God Passes By: Study Guide - Bayat,Ehsan, compiler (2025)
This study guide offers an accessible exploration of Shoghi Effendi's seminal work. It provides summaries, insights, and reflection questions to deepen understanding of Bahá’í history, key themes, and spiritual significance.
Also available in Microsoft Word format. See also original book.
Keywords: God Passes By (book); Outlines and summaries

God the All-Humorous - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Did Bahá'u'lláh ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"?
See also a Compilation on Humor and Laughter, enclosed with this letter. Transmitted by email, from recipient.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; God; God, Names of; Humor; Laughter; Lawh-i-Bismi al-Mazzah (the Humorist); Research Department, Questions and answers; Words and phrases

God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts - Barney,Laura Clifford (Kegan Paul, 1910)
A play based on events in the lives of the early Babis, with a focus on Tahirih.
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org, and another version was later posted to afnanlibrary.org.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Bábí history; Drama; Laura Clifford Barney; Plays; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

God's Promise to Humanity: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1993)
Keywords: Covenant; Introductory; Return

God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review - Farkas,Geza (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2005)
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/ . Issue date 2005 December; posted online 2015 June.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Consultation; Interfaith dialogue; Translation; United Kingdom

God's Will - Hatcher,William S. (2003)
Fireside talk in St. Petersburg.
Posted to Youtube by william.hatcher.org.

God, Chance, and Necessity, by Keith Ward: Review - Pokorny,Brad (One Country, 1997)
Mirrored with permission from www.onecountry.org/oc93/oc9316as.html.
Keywords: Charles Darwin; Creation; Evolution; God; Richard Dawkins

God, Nature of: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1994)
The nature of God in the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: God; Introductory

God, the Conscious Energy - Gonzales,Grover (2023)
Thoughts on the transference between matter and energy, the energetic nature of miracles, science and religion, Einstein's equation E=mc2, and Bahá'u'lláh's explanations of the First Cause and the divine creative force.
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: God; Physics

Goddess Religion, Ancient - Universal House of Justice (1992)
Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology.
See also a compilation included with this letter, The Nature of God: Some Extracts from the Bahá'í Writings.
Keywords: Christianity; Equality; Gender; God; God, Gender of; God, Names of; Gods and Goddesses; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism; Laws; Manifestations of God; Mother Book; Paganism; Research Department, Questions and answers; Universal House of Justice, Membership on; Women; Words and phrases

Good and Evil: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1996)
Keywords: Devil (Satan); Evil; Introductory

"Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature,: Commentary - Woodman,Ross (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
See also The Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; God, Kingdom of; Literature; Literature, English; Síyáh-Chál (Black Pit, Tehran); Utopias and dystopias

Governance and the Governed: Leadership, Conflict, Resilience, Resolution, and Hope - Hatcher,John S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2018)
"From the Editor's Desk": If the purpose of governance and leadership is to respond to the needs of the governed, then what attributes and methodologies should characterize the process of those in positions of authority?
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/247. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Conflict resolution; Governance; John Hatcher; Justice; Leadership; Resilience

Governance, Democracy and Social Change: A Bahá'í Perspective - Karlberg,Michael (2008)
Lecture hosted by the Department of Middle Eastern History, the Bahá'í World Center Haifa, and the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf Studies, March 13 2008. Mirrored from gulfc.haifa.ac.il.

Grammatical Clarifications - Universal House of Justice (2001)
Letter and memorandum in response to questions about possible misprints in published extracts from letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of justice
Name retained with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Errata; Language; Research Department, Questions and answers; Words and phrases

Grand Narratives and the Bahá'í Writings - Kluge,Ian (Lights of Irfan, 2017)
Exploration of Bahá'í teachings, inspired by the Guardian's call to "analyse the principles of the Faith and to correlate them with the modern aspects of philosophy and science," and on the thought of Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee and Pitirim Sorokin.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #137 (Bosch, 2016). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/137/kluge_metahistory. See also the author's original version, mirrored from bahaiphilosophy.com.
Keywords: Philosophy; Public discourse (discourses of society); Science

Great Adventure, by Florence Mayberry: Review - Dahl,Roger M. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1997)

Greater Boldness: Radical Storytelling with Canadian Bahá'í Women - Tamas,Sophie (1998)
How the Bahá'í Faith's teachings on gender equality can be promoted through social activism and storytelling-based consciousness-raising workshop.
Thesis for Master of Arts, Carleton University. Document online with permission at collectionscanada.gc.ca.

