1. n.d.. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Tablet on "the legitimacy of figurative scripture interpretation."
2. 2024. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community. Margaret Caton. — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin...
3. 2024. Mathnaví-yi Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Kay Lynn Morton, trans. . — Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial...
4. 2023-12. Literary Imitation in Three Poems Attributed to Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn. Sahba Shayani. — The poetry of Tahirih has largely been ignored by historians, partly from politico-religious intoler...
5. 2023-01-01/2025. Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih). Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. . — Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mulla Ṣadra's dictum "The Simple Reality...
6. 2023. Camphor and Metaphor. Dana Paxson. — The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’an. It also appears in the Writings of ...
7. 2019. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. . — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original.
8. 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...
9. 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove": A Provisional Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, John S. Hatcher, trans, Amrollah Hemmat, trans, Ehsanollah Hemmat, trans. . — A lengthy dialogue between Baha'u'llah (as persona/narrator) and the Huriyyih — the Maid of Heaven...
10. 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 ...
11. 2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
12. 2018. Oneness of Reality, The: A Response to Moojan Momen's "Relativism as a Basis for Baha'i Metaphysics". Peter Terry. — Dialogue on epistemology and ontology as presented in the core literature of the Baha’i religion.
13. 2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
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. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism. Jonah Winters. — Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystica...
16. 2017. Bahá'u'lláh and the Luminous Mind: Bahá'í Gloss on a Buddhist Puzzle. Roland Faber. — Non-duality is of central importance to Buddhist thought and experience; on monism and non-dualism a...
17. 2016. Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community. Iscander Micael Tinto. — The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were t...
18. 2016. Tablet of All Food and the Nature of Reality, The. Karl Weaver. — Review of the Tablet's historical background, antecedents for specific phrases, English literary com...
19. 2015. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
20. 2015. "At Dawn the Friend came to my bed': An Early Fruit of the Supreme Pen. Julio Savi. — A quasidih, a dialogue between the Beloved and the Poet as a lover. One of eight Persian poems Baha'...
21. 2015. Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A. Julio Savi. — A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Pe...
22. 2015. Words of Power: Ḥurūfī Teachings between Shiʿism and Sufism in Medieval Islam: The Original Doctrine of Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov. — Explores the origins, context, and legacy of Hurufism, a 14th century mystical Islamic movement cent...
23. 2014. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The. Julio Savi. — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
24. 2014. Death of Death, The: A Study of Self-Annihilation and Suicide in the Light of Sufi Thought and Bahá'u'lláh's Early Texts. Bernardo Bortolin Kerr. — On theories of suicide in the field of conventional psychology and the writings of Baha'u'llah.
25. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
26. 2013. Worlds of God, The. Iscander Micael Tinto. — Creation is an act of divine manifestation across five realms: Hahút, the unknowable Essence of God...
27. 2010-04. Tablet of All Food, The: The Hierarchy of the Spiritual Worlds and the Metaphoric Nature of Physical Reality. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Terminology employed by Baha'u'llah to describe the hierarchy of the spiritual worlds: Hahút, Lah�...
28. 2010. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, Moojan Momen, trans. .
29. 2010. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction. Moojan Momen. — The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential onenes...
30. 2008. Towards the Summit of Reality, by Julio Savi: Review. Ismael Velasco.
31. 2006. Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization. Vahid Brown. — The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in ...
32. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions. Moojan Momen, ed. — Papers presented at 'Irfan Colloquia.
33. 2004. Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta, The. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. — The concept of detachment in Baha’u’llah’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s S...
34. 2004. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies. Ismael Velasco. — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
35. 2003. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography. Julio Savi. — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu...
36. 2002. Influence of Bábí Teachings on Ling Ming Tang and Nineteenth-century China, The. Jianping Wang. — A possible historical linkage between the followers of Babi and Baha'i Movements in Iran and the bel...
37. 2002. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Community. Moojan Momen. — The five characteristic features common to mystical orders in Buddhism, Christianity or Islam. Baha'...
38. 2002. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The. A. Bolhuis, comp. — This is a compilation of only those passages from Baha'u'llah’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that rela...
39. 2002. Three Stages of Divine Revelation, The. Guy Sinclair. — Shoghi Effendi states that the Kitab-i-Iqan "adumbrates and distinguishes between the three stages o...
40. 2001/2015. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — Rúmi’s Mathnavi is quoted in many places in the Baha'i Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the...
41. 2001-07. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí. Jack McLean. — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
42. 2001. Tablet on Interpretation of Sacred Scripture (Lawh-i-Ta'wíl). Bahá'u'lláh, Mehran Ghasempour, trans. . — An undated tablet from the Akka period on the interpretation of sacred scripture, with references to...
43. 2001. Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd). Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. .
44. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence. Keven Brown. — Includes provisional translation of Tablet on the Unity of Existence.
45. 2001. "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95. Necati Alkan. — A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Baha: his commentary on the Qu...
46. 2001. Firm Cord of Servitude, The. Theo A. Cope. — A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Baha'i Teachings ...
47. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul. Moojan Momen. — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat...
48. 2001. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship. Ismael Velasco. — If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scho...
49. 2001. 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. Frank Lewis. — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
50. 2001. Concept of the "Perfect Man" (Pole) in Sufism and the Bahá'í Notion of the Manifestation of God, The. Youli A. Ioannesyan. — While there is an obvious similarity between the Sufi concept of the "Perfect Man" and the Baha'i co...
