Kaiser Guilherme I: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh - Oliveira,Marco (2004)
Short biography of Kaiser William I and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch.
This text was originally published in a Portuguese Bahá'í blog, povodebaha.blogspot.com.
Keywords: 19th century; Biography; Kaiser Wilhelm I

Kaleidoscope: Some Aspects of Angelology, Light, the Divine Throne and Color Mysticism in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture - Lambden,Stephen (Lights of Irfan, 2004)
Miscellaneous notes relating to religious cosmology, angelology, color and “throne” symbolism in select Abrahamic, Bábí, Bahá’í, and religious and mystical texts. It will be seen that colours are related to the theology of the celestial Throne.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #48, Center for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto, Italy (July 10-13, 2003). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/48/lambden_kaleidoscope.
Keywords: Angels; Bible; Christianity; Colors; Cosmology; God; God, Throne of; God, Worlds of; Hadith; Irfán Colloquia; Islam; Judaism; Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food); Light; Quran; Shaykhism; Throne

Kalimat Press and Distribution by Bahá'í Agencies - Various (1999)
While Bahá'ís are free to purchase and own books by Kalimat Press, the Bahá'í distribution services stopped carrying titles by this publisher.
All letters posted online with the recipient's permission. Most names removed; original letters on file.
Keywords: Kalimat Press; Publishing; Publishing, Review; United States (documents)

Kansas Farm Boy - Herrmann,Duane L. (Once to Every Man and Nation, 1985)
Brief autobiography, with background on the author's introduction to and acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith.
See also this author's biography in Map of Kansas Literature, and see his Amazon author's page.
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; Duane Herrmann; Kansas, USA; United States (documents)

Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics) - Boicu,Filip (2022)
Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Bahá'í methodology for social change. The claim is that a new model for civilization building has been born, one that transcends previous limitations.
Mirrored with permission from academia.edu. See also the full article An Analysis of Michael Karlberg's 'Ontological Foundationalism' (Boicu, 2022).
Keywords: Consultation; Ethics; Knowledge; Michael Karlberg; Philosophy; Social change

Kashan: Religious Communities: Bahá'í Community - Amanat,Mehrdad (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2012)
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kashan-viii2-bahai-community.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Iran (documents); Kashan, Iran

Kasravi, Ahmad - Manafzadeh,Ali Reza; et al. (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2012)
Five brief excerpts that reference the Bahá'í Faith, with link to article offsite.
The following sections are excerpted from the long article at referenceworks.brillonline.com.
Keywords: 1890; 1946; Biography; Criticism and apologetics

Kázem Rashtí - Eschraghi,Armin (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2013)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kazem-rasti-sayyed.
Keywords: 1844; Biography; Shaykhism; Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti

Kenosha, 1893-1912: History of an Early Bahá'í Community in the United States - Collins,William P. (Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History, 1982)
First visited by Kheiralla in 1895, Kenosha was the second city in America to have resident Bahá'ís; it had one of the earliest elected assemblies, and until the 1920s had the third largest community in the States. It is a case study in US Bahá'í history.
See also History of the Kenosha Bahá'í Community 1897-1980 (R. Dahl, 1992).
Keywords: 1890s; 1893; 1910s; 1912; Bahá'í history by country; Ibrahim George Kheiralla; Kenosha, WI; Stoyan Krstoff Vatralsky; United States (documents)

Kevin Locke and the Tablet to Amir Khan - Buck,Christopher (2024)
The late Kevin Locke believed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet to Amír Khán establishes that Indigenous Messengers of God were sent to the Americas. This understanding of Progressive Revelation has implications for interactions with Indigenous people.
Talk given at the Association for Bahá’í Studies conference in Atlanta, GA. Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Kevin Locke; Native American messengers; Native Americans; Patricia Locke; Tablet to Amir Khan

Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (2022)
Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
Adapted from H. Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán (George Ronald, 1998), pp. 30-50. On pages 28-30 Hooper Dunbar provides key extracts from Shoghi Effendi's "The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" (1934). See also Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. Also available in Microsoft Word format. Note: Shoghi Effendi's English translation of the Kitáb-i-Íqán was published in 1931; the Gleanings followed in 1935. Also available in Dutch.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Christianity; City of Certitude; Clouds; Cross-reference; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; God; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Judaism; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Moses; Muhammad (Prophet); Opposition; Progressive revelation; Return; Search; Tablet of the True Seeker; Unity of religion

Keys to Harmony - Jordan,Daniel C.
Ways of bringing harmony into the world, using musical analogies.
No information is given about the date or context of this talk; email me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Dan Jordan; Music; Race unity; Unity

Keys to the Proper Understanding of Islam in "The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah" - Wittman,Brian (Lights of Irfan, 2001)
Some references to Islam in Shoghi Effendi's English-language writings.
First presented as a homework assignment for the Wilmette Institute's "Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh" Course. Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #30, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 6-8, 2000). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/30/wittman_islam.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Covenant; Dawn-Breakers (book); Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Finality; God Passes By (book); Hadith; Interfaith dialogue; Irfán Colloquia; Islam; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Muhammad (Prophet); Promised Day is Come (letter); Seal of the Prophets; Veils; Women

Khatt-i-Badí' (The New Script): Transliteration and Notes - Winters,Jonah, compiler (2018)
Latin transliteration of Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí's "conlang" alphabet by Grover Gonzales. Includes notes by the Universal House of Justice, an overview by Gonzales, and samples of the script.
Keywords: International auxiliary language; Khatt-i-Badi (Lisan-i-Badi); Language; Translation; Transliteration and diacritics

Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review - Stauffer,Robert (1999)
Kingdom of the Cults was first published in 1965 and revised and reprinted in 1977, 1985 and 1997.

Kingdom of the Cults, by Walter Martin: Review - Dodenhoff,Paul (1998)
This review was originally posted to an internet forum and so is written in an informal style.

Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority - Kirk,Mark; Durbin,Dick (2013)
In recognition of the five-year anniversary of imprisonment of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, senators meet with their family members and friends and introduce a joint resolution calling attention to this persecution.
See also Violence with Impunity: Acts of aggression against Iran's Bahá'í community. Mirrored from www.kirk.senate.gov.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Justice; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; United States (documents); United States government; Yaran

Kitab-i Aqdas, the Most Holy Book - Walbridge,John (1999)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bausani,Alessandro (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1987)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org.
Keywords: Alessandro Bausani; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í World Centre, 1992)
Full authoritative English translation of Baháʼu'lláh's book of laws, along with clarifying texts and detailed explanatory notes.
A nicely-formatted version of the Aqdas designed for online reading is Romane Takkenberg's aqdasproject. See also a Kitáb-i-Aqdas Windows Help File. Add or read links or comments pertaining to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas here
Keywords: Annotations (notes); Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Synopsis; Laws; Mother Book; Questions and answers; Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Correlation of passages from the Synopsis and Codification of the Aqdas to the textual passages of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Safai,Borna, compiler (2008)
An unofficial correlation of the passages from the Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas to the book's textual passages.
The original version (also a more formatted and interactive one if you prefer that) can be found at TheAqdas.org. (Note that if you would like to view the quotations of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas all inline with the Synopsis at once (i.e., without needing to click each entry), you can go to that site and disable CSS--in the Firefox browser, this can be done by View->Page Style->No style.)
Keywords: Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Synopsis; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): "Multilinear" Translation project and Glossary - Bahá'u'lláh (1999)
Side-by-side comparisons of the authorized translation with earlier translations of Anton Haddad and Earl Elder. Includes short glossary to the Aqdas.
Though there's mention of Arabic text in this project, most verses do not have the Arabic text entered. (Both editors ran out of steam before completing it.) However, all verses are posted with the three translations side-by-side and many have comments and notes. See also a parallel edition of the Haddad and the Authorized translations.
Keywords: Cross-reference; Glossaries; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Translation; Translation, Parallel