Greatest Name, The (al-Ism al-A`zam) - Lambden,Stephen (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.
Keywords: Bahá (title); Dua Al Sahar (Dawn supplication); Greatest Name

Green Acre Bahá'í Institute vs. Town of Eliot, Maine - Wagner,Ralph D., compiler (1954)
Two court decisions regarding the tax exempt status of the Green Acre Bahá'í School, 1954 and 1963, and notes from a 1997 follow-up.
In the first document, Green Acre Bahá'í Institute v. Town of Eliot, 1954, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that the Institute was entitled to tax exemption as a charitable institution. In the second, Green Acre Bahá'í Institute v. Town of Eliot, 1963, the same court removed the tax exemption, based on a 1957 law limiting exemptions to institutions that primarily serve residents of Maine. Later, in 1997, the US Supreme Court declared this law unconstitutional in a case brought by a Christian Science institution. Text taken from "Westlaw," a commercial database published by the West Publishing Company. In order to comply with copyright law, any annotations have been deleted, leaving the original public-domain text. [-R.D.W.]
Keywords: 1954; 1963; Court cases; Eliot, ME; Green Acre Bahá’í School; Maine, USA; Tax exemption; United States (documents)

Greenacre on the Piscataqua - Ingersoll,Anna Josephine (Allegiance Publishing Company, 1900)
An early history of Greenacre and some of its notable visitors and presentations.
See also Introduction to Green Acre Bahá'í School (1990) and The Rise and Fall of the Parliament of Religions at Greenacre (1931). This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. Three versions are provided here: the original image scan, an OpenOffice version proofread and formatted by Ernie Jones (2017), and a PDF of the proofread version.
Keywords: Eliot, ME; Green Acre Bahá’í School; Interfaith dialogue; Maine, USA; Parliament of the World's Religions; Sarah Farmer; United States (documents)

Greenleaf, Charles - 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/greenleaf-charles.
Keywords: 1857; 1863; 1920; 1941; Biography; Charles Greenleaf; Elizabeth Greenleaf; United States (documents)

Gregory, Louis G.: The Advancement of Racial Unity in America - Ober,Harlan F. (Baha'i World, 1993)
Short biography of an early African-American Bahá'í.
Mirrored with permission from the Bahá'í Faith Website of Reno, Nevada; no longer online, but available at archive.org.
Keywords: 1874; 1951; Biography; Louis G. Gregory; Race; United States (documents); Unity

Gregory, Louis George - Morrison,Gayle (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On the African American lawyer who became a leading Bahá’í speaker, writer, administrator, and proponent of race unity and equality, member of the national governing body of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, and Hand of the Cause.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: 1874; 1951; Biography; Louis G. Gregory; Race; South Carolina, USA; United States (documents)

Grenada - Paccassi,Patricia (1995)
Article written in the mid-nineties for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, posted with permission at bahaihistorycaribbean.info. See also photos and history.
Keywords: 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Caribbean; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Grenada; St. Georges, Grenada; Windward Islands

Grinévskaia, Izabélla Arkád'evna - Gracheva,A. (Dictionary of Russian Women Writters, 1994)
Short bio of a poet and playwright who wrote a social drama Bab ed-Din (1903), dedicated to the life and teachings of The Bab — a play she considered "her most significant dramatic work" — and its sequel Bekha-Ulla (1912).
Keywords: 1944; Biography; Isabella Grinevskaya; Russia

Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie - Shipton,Alyn (Oxford University Press, 2001)
Roughly 2-3 page excerpt from book.
Text posted anonymously to a public listserver, might not be proofread. Please contact me if you know, or can find out, the page numbers included below.
Keywords: 1960s; Arts and crafts; Biography; Dizzy Gillespie; Jazz music; Music

Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton: Review - Pokorny,Brad (One Country, 1999)
See excerpt of book at bahai-library.com/shipton_groovin_high_gillespie. Mirrored with permission from www.onecountry.org/e112/e11216as.htm
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Dizzy Gillespie; Jazz music; Music

Group Dynamics: Compilation, Study Guide, and Worksheets - Author unknown, compiler
Collection of materials on group dynamics: a compilation from the Writings, study questions, observation techniques, worksheets to help improve group discussion and cohesion.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection. Date not given; sometime after 1953.
Keywords: Consultation; Group dynamics; Leadership; Spiritual Assemblies

Group Pilgrimage in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Japan - Hirabayashi,Haruma, editor (Baha'i News of Japan for English Readers, 2015)
Brief notes by four participants from a contemporary visit by Japanese Bahá'ís to the Holy Land in honor of 100 years of the Faith in Japan.
Keywords: 2015; Bahá'í World Centre; Japan; Pilgrims notes

Growing in the Bahá'í Faith - Taherzadeh,Adib (1984)
Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth.
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Adib Taherzadeh; Growth; Purpose of life; Soul

Grundriss der Religionsgeschichte - Dammann,Ernst (W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 1972)
3-page overview of Bahá'í history and teachings.
Keywords: Bahá'í history

Guadeloupe - Caillaud,Daniel (1995)
Article written in the mid-nineties for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, posted with permission at bahaihistorycaribbean.info. See also photos and history.
Keywords: 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Guadeloupe; Lesser Antilles

Guarantees of Religious Freedom in Australia - Nicholson,Graham (75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia, 1996)
The development of religious freedom in Australia, and relevant constitutional and legal pronouncements.
This document is no longer available at its original host; mirrored from archive.org.

Guardian's Seven Year Plan for the American Bahá'ís: 1946-1953 - Shoghi Effendi (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, 1946)
Teaching goals, institutional objectives, financial statistics, and other information from the Guardian pertaining to the American community.
Some of this document has been published elsewhere online, e.g. the first letter is at Messages to America. See also PDF scan of original.
Keywords: 1946; 1953; Plans; Second Seven Year Plan, US and CA (1946-1953); United States (documents)

Guardianship and the House of Justice - McGlinn,Sen (1997)
The Context of The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh; the distinction and separation of the Guardianship and the Houses of Justice; distinctions between the Guardian and the Exemplar; the inseparability of the Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice.
Two questions from The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh: the distinction vs. inseparability of the Guardianship and the UHJ, and the structure of the administrative order in the absence of a guardian.
Keywords: Covenant; Guardianship; Universal House of Justice

Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice - Universal House of Justice (Lights of Irfan, 2010)
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/justice_guardianship-11.
Keywords: Covenant; Guardianship; Irfán Colloquia; Universal House of Justice

Guardianship, Anticipation of, in the Kitab-i-Aqdas - Universal House of Justice (1992)
Did Bahá'u'lláh anticipate the Institution of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas?
Keywords: Covenant; Guardianship; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Research Department, Questions and answers

Guardianship, The Universal House of Justice, and Infallibility - Universal House of Justice (Lights of Irfan, 2009)
The House is infallible even without the Guardian, because that the Guardian's chief function was interpretation and not legislation.
First posted here 1999. Later published in Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963 to 1986.Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/justice_guardianship. See also Infallibility of the Guardianship and of the Universal House of Justice (1977) and The Universal House of Justice (2021 compilation).
Keywords: Center of the Covenant (concept); Contradictions; Covenant; Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Guardianship; Infallibility; Irfán Colloquia; Universal House of Justice (UHJ general)

Guerre et paix au XXI siècle - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice - Stell,William (Church History, 2023)
Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sunday" (1923), calling for critical analysis of assumed shared faith in interracial practice.
Mirrored with CC permission from cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history, where it is also available in HTML and Kindle formats.
Keywords: 1920s; 1922; African Americans; Chicago Defender (newspaper); Chicago, IL; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Race; Race amity; Robert S. Abbott; United States (documents)

