the Báb. Vahid Brown. — on the notions of textuality underlying the Bab's Qur'anic commentaries; the history of Qur'anic com... Articles.
24. 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 Baha'u'll... Articles-unpublished.
25. 2003. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf). Universal House of Justice. — Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Baha'i texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters... UHJ-letters.
26. 2002. Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn). Bahá'u'lláh, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. . — Tablet in honor of Imam Husayn, the prince of martyrs, with whom Baha'u'llah identified in a mystica... Translations.
27. 2002. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The. Todd Lawson. — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant... Articles.
28. 2001. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat). Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . — A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Baha'is because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i�... Translations.
29. 2001. Sermon of Glorification (Khutbat'ul-Iftikhár). Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . — A sermon by the first Imam of Shi'i Islam, alluded to by Baha'u'llah in the Kitab-i-Iqan. Translations.
30. 2000-07. Sermon of the Gulf. Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Hafiz Rajab al-Bursi, comp. . — The source of Baha'u'llah's quotation "Anticipate ye the Revelation of Him Who conversed with Moses ... Translations.
31. 2000. Sermon of the Gulf (Khutbih Tutunjiyyih): Introduction. Khazeh Fananapazir. — Essay on Imam `Ali's sermon, which is also the source of Baha'u'llah's quote in Epistle to the Son o... Study.
32. 1999 Spring. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The. Ahang Rabbani. — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab. Articles.
33. 1998-02. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction. Juan Cole. — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893). Study.
34. 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 Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un... Histories.
35. 1997. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions. Jonah Winters. — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history. Personal.
36. 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 t... Articles.
37. 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... Articles.
38. 1996. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship. Jonah Winters. — Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunni... Personal.
39. 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 ... Articles.
40. 1995. Shi`i Islam. Moojan Momen. — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith. Encyclopedia.
41. 1993 Fall. "I am all the Prophets": The Poetics of Pluralism in Bahá'í Texts. Juan Cole. — Literary analysis of a passage from Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm) in which Baha'u'llah identifies ... Articles.
42. 1986. Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní): Excerpts. Bahá'u'lláh, Nahzy Abadi Buck, trans, Christopher Buck, trans. . — Excerpts translated by Christopher and Nahzy Buck in Studies in Babi and Baha’i History vol. 3 (Ka... Translations.
43. 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.
44. 1977. Prince of Martyrs, The: A brief account of the Imam Husayn. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — The story of the Third Imam, whose death in the year 680 became a pivotal event for Shi'i Islam. Books.
45. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we... Books.

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