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" - Abdul-Bahá; Poirier,Brent; Ayman,Iraj; Lewis,Frank (2000)
See also The Choice Wine: The Kitáb-i Aqdas and the Development of Bahá'í Law Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Bread; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Metaphors and allegories; Sealed wine; Symbolism; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh; Wine (metaphor); Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Bushrui,Suheil Badi (1995)
The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh. See also The Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas: Aspects of the Sublime.
Keywords: Arabic language; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Language; Metaphors and allegories; Outlines and summaries; Poetry; Proofs; Quran; Stages of the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Style (Writings); Suheil Bushrui; Symbolism; Translation; Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Questions and Concordances - Riazati,Habib (2000)
Study questions, categorized cross-references to the Aqdas and its notes and "Questions and Answers," topical concordances, and other research materials.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Concordances; Covenant; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Study guides; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Tablet study outline - Winters,Jonah (1998)
Outline prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Outlines and summaries; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers - Universal House of Justice; Velasco,Ismael; Terry,Peter; Sours,Michael W. (2000)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Greatest Name; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Obligatory prayer; Research Department, Questions and answers; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Wilmette Institute faculty notes - Poirier,Brent (1998)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitab-i-Aqdas and the Expulsion of Covenant Breakers - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Discussion of a reference in the Kitab-i-Aqdas to the possible end of the Guardianship, and the authority of the Hands of the Cause to expel Covenant-breakers.
Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitáb-i-Aqdas as Described and Glorified by Shoghi Effendi - Alá'í,Cyrus (Lights of Irfan, 2000)
Basic facts about the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Shoghi Effendi's analysis of the book in his God Passes By.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #22, London (August 27-29, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/22/ala'i_aqdas.
Keywords: Irfán Colloquia; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitab-i-Aqdas commentary - Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim (Conqueror of Hearts, 1973)
Talk delivered in the United States (place not specified).
In 1973, Hand of the Cause A. Q. Faizí gave a talk on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas to the friends in the United States, which was later published on cassette tape by the U.S. Bahá'í Publishing Trust. This was later transcribed by Shirley Macias from the cassette, and permission was given to Macias by the Publishing Trust for use of the talk and for posting it here.
Keywords: Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); United States (documents)

Kitab-i-Aqdas Questions and Concordances - Riazati,Habib (2002)
The Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and their relationship to selected passages in The Aqdas; New Laws That Abrogate the Laws of Former Dispensations; Correlation of Paragraphs, Notes, and Questions and Answers of the Aqdas; sample questions.
Prepared by Habib Riazati for use in the Wilmette Institute distance-learning course "Introduction to the Kitab-i-Aqdas and Related Texts"
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Concordances; Covenant; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Study guides; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools - Various (2018)
Links to six sites providing research materials for the Aqdas: translations, audio recitation, cross-references, and study guides.
Keywords: Arabic language; Cross-reference; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Obligatory prayer, Long; Study guides; Translation

Kitab-i-Aqdas Windows Help File software - Talaei,Peyman (1999)
A hyperlinked version of the Aqdas in the Windows Help File format (for Windows 3) which can be used for easy study and reading.
Download: talaei_kitab_aqdas.exe.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Software

Kitáb-i-Aqdas: Bibliography - McGlinn,Sen, compiler (1998)
This is an excerpt from the Leiden List.
Keywords: Bibliography; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)

Kitab-i-Aqdas: Its Place in Bahá'í literature - Author unknown (Baha'i World, 1993)
Offers a broad introduction to the Aqdas and its themes.
This anonymous article was first issued as a booklet which accompanied copies of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas sent to scholarly reviewers world-wide. It was published in The Bahá'í World 1992-93 105-117, Canadian Bahá'í News May, 1993 and The American Bahá'í.
Keywords: Bahá'í literature; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Study guides

Kitáb-i-Aqdas: le plus saint livre - Bahá'u'lláh (2022)
Révision de la traduction française du Kitáb-i-Aqdas (ed. MEB, 2014); voir Avant-propos.
Voir la traduction officielle de Maison d'Editions Bahá'íes sur religare.org/livre/bahai/ba-bah-aqdas.php.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Kitáb-i-Íqán - Quinn,Sholeh A.; Lambden,Stephen (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2010)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ketab-iqan.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitáb-i-Íqán and the Qur'an: Quotations from the Iqan Compared with their Counterparts in Rodwell's Translation of the Qur'an - Troxel,Duane, compiler (2001)
Includes table of Qur'anic quotations from the Íqán compared with their counterparts in the Qur'an, and an index to surihs and verses in the Kitáb-i-Íqán arranged chronologically by surih.
For Rodwell's rendering of the Qur'án, see quran_rodwell_sale_zamir.
Keywords: Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Quotations from the Quran; Quran; Quran translations; Rodwell (Quran translation); Translation

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: A Study Guide - Holley,Horace (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1975)
A short topical and thematic outline, with links.
See also the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
Keywords: Horace Holley; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Dating the Iqan - Buck,Christopher (Symbol and Secret, 1995)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Notes on paragraph numbering - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice (A Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán, 1998)
Official paragraph numbering.
Keywords: Cross-reference; Hooper Dunbar; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Page numbers; Paragraph numbers; Research Department, Questions and answers

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Outline Study Guide - Bahá'í Publishing Committee (Reviewing Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the U. S., 1933)
Content outline of the Iqan, with links.
To be used in conjunction with The Kitab-i-Iqan, copyright 1931 & 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Page numbers follow source of text. For ease of use in this internet version, I have put the entire outline in list format and inserted item bullets. [-J.W.]
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Questionnaire and Answer Key - Davoodi,Fariborz Alan (2004)
A quiz designed for study circles, complete with answer key.
This questionnaire is an offshoot of a study circle during 2003-04 time period at the Lewisville, Texas Bahá’í Center on the Kitab-i-Iqan in Persian and English. The first section has just the questions (Quiz). The second section has the questions repeated and the answers given plus a relevant quotation from the Iqan.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Questions and answers; Study guides

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Tablet study outline - Winters,Jonah (1999)
Outline prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes - Sours,Michael W.; Poirier,Brent; Velasco,Ismael; Ayman,Iraj (1999)
Notes on various topics related to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude.
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh. The notes of Michael Sours are also available in a Dutch translation.
Keywords: Arabic language; Authenticity; Bible; Buddhism; Christianity; Corruption of texts; Fourth heaven; Heaven and hell; Hinduism; Houris (huris); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Paradise; Persian language; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Prophets; Questions and answers; Scriptures of other religions; Seventh heaven; Shaykhism; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh; Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Íqán: 1992 Lecture Series - Dunbar,Hooper (1992)
No information is given about the context of this series; email me if you know. Originally posted, with permission, at silk-pen.com [archive.org].
Keywords: 1992; Hooper Dunbar; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitab-i-Iqan: An Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude with Two Digital Reprints of Early Lithographs - Buck,Christopher (1998)
The significance, context, style, exegical devices, background, contents, manuscripts, and printing history of the Kitab-i Iqan.
This article was originally drafted for the A Short Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith, and was later revised as an invited contribution to Encyclopaedia Iranica. In the first case, the article was solicited, accepted, and ultimately rejected under successive editors. In the second case, the submission was judged too lengthy. [-C.B.] This version was published online in H-Bahá'ís "Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Bábí and Bahá'í Studies" series, Vol. 2 No. 5 (June, 1998), at http://h-net.org/~bahai/bhpapers/vol2/iqan&sn.htm.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Lithography

