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  1. Posted 2025-06-25 in Unpublished articles:   Bahman Nadimi. Human Brain, The: The Missing Link in Scientific and Philosophical Narratives of Human Evolution (2025). On how the brain’s biology, together with its philosophical implications, can deepen the evolution debate and unite scientific and philosophical perspectives
  2. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Prayer Revealed by the Báb for the Son of Siyyid Kazim Rashti, A (2025). This exalted prayer, revealed by the Báb in honour of Āqā Siyyid Aḥmad Āqāzādih—son of the eminent Shaykhí leader Ḥájí Siyyid Kāẓim Rashtí—offers a luminous glimpse into the spiritual majesty of the Báb’s supplicatory style and divine devotion.
  3. Posted 2025-06-24 in Bahá'í Writings:   The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, United States Bahá'í Publishing Trust, comp. Bahá'í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, The Báb, and `Abdu'l-Bahá (2002). Compilation prayer book shared on bahai.org.
  4. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Bab to Karim Khan Kirmani (2025). This Arabic Epistle of the Báb, addressed to Karím Khān Kirmání and delivered by Quddús in 1845, rebukes the Shaykhí leader’s pretensions and denials. Despite its summons to truth, he opposed the Báb’s Cause and composed polemics against His Revelation.
  5. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥasan Gawhar (2025).
  6. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Báb to Sharīf Sulaymān, the Sharīf of Mecca, and to the People of Mecca (2025).
  7. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Inquiry and Revelation: The Questions of Mullá ʿAbdu'l-Jalíl-i Urumiyyih-i and the Báb's Epistle in Reply (2025).
  8. Posted 2025-06-23 in Published articles:   Bahá'í World. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute (2025). The Bahá’í training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through study, service, and collective learning.
  9. Posted 2025-06-23 in Provisional translations:   Shoghi Effendi, Shidan Ashraf, trans. Prayer of the Guardian for Aid in Spiritual Steadfastness (2025). This prayer for spiritual growth is recited either in private or in gatherings, especially at commemoration of the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Blessed Bab.
  10. Posted 2025-06-23 in Provisional translations:   Shoghi Effendi, Shidan Ashraf, trans. Prayer of the Guardian for Liberation and Deliverance (2025).
  11. Posted 2025-06-22 in Published articles:   Bahá'í World. Global Community, A: Elements of a Global Spiritual Endeavor (2006-2021) (2025). The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 2006–2021.
  12. Posted 2025-06-22 in Essays and short articles:   Mohammad Norozi. Hájí Mírzá Áqásí: A Portrait of a Tyrannical and Ignorant Prime Minister With a Translation of His Letter Addressed to the 'Ulamá of Isfahán (2025). Analysis of a letter by Áqásí to the divines of Isfahán, which incited clerical opposition to the Báb; context of the Báb's 6-month sojourn in Isfahán under the protection of Manuchehr Khan. Áqásí claimed the Báb was a heretic who should be exiled.
  13. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb Revealed in Muscat in Honour of Shaykh Salmán Āl-'Aṣfūr (2025). Addressed to a respected jurist of Bushihr, this Tablet - rich in Qur’anic cadence and imagery - affirms the divine origin of the Báb's Revelation, summons the people of the Qur'án to recognize Him, and warns the heedless of their fate.
  14. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part I (2025). This Tablet composed in Quranic-style Arabic, addressed to the Báb's uncle and sent amid rising unrest following His public declaration in Mecca, offers reassurance, affirms the divine source of His Mission, and reasserts His divine authority.
  15. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part II (2025). This Tablet to His uncle in Búshihr, sent amid rising opposition to His Mission, reaffirms the truth of His Cause, instructs the establishment of a house for divine remembrance, and urges steadfastness in the path of God.
  16. Posted 2025-06-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Letter to the World's Religious Leaders: In multiple languages (2002). Letter proclaiming the importance of eliminating religious prejudices and calling for a deeper acceptance of religious unity.
  17. Posted 2025-06-20 in Personal compilations:   Susan Gammage, comp. Prayers and Readings for Funeral (2025). A short compilation of Bahá’í funeral prayers and readings offering comfort, spiritual reflection, and insights on the soul’s journey and reunion with God after death.
  18. Posted 2025-06-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Confinement of the Membership of the Universal House of Justice to Men, The (2013). Affirms gender equality in the Bahá’í Faith, while upholding men's exclusive eligibility for the Universal House of Justice as divinely ordained but unexplained.
  19. Posted 2025-05-31 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Báb to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Asghar), from Muscat (2025). Letter from the Báb to His uncle recounting His pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, and entrusting His uncle with conveying its message to their relatives in Shíráz; includes Arabic text, and an image of the Tablet in the Báb's own hand.
  20. Posted 2025-05-29 in Essays and short articles:   Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (Azíz), Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter from Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn on the Báb's Transfer from Mákū to Tabríz, A (2025). A newly uncovered letter by Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn, the Báb’s amanuensis, reveals that the Báb was transferred to Tabríz during His confinement in Máh-Kú — a detail absent from established Bábí-Bahá’í histories; includes translation, and original Arabic.
  21. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Bab to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Aṣghar), A (2025). Letter to the Báb's uncle Khal-i-Asghar revealed during His imprisonment in Mákú, which offers a glimpse into His concern for His family; beyond its historical value, it reflects the Báb’s compassion, humility, and spiritual nobility amid tribulation.
  22. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí (2025). Tablet on the theological concept of Yawm al-Badā', the "Day of the Alteration of Divine Will," in which the Báb explains the spiritual and metaphysical rationale for abandoning His intended journey to ʿIráq; background, context, and bio of Yazdí.
  23. Posted 2025-05-28 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors (2011). Addressing HIV/AIDS requires transforming gender attitudes, empowering women, engaging men, and mobilizing faith communities to promote equality, compassion, and responsible sexual attitudes.
  24. Posted 2025-05-24 in Pilgrims' notes:   Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1912). Interview in New York, c. April 1912, emphasizing true religion and prophetic influence over tradition, imitation, and doctrinal distractions across major faiths.
  25. Posted 2025-05-23 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. إلى علماء تبريز (Tablet of the Báb Revealed to the Divines of Tabríz) (2025). Proclamation from the Castle of Chihriq to the ulama of the city of Tabriz, summoning them to the religion of God; includes Arabic text.
  26. Posted 2025-05-20 in Pilgrims' notes:   Various. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes (1898). Collated adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either older or newer versions. None of the md/pdf files in this collection have been changed in any way from the github version, only file-names edited.
  27. Posted 2025-05-16 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur L. Dahl. Bahá'í: World Faith for Modern Man (1960). A general overview pamphlet introducing Bahá'í teachings and history.
  28. Posted 2025-05-16 in Published articles:   Nader Saiedi, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Manifestation of the Mystery, The (2025). Scholarly exploration of the question of how and when the Báb became conscious of His divinely entrusted mission, a theme both spiritually stirring and historically significant.
  29. Posted 2025-05-11 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán (2019). Explores the Persian Bayán's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into the Báb's Dispensation.
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