Guidance for Bahá'í Groups - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (US NSA, 2000)
The purpose, organization, functioning, limitations, privileges and responsibilities of Bahá'í groups; guidance for individuals about application of Bahá'í laws, such as marriage and divorce; and guidance for Assemblies that have reverted to group status.
Prepared by the Office of Community Administration and Development. Supplement to Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities. Also available in PDF, nsa_guidance_bahai_groups.pdf.
Keywords: Administration; Bahá'í Groups; Burial (funeral); Divorce; Funds; Marriage; Nineteen Day Feast

Guidance for Bahá'í Radio from the Bahá'í World Centre - Witzel,Donald R., compiler (International Bahá'í Audio-Visual Centre, 1990)
Selection of guidance received from the Bahá'í World Centre on Bahá'í radio from May, 1980 to December, 1989, on four major themes: administration; programming, training and production; finance and technical matters.
Original online at scribd.com, converted to Word format by D. Calkins (2022). See also The Use of Radio and Television in Teaching.
Keywords: Bahá'í Radio; Bolivia; Chile; Ecuador; Media (communication); Panama; Peru; Radio; South America; Teaching; Television

Guidance for Today and Tomorrow: Excerpts - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1953)
A compilation of letters from Shoghi Effendi, all but one published in other volumes. This version of the book contains only the one letter not online elsewhere.
Full book also available in Microsoft Word format and PDF from Word, both prepared by Mike Thomas (2023).
Keywords: Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Shoghi Effendi, letters of

Guidance on the Use of Talks at Feast - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (2009)
Whether it is appropriate to read talks by Universal House of Justice members and others at the Nineteen Day Feast, and whether such talks have been, and should be, authenticated.
See the talk by Peter Khan which inspired the following, "Reflections on the Ridvan 2009 Message". Mirrored with permission from lotetrees.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/correspondence-with-national.
Keywords: Nineteen Day Feast; Talks (general)

Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet: together with the Numerical Value of the letters (Abjad Reckoning) - Gail,Marzieh (Baha'i Glossary, 1957)
Persian letter, key, transliteration, pronunciation, and Abjad value.
Instead of taking a chance on the Persian characters not displaying in every browser, I posted this item as an image. It may also be downloaded as a PDF document or an RTF document. See also the complete Bahá'í Glossary which this is excerpted from; a discussion of diacritics and transcription; a more complete Glossary of Arabic and Persian Transliteration, an audio-format Bahá'í Glossary and Pronunciation Guide; and Oriental Words in Bahá'í Literature, Transliteration, and Pronunciation.
Keywords: Abjad system; Numerology; Persian language; Pronunciation; Transliteration and diacritics

Guidelines for Economic Living: Messages from the Universal House of Justice Related to Economics - Universal House of Justice (2017)
Compilation of messages from the Universal House of Justice, collected by an author of books on, and degrees in, economics.
Mirrored with permission from badishams.net. Tambien disponible en español. See also Bahá'í Perspective on Economics of the Future: A Compilation from the Bahá'í Writings.
Keywords: Competition; Economics; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Huqúqu'lláh; Inheritance; Social action; Suffering; Unity; Wealth and poverty

Guidelines for Internet Communication - Bahá'í Internet Agency; Universal House of Justice (2008)
Includes compilation "Extracts on Internet Communication Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice," spiritual principles, and Bahá'í netiquette.
While this document is cross-listed under "BIC documents," the Bahá'í Internet Agency is actually run under the guidance of the International Teaching Centre of the BWC. Mirrored from www.bcca.org/bia.
Keywords: Internet; Social media; Wikipedia; Wikis

Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies on Domestic Violence: A Supplement to Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, compiler (US NSA, 2002)
Domestic violence from the standpoint of the Bahá'í teachings: guidance for protecting those who are abused, assisting in rehabilitation of those who commit abuse, and supporting families, with sensitivity to cultural and ethnicity issues.
Also available in PDF, nsa_guidelines_domestic_violence.pdf.
Keywords: Abuse; Domestic violence; Sexual violence

