- Abdu'l-Baha, by Constance Elizabeth Maud (1924). — Chapter on Abdu'l-Baha and Qurratu'l-Ayn, from a book of biographical studies.
- 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.
- Apparent Contradictions in the Bahá'í Writings, Reconciliation of, by Universal House of Justice (2002-05-28). — On apparent contradictions, regarding Mirza Abu'l-Fadl on Abraham and Zoroaster; 'Abdu'l-Baha and a ...
- Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The, by Todd Lawson (2007). — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own...
- Bábí Theology in Poetry, A: The Creative Imagination of Táhirih, Qurratu'l-'Ayn, by Anthony Lee (2023). — Examination of Qurratu’l-Ayn's writings to discern her social, religious, and political beliefs, m...
- Badasht, by Moojan Momen (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bagdádi Family, by Kamran Ekbal (2014). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bahá'í History and Videos, by Hussein Ahdieh (2013-2025). — Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqa, Baha'i schools for gi...
- Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford, by Shoghi Effendi (1923-1924). — Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing...
- Calling, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2017). — Simultaneous, powerful spiritual movements swept across both Iran and the U.S in the mid-1800s. On t...
- Chosen Path, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her Search for God, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2020). — Overview of the life of Tahirih of Qazvin and this period of Babi history, written for a Baha'i yout...
- 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...
- Enigmatic Questions Surrounding the Appearances of the Prophets, by John S. Hatcher (2011-03-29). — Issues related to the ontology and powers of the Manifestations can test the mettle of even deepened...
- Family and Early Life of Tahirih Qurrat al-`Ayn, The, by Moojan Momen (2003). — Summary of information about the ancestry and background of Tahirih available in Persian and Arabic;...
- Figures in a Garden, by Roger White (1981). — Fictional monologues of the Persian poet Tahirih (1817/18-1852) and the American poet Emily Dickinso...
- Fire and Light in the Báb's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qá'im, by Nader Saiedi (2016).
- First Use of the Title Bahá'u'lláh, by Universal House of Justice, Shoghi Effendi (2009-08-09). — Quotation from the Guardian answering the question of when the Blessed Beauty was first addressed by...
- God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts, by Laura Clifford Barney (1910). — A play based on events in the lives of the early Babis, with a focus on Tahirih.
- Heroic in the Historical Writings of Shoghi Effendi and Nabil, The, by Jack McLean (2006). — Unlike academic historians, Shoghi Effendi and Nabil interpret the events and characters they portra...
- In search of Martha Root: An American Bahá'í feminist and peace advocate in the early twentieth century, by Jiling Yang (2007). — Early life of Root, her four world teaching trips from 1919 to 1939 with a focus on peace advocacy, ...
- 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...
- Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916, by Layli Maria Miron (2018). — How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught...
- Life of Tahirih: The Wonderful Life of Kurratu'l-Ayn, by Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani David Merrick, ed. (1923-08). — The Life of the great Heroine of the Babi Faith
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
- 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...
- Literature of Persia, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society, by E. G. Browne (1912-04-26). — A selection of Persian poetry, featuring poems by Nabil, Tahirih, and Babi martyrs.
- Mary Magdalene: Lioness of God in the Bahá'í Faith, by Lil Osborn (2013). — On the symbolic role of Mary Magdalene in the Baha’i tradition as a female archetype in the contex...
- Metaphor and the Language of Revelation, by Ross Woodman (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
- Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Bábís, by Negar Mottahedeh (1998). — A Freudian interpretation of the extreme antipathy underlying common Iranian opposition to the Babis...
- Parallels in the Ministries of Táhirih and Paul, by JoAnn M. Borovicka (2016). — Stories of early believers of the Bahá’í Faith as presented in "Memorials of the Faithful" com...
- Persia, by Author unknown (1866). — Short summary of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn, on last page of an entry about Persia.
- Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A, by Mary A. Sobhani (2015). — Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and th...
- Qourrèt-oul-Aíne [Qurratu'l-`Ayn], by A.L.M. Nicolas Peter Terry, trans. (2004). — First publication in English translation of early accounts of the life and death of Tahirih. These p...
- Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1934). — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
- Reflections on Human Rights, Moral Development, and the Global Campaign to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence, by Michael L. Penn (2001). — A review some of the most significant developments in human rights law designed to contribute to the...
- Representing the Unpresentable: Historical Images of National Reform, by Negar Mottaheddeh: Review, by Jack Kalpakian (2008). — Book review that touches on the Islamic Republic's treatment of judgment day and how it relates to B...
- Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam, by Abbas Amanat (2000). — Shi'i Mahdism, beliefs on the end of time, and overview of the rise of the Babi Faith.
- Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Bábí Movement in Iran, by Abbas Amanat: Review, by Amin Banani (1989-1990).
- Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The, by Marion Woodman (1989). — The unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Tahirih at the conference ...
- Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories: The Unveiling of the Babi Poetess Qurrat al-'Ayn-Tahirih in the Gardens of Badasht, by Negar Mottahedeh (1998-02). — Implications of Tahirih's revolutionary act at Badasht in terms of a decisive break with Islamic his...
- Selected Poems by Qurratu'l-`Ayn, Nabil, and other Babis, by Tahirih Qurratu'l-Ayn, Nabil-i-A'zam E. G. Browne, trans. (1918).
- Selected Topics of Comparison in Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Mazal (1999). — Comparison of Baha'i and Christian morality, archetypal events and people (e.g. the ideal woman) in ...
- Seneca Falls First Woman's Rights Convention of 1848: The Sacred Rites of the Nation, by Bradford W. Miller (1998). — Explores parallels between the Seneca Fails First Woman’s Rights Convention in the USA and the Bad...
- Shelly's Life and Writings, by William Michael Rossetti (1878 March). — Brief overview of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of...
- Still Lives, by Denis MacEoin (1993). — The nature of private lives and biography in Middle Eastern culture, with brief discussion of Rushdi...
- Süleyman Nazif's Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler: an Ottoman Source on Babi-Baha'i History, by Necati Alkan (2000). — On the author of the 1919 Persian history "Nasiru’d-Din Shah and the Babis," including a translati...
- Táhirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood, by Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck) (1989). — Tahirih, the Baha'i archetypal paradigm of womanhood, is remembered by Baha’is as the courageous, ...
- Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry, by Amin Banani (2000). — An account of Tahirih allowing her own voice, through her poems, to speak for herself, her time, and...
- Tahirih, by Lowell Johnson (1982). — Overview of the life of Qurratu'l-`Ayn, "Solace of the Eye," aka Zarrin-Taj, "Crown of Gold."
- Tahirih (1816 - 1852), by Terre Ouwehand (1984/2015). — Written for performance in 1984, published 2015.
- Tahirih and Women's Suffrage, by Universal House of Justice (1990-01). — Two letters on Tahirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You c...
- Tahirih Qurratul-ayn, by Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson (2011).
- Táhirih's Message to the Modern World, by Martha L. Root (1941). — Transcript of a radio address from Sunday April 21, 1940, telling the story of Ṭahirih, describing...
- Tahirih, Letter of the Living, and Khadijih Bagum, Wife of the Báb, by Darius Shahrokh (1992). — Life stories of two key heroines of Babi history.
- Tahirih, The Pure, Iran's Greatest Woman, by Martha L. Root David Merrick, comp. (1938). — Life story of Tahirih, the "heroine" of the Faith of the Bab.
- "Tahirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood," by Susan Stiles Maneck: Commentary, by Janet Cundall (1992).
- Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists, by Robert Weinberg (2019-11). — This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated...
- The Báb; Husayn Bushru'i; Ruh al-Quddus; Tahirih, by Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson (2004).
- The Quickening: Unknown Poetry of Tahirih, by John S. Hatcher and Amrollah Hemmat: Review, by Shahbaz Fatheazam (2015).
- The White Silk Dress, by Marzieh Gail (1945). — An "intimate portrait" of Ṭahirih first published Friday April 21, 1944.
- The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavani: Review, by Mary A. Sobhani (2018).
- "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...
- Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature, Adib Masumian, trans. (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
- Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, by Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2019). — Talks from 1904-1907.
- Two Books on the Life of Tahirih: Review, by Catherine Nash (2019). — Reviews of Rejoice in My Gladness: The Life of Tahirih and The Calling: Tahirih of Persia and Her Am...
- Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family, by Moojan Momen (2003-09). — The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and ...
- Visit to Persia, A, by Guy Murchie (1965 March/April). — Notes from travels to Baha'i holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission fro...
- Windows to the Past, by Darius Shahrokh Grace Shahrokh, comp. (1992). — Deepening talks on 25 topics about Baha'i history and teachings, downloadable in MP3 audio format an...
- طاهره پیشتار آزادی زنان شرق (Tahirih: Forerunner of Women's Liberation in the East), by Hussein Ahdieh (2019). — A biographical work on the life of Tahirih detailing significant moments including her early years, ...
- یادگار جشن پنجاهمین سال تاسیس محفل مقدس بهائیان طهران 55-103 (Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bahá'í Assembly of Tehran B.E. 55-103), by Author unknown (1947). — Booklet and collection of historical photographs published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of th...
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