1. 2025-08. Epistle of the Báb to Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid `Alí from Konár-Takhteh, The. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — Historical context and translation of a letter from the Bab to the Greatest Uncle, written at Konar-...
2. 2025. Qur'án in Bahá'í Writings, The. Todd Lawson, Necati Alkan. — Overview of the place of the Qur'an in Baha'i theology and hermeneutics, and as featured in the writ...
3. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
4. 2023. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The. Todd Lawson. — The term badi', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Bab in his proclamatory work the...
5. 2023. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850). Zackery Mirza Heern. — Writings of the Bab can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'an, the original Qur'an, and divine...
6. 2022-08-27. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings. Christopher Buck. — Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metapho...
7. 2020-04. Tafsír as Mystical Experience, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck.
8. 2020. Maid of Heaven, The: A Personal Compilation. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Anonymous, comp. . — Compilation of texts related to the Maid of Heaven, a personification of the “Most Great Spirit."
9. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;...
10. 2019. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare. Tom Lysaght. — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin...
11. 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih. John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
12. 2019. Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, The. Todd Lawson. — On how tafsir, Islam, and the Qur'an have had a great impact on the form and content of the Baha'i r...
13. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
14. 2017-09-18. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks. Steven Phelps. — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
15. 2017 Autumn. Signs: Quranic Themes in the Writings of the Báb. Todd Lawson. — With the composition of the Qayyum al-asma, the Bab demonstrated the incredible breadth and depth of...
16. 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 r...
17. 2014. Tablet of Patience (Surih Sabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics. Foad Seddigh. — This significant Tablet from Ridvan 1863 covers the Seal of the Prophets, appearance and presence of...
18. 2013. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Moojan Momen. — Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the ...
19. 2012. Most Noble Pattern, A: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb, `Alí Muhammad Shirazi (1819-1850). Todd Lawson, ed, Omid Ghaemmaghami, ed. — Sixteen essays by many of the leading specialists on the sometimes very difficult and challenging wr...
20. 2012. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam, by Todd Lawson: Review. Christopher Buck.
21. 2012. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph. Todd Lawson. — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q...
22. 2012. Readings from the Writings of The Báb. The Báb, Muhammad Afnan, reader. . — Link to audio recordings of a descendant of the Bab reading from two of his most important works, Qa...
23. 2011. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab. Moojan Momen. — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
24. 2008. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only). Nader Saiedi. — A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Bab. ...
25. 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 Bab’s Writ...
26. 2005. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The. Stephen Lambden. — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
27. 2003. Multivalent Mahdihood: Karim Khan Kirmani's Early Critique of the Multiple Claims of the Bab. William F. McCants. — Shaykhi critiques of the Qayyum al-asma; the nature of the Bab's gradually unfolding claims, first a...
28. 2002. Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl): A commentary on the Sura of Joseph, "The Best of Stories". The Báb, Todd Lawson, trans. . — Translation, and lengthy commentary, on the Súratu’l-Nahl.
29. 2001-01. Coincidentia Oppositorum in the Qayyum al-Asma: The terms "Point" (nuqta), "Pole" (qutb), "Center" (markaz) and the Khutbat al-tatanjiya. Todd Lawson. — The importance of the Khutba al-tutunjiya for a study of the Bab's writings; the presence in the Qa...
30. 1999-12. Studies in Honor of the Late Hasan M. Balyuzi: Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions vol. 5, ed. Moojan Momen: Review. Frank Lewis. — Review of a collection of five articles about various subjects.
31. 1999. Qayyúm-al-'Asmá: Notes on Joseph. Brent Poirier, Stephen Lambden.
32. 1999. Qayyúm-al-'Asmá: Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Ismael Velasco, Todd Lawson.
33. 1997-98 Winter. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The. Jim Stokes. — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c...
34. 1997. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation. Ross Woodman. — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
35. 1990. Interpretation as Revelation: The Qur'an Commentary of the Báb. Todd Lawson. — Overview and context of two of the Bab's earliest writings and their relevance to Shaykh Ahmad al-Ah...
36. 1988. Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The. Todd Lawson. — Who is the "voice" of the Qayyum al-Asma: the person Ali-Muhammad Shirazi, the hidden Imam through T...
37. 1987-07. Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The: Doctoral dissertation. Todd Lawson. — A study of the Bab's two earliest works, partial commentaries on the Qur'an entitled "Tafsir súrat ...
38. 1985. Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins. Muhammad Afnan, William S. Hatcher. — A critique of articles by Denis MacEoin, and a defense of Baha'i interpretations of history vis-à-v...
39. 1982 [1976]. Selections from the Writings of the Báb. The Báb, Habib Taherzadeh, trans, Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre, trans. .
40. 1982. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb. Moojan Momen. — The trial of Mulla `Ali Bastami was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the fi...
41. 1971. Institute on Islam. Peter J. Khan. — Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend ...

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2. 1845-08-00 — The Bab was released to the custody of His uncle, Haji Mirza Siyyid 'Ali. [DB151, LTDT13] Bab was...

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