Kitáb-i-Íqán: Introduction to the 1950 Edition - Bishop,Helen Reed (1950)
Overview of its themes and historical context.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Study guides

Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible - Poirier,Brent (1998)
Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Bahá'u'lláh's Kitab-i-Iqan.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Revelation of; Bible; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Return of; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Metaphors and allegories; Prophecies; Quotations from the Bible; Return; Symbolism; Teaching; Words and phrases

Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude - Bahá'u'lláh (1931)
Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
See an earlier translation of this book online here. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Basics; Bible; Bread; Certitude; Christianity; City of Certitude; Clouds; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Death (unbelief) and life (belief); Decline and renewal of religion; Detachment; Finality; Heaven (metaphor); Heaven and hell; Independence; Independent investigation of truth; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Judaism; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Knowledge; Laws; Manifestations of God; Manifestations of God, Recognition of; Metaphors and allegories; Moon; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Quran; Religious leaders (clergy); Return; Seal of the Prophets; Signs; Sovereignty; Stars; Sun; Symbolism; Tablet of the True Seeker

Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude, by Bahá'u'lláh: Interlinear Presentation - Pschaida,Daniel Azim, compiler (2022)
Parallel translations of Ali Kuli Khan (1904) and the authorized one by Shoghi Effendi (1931), and the Persian text.
Also available in Word format.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Translation, Parallel; `Alí Kulí Khán

Kitáb-i-Íqán: Undated Lecture Series - Dunbar,Hooper (1989)
No information is given about the date or context of this series. A clue of the date is at the beginning of the first lecture, in which Dunbar mentions the recent death of a Bahá'í. This appears to be Kent Beveridge, who perished in a scuba diving incident at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on April 2, 1989 and was buried in the the cemetery at Eilat, Israel. Originally posted, with permission, at silk-pen.com [archive.org].
Keywords: Hooper Dunbar; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n - Walbridge,John (Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time: Baha'i Studies volume 1, 1996)
Brief essay on, and partial translation of, this work of the Bab.
This is an unedited, early draft of an article which later appeared in expanded, edited form in Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time (1996). It was later refined further and published in A Most Noble Pattern: Collected Essays on the Writings of the Báb (2012). See also Ahang Rabbani's discussion of and excerpts from the Kitab-i Panj Sha'n.
Keywords: Báb, Writings of; Five (number); God; God, Names of; Kitáb-i-Panj Shan (Book of Five Modes); Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib); Numerology; Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (Azíz); Style (Writings)

Kitáb-i-Panj Sha'n, Book of Five Qualification: Notes - Rabbani,Ahang (1999)
Informal correspondence from the listserver Talisman 1 regarding the Panj Sha'an, including translated portions.
See also John Walbridge's discussion of and translated excerpts from the Panj Sha`n. Add comments or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Panj Shan (Book of Five Modes)

Knobloch, Fanny - Stockman,Robert (1995)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from rsmd.net/research/knobloch-fanny.
Keywords: 1859; 1949; Biography; Fanny Knobloch

Knowing God Through Love and Farewell Address of Mirza Abul Fazl - Gulpáygání,Mirza Abu'l-Faḍl (Baha’i Assembly of Washington, 1904)
16-page pamphlet containing Gulyaygani's address given at Green Acre, July 27 1904, and his farewell words to the American Bahá'ís at a reception given in his honor by Arthur Dodge in New York, November 29 1904.
Keywords: Arthur Pillsbury Dodge; Eliot, ME; Green Acre Bahá’í School; Maine, USA; Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání; New York, USA; United States (documents)

Knowledge - Lample,Paul (2005)
From "Serving the Divine Plan Programme"; see mentions of this program in uhj_turning_point_1996-2006 pages iii, viii, and 223, and haifalife.blogspot.ca. Mirrored with permission from bahaimp3.narod.ru.
Keywords: Knowledge; Paul Lample

Knowledge and Civilization: Implications for the Community and the Individual - Arbab,Farzam (Baha'i World, 1999)
Exploration of the relationship between science and religion as two great systems of knowledge that have a vital social role to play in the building of a world civilization.
Mirrored from
Keywords: Civilization; Knowledge; Religion (general); Science

Knowledge and the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh: Invited Commentary - Semple,Ian C. (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
On the apparent contradiction between following infallible divine guidance while pursuing an unfettered search after truth, and the culture of academic writing.
Keywords: Covenant; Criticism and apologetics; Knowledge; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Scholarship; Science

Knowledge into Action: The Bahá'í Imperative to Serve Humanity - Miller-Muro,Layli (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2014)
On the history of experience and evolution in thinking regarding social action in the Bahá’í community; the Tahirih Justice Center’s experience as one example of such learning; the culture of service we must embody.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/162.
Keywords: Action; Social action; Tahirih Justice Center; United States (documents)

Knowledge Sharing for Community Development: Educational Benefits at the Community Level through Networks of Knowledge Flow and Communities of Practice - Lample,Emily (2011)
Educational programs can drive community development by enhancing knowledge-sharing networks, as shown in the Preparation for Social Action (PSA) program, through student-led interactions and network expansion.
See thesis online at ir.vanderbilt.edu/items/....
Keywords: Colombia; Education; FUNDAEC; Knowledge; Preparation for Social Action (PSA); Social action; Social and economic development; Social cohesion; Social networks

Knowledge, Certitude and the Mystical Heart: The Hidden Essence of God's Word - Jones,LeRoy (Lights of Irfan, 2002)
Bahá'u'lláh equates Truth with divine knowledge and requires that we must first be cleansed of worldly things if we are to attain divine knowledge and true understanding. The elusive and transcendent nature of divine knowledge.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #34, Bosch Bahá'í School (May 18-20, 2001). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/34/jones_knowledge.
Keywords: Certitude; Heart; Irfán Colloquia; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Knowledge; Mysticism

Krishna, historiography of; Meaning of "Qayyúm" - Universal House of Justice (1983)
Two questions: historical information about Krishna, and the meaning of the term "qayyum".
The enclosure mentioned, from the Kitab Badi, pp 113-116, is not included. See also a letter from the House, "Meaning of Self-Subsisting."
Keywords: Hinduism; Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book); Krishna; Qayyum (Self-subsisting); Words and phrases

L'amour, le pouvoir et la justice - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Summer school talk.
See also "Love, Power and Justice". Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'égoïsme versus l'estime de soi - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'environnement physique et spirituel - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2003)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'être humain naït-il tueur? - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'histoire de Salut et Changement de Paradigme: Deux Contributions à la Théologie Bahá'íe - Schaefer,Udo (Association d'Ètudes Bahá'íes (Europe francophone); Zero Palm Press, 1993)
French translation of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com. Also available online in English, and can be ordered in German.
Keywords: God; Manifestations of God; New Age; Progressive revelation; Relativism; Salvation; Udo Schaefer; Unity of religion