51. 2001. Human Intellect, The: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective. Adrian John Davis. — A Baha'i-Sufi comparative study exploring similarities and key differences between the Perfect Man a...
52. 2001. Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih. The Báb, Keven Brown, trans. . — On effulgences, essence, and unity of existence.
53. 2000. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar. Sheila Banani. — An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah and the Conference of the B...
54. 2000. Lover's Way, The: A Critical Comparison of the Nazm al-Sulúk by Ibn al-Fárid with the Qasídih-yi Varqá'iyyih by Bahá'ulláh. Brian A. Miller. — Link to document offsite.
55. 1999. Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak'. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
56. 1999. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Frank Lewis, trans. . — Provisional translation
57. 1999. Commentary on a Verse of Rumi. Juan Cole. — Summary and paraphrase of a tablet about a debate over the unity of being (wahdat al-wujud) in Sufi ...
58. 1998-03. Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys. LeRoy Jones. — Mystical aspects of the Baha'i Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in...
59. 1998-02. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?. Roberta Law. — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ...
60. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
61. 1998. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The. Gul Afroz Zaman. — On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life ...
62. 1997/1998. Tablet of the Maiden: Commentary on its translation. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters on the mystical/symbolic content of "Tablet of the Maiden," with comments on the transla...
63. 1997-09. Individualism and the Spiritual Path in Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Juan Cole. — On Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i's criticisms of aspects of Sufism, and whether he could be considered a "m...
64. 1997. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys. David Langness. — Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
65. 1997. Martyrdom in Jihad. Jonah Winters. — Unlike Judeo-Christianity, Islam does not contain a core of martyrdom. Rather, it occurs in three di...
66. 1997. Ode of the Dove. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation of Qasidiy-i- Varqa'iyyih.
67. 1997. Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove". Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
68. 1997. Erotic Imagery in the Allegorical Writings of Baha'u'llah. John Walbridge. — Mystical symbolism in early Baha'i poetry.
69. 1997. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness. Rodney H. Clarken. — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm...
70. 1996. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning o...
71. 1996. Tablet of the Sacred Night (Lawh Laylat al-Quds). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
72. 1996. Zen Gloss on Baha'u'llah's Commentary on "He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord", A. Juan Cole. — A Buddhist interpretation of themes in Baha'u'llah's tablet on Islamic mysticism and a saying about ...
73. 1995 Spring. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith. Farnaz Ma'sumian. — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th...
74. 1995. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
75. 1994-07-06. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage. Universal House of Justice. — Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality...
76. 1994 Summer. Realms of Divine Existence as described in the Tablet of All Food. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Baha'i theoretical theology in the Lawh-i-Qullu'Ta'am.
77. 1994. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys. Julio Savi. — Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
78. 1994. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Juan Cole. — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c...
79. 1994. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. — This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book conta...
80. 1993 Fall. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life.
81. 1992. Prolegomena to a Bahá'í Theology. Jack McLean. — Groundbreaking and thorough essay on the basic concerns of scholarly Baha'i theology.
82. 1992. Structure of Existence in the Bab's Tafsir and the Perfect Man Motif, The. Todd Lawson. — The Perfect Man is the mediator between God and the World. He is the mirror in which creation sees G...
83. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
84. 1990-2009. مآخذ اشعار در آثار بهائى (Sources of Poetry in the Bahá'í Writings). Vahid Rafati. — Links to a five-volume encyclopedic compilation documenting an extensive list of verses from Persian...
85. 1990. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith. Annemarie Schimmel. — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
86. 1988. Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics. Moojan Momen. — "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religion...
87. 1988. "The active force and that which is its recipient". Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). — Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender...
88. 1985-12. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan). Abdu'l-Bahá, Moojan Momen, trans. . — Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Baha when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms ...
89. 1984-03. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith. Moojan Momen. — Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-cent...
90. 1984. From Iran East and West. Juan Cole, ed, Moojan Momen, ed. — Essays on Baha'i history in the Middle East, the United States, and India.
91. 1984. Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856. Juan Cole. — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
92. 1983-12. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Steven Scholl. — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr...
93. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
94. 1982. Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings, The. Juan Cole. — Lengthy overview of Baha'i theology and prophetology and their Islamic roots.
95. 1979. Dervish of Windsor Castle, The: The Life of Arminius Vambery. Lory Alder, Richard Dalby. — Two-paragraph discussion of Curzon and the Babis.
96. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
97. 1975. Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. — Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poet...
98. 1928. Bahá'ís, The. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. — A "comprehensive account of the inspiration and ideals upon which Baha’ism is built up" — overvi...
99. 1923-02. Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). — Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accomp...
100. 1914. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The. Thomas Kelly Cheyne. — Early history of the Babi and Baha'i movements, life stories of their participants, and their contem...
101. 1913. Inayat Khan's meeting with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris. Inayat Khan. — One-paragraph recounting of Khan, the founder of "Universal Sufism," meeting with Abdu'l-Baha in 191...
102. 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds. Francis Henry Skrine. — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
103. 1908. Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The: A Contribution to the History of Muslim Philosophy. Muhammad Iqbal. — Short philosophical observations on the theology of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.

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2. 1858-12-00 — It was in this period that Baha'u'llah revealed the Seven Valleys (Haft Vadi) in response to a reque...
3. 1864-04-01 — Sulayman Pasha, a Súfi, succeeded Muhammad Pashay-i-Qibrisi as Governor of Adrianople. Both were ad...

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