Gulick and Three Women: Diary of a Cross-country Auto Trip to and back from the 1942 Bahá'í National Convention - Rutledge,Margaret Marie (2015)
Diary by the sister of Barbara Sims of a cross-country road trip with Ramona Brown, Marzieh Gail, and Robert Gulick.
See also original high-res version, rutledge_gulick_three_women_large.pdf [10MB].
Keywords: 1942; Biography; Marzieh Gail; Photographs; Ramona Brown; Travelogues

Gulpáygání, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl - Momen,Moojan (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 momen.org.
Keywords: 1844; 1914; Biography; Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání

H. Collis Featherstone - Hassall,Graham (Australian Baha'i Bulletin, 1990)
Biography of a prominent Australian Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause of God.
Reprinted in Bahá'í News, October 1990.
Keywords: 1913; 1990; Australia; Biography; Collis Featherstone; Hands of the Cause

H. Collis Featherstone 1913-1990: An Extraordinary, Ordinary Man - Waterman,Graham; Waterman,Kaye (75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia, 1996)
The life and activities of an Australian Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause.
This document is no longer available at its original host; mirrored from archive.org.
Keywords: 1913; 1990; Biography; Collis Featherstone; Hands of the Cause

Hacia un marco conceptual para la acción y el discurso: estudio de caso de la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos española ante la crisis de la Covid-19 - Garcia Magarino,Sergio (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Este artículo explora algunos de los aprendizajes que la Oficina de Asuntos Públicos (OAP) de la comunidad bahá'í de España obtuvo en sus esfuerzos por contribuir al discurso público en los espacios nacionales desde 2014.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6124. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Covid-19 (Corona virus); Public discourse (discourses of society); Social action; Spain

Hacia un modelo de desarrollo para el siglo XXI - Bahá'í International Community (1994)
Hacia un modelo de desarrollo para el siglo XXI.
Comentarios al borrador de la Declaración y Programa de Acción para el desarrollo social. Presentado por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í durante la segunda reunión del Comité Preparatorio para la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Social Estrategia y Plan de Acción mundiales para el desarrollo social. Aportación de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í a la primera sesión del Comité Preparatorio de la Cumbre Mundial para el Desarrollo Social Estrategia y Plan de Acción mundiales para el desarrollo social. New York, New York, 22 August - 2 September 1994.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Statements; Sustainable development

Hacia un nuevo orden económico-espiritual desde una perspectiva Baha'i - Shams,Badi (2021)
Una colección de trabajos acerca del concepto de economía Bahá’í. Mi objetivo siempre ha sido simplificar la economía para el lector y no utilizar vocabulario técnico ni económico.
A collection of writings translated by the author into Spanish: random thoughts of a mystic economist, practical economic suggestions for everyday living and for serving humanity, workshop materials, and two compilations. All chapters approved by the reviewing committees of the NSAs of Canada and India. See also Pensamientos varios de un economista místico.
Keywords: Economics

Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community - Tinto,Iscander Micael (Lights of Irfan, 2016)
The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were the examples against which the general population measured itself. Comparison of Attar's "Muslim Saints and Mystics" with Abdu'l-Bahá's "Memorials."
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #132 (Italy, 2015). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/132/tinto_hagiography.
Keywords: Attar of Nishapur; Bayazid Bastami; Biography; Hagiography; Islam; Memorials of the Faithful (book); Mishkín-Qalam; Rábí'a Basri; Shams-i-Duha; Sufism

Haifa - Amanat,Hossein (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2003)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/haifa.
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Haifa, Israel

Haifa before and after 1948: Narratives of a Mixed City - Yazbak,Mahmoud; Weiss,Yfaat (The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, 2011)
Mention of Bahá'ís establishing homes in Haifa following their expulsion from Iran, and description of the Baha’i Gardens and the Arc buildings.
Keywords: 1948; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Templer Society (German Templer colony)

Haifa Impressions - Allen,Valera; Allen,John (1954)
Notes from a pilgrimage in December, 1954.
See obituary of Valera Allen, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh (1898-1993) in see American Bahá'í, May 17, 1993, and of John William Allen, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh (1907-1980) in Bahá'í World, Volume 18, p. 725. Typos and spelling inconsistencies from original document have been retained. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: 1954; Haifa, Israel; Pilgrims notes

