1. 2024/2025. Four Scripts for Dramatic Readings on Holy Days. Jaine Toth. Scripts for Ridván and the martyrdom of the Báb blending storytelling, dramatic readings, poetry and music; one for the Birth of the Bab program without a dramatic reading; a piece on equality for any occasion like Women's History Month.
2. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig L. Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies employed in the original work, and idiosyncrasies of English usage; case study of passage of Bahá'u'lláh as translated into Japanese and Tok Pisin.
3. 2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
4. 2020-2026. Nuggets, The. Badi Shams. A newsletter written from a Bahá’í perspective consisting of inspiring stories, news, and history from the culture and wisdom of Canada's First Nations and all religions, contributing to making the world a better and united place.
5. 2020-04-10. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi. Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. . Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Báb’s Writings, delivered at the Swedish and Norwegian Bahá'í summer school 2019, highlighting key theological concepts and themes. Includes some provisional translations quoted in the talks.
6. 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; the Imamate, the Hidden Imam; divine justice and free will; reason, independence; human rights, equality, women. Links to audio files, offsite.
7. 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 Bahá'u'lláh in His letters.
8. 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 to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
9. 2017/2019. Declaration or Deflection?: An Exploration of the Intent of the Surih-i-Sabr, or Lawh-i-Ayyub. Karen Anne Webb. Does Bahá’u’lláh declare Himself to be the Promised One foretold by the Báb in the Surah of Patience/Job?
10. 2017-2020. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org. Nader Saiedi. Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and global peace, critiquing materialism, nationalism, and advocating societal reform.
11. 2017-2020. Dramatic Readings. Marlene Macke. Nineteen screenplays prepared as part of a Writers' collective at Desert Rose Bahá'í Institute, either fictionalized dramatic presentations of pivotal events in Bahá'í history or adapted from historical books.
12. 2017 Autumn. O Pen!: Reflections on Suriy al-Qalam (Surih of the Pen). Sandra Lynn Hutchison. On the background and themes of Bahá'u'lláh's tablet about the inception of his revelation and the assumption of his prophetic mission. Essay published in online art magazine e*lix*ir.
13. 2017. Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh for Bahá'í Holy Days. Bahá'u'lláh. Forty-five selections revealed for, or relating to, nine Bahá’í Holy Days.
14. 2014/2018. Baha'u'llah's Paradise of Justice: Commentary and Translation. Christopher Buck, Adib Masumian. The tablet Riḍvānu’l-‘Adl, "Paradise of Justice," shows how the concept of justice — which encompasses both faith and action — is the essence of the Baha’i concept of salvation, both individual and societal.
15. 2014/2017/2021. Programs for the Observance of Bahá'í Holy Days. Author unknown, comp. Booklets from four devotional programs at the Wilmette House of Worship: 9th day of Ridván (2014), 1st day of Ridván (2017), martyrdom of The Báb (2017, and birth of Bahá'u'lláh (2021), with selections of relevant passages from the Writings.
16. 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 God, resurrection, and the Qayyum al-Asma. Includes context of Bahá'u'lláh's life and troubles during this period.
17. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts.
18. 2011-09. Ridván, Festival of. Christopher Buck.
19. 2011. As sure as spring follows winter, better times are ahead. Ted Slavin. Seasonal spring can be a metaphor for spiritual spring: the renewal of faith. Bahá'ís celebrate both in the annual festival of Ridvan, and this April they will also be praying for the release of imprisoned Iranian Bahá'ís.
20. 2010/2012. Ridván, Festival of. Christopher Buck.
21. 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.
22. 2008/2016. Declaration of Baha'u'llah in the Ridvan Garden in 1863. David Merrick. Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration in the Garden of Ridvan, told in plain English suitable for reading aloud. Includes photos and 2 maps. Based on many accounts.
23. 2002-2025. Selected Poems. Jaine Toth.
24. 2002-05. Reconstructing Ridvan. Ismael Velasco. Brief historical overview of an event about which the Guardian said the circumstances are "shrouded in an obscurity which future historians will find it difficult to penetrate."
25. 2001. Revealed on the Day of Ridván (Nuzzila fi al-Yawm ir-Ridván): Excerpt. Bahá'u'lláh, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . Excerpt from a Tablet revealed by Bahá'u'lláh proclaiming the new Revelation.
26. 1999. Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván): Tablet study outline. Jonah Winters.
27. 1999. Tablet of Ridván (Lawh-i-Ridván): Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Duane Troxel, Juan Cole, Stephen Lambden.
28. 1997-04-21. Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb). Bahá'u'lláh, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . A notable, and lengthy, tablet from 1863.
29. 1995. Ridvan. John Walbridge. Two versions of a short article about the 12-day Bahá'í festival.
30. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.

1. 1863-04-22 — Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh in the Garden of Ridván.

