1. 2025-11. Báb's Commentary on the Ḥadíth Every Day is ʿĀshūrāʾ, The: A Treatise on the Eternal Reality and Divine Mystery of the Martyrdom of Imām Ḥusayn. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — A mystical commentary on this hadith, portraying the martyrdom of Imam Husayn as the Countenance of ...
2. 2018/2024. عاقبت بخیر: شرح حیات عبدالو ه اب ذبیحی، بستگان و آباء و اجداد (Blessed End: A History of the Zabihi Family). Zia'u'lláh Zabihi, Foad Seddigh, ed. . — Story of the life of Abdu'l-Vahhab Dhabihi, as narrated by his son.
3. 2018/2024. Profitable End, A: A History of the Zabihi Family. Zia'u'lláh Zabihi, Foad Seddigh, ed, Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, trans. . — Detailed account of the life of ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab Dhabiḥi and his family, including bios of 17 ma...
4. 2018/2024. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
5. 2018/2023. Now They Are Hanging Women. Jaine Toth. — Presentation and script of a presentation on contemporary persecution of Baha'is in Iran; title take...
6. 2015-03-23. Request for Designation as Martyr of Alonzo Twine. Universal House of Justice. — In response to a request that Alonzo Twine, the first Baha'i in the state of South Carolina, be name...
7. 2014. صبح بيداری تاریخ دیانت بابی و بهائي در نی‌ریز (Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Baháʼí Faiths in Nayriz). Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman, Maryam Rouhani Seysan, trans. . — An historical account of the brutal persecutions of 1850, 1853, and 1909 in the town of Nayriz, Iran...
8. 2014. Birth of a Monotheistic Religion in Modernity, The: On Jihad and Martyrdom in the Baha'i Faith. Sasha Dehghani. — The Baha'i Faith responds to major questions of modernity such as the claims of science, world peace...
9. 2014. Martyrdom and Servanthood in the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths: A Struggle to Defend a Cosmic Order. Per-Olof Akerdahl. — From mystical Islam stems the ideal of servanthood, which is preferred over a concept of martyrdom t...
10. 2014. Between Karbalá' and Tabríz: Contested Martyrdom Narratives. Moojan Momen. — On two models of martyrdom in the time after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, that of the ruling elit...
11. 2013. Human Station in the Bahá'í Faith: Selected Sections: Philosophy and Knowledge of the Divine. 'Alí Murád Dávúdí, Riaz Masrour, trans, Vahid Rafati, comp. . — A collection of talks by the Baha’i teacher and philosopher Dr. A. M. Davúdi on selected philosop...
12. 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 Masum...
13. 2008?. Martyrdom. Todd Lawson. — Overview of the history of and sacred texts about martyrdom in Islam, with a passing mention of the ...
14. 2006. Bábís of Nayriz, The: History and Documents. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Extensive collection of historical documents: autobiographies, narratives, genealogies and chronolog...
15. 2005. Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The. Jack McLean. — Martial symbology is common in the Baha'i Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writ...
16. 2004-08-15. "To dance like Solomon": Imitation and Martyrdom in a Qajar Ghazal. Dominic Parvis Brookshaw. — Maryam Bushru'i (1815-1902), a sister of Mulla Husayn Bushru'i, produced a bold, emotionally charged...
17. 2004-06. Reunion with the Beloved: Poetry and Martyrdom. John S. Hatcher, ed, Amrollah Hemmat, ed. — Poetry by or in honor of early Babi and Baha'i martyrs. Includes foreword by Hushmand Fatheazam, and...
18. 2004. Service, Joy and Sacrifice: An Essay on Commentaries by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. James B. Thomas. — On the exemplary life of service to God and to humankind; choosing to change one's life from predom...
19. 2002. Dress for Mona, A: Abridged one-act version. Mark Perry. — The story of Mona Mahmudnizhad.
20. 2001-09. Theology of Osama bin Laden, The: History and 9/11. Susan Maneck. — Overview of the Muslim thinkers who influenced bin Laden and their motivations, and some historical ...
21. 1999. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Biography of Siyyid Ismail of Zavarih. Iraj Ayman.
22. 1999. Daniel's Visions. Don Dainty. — On the vision of the "Abomination that makes desolation" and the "cleansing of the sanctuary after 2...
23. 1997. Martyrdom in Jihad. Jonah Winters. — Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three di...
24. 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.
25. 1995-12. Police Forces Bearing Arms, Bahá'í Enlistment in. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters from the House on joining armed police forces, e.g. the Ulster Defence Regiment and the ...
26. 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 ...
27. 1992. Windows to the Past. Darius K. Shahrokh, Grace Shahrokh, comp. . — Deepening talks on 25 topics about Baha'i history and teachings, downloadable in MP3 audio format an...
28. 1992. Mystery of Martyrdom, The. Darius K. Shahrokh, Grace Shahrokh. — Life stories of many early martyrs, and some explanations of what inspires self-sacrifice.
29. 1985. The Story of Mona: 1965-1983. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. — Biography of Mona Mahmudnizhad, an Iranian teenager who, in 1983, together with nine other women, wa...
30. 1984/2005. 20,000 Martyrs, Source of Statements about. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Two letters from the Research Department.
31. 1983-07-04. European Bahá'í Youth Conference in Innsbruck. Universal House of Justice. — Challenges facing European Baha'i Youth, followed by consolation to Baha'i youth in light of the 198...
32. 1983-03. On Jesus' Cry from the Cross. Christopher Buck. — Comments on an article by Stephen Lambden on "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
33. 1983. Human Responses to Life Stress and Suffering. Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian. — The human response to stressful events; coping mechanisms, including those of Baha'i martyrs; respon...
34. 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.
35. 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...
36. 1956. Sufferings of Bahá'u'lláh and Their Significance, The. George Townshend. — Short essay on martyrdom and the Fire Tablet.
37. 1945. The White Silk Dress. Marzieh Gail. — An "intimate portrait" of Ṭahirih first published Friday April 21, 1944.
38. 1933-07. Interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, An. Mary Hanford Ford. — Discussing spiritual insights, martyrdom, and labor-saving machines' role in societal advancement.
39. 1933. Drama of the Kingdom. Abdu'l-Bahá, Mary Basil Hall. — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...

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