- "A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland, by Jan T. Jasion (1978-12). — On the earliest mentions of the Babi Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablon...
- Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other", by Jan T. Jasion (2021-02). — On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Baha's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xeno...
- Across Coveted Lands, by Henry Savage-Landor (1903). — Brief mention of the Baha'is of Yazd.
- Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher, by Leonard Harris, Charles Molesworth (2008). — Three paragraphs mentioning the Baha'i Faith.
- Anatolica, by Harry Charles Lukach (1924). — One-page discussion of Mirza Yahya, Subh-i-Azal.
- Báb, The: Newspaper Articles and Other Publications 1845-1859, Jan T. Jasion, comp. (2019-12-26). — List of 1490 articles from newspapers, books, and journals referencing The Bab and the Babis, from E...
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
- Babism: Its Doctrines and Relations to Mission Work, by John H. Shedd (1894). — Early overview of Babi history and teachings, and its relation to Islam and Christianity.
- Babs of Persia, The, by Thomas Chaplin (1871-10-05). — Eight versions/excerpts of an article originally published in The Times of London Oct. 5, 1871, and ...
- Baha'i Faith Will Advertise: Editorial, by Author unknown (1946-09-25). — One-paragraph report of a 1946 outreach effort.
- Bahá'í Temple Moves Toward Completion, by Author unknown (1941-10-22). — One-paragraph blurb from 1941.
- Bahaism, by Author unknown (1913-03). — Early Western report on the Baha'i Faith, notable because it's one of the first references to Baha'u...
- Bushires' British Residency Records (1837-50): The Appearance of Babism in Persia, by Syed Shakeel Ahmed (1995-10). — Records from Mirza 'Ali Akbar, a British agent in Shiraz, from 1837, 1839, and 1850, with possible e...
- Cairo to Persia and Back, by Owen Tweedy (1933). — Mention of Tabriz, and the execution of the Bab.
- Chapters from the Mature Story of a Politician, by Jon Baldvin, Will C. van den Hoonaard, trans. (2002). — Brief extract from a memoir by Iceland's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jon Baldvin (Hannibalsso...
- Christ the Seed, by Francis J. Mott (1939). — Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of discussing the evolution of scripture; brief overvie...
- City of Dancing Dervishes, The: And other sketches and studies from the Near East, by Harry Charles Lukach (1914). — One-half page summary of the Mahdi and Baha'i history.
- Comparative Religion, by Geoffrey Parrinder (1962). — Three passing mentions.
- Constitution of Iran, The: Politics and the State in the Islamic Republic, by Asghar Schirazi (1997). — Passing mention of the Baha'is, in the context of persecutions under Khomeini and human rights viola...
- Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History, by Clive Irving (1979). — Passing mentions of Babi history and the word "Babi" being used as a label to tarnish political diss...
- Days of a Man, The, by David Starr Jordan (1922). — One-paragraph mention of meeting Abdu'l-Baha in 1912.
- Declaration of the Bab (May 1844): A Survey of Sources for Researchers, David Merrick, comp. (2017-12). — English Sources for the Declaration of the Bab placed in chronological/thematic order for comparison...
- Der Islam (Sekten), by Rudolf Strothmann (1948). — Passing mentions in the context of Islamic modernism, the Qajars in the 1840s, and the Nusayris.
- Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Theory, by Duncan H. MacDonald (1903). — Two-page excerpt with a one-sentence mention of Babism.
- Dynamics of the Iranian Revolution, The: The Pahlavis' Triumph and Tragedy, by Jahangir Amuzegar (1991). — One-paragraph discussion of a one-time Iranian conspiracy theory that the Baha'is and Freemasons wer...
- Earliest Published Mention of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in the West: Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung April 8, 1845, by Author unknown (1845-04-08). — Clippings from the newspaper Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (1805 Freiburg – 1859 Leipzig), April 8 1...
- Early Mention of Bábís in Western Newspapers, Summer 1850, by Various (1850). — Very brief newspaper mentions about the rise of the Babi movement: Tioga Eagle (Wellsborough, Pennsy...
- Early Published Mention of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in the West: Morning Advertiser April 16, 1845, by Author unknown (1845-04-16). — Clippings from the newspaper Morning Advertiser, April 16 1845, which one of the earliest known publ...
- Earth in the Balance, by Albert Gore (1993). — One-paragraph mention in a book by Senator, then just-elected Vice-President, of the US.
- Easter in Palestine, 1921-1922, by Millicent Fawcett (1926). — Background of Tiberias, Akka, and Haifa, with passing mentions of The Bab and Abdu'l-Baha.
- Excerpt, by Annemarie Schimmel (1994). — Three passing mentions.
- First Newspaper Stories of the Events of the Bábí Faith: November 1845, Steven Kolins, comp. (2013). — Six versions of some the first public mentions in English of the Babis, from November 1845. [Mention...
- Five Years in a Persian Town, by Napier Malcolm (1907). — Many passing mentions, plus a detailed overview, in an account by a Christian missionary in Yazd, fi...
- Freya Stark: A Biography, by Molly Izzard (1993). — Three passing mentions of the Faith in a book about a British explorer and travel writer. Includes e...
- Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946, by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (2000). — Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of Mirza Askari bin Hidayat Allah al-Husayni, an imam j...
- Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia: With Notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia, by Lady Mary Sheil (1856). — Considered first travel book on Persia by a woman. Of particular interest to Baha'is are her account...
- Glitter of Bahá'ísm, The, by Author unknown (1921-12-24). — Half-page overview of Baha'i history and teachings, written shortly after the passing of Abdu'l-Baha...
- Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia, by A. R. Neligan (1914). — 2-sentence mention of Babis/Baha'is.
- Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu (1859). — 1-sentence mention.
- History of Islamic Societies, A, by Ira Lapidus (1988). — Two passing references, in the context of the ulama vs. the state.
- Huffington Post articles about the Bahá'í Faith, by Various (n.d.). — Link to thousands of items at huffingtonpost.com mentioning, or about, the Baha'i Faithh.
- India: A Modern History, by Percival Spear (1961). — 1-sentence excerpt from Chapter 8, "Islam in India."
- Iran, by Vincent Monteil (1957). — Passing mention of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
- Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine, by Arthur E. Copping (1913-05-23). — A visit to the Akka and its surroundings in 1913; no mention of the Baha'i Faith.
- Le Journal de Constantinople, by Various (1848-1851). — Collection of 818 files, unsorted. They contain an unknown number of references to the Bab and his m...
- Left in Contemporary Iran, The, by Sepehr Zabih (1986). — Discussion of "urban guerilla warfare" pre-1979 with one passing mention of an unnamed Baha'i busine...
- Mahdi in Persia and Syria, The, by Richard G. Badger (1918). — Extract on the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, in a book exploring the concept of the Mahdi, a messianic fig...
- Mention of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths in the New York Times 1852 - 1922, by Various (1852-1922). — 45 articles and brief mentions, spanning 70 years.
- Mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Encyclopedia Iranica: Sixty Excerpts, by Hamid Algar, Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin, et al. (1985-2013). — Excerpts of 60 articles in the Encyclopedia, with links to the offsite originals, which contain a re...
- Mentions of the Faith in the Journal of the American Foreign Services Association, by Various (1937-2024). — All 14 issues containing keyword "Baha'i." With the exception of articles "Murder in Tehran" and "Le...
- Missionaries Who Aided the Cause of God, by Duane L. Herrmann (1991 Spring). — Brief account of the work of Dr. William Cormick and Rev. John H. Shedd and their interest in the Ba...
- Missionary Principles and Practice: A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon them, by Robert E. Speer (1902-08). — Brief testimonial of a "converted Moslem" who turned to Babism, but then became a Christian.
- My Wanderings in Persia, by T. S. Anderson (1880). — Lengthy account of 19th-century travels through Iran. Includes one mention of the "Bawbees." Also in...
- Our Own Times: A Continuous History of the Twentieth Century, by Merwin Bannister (1904). — Brief mention of the Baha'i Faith.
- Peeps Into Persia, by Dorothy de Warzee (1913). — Brief mention of the Baha'i Faith in a travelogue about Persia.
- Persia, by Richard N. Frye (1968). — Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Baha'i schools in the early twentiet...
- Persia: The Land of the Imams, by James Bassett (1886). — Brief mention of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths.
- Persia and Its People, by Ella C. Sykes (1910). — Brief reference to the Baha'is extracted from a popular description of Iran based on extensive trave...
- Persia Past and Present: A Book of Travel and Research, by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1906). — A few passing mentions of the Babis.
- Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The, by Jan T. Jasion (1999 Winter). — Response of non-Baha'i scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Baha'i Faith, in par...
- Religion and Atheism in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, Bohdan R. Bociurkiw, ed. (1975). — Two passing mentions, in the context of Islamic "spiritual administrations" in the USSR.
- Religion in a Secular Age: The search for final meaning, by John Cogley (1968). — 1-sentence mention from Part 3, "The Religious Response to Modernity."
- Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity, by Arthur J. Arberry (1969). — Three mentions of the Babis and Baha'is.
- Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 2, Islam, by Arthur J. Arberry (1969). — Five mentions of the Babis, Baha'is, and Ahmadiyya.
- Religions: A Preliminary Historical and Theological Study, by D. W. Gundry (1958). — Brief 1-paragraph overview of the Baha'i Faith.
- Religions of Modern Syria and Palestine, The, by Frederick Jones Bliss (1912).
- Religious Mission of the English-Speaking Nations, The, by Henry H. Jessup (1894). — The report mentioned by Shoghi Effendi in God Passes By, and often (erroneously) referred to as bein...
- (Report to the) American Oriental Society / A New Prophet, by Austin Wright (1851-06-14). — First paper on Babi history, from a letter to the American Oriental Society, published in multiple n...
- Six Months in Persia, by Edward Stack (1882). — Passing mentions of the Babis. Date not given.
- Something New in Iran, by J. N. Hoare (1937). — Brief (negative) reference to the Baha'is by a Christian missionary in Iran.
- SW. Persia: A Political Officer's Diary 1907-1914, by Arnold Wilson (published as Sir Arnold Wilson) (1941). — Two passing mentions of Baha'is and Babis.
- The Fifth Dimension, by John Hick (1999). — Two passing mentions of the Faith; included because of the author's relevance to Baha'i Studies.
- Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Republic in Iran, by Hamid Dabashi (1993). — Two passing mentions of the Baha'i Faith in the context of Iranian nationalism.
- Turban for the Crown, The, by Said Amir Arjomand (1988). — Passing mentions of Babis and Baha'is on six pages. Includes 2-page Chronology of Significant Events...
- Twentieth-Century Iran, Hossein Amirsadeghi, ed. (1977). — Five passing mentions of the Faith.
- Zustände im Heutigen Persien wie sie das Reisebuch Ibrahim Begs Enthüllt (Conditions in present-day Persia as revealed in Ibrahim Beg's travel book), by Walter Schulz (1903). — Passing mentions of the Babis and their persecutions in the context of the travels through Iran of t...
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