   The garden was located in a large agricultural area immediately north of the walls of the city of Baghdad, about 450 metres (1,480 ft) from the city's northern Mu'azzam gate. Located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in what is now the Bab al-Mu'azzam neighbourhood of Baghdad's Rusafa District, it was directly opposite the district in which Bahá'u'lláh lived during his stay in the city, on the river's western bank. [Wikipedia]

   Extract from a Tablet of Baha'u'llah-Khadimu'llah. (Edited provisional translation below)

   "On the first day that the Ancient Beauty occupied the Most Great Throne in a Garden which hath been designated Ridván, the Tongue of Grandeur uttered three blessed verses.
   [1] The first of them was that in this Manifestation the use of the sword in holy war is put aside.
   [2] Secondly, prior to the completion of a millennium any theophanological claim put forward by any person must be considered baseless. In this respect the year should be considered a complete year.
   [3] Thirdly, the True One, exalted be His Glory, at that time manifested all the Divine Names upon all things.
   "Verily, all created things were immersed in the sea of purification when, on that first day of Ridván, We shed upon the whole of creation the splendours of Our most excellent Names and Our most exalted Attributes". [Kitab-i-Aqdas para75 p47]
   
   And the following choice verse was subsequently revealed but has been ordained to be of the same rank as the preceding three; namely, whatever personal designations are mentioned before the Face, whether living or dead, such have thereby attained the Presence of God by virtue of being mentioned by the King of Pre-Existence. [UCMERCED site]
2. 1863-04-22 —
   Thirty–one days after Naw-Rúz, which in this year fell on 22 March, Bahá'u'lláh left His house for the last time and walked to the Najíbíyyih Garden, afterward known as the Garden of Ridván (Paradise). This garden was on an island in the Tigris River and belonged to the governor of Baghdad, Najib Pásha. The river has since changed its course and the island is now a park on the north bank of the Tigris. [RoB1p237-282; Commentaries on Three Major Tablets by John Kolstoe p15]
   • See BKG168, GPB149, RB1:260–1 and SA234–5 for details of His walk.
   • For the first time, He wore a tall táj as a symbol of His station. [BBD221; BKG176; GPB152]
   • Bahá'u'lláh entered the Garden just as the call to afternoon prayer was being made. [GPB149; RB1:261]
   • On this day Bahá'u'lláh declared His mission to a few of His disciples. [RB1:260, 262]
   • On the afternoon of Bahá'u'lláh's arrival at the Garden He revealed the Lawh-i-Ayyúb (Tablet of Job) (also known as the Súriy-i-Sabr (Súrat of Patience), Madínatu's-Sabr (City of Patience) and Súrat Ayyúb for Hájí Muhammad-i-Taqíy-i-Nayrízí whom He surnamed Ayyúb (Job). He was a veteran of the battle of Nayríz. The Tablet praised Vahíd and the believers of Nayríz. [SA239; Tablet of Patience (Surih Íabr): Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh and Selected Topics by Foad Seddigh]
   • He also revealed the Tablet of Ridván, an Arabic tablet beginning with "He is seated upon this luminous throne.... [SA239]
   • ...and Húr-i-'Ujáb (The Wondrous Maiden). [SA239]
   • ...as well as Qad atá Rabí'u'l-Bayán, ...The Divine Springtime is come.... [SA240]
   • and an Arabic Tablet that begins...When the gladness of God seized all else. [SA240]
   • 'Of the exact circumstances … we, alas, are but scantily informed.' [BKG173; GPB153]
   • For such details as are known, see BKG173–5 and GPB153. iiiii
   • For the import of the event, see BKG169–73; G27–35; GBP153–5.
   • This initiated the holy day of the First Day of Ridván, to be celebrated on 21 April. [BBD196]
   • This marked the end of the dispensation of the Báb and of the first epoch of the Heroic or Apostolic Age of the Bahá'í dispensation. [BBD72, 79]
   On the same day Bahá'u'lláh made three important statements to His followers:
   1. He forbade the use of the sword.
   2. He stated that no other Manifestations will appear before one thousand years. This was later reiterated in the Kitáb-i-Badí' and in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
   3. He stated that, as from that moment, all the names and attributes of God were manifested within all created things, implying the advent of a new Day. [RB1:278–80]

   During the 12 days in the Ridván Garden Bahá'u'lláh confided to 'Abdu'l-Bahá that He was 'Him Whom God shall make manifest'. [CH82]

   • See CH82–3 for the effect of this announcement on 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
3. 1863-04-30 —
   Bahá'u'lláh's family joined Him in the Garden. [BKG175; RB1:281; SA235]
   • This initiated the holy day of the Ninth Day of Ridván, to be celebrated on 29 April. [BBD 196]
4. 1863-05-03 —
   Bahá'u'lláh left the Garden of Ridván.
   • This initiated the holy day the Twelfth Day of Ridván, to be celebrated on 2 May. [BBD196]
   • As He was about to leave He revealed a Tablet addressed to Áqá Mírzá Áqá in Shíráz. It brought relief and happiness to those who received it. [EB222]
   • His leaving was accompanied by symbolic signs of His station: He rode a horse rather than a donkey and wore a tall táj. [BBD221; BKG176]
   • See BKG175–6, GPB155 and RB1:281–2 for descriptions of the scenes that accompanied His departure.

     Bahá'u'lláh and His party arrived at Firayját, about three miles away on the banks of the Tigris. [BKG176]

   • There they stayed in a borrowed garden for a week while Bahá'u'lláh's brother, Mirza Musa, completed dealing with their affairs in Baghdad and packing the remaining goods. Visitors still came daily. [SA235]
   • One of the loyal followers who was left behind was Ahmad-i-Yazdi. He would later make the journey to Constantinople where he received a Tablet from Bahá'u'lláh. [C3MT17]
5. 1997-04-21 — The Universal House of Justice restricted the formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies to the first day of Riḍván. This measure had the effect anticipated; there was a decrease in the number of these institutions but the fall was not drastic. [Message from the Universal House of Justice Ridván 2000]
   "As of Riḍván 1997, all Local Spiritual Assemblies throughout the world will have to be elected on the First Day of Riḍván." (31 December 1995 – To the Bahá'ís of the World)

   "This development was related to the fact that, while believers from outside a locality could assist with the electoral process, the primary responsibility for electing any Assembly and maintaining its operations rests with the Bahá'ís of that place" (30 December 2021 – To the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors)

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