L'historique de la foi bahá'íe - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'homme n'est pas un animal - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'implantation de la foi baha'ie en France: et impact de la venue de Abdu'l Bahá à Paris au début du XXème siècle ("The establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in France and the impact of the arrival of Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century") - Behnam,Natalia (2006)
French society at the end of the 19th century; Western expansion of the Bahá'í Faith; Abdu'l-Bahá's stays in Paris 1911-1913; religious minorities in France; on meeting Guillaume Apollinaire, Romain Rolland, Auguste Forel, Queen Marie of Romania, et al.
Online at bahai-biblio.org/centre-doc/etude/memoire-natalia-behnam.htm, linked from http://www.bahai-biblio.org/biblio_doc_ouvrage_histoire.htm.
Keywords: 1911; 1913; 19th century; Auguste Forel; Biography; Edwin Scott; Esperanto; Gabriel Sacy; Guillaume Apollinaire; Henri Bergson; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Howard Colby Ives; Kahlil Gibran; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Laura Clifford Barney; Lua Getsinger; Mirra Alfassa; Paris, France; Phoebe Hearst; Queen Marie of Romania; Theosophy; Thomas Breakwell; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of

L'importance de la translitération bahá'íe avec quelques exemples - Daoust,Pierre (2020)
Considérations grammaticales expliquant la translitération et la prononciation des mots arabes, et le système abjad.
Keywords: Abjad system; Arabic language; Grammar; Pronunciation; Transliteration and diacritics

L'infaillibilité et nous - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

L'islam, religion éternelle?: une approche bahá'íe de la revendication à la complétude - Fazel,Seena; Fananapazir,Khazeh (1993)
French translation of "A Bahá'í Approach to the Claim of Finality in Islam."
See original in English online here.
Keywords: E-books (articles); Finality; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Progressive revelation; Seal of the Prophets

La communion avec Dieu et le processus du détachement - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La complémentarité entre la science et l'art - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La conception de l'homme de Bahá'u'lláh - Schaefer,Udo (1981)
Delivered at a summer school conference. Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com/articles/french.html.
Keywords: Human nature; Philosophy

La Condition Humaine: âme, raison, conscience - Daoust,Pierre (2023)
Cet article propose un tour d'horizon des Écrits sur les notions d'âme, de raison et de conscience et en tire des conclusions sur la condition et la noblesse de l'être humain.
Keywords: Education; Fate, destiny and predestination; Free will; Mind, spirit, soul; Reason; Self

La Constitution do la Maison Universelle de Justice - Universal House of Justice (2022)
La Constitution fut signée dans la Ville de Haïfa le quatrième jour du mois de Qawl de la cent-vingt-neuvième année de l'Ère bahá'íe.
See also English original.
Keywords: Constitutions (Bahá'í); Universal House of Justice, Constitution of

La construcción de comunidades y el compromiso social de los bahá'ís en Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona y Valencia - Marcelo Caceres,Aldo (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Este estudio pretende dar visibilidad a una serie de actividades educativas y de compromiso social, que los bahá’ís vienen desarrollando en Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona y Valencia, por comprender sus profunda vocación de servicio.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6121. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Barcelona, Spain; Community building; Madrid, Spain; Seville, Spain; Spain; Valencia, Spain

La consultation - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Consultation

La contribution des femmes à la science moderne - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La Cultura Hispano Árabe en Latino América - Handal,Boris (Polis, 2004)
The influence of the Hispano-Arab culture in Latin American history, from a linguistic point of view, and through the development of the humanities and sciences such as mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
Originally posted at revistapolis.cl [archived], the Revista On-Line de la Universidad Bolivariana; see also this issue's table of contents.
Keywords: Arabic language; Civilization; Cultural diversity; Islam; Latin America; Philosophy; Renaissance; Science; Spain; Spanish language

La Economia del Futuro: Una Recopilacion de los Escritos Baha'is - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (Editorial Bahá'í de España, 1995)
Una colección de cincuenta temas sobre las enseñanzas bahá'ís en materia de economía.
See English original. Also available in Persian translation. Ver tambien Directrices para la Economía de la Vida: Mensajes de la Casa Universal de Justicia relacionados con la Economía. See also Guidelines for Economic Living: Messages from the Universal House of Justice Related to Economics and Economics of the Future Begins Today.
Keywords: Economics

La Fe Bahá'í: ética y espiritualidad: Una aproximación desde sus textos - Caceres,Aldo Marcelo (2011)
Examination of the ethical and spiritual vision of the Bahá'í Faith, based on its sacred writings, contemporary sources, and personal experiences.
Master's thesis from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Mirrored with permission from eprints.ucm.es.

La Foi Mondiale Bahá'íe: Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (Maison Editions Bahá'íes, 1968)
Première partie seulement, extraits des Écrits de Bahá'u'lláh.
See also English original Bahá'í World Faith.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Bahá'í World Faith (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

La función de los deportes en la vida - Shoghi Effendi (The Students' Union Gazette, 1915)
Publicado con el nombre de "Shawki Rabbani" por la gaceta de su universidad. Shoghi Effendi tendría 17 ó 18 años en ese momento.
La traducción se realizó desde la página 28 que se encuentra en el siguiente enlace: http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/jafet/gazette/1914-15/html/0231.html.
Keywords: Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Sports

La Ley, fundamento de la sociedad o restricción de la libertad? - Aroni,Nicomedes Merma (La Pluma del Conocimiento, 2002)
La libertad no puede ser absoluta. Vivimos en una sociedad interdependiente. Algunas limitaciones a nuestra libertad son necesarias para evitar otras restricciones todavía peores.
Author note: Abogado. Miembro de la Comunidad Bahá'í del Cusco. From bahaidream.com; see also bahaidream.com/lapluma/revista01/revista01.htm.

La Libertad de Expresión - Universal House of Justice (1988)
Spanish translation of "Individual Rights and Freedoms" by the Casa Universal de Justicia.
This document, and many more in Spanish, are at bibliotecabahai.com.
Keywords: Freedom and liberty; Freedom of expression; United States (documents)

La médisance, outil des faibles - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La Moral del Corán - Handal,Boris, compiler (2013)
Compilation of passages from the Qur'an, with reference to some Bahá'í writings.
Mirrored with permission from bibliotecabahai.com.
Keywords: Islam; Quran

La mythologie sacrée de la religion bahá'íe - Collins,William P. (2011)
De la nécessité du mythe pour comprendre l’incompréhensible.
See English original
Keywords: Metaphors and allegories; Mythology

La paix intérieure - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La Perse La Chaldée et La Susiane: Relation de Voyage - Dieulafoy,Jane (Librairie Hachette, 1887)
Early overview of the Bábí movement in Zanjan, from a travel diary through Iran, Chaldea, and Susa (Shush).
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: Bábí history; Travelogues; Zanjan, Iran