Haifa Notes - Brown,Ramona (1954)
Notes from a pilgrimage in 1954.
See also some notes from Brown in her book Memories of Abdu'l-Bahá. See obituary, Ramona Allen Brown, 1889-1975, Bahá'í World Volume 18, p. 399. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: 1954; Pilgrims notes; Ramona Brown; Shoghi Effendi; Ted Cardell; Windhoek, Namibia

Haifa Notes - Edge,Clara (1954)
Notes by the author of the biographical novel Tahirih, taken during her visit to Haifa in 1954.
Clara Edge, 1891-1976 (from Social Security records). Obit. Allen Elston, 1904-1994, see American Bahá'í, June 24, 1994. See below also another version of these notes.
Keywords: 1954; Haifa, Israel; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi

Haifa Notes - Woolson,Gayle (1956)
Notes from a pilgrimage in 1956.
Two manuscripts have been consulted and combined to produce this complete set of notes. Any errors from original have been retained. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: 1956; Haifa, Israel; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi

Haifa Notes - Lamb,Artemus (1953)
Notes of a 5-day visit with the Guardian, by a pioneer to South America.
See also a tribute "Artemus Lamb, 1905-1998." Also available in Word format from the Emma Maxie Jones Collection.
Keywords: 1953; Artemus Lamb; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi

Haifa Notes of Shoghi Effendi's Word: Volumes 1 and 2 - Maxwell,May; Khanum,Ruhiyyih (1937)
Transcriptions of talks given by Shoghi Effendi by May Maxwell and Ruhiyyih Khanum, taken during their pilgrimage in 1937.
Any errors from original retained. Scanned from a first-generation copy originally from Jamshid Fozdar via David Piff. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes. However, it also should be noted that some of these notes were taken by Shoghi Effendi's wife and frequent secretary, and are thus more reliable than others.
Keywords: 1937; Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Badi calendar; May Maxwell; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi; Twin Holy days

Haifa Talks - Ransom-Kehler,Keith; Schopflocher,Lorol (1932)
Two slightly different versions of these notes. Includes introduction by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram.
See obituaries: Florence Evaline "Loral" Schopflocher, 1886-1970, Bahá'í World Volume 15, p. 488, and Keith Ransom-Kehler, Hand of the Cause of God, ?-1933, Bahá'í World 5, p. 389]. See also bio of Siegfried Schopflocher. This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: 1932; Bahá'í Scriptures (book); Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Keith Ransom-Kehler; Lorol Schopflocher; Pilgrims notes

Haifa, Israel - Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2025)
Online at britannica.com/place/Haifa.
Keywords: Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel

Hainsworth, Philip - Author unknown (The Telegraph, 2001)
Bio of a prominent pioneer, administrator, and author.
See Hainsworth and Perkins' book, The Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: 1919; 2001; Biography; Philip Hainsworth; United Kingdom

Haji Mubarak - Lee,Anthony (World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy, 2011)
Keywords: 1850; Hájí Mubarak

Hajji Sulayman Khan Tabrizi - Norozi,Mohammad, compiler (2024)
Extract from "To dance like Solomon: Imitation and Martyrdom in a Qajar Ghazal" by Dominic Parvis Brookshaw.
Also available in Microsoft Word format. See also complete article.
Keywords: 1852; Biography; Báb, Remains of; Hájí Sulayman Khan Tabrizi; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran

Halabi, Shaikh Maḥmud Khorásání, founder of Hojjatiya - Sadri,Mahmoud (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2003)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
See also Hojjatiya and Hojjatiyeh, Mesbahiyeh, and Ahmadinejad. The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/halabi-shaikh-mahmud.
Keywords: 1900; 1998; Biography; Hojjatieh Society

Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran - Lee,Anthony (UCLA Historical Journal, 2015)
Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Bab. A history of slavery in Iran can be written, not only at the level of statistics, laws, and politics, but also at the level of individual lives.
Posted by author at academia.edu. Also available in a different draft, in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: 19th century; Biography; Báb, The; Bábí history; Diaspora, African; Fezzeh Khanum; Hájí Mubarak; Indian Ocean World; Iran (documents); Middle East; Servants; Slavery

