- Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, by Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani (2018). — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
- Bahá'í Teachings, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice (1997-08-06). — Authenticity of Statements; Mathnavi; Quranic quotations; Marriage Prayer; 'Sun' and 'Moon'; Hands o...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks, by Nader Saiedi (2018). — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
- Commentary on a Verse of Rumi, by Juan Cole (1999). — Summary and paraphrase of a tablet about a debate over the unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) in Sufi ...
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith, by Annemarie Schimmel (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
- Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved, by Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Daoust, trans. (2022-08). — La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés,...
- Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn, by Sahba Shayani (2023-12). — The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intoler...
- Mathnaví-yi Mubárak, by Bahá'u'lláh, Kay Lynn Morton, trans. (2024). — Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial...
- Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí, by Jack McLean (2001-07). — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
- Notes on Persian Love Poems, by Marzieh Gail (1968 Spring). — A short history of Persian poetry. Includes a selection of poems by Hafiz, Rumi, Ali-Kuli Khan, and ...
- Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak', by Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis) (1999). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
- Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2001/2015). — Rúmi’s Mathnavi is quoted in many places in the Baha'i Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the...
- Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations, by Frank Lewis (2001). — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
- Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism, by Jonah Winters (2017). — Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystica...
- "To dance like Solomon": Imitation and Martyrdom in a Qajar Ghazal, by Dominic Parvis Brookshaw (2004-08-15). — Maryam Bushru'i (1815-1902), a sister of Mulla Husayn Bushru'i, produced a bold, emotionally charged...
- Translating Rumi, by Anthony Lee (2016 Summer). — Reflections on the challenge for a translator to bring a poem from one language and culture into ano...
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