- Babi Concept of Holy War, The, by Denis MacEoin (1982). — An influential and controversial article, one of the first modern academic examinations of Babi hist...
- Bahá'í Fundamentalism and the Academic Study of the Babi Movement, by Denis MacEoin (1986). — A response to Afnan and Hatcher's "Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins," on the issue...
- Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination, by Todd Lawson (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
- Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice: Commentary and Translation, by Christopher Buck, Adib Masumian (2014/2018). — The tablet Riḍvānu’l-‘Adl, "Paradise of Justice," shows how the concept of justice — which...
- Birth of a Monotheistic Religion in Modernity, The: On Jihad and Martyrdom in the Baha'i Faith, by Sasha Dehghani (2014). — The Baha'i Faith responds to major questions of modernity such as the claims of science, world peace...
- Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East, by Kamran Ekbal (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
- Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions, by Jonah Winters (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi 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.
- Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb, by Nader Saiedi: Review, by Jack McLean (2009). — Review of the book, expanded into an essay on the Bab's ethics, laws, and use of symbolism.
- Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh, Anonymous, comp. (2018/2020). — Laws abolished from previous religions and from the Bayan.
- Martyrdom in Jihad, by Jonah Winters (1997). — Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three di...
- Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The, by Stephen Lambden (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
- Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The, by Jack McLean (2005). — Martial symbology is common in the Baha'i Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writ...
- No More Jihad: Muhammad's Message in Baha'u'llah's Dream, by Christopher Buck, Necati Alkan (2017-01-23). — Essay about a Tablet of Baha’u’llah in which He describes a dream in which He "associated" with ...
- Note on Maceoin's 'Bahá'í Fundamentalism' and 'Afnán, Hatcher and an old bone', by Muhammad Afnan, William S. Hatcher, Denis MacEoin (1986). — Two shorter follow-up essays, offering closing thoughts on a previously-published debate about issue...
- Qur'an and Violence against Non-believers, The, by Ted Brownstein (2017). — An examination of two sections of The Qur'an that supposedly authorize the slaughter of innocent non...
- Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia Kees Poolman, trans. (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
- Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace, by Nader Saiedi (2019-05). — The writings of Baha'u'llah reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and socia...
- Theology of Osama bin Laden, The: History and 9/11, by Susan Maneck (2001-09). — Overview of the Muslim thinkers who influenced bin Laden and their motivations, and some historical ...
- View on Islam, A, by Amin Banani (1969). — This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Baha'is."
- Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim), by David Russell Garcia (2003-10). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
- Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins, by Muhammad Afnan, William S. Hatcher (1985). — A critique of articles by Denis MacEoin, and a defense of Baha'i interpretations of history vis-à-v...
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