La poésie du Kitáb-i-Aqdas: Aspects de l'esthétique - Daoust,Pierre (n.p., 2018)
Les concepts philosophiques qui éclairent sur le sens de la vie et la nature spirituelle de l'être humain, révélés sous forme de prose rimée caractéristique de la poésie arabe. Le Kitáb-i-Aqdas touche à l'esthétique et au bonheur.
Purchase online at amazon.fr.
Keywords: Aesthetics; Beauty; Happiness; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Poetry

La Politique: Treatise on Leadership - Abdul-Bahá
Translation into French from Persian by Dreyfus.
See also the original Persian text (offsite) and an English translation.
Keywords: Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership)

La poursuite de l'excellence - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Excellence

La prédestination - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La Preuve éclatante - Gulpáygání,Mirza Abu'l-Faḍl (2024)
Réponse à un article agressif, donnée en exemple par ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lui-même.
See English original.
Keywords: Brilliant Proof (book); Criticism and apologetics; Pantheism and panentheism; Principles; Proofs; Prophecies

La prière - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La proclamation de Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (Maison d’éditions bahá’íes, 2016)
Voir aussi religare.org/livre/bahai/ba-bah-proclamation.php. Aussi disponible en audio, preparé par D. Marchal (2024).
Keywords: Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh (book)

La Raison dans les Ecrits baha'is: Son importance, sa fonction, son usage - Kluge,Ian (2013)
French translation of "Reason and the Bahá'í Writings."
See original, at bahai-library.com/kluge_reason_writings_2013.
Keywords: E-books (articles); Heart; Intuition; Logic; Philosophy; Rationality; Reason; Science

La realité du monde exterieur et l'existence de Dieu - Dion,Luc (Baha'i Studies, 1976)
Student essay on Foi et raison, Les concepts fondamentaux, La loi générale qui gouverne l’univers, et Dieu.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-studies.ca/monographs.

La réfutation des mythes: Les théories du complot en Iran sur l'origine et les objectifs de la religion bahá'íe - Masumian,Adib (2017)
French translation of "Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith."
See also English original.
Keywords: E-books (articles)

La réincarnation - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La religion a-t-elle échoué? - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La sexualité et la spiritualité 1 - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
See also another lecture on this topic. Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org
Keywords: Sexuality

La sexualité et la spiritualité 2 - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
See also another lecture on this topic. Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Sexuality

La spiritualité et la lutte pour la survie - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La spiritualité et la santé mentale et physique - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment - Daoust,Pierre (2023)
Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le faire en pratique à l'aide de quelques exemples.
Keywords: Abjad system; Arabic alphabet; Arabic language; God, Names of; Grammar; Greatest Name; Numerology; Symbolism; Transliteration and diacritics

La véracité: le fondement du progrès spiritual - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La violence et la nature humaine - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2003)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

La volonté et la rationalité de Dieu - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Lab, the Temple, and the Market, ed. Sharon Harper: Review - Eyford,Glen A. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2002)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/453. See also original scan.

Land of the Lion and the Sun: Personal Experiences, the Nations of Persia — Their Manners, Customs, and Their Belief - Shabaz,Absalom D. (published by the author, 1901)
1-paragraph overview of the "new sect" of "the Baáb."
This complete book is online at hathitrust.org.
Keywords: Bábí history

Land Reform and Social Change in Iran - Najmabadi,Afsaneh (University of Utah Press, 1987)
Mention of Bahá'ís being elected to provincial councils in Iran in the 1960s, and of Bahá'ís being an alleged front for Zionists in the 1970s.
Keywords: 1960s; Iran; Land reform; Zionism

Lango: Language Organization - Alexander,Antony; Craig,Robert (n.p., 1996)
Lango (Language Organization) is an attempt to simplify English to serve as an international language.
Keywords: Esperanto; International auxiliary language; Lango language; Language

Language and Universalization: A 'Linguistic Ecology' Reading of Bahá'í Writings - Meyjes,Gregory Paul P. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
How the promotion of linguistic minority rights may coincide with promotion of an International Auxiliary Language, opposing trends toward increased globalization and growing nationalism, and the unregulated global spread of English.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/112. Though the PDF below shows "1994," the publisher's website gives the correct "1999."
Keywords: Human rights; International auxiliary language; Linguistic minority rights

Language and Worldview - Fantini,Alvino E. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
Languages are paradigms of a view of the world. Knowledge of more than one language holds promise for an expanded worldview, for understanding other people on their own terms.
Mirrored with permission from the Journal of Bahá'í Studies past issues archive.
Keywords: Cultural diversity; Diversity; Language; Unity

Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by Francis Collins: Review - Trabing,Carol Skrenes (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2007)
Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/347.

Language of Revelation and Status of Guardian's Translations - Universal House of Justice (1992)
English translations as a "basis" for translations into other European languages;. Though Shoghi Effendi's writings are "authoritative," they do not make English a language of revelation.
Keywords: Arabic language; English language; European languages; Interpretation; Language; Persian language; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Translation; Turkish language; Urdu language

Laozi: A Lost Prophet? - Faber,Roland (Lights of Irfan, 2018)
On the Tao Te Ching, or Dao De Jing; the uniqueness of Toaism/Daoism; resonances with and differences from the Bahá’í universe; should Daoism be considered a genuine dispensation of a divine Manifestation.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/faber_laozi.
Keywords: Buddha; China; Laozi (Lao-Tse); Manifestations of God; Philosophy; Prophets; Taoism

Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) - Buck,Christopher; Ioannesyan,Youli A. (Religions, 2023)
Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and cycle of fulfillment; metaphorical and spiritual understandings of the "divine presence." Link to article (offsite).
Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/334, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats. Also online at academia.edu.
Keywords: Attainment unto the Divine presence; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); I am all the Prophets (phrase); Islam; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Prophecies; Quran; Seal of the Prophets; Shaykhism

Last War: Racism, Spirituality, and the Future of Civilization, by Mark L. Perry: Review - Thomas,Richard (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2006)
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/346. See also original scan.

Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916 - Miron,Layli Maria (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2018)
How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught the Bahá'í Faith in Europe and the United States.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/243. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: 1900; 1910s; 1916; Arts and crafts; Biography; Drama; Europe; Laura Clifford Barney; Plays; Public discourse (discourses of society); Teaching; United States (documents); Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review - Lincoln,Joshua (Baha'i Studies Review, 1997)
Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Bahá'í law, governance, human rights, and future perspectives.
Keywords: Aziz Navidi; Conferences, Bahá'í; Crime; De Poort, Netherlands; Governance; Human rights; Institutions; Integration and disintegration; Justice; Laws; Lesser Peace; Netherlands; Peace; Public discourse (discourses of society); Punishment; Scholarship; Service

Law and Order: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1995)
Keywords: Introductory; Laws

Law of Love Enshrined, The: Selected Essays, by John Hatcher and William Hatcher: Review - Maneck,Susan (Baha'i Studies Review, 1997)

Law, Application of - Universal House of Justice (1991)
Questions concerning the violation of Bahá'í and civil law, and the removal of administrative rights.
Keywords: Administrative rights; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies

Lawh (Tablet) - Momen,Moojan; Lawson,Todd (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2005)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/lawh.
Keywords: Lawh (tablet)

Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq: Parallel Translation (English) - Bahá'u'lláh (2024)
Comparison of three English language translations, from River of Life (1914), Bahá'í Scriptures (1923), and Gleanings (1935).
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Abraham; Adam and Eve; Arabic language; Babel; Bahá'í Scriptures (book); Book of Juk; Creation; Death; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; God; Hebrew language; History (general); Language; Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq; Life after death (afterlife); Manifestations of God; River of Life (book); Soul; Syriac language; Translation, Parallel