Hand of the Cause Mr. `Alí-Akbar Furútan, 1905-2003 - Harper,Barron; et al. (2005)
Compilation of information about Mr. Furutan: biography, in memoriam, photograph, and list of his books.
See books and talks by Furutan at bahai-library.com/author/Ali-Akbar+Furutan.
Keywords: 1905; 2003; Biography; `Alí-Akbar Furútan

Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí: Biography and photographs - Macias,Shirley, compiler (Conqueror of Hearts, 2002)
A eulogy for Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qásim Faizi (1906–1980).
Keywords: 1906; 1980; Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Biography; Photographs

Handbook for Childrens' Class Coordinators - Universal House of Justice; International Teaching Centre (2016)
Guidance on the duties and responsibilities of children’s class coordinators.
Also available in Microsoft Word format: bwc_childrens_class_coordinators.docx.
Keywords: Childrens classes; Institute process

Handicapped facilities at the Bahá'í World Center pilgrimage sites - Universal House of Justice (2000)
Two letters giving an overview of wheelchair access to various points on pilgrimage tours.
Transmitted by email. Both letters written to the same person, and submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Disability; Pilgrimage

Handmaidens of God: Bahá'í Prayers for Women - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (George Ronald, 1987)
Text distributed in Ocean and bahairesearch.com.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers of; Prayer texts; Women; `Abdu'l-Bahá, prayers of

Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh) - Braun,Eunice (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On the institution, established by Bahá’u’lláh, of individuals named by Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, charged with protecting and propagating the Bahá’í Faith; one of the two parallel lines of responsibility in Bahá’í administration.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: Appointed arm; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, Contingents; Hands of the Cause, Institution

Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh) - MacEoin,Denis (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1987)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ayadi-amr-allah.
Keywords: Biography; Hands of the Cause

Hands of the Cause of God - Universal House of Justice; Alá'í,Lilian; Hudson,Ray (Baha'i World, 1986)
Six documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 2: The Hands of the Cause of God and their functions, their work and travels 1979-1983, Boards of Counsellors and the International Teaching Centre, and tributes by Lilian Ala'i and Ray Hudson.
See Bahá'í World volume 18 table of contents.
Keywords: 1979; 1983; 19th century; 20th century; Appointed arm; Counsellors; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Institution; International Teaching Centre; Marion Hofman

Hands of the Cause of God - Author unknown (2010)
List of mini bios and thumbnail photos of 43 of the 50 Hands of the Cause.
Prepared from an older document (PDF, 2010), compiler unknown. This still needs mini bios of the 7 names missing. Please contact me if you can help. See more at bahaipedia.org/Hands_of_the_Cause_of_God.
Keywords: Biography; Hands of the Cause; Photographs

Hands of the Cause of God Cannot Appoint a Guardian - Universal House of Justice (2015)
Short letter quoting the Guardian's statement that the Hands of the Cause of God have to ratify the current guardian's appointment of another guardian, and they may also suggest another guardian, but cannot themselves appoint one.
Submitted by, and name retained with permission of, recipient.
Keywords: Covenant; Guardianship; Hands of the Cause; Research Department, Questions and answers

Hands of the Cause of God: Personal Recollections - Washington,Bill (2014)
Recollections of A.Q. Faizi, A.A. Furútan, Clara Dunn, Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery, Leroy Ioas, Enoch Olinga, Rahmátu’lláh Muhajir, Bill Sears, Agnes Alexander, John Robarts, Collis Featherstone, and Jalal Khazeh.
Shared by author for posting here, shortly before his passing. Some minor edits, as suggested by a review panel of the NSA of Australia, were made in September 2016.
Keywords: 20th century; Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Agnes Alexander; Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Biography; Clara Dunn; Collis Featherstone; Enoch Olinga; Hands of the Cause; Jalál Kháḍih; John Robarts; Leroy Ioas; Raḥmatu’lláh Muhájir; Ugo Giachery; William Sears; `Alí-Akbar Furútan

Haney, Paul - Francis,Richard (1998)
Brief bio of the life of a Hand of the Cause of God.
Mirrored with permission from the Bahá'í Faith Website of Reno, Nevada; no longer online, but available