- Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024). 85 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2025). 216 selections, last updated 2025.
- Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, Paul Lample, comp. (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Conversion, Transformation, and Sacrifice in the Revelation of The Bab, by Peter Ashelman (2001-09). Hermeneutics in early Babi/Bahá'í history and its relationship to conversion, and the historical evolution of the world Bahá’í community since its origins.
- Daily Lessons Received at Akka: January 1908, by Helen S. Goodall, Ella Goodall Cooper (1979). Includes translations of three Tablets of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Discerning a Framework for the Treatment of Animals in the Bahá'í Writings: Ethics, Ontology, and Discourse, by Michael Sabet (2023-01). Bahá'í exegesis can discern a framework governing the treatment of animals and our relationship to the natural world; examination of the author’s own relationship with animals; ethics of kindness and justice flow from underlying ontological principles.
- Divine Art of Living, The, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. (1944/2006). Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
- Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998).
- List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org, by John S. Hatcher (2021). List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Meaning of Suffering and the Mystery of Sacrifice, The: Selections from the Bahá'í Holy Writings, Judith Hatcher, comp. (2007).
- Message of the World Spiritual Crusade received from the Guardian, by Alí-Akbar Furútan (1953?). Notes taken by Furútan in the early years of the 10-year plan (1953-63) and distributed at the request of Shoghi Effendi.
- Mystery of Martyrdom, The, by Darius K. Shahrokh, Grace Shahrokh (1992). Life stories of many early martyrs, and some explanations of what inspires self-sacrifice.
- Nabil-i A'zam (Mulla Muhammad Zarandi), by Vahid Rafati (2016). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Path to God, The: 1937 edition, by Dorothy Baker (1937). Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvement while on earth, prayer and spiritual surrender, loving the Messenger and following his teachings.
- Questions and Answers 1950-51, by Mirra Alfassa (published as The Mother) (1951/1972). Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá speaking about sacrifice and suffering by a leading spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo.
- Sacrifice, by William S. Hatcher (2003-10-28). Fireside talk in St. Petersburg.
- Sacrifice, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Ehsan Bayat, comp. (2004). Compilation on "The Field of Sacrifice."
- Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá': 2, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002). Provisional translations of four selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá'.
- Service, Joy and Sacrifice: An Essay on Commentaries by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by James B. Thomas (2004). On the exemplary life of service to God and to humankind; choosing to change one's life from predominately one of self-interest to one of sharing; the spiritual transformation which often follows such a change.
- Tablet from Our Lord, Abbas Effendi, Presented by Abdel Karim Effendi, to the American Beloved, and Tablet from the Master, by Abdu'l-Bahá (n.d.). Two Tablets self-published in the early 1900s. (Date of illustration 1889.) Translator and context not given.
- Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín): Excerpt, by Bahá'u'lláh, Iskandar Hai, trans. (2002). Brief comments by Bahá'u'lláh on the Isaac/Ishmael controversy.
- Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael), by Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2002). Short mention of faná', the mystical annihilation of the self, "which is none other than being a total sacrifice in His Lordship."
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Texts, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2025). 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.
- Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The, by Universal House of Justice (1990-11-06).
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