- Bahá'u'lláh. William F. McCants, trans. Changing Pronouns and Dropping 'Say' in Prayers (2010-09). One short paragraph which explains that it is acceptable to substitute "and make him" with "and make me" when reciting prayers. It is also acceptable to omit the prefatory "Say" in invocations.
- Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Materials Provided by the Bahá'í World Centre on Gender in the Writings, and Matters of Translation (2002-07-25). A collection of letters about gender pronouns in Writings, a compilation concerning the translations of Shoghi Effendi, the literary style of translation, and guidance on translating the Writings into indigenous languages.
- Universal House of Justice. Obligatory Prayer, Questions about (2000-11-28). Answers to four questions about reciting prayers at meetings; changing language gender; repetition of Greatest Name; and raising hands.
- Universal House of Justice. Permission to Change Pronouns in Private Prayer (2022-02-10). Bahá'u'lláh's permission to change the pronoun when reciting a prayer (e.g. from "him" to "me") should be applied only when it is recited in private and only by changing the third person to the first, where appropriate.
- Todd Lawson. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The (2023). The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
- Khazeh Fananapazir. 'Thee' and 'thee' in the translation of the Súrih of the Temple (Súriy-i-Haykal) (2003).
- Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Use of Masculine Pronouns and Images (2002-07-25). Overview of the use of gender terms in language, and a "cover letter" introduction to four compilations prepared by the Bahá'í World Centre which were attached to the cover letter.
- Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Use of the Masculine Gender in the Bahá'í Writings, The: Extracts from Letters Written By and on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice (2002). Extracts from letters from the House of Justice from 1981-1999 on general principles in relation to this subject and the Bahá'í perspective on it.
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