Lawh-i-Dunyá, Tablet of the World: Meaning of Urvatu'l-Vuthqá, "Sure Handle" - Ayman,Iraj (1999)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh. Add or read links or comments pertaining to this Tablet here.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World); Siyyid Jamalud-Din Afghani; Urvatul-Vuthqa (Sure Handle); Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh; Words and phrases

Lawh-i-Hikmat, Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Wisdom: Towards a Progressive Bahá'í Theology - Klebel,Wolfgang A. (Lights of Irfan, 2006)
The primary focus of Bahá'í studies must by on the Writings of the Faith, and the philosophical understanding and interpretation need to follow and be enlightened by the Revelation. We must look at modern philosophy critically in that light.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #60, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 26-29, 2005). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/60/klebel_hikmat.
Keywords: Irfán Colloquia; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Philosophy

Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients - Rafati,Vahid (Andalib, 2002)
Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn (its recipient / "such as receive its impact") in Islamic philosophy, and their later use in Shaykhi and Bahá'í texts.
Translated by Brown in 2002; actual date of Andalib issue 5:19 not given. See also Brown's translation of A Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat.
Keywords: Active force and its recipient; Cosmology; Creation; Islam; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Philosophy; Philosophy, Greek; Philosophy, Islamic; Science

Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) - Bahá'u'lláh (2024)
Authorized translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Templer Society, emphasizing devotion, fulfillment of prophecies, and the transformative power of the Word of God.
Mirrored from bahai.org (Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh), where it is available in various formats; also online here. See also related files and commentary on Stephen Lambden's website, and see A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith (F. Izadinia, 2014).
Keywords: Christianity; Darkness; Fragrance; Georg David Hardegg; God, Kingdom of; God, Word of; Haifa, Israel; Jesus Christ; Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg); Light; Numerology; Opposition; Peter (Apostle); Point; Prophecies; Reversal, Mystery of (Shaykhism, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Lawh-i-Qina); Spirit (general); Sun; Symbolism; Templer Society (German Templer colony); Temples; Zechariah (Prophet)

Lawh-i-Maryam (Tablet to Maryam) Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh: A Provisional Translation and Commentary - Savi,Julio; Mardani,Faezeh (Lights of Irfan, 2007)
Bahá’u’lláh’s Tablet to Maryam is both a source of historical information and of doctrinal and ethical hints, as well as an example of his refined literary style.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #69, Center for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto, Italy (July 7-10, 2006). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/69/savi_maryam
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Crimson; Irfán Colloquia; Lawh-i-Maryam (Tablet to Maryam); Lawh-i-Pisar-Amm (Tablet to the Cousin); Leaf (title); Maryam (cousin of Bahá'u'lláh); Muhammad Vazír; Mírzá Rida-Quli (Hakim); Navvab (Asiyih Khanum); Síyáh-Chál (Black Pit, Tehran)

Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh - Anonymous, compiler (2018)
Laws abolished from previous religions and from the Bayán.
Also available in Word format. See also Laws of the Bayán reflected in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Asceticism; Bayan-i-Arabi (Arabic Bayan); Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); Báb, Laws of; Christianity; Clothing; Confession; Ethics; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jihad (Holy war); Judaism; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Monasticism; Music; Polygamy; Priesthood; Purity; Reform; Sin; Slavery; Uncleanness (impurity)

Laws from the Kitab-i-Aqdas Not Yet Binding - Universal House of Justice (1974)
Which laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas are and are not currently (as of 1974) binding upon Western believers.
This letter was circulated widely upon the publication of the Aqdas in 1992. This particular file was scanned from Canadian Bahá'í News 6:1, May 1993. This letter has been partly superseded by a letter from 1999 and another follow-up letter from 2001.
Keywords: Gradual implementation of laws; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Laws of the Bayán reflected in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Rabbani,Ahang, compiler (2008)
List of 32 laws from the Báb's Persian Bayán or the Arabic Bayán which also appear in Bahá'u'lláh's book of laws.
Passages not contained in the Persian Bayán are located in the Arabic Bayán, which to-date has not been translated into English. See also Laws Abrogated by Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Bayan-i-Arabi (Arabic Bayan); Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); Báb, Laws of; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Further Application of - Universal House of Justice (1999)
Announcement to the Bahá'í world that all elements of the laws dealing with obligatory prayer and fasting are now applicable.
See the original list of laws not yet applicable in the West, from 1974, and a follow-up letter from 2001.
Keywords: Alláh-u-Abhá; Dhikr (Remembrance); Fasting; Gradual implementation of laws; Greatest Name; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Obligatory prayer; Repetition

Layli, Majnun, and the Infernal Tree - Perry,Mark (2001)
Short play dealing with the story of Layli and Majnun and partly inspired by the Seven Valleys.
This is a first draft of a play which is still a work-in-progress and part of a larger, developing play on myth. Feedback is most welcome. Personal use and small group readings are encouraged. If you are interested in producing the play, please contact me. Mark Perry, Iowa, USA (319) 358-1294 or mperry9(@)juno.com.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Drama; Fiction; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Leyli and Majnun; Plays

Laymen vs. Scholars in Bahá'í Studies - Universal House of Justice (1996)
No distinction should be drawn between "laypeople" and "scholars" in Bahá'í studies, and the pursuit of knowledge.
See also Plausibility Alignment on a Bahá'í Email List. Later posted to bahai.org, where it is also available in PDF and Word formats.
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Covenant; Deepening; Internet; Knowledge; Scholarship; Social media; Talisman (email list)

Le Béyan Persan - Báb, The (Librairie Paul Geuthner, 1911)
French translation of the Persian Bayán, one of the principal writings of the Báb.
See also E. G. Browne's A Summary of the Persian Bayan, Peter Terry's Summary and Thematic Analysis, an English rendering of Nicolas' French translation of The Arabic Bayan, a partial translation by Ismael Velasco, and a partial translation by Denis MacEoin.
Keywords: A. L. M. Nicolas; Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); Báb, Writings of

Le bien et le mal - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le clonage: vrai ou faux, bien ou mal? - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2003)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le concept de valeur humaine - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2003)
Place of this presentation not known. PDF below indicates "Congrès ADIGES"; email us if you know what or where this was. Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le Coran et l'imaginaire apocalyptique - Lawson,Todd (Religions et Histoire, 2010)
See also the unpublished English original, The Qur’an and the Apocalyptic Imagination. See publisher's webpage for this article at www.religions-histoire.com/numero-34.
Keywords: Apocalypse; Islam; Quran

Le cosmopolitisme dans la foi Baha'ie: vers la négociation d'une identité internationale - Desilets,Gabrielle (2009)
Study of Montreal's Bahá'í community to understand cosmopolitan ideology, and a sense of belonging to a "global village." Link to thesis (offsite).
Master's thesis, Faculté des arts et des sciences (anthropology), Université de Montréal.

