1. 2025-09. Epistle of the Báb Addressed to Mullá Muḥammad ʿAlí-i-Bárfurúshí, the Peerless Quddús, An. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . A Tablet of proclamation, call to faith, and mystical symbolism. Translations.
2. 2025. Superstition and the Structure of True Knowledge: A Bahá'í Critique of Khurāfāt and Epistemic Deviation. Iman Motlagh Arani. Superstitions — numerology, astrology, psychic powers, esoteric myths — are an epistemic and spiritual deviation from true knowledge, incompatible with the divine purpose of human understanding; superstition's psychological, cultural, and ethical effects. Articles-unpublished.
3. 2024-08. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg). Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . Authorized translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Templer Society, emphasizing devotion, fulfillment of prophecies, and the transformative power of the Word of God. Writings.
4. 2023. La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment. Pierre Daoust. Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le faire en pratique à l'aide de quelques exemples. Articles-unpublished.
5. 2020-07. Discovering a Sacred Numerical Pattern from Baha'i Scriptures. Romuald Boubou Moyo. Brief analysis of the inheritance shares outlined in the Kitab-i-Aqdas and how the abjad system of numerology might shed light on hidden patterns. Resources.
6. 2020. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh. Grover Gonzales. On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets and talismans, as tools to help his disciples find and recognize the coming Manifestation, the "Qa'im," Man Yuzhiruhu'lláh. Articles-unpublished.
7. 2015. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses. Todd Lawson. Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their resolution; relation between form and content; prominence of epiphany; manifestation, advent and apocalypse; and the theme of heroism, reading and identity. Articles.
8. 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 Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging. Bibliographies.
9. 2007. Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings, A: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá. Vahid Behmardi, William F. McCants. English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Báb’s Writings". Articles.
10. 2004/2013. Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar. Robin Mihrshahi. Symbolism in the Bahá'í-era calendar, some Shaykhí origins of the Báb’s cosmology and ontology, and how these Shaykhí concepts find symbolic expression in the structure and organization of the Badí‘ calendar. Articles-unpublished.
11. 2004. "Symbolism in the Badí' Calendar," by Robin Mihrshahi: Review. Ismael Velasco. Reviews.
12. 2002. Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary. Sen McGlinn. On Bahá'í use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book of Revelation. Reviews.
13. 2000. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience. Miriam Dixson. The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology, to commitment to the world ideals of the Bahá'í Faith. Biographies.
14. 1999-04. Overview of the Abjad numerological system. Frank Lewis. Numerological analysis of the word bahá. Essays.
15. 1999-01-24. Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism. Universal House of Justice. The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Bahá'í symbol, in comparison and relation to the official five-pointed star and the Greatest Name symbols. UHJ-letters.
16. 1998-12. Apocalypse, The: An Exegesis. Robert Riggs. Detailed study of astrology, numerology, and other esoterica, in an attempt to understand The Revelation of St. John the Divine through eyes of Bahá'í interpretation. Books.
17. 1998-08-12. Mark of the Beast and Implanted Computer Chips. Universal House of Justice. Concerns about implanted computer chips as the "Mark of the Beast," and the response of individual Bahá'ís to government. UHJ-letters.
18. 1997 March-April. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response. William P. Collins. Context of Bahá'í numerology. Reviews.
19. 1996. Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n. John Walbridge. Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab. Translations.
20. 1995-06. Number 19 in the Qur'an, The. Abdulrahman Lomax. Discussion of a study by a Muslim which purports to demonstrate that the Qur'an is comprised of mystical units of 19. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith. Essays.
21. 1994. Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám). Abdu'l-Bahá, Denis MacEoin, trans. . Explanation of the numerological significances of Bahá’ and the ringstone symbol. Translations.
22. 1991-02-05. When Saddam Hussein's Number Comes Up. Said Zafar. Brief article on the history and symbolism of the number 19, with mention of the Bahá'ís and Saddam Hussein's tolerance of religious minorities. Newspapers.
23. 1991-01. Five Questions: Loss of Voting Rights, Mani, Magi, Five-Pointed Star, Joseph Smith. Universal House of Justice. Responses to various questions. Closes with quotations on Confucianism and Genesis. UHJ-letters.
24. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.
25. 1982. Disconnected Letters of the Qur'an and the Significance of the Number 19. Robert T. Cameron. Critique of Rashad Khalifa's (disputed) study purporting to find a "deep structure" of 19 in the Qur'an. Articles-unpublished.
26. 1975. Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. Book includes no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is quite relevant. Books.
27. 1974-12. Nine-pointed star in microscopic images of the algae Chlamydomonas. T. Cavalier-Smith. Electron-microscope enlarged structures that appear to form Bahá'í symbols. From "Basal Body and Flagellar Development during the Vegetative Cell Cycle and the Sexual cycle of Chlamydomonas Reinhardii." Visual.
28. 1973. Spiritualism, Reincarnation and Related Subjects. Author unknown, comp. Includes psychic phenomena, spiritual healing, and astrology. Compilations-NSA.
29. 1957. Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet: together with the Numerical Value of the letters (Abjad Reckoning). Marzieh Gail, Roger Coe, ed. . Persian letter, key, transliteration, pronunciation, and Abjad value. Resources.

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