Le destin de Mason Remey & de ceux qui l'ont suivi - Universal House of Justice (2007)
Un texte du Centre mondial expliquant le caractère fondamental de l’Alliance et les conséquences pour ceux qui la brisent.
See English original
Keywords: Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking

Le Journal de Constantinople - Various (1848)
Collection of 818 files, unsorted. They contain an unknown number of references to the Báb and his milieu. Four entries have been found so far, and searching this archive may yield more.
This is a work-in-progress. Many more years will be added, and some finds still have to be typed and translated. If you can read French and want to help research these documents, or improve the translations below, please email us.
Keywords: Bábísm; Iran (documents); Istanbul, Turkey; Mentions; Newspaper articles; Newspapers; Turkey

Le Livre de l'Alliance Kitab-i-'Ahd - Bahá'u'lláh (2024)
Document unique dans l’histoire religieuse du monde qui supprime toute justification de dissidence, le testament de Bahá’u’lláh désigne son fils aîné ‘Abdu’l-Bahá pour prendre, à sa suite, la tête de la communauté bahá’íe.
Translation into French from the English translation.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant)

Le mysticisme - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le nouvel athéisme: une réponse bahá'íe - Kluge,Ian (2011)
L’auteur montre, par une lecture minutieuse, la faiblesse des arguments de ces nouveaux athées qui connaissent un grand succès de librairie, et leur ignorance, surprenante parfois, des concepts philosophiques les plus élémentaires.
See English original.
Keywords: Atheism; Philosophy; Proofs; Richard Dawkins; Sam Harris; Science

Le pouvoir au sein de la famille - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le pouvoir et les relations humaines - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le Retour d'un Soleil - Sunstrum,Jalal (2024)
L'histoire d'un chercheur qui a trouvé l'Amour grâce à un songe: la rencontre avec la Manifestation de Dieu du futur.
Mirrored with permission from issuu.com/jalal-sunstrum/docs/...docx.

Le rôle politique de la femme est-il méconnu? - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le sens de la vie - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Le siecle de lumiere - Universal House of Justice (2020)
Enquête sur l'histoire et les changements dramatiques du 20e siècle et l'émergence de la foi baha'ie de l'obscurité. Traduction de Century of Light.
This is an "official" translation, prepared by the French Panel named by the Universal House of Justice and published by the French publishing trust, la Maison d'éditions bahá'íes. See also Bibliothèque baha'ie. See also English original.
Keywords: 20th century; Century of Light (book); World peace

Le Style du Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Aspects du Sublime, livre du Professeur Suheil Bushrui - Bushrui,Suheil Badi (2018)
Une analyse du Kitab-i-Aqdas, un ouvrage rédigé en prose rimée typique des écrits arabes les plus exaltants.
Purchase this book online at amazon.com. See also English original.
Keywords: Arabic language; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Language; Style (Writings); Translation

Le Style persan du Gardien - Varqa,A. M. (The Vision of Shoghi Effendi, 1993)
Les aspects merveilleux du talent d'ecrivain de Shoghi Effendi, un cote peu connu par les amis occidentaux qui ne connaissent que ses ecrits et ses traductions en anglais.
Keywords: Persian language; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; Style (Writings)

Le tabernacle de l'unité: Réponses à Mánikchí Sahib et autres écrits - Bahá'u'lláh (2014)
Traduction de The Tabernacle of Unity: Bahá'u'lláh's Responses To Mánikchi Sáhib.
This is an "official" translation, prepared by the French Panel named by the Universal House of Justice and published by the French publishing trust, la Maison d'éditions bahá'íes (2014). See also Bibliothèque baha'ie. See also English original (2006). Also available in RTF.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Tabernacle of Unity (book)

Le temple bahá'í - Spierckel,Pierre (Actualité des religions, 2000)
Aperçu des temples bahá'ís; mise à jour d'une brochure initialement publiée dans une revue française sur le thème «les religions et leurs chefs-d’œuvre».
Keywords: Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, New Delhi

Le Verbe de Dieu, au coeur de l'existence - Daoust,Pierre (2024)
Le présent essai examine les pouvoirs et l'influence du Verbe de Dieu (ou Parole divine) au sein de la création. Le Verbe est à la fois créateur, transformateur et régénérateur et la difficulté est de comprendre et analyser comment il agit.
Keywords: Absolute existence; Creation; God, Word of; Prayer; Primal Will; Universe

Learning About Growth: The Story of the Ruhi Institute and Large-scale Expansion of the Bahá'í Faith in Colombia - Arbab,Farzam (The Ruhi Institute, 1991)
On the formation and development of the Ruhi Institute in Colombia; difficulties Bahá'ís faced in developing ​​a large-scale teaching project; analysis of all the measures taken and the degree of their success.
Mirrored from chupin.ru/library.
Keywords: Colombia; Expansion; FUNDAEC; Growth; Institute process; Ruhi Institute

Learning and the Unfoldment of the Bahá'í Community - Lample,Paul (2008)
Two slightly different versions of the Plenary Address to the ABS conference.
This talk is available both as an Audio file and as a PDF transcript, below. They are not identical; the transcript appears to have been edited, perhaps by its author. Address to the 32nd Annual ABS Conference "Religion and Social Cohesion," San Diego CA, 2008. Mirrored with permission from www.bahai-studies.ca/Lample. Author affiliation: Member, Universal House of Justice

Learning from 'Abdu'l-Bahá in a Society Characterized by Ageism - Hoonaard, van den,Deborah K. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2023)
On the nature and impact of ageism and how we learn to be old by the way people treat us, and how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s example informs our own lives given the prevalence of ageism in Western society.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Aging; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Learning from History - Momen,Moojan (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Bahá’í world community. The value of a study of the history of the Bahá’í Faith in understanding this development and in helping us towards appropriate presentations of the Faith.
Mirrored with permission from the Journal of Bahá'í Studies past issues archive.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Buddhism; Cultural diversity; Dualism; God; Growth; Monism; Relativism; Teaching

Learning Process - Walker,Penelope (2002)
Talk on the Five-Year Plan, growth, and training institutes, given by a Counselor of the International Teaching Center in Houston, Texas, on February 12, 2002.
Title "Learning Process" made from a quick skim of the talk, might not be fully accurate. [-J.W., 2011] Mirrored with permission from ruhiresources.org/news/presentations-and-talks. See publisher's electronic distribution license.
Keywords: Five Year Plan (2001-2006)

Learning to Read Social Reality in the Light of the Revelation: Twenty-Five Years of Contributing to the Discourse of Ethics in Business - Arbab,Haleh (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2015)
The Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity works to learn how to advance the capacity of individuals and groups to participate in some of the prevalent discourses of society, for the betterment of the world and the growth of civilization.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/176.
Keywords: Business; Ethics; Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); Prosperity; Public discourse (discourses of society); Reality

Learning to Respond to Emerging New Realities: Messages from the Universal House of Justice - Universal House of Justice (Palabra Publications, 2006)
Two letters to the US NSA dealing with expansion and administration, and a document prepared by the International Teaching Centre, "Impact of Growth on Administration Processes."
Available for free download from palabrapublications.com/downloads.
Keywords: Administration; Clusters; Growth; Institute process; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Training Institutes

Learning to Sift: Reflections on Ten Years of Engaging with the Economics Discourse - van Rijn,Jordan (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2023)
Collaborators explored diverse approaches how to examine economic discourse from a Bahá’í perspective, offering guidance to others in similar processes.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Economics; Materialism; Public discourse (discourses of society); Research; Studying

Lectures on Bahá'í Inspired Curricula, by Farzam Arbab: Review - Clarken,Rodney H. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1995)

Legacies and Prospects: Baha'i Community Building Yesterday and Tomorrow - Velasco,Ismael (2002)
On the rise and evolution of a world Bahá'í community in the 20th century, and new paradigms for community building.
Unfinished first draft of a paper presented at Landegg University, 2002.
Keywords: 20th century; Century of Light (book); Community (general); Community building

Legacies of the Heart, by Larry Rowdon: Review - Kluge,Ian (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/329. See also original scan.

Legislación Internacional para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo - Bahá'í International Community (1991)
Una declaraciòn presentada por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í al Comité Preparatorio para la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo. Ginebra Suiza, Agosto 1991.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Environment; Nature; Statements; Sustainable development

Legislating on Morality - Universal House of Justice (1988)
Areas in which the Universal House of Justice is refraining from legislating on, e.g. abortion and homosexuality.
Recipient or source of this letter not known.
Keywords: Abortion; Ethics; Freedom and liberty; Gradual implementation of laws; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); LGBTQ; Laws; Morality; Unresolved matters

Legislative Responsibilities of the Universal House of Justice Regarding Obligatory Prayers, Guardian's Statement on - Universal House of Justice (1995)
Brief note about which aspects of obligatory prayer the House may one day legislate on.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Obligatory prayer; Research Department, Questions and answers

Lehrbuch der Religionsgeschichte - Bertholet,Alfred (J. C. B. Mohr, 1925)
One-paragraph overview of the Bábí movement.
Keywords: Bábí history

Leiden List: Bibliography to the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh - McGlinn,Sen (1999)
Check senmcglinn.wordpress.com/leiden-list to see if there's a more recent version. See also the Leiden Kitáb-i-Aqdas bibliography and Hidden Words bibliography. See also the newer and much more complete bibliography of the texts of Bahá'u'lláh at in the Partial Inventory, which is partly integrated into this library at bahai-library.com/inventory.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Cross-reference; Indexes and catalogues; Leiden List

Leo Tolstoy and Ameen Rihani: The Interaction Between Two Creative Worlds - Rodionov,Mikhail (2002)
Mentions of the "favorable attitude" to the Bahá'í Faith held by Tolstoy and by Ameen Rihani.
Presented at the Ameen Rihani International Symposium, Washington DC, April 18-20, 2002. Author has translated Bahá'í Writings into Russian; see endnote #4 in the PDF.
Keywords: Ameen Rihani; Lebanon; Leo Tolstoy; Russia

Leroy Ioas, Hand of the Cause of God, by Anita Ioas Chapman, and Lua Getsinger, Herald of the Covenant, by Velda Piff Metelmann: Reviews - Weinberg,Robert (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
Keywords: Leroy Ioas; Lua Getsinger

Les Bahá'ís: Un chapitre de l'histoire religieuse récente - Schaefer,Udo (La Pense;es Baha'i (Bulletin trimestriel), 1989)
Talk delivered at Landegg Academy, 1988. Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com/articles/french.html.
Keywords: Introductory

Les Bahaïs du Caucase: b.a.-ba d'une communauté méconnue ("The Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, the 'ABCs' of an unknown community") - Jafarov,Azer; Balci,Bayram (Religion et politique dans le Caucase post-soviétique, 2007)
Chapter on "the Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, the basics [lit. the ABCs] of an unknown community."
Mirrored from books.openedition.org/ifeagd/1571; see Table of Contents.
Keywords: 20th century; Armenia; Ashgabat; Azerbaijan; Bahá'í history by country; Caucasus; Communism; Georgia; Iran (documents); Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Russia; Russia; Soviet Union; Turkmenistan

Les Béhahis et le Bâb - Nicolas,A.L.M. (Journal Asiatique, 1933)
Mirrored from gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k93322p/f258.image.
Keywords: A. L. M. Nicolas; Bahá'í studies; Bábísm

Les cinq niveaux de l'esprit - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Les étapes de l'unité mondiale - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
The filename of this MP3 file gives an alternate title, "Titre a trouver les stades de l'unite de l'humanite." Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Les étapes de la vie - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Les Jardiniers de Dieu: À la Rencontre de Cinq Millions de Bahá'ís, par Colette Gouvion et Philippe Jouvion: Review - LaLiberte,Robert (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1990)
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Gardeners of God (book); Haifa, Israel; Introductory

Les Lecons de Saint-Jean D'Acre - Abdul-Bahá (Ernest Leroux, 1908)
French translation of original English edition of Some Answered Questions.
Also available in HTML at bahai-biblio.org. See also English original, original edition.
Keywords: Abdu'l-Bahá, Table talks; Laura Clifford Barney; Some Answered Questions (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Les Paradigmes cachés de l'histoire: Comparaison de l'histoire des premiers siècles du christianisme et de la foi bahà'ie - Lepain,Jean-Marc (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
Exploration of some lessons from history relevant to our era and our near future, from the perspective of philosophy of history; paradigms of Christian history which illuminate Bahá'í history; the rise and decline of civilizations; role of the Zeitgeist.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also original scan.
Keywords: Christianity; Civilization; History (general)

Les perturbations sociales et le vécu individuel - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2004)
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved - Bahá'u'lláh (; Centre mondial bahá'í, 2022)
La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés, mais quelques changements ont été nécessaires pour la clarté et l'exactitude.
Le rendu courant des Sept Vallées et des Quatre Vallées est basé sur les traductions de Marzieh Gail, en consultation avec Ali-Kuli Khan, publié en 1945. Quelques changements ont été nécessaires pour la clarté et l'exactitude (Centre mondial). Voir aussi Les sept vallées et les quatre vallées. "The Four Valleys" publié dans Call of the Divine Beloved, Centre mondial bahá'í, 2018); voir ici.
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Mysticism; Rumi (Mevlana)

Les religions et les philosophies dans l'asie centrale - Gobineau,Joseph Arthur (1866)
A lengthy early account of Bábí history by French Orientalist and diplomat Comte de Gobineau, who served as France's envoy to Iran in 1855-1863.
This book is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. See also a translation of one section of this book, Gobineau's Account of the Beginnings of the Bahá'í Revelation.
Keywords: 19th century; Báb, The; Bábísm; Comte Arthur de Gobineau; France; Paris, France

Les religions et les philosophies dans l'asie centrale (continued) - Gobineau,Joseph Arthur (1866)
Due to size, this book was split in two for this online edition. See part 1.
Keywords: Bábísm; Central Asia; Comte Arthur de Gobineau

Les sept vallées et les quatre vallées - Bahá'u'lláh (2021)
Traduction de Seven Valleys and Four Valleys.
This is an "official" translation, prepared by the French Panel named by the Universal House of Justice and published by the French publishing trust, la Maison d'éditions bahá'íes. Also available in RTF. See also Les quatre vallées and Bibliothèque baha'ie. See also English original.
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)

Les Tablettes de Bahá'u'lláh révélées après le Kitáb-i-Aqdas - Schaefer,Udo (Encyclopédie Philosophique Universelle, 1992)
Mirrored with permission from www.udoschaefer.com/articles/french.html.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Udo Schaefer

Les Valeurs economiques et les valeurs morales - Hatcher,William S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
Mirrored with permission from the Journal of Bahá'í Studies past issues archive.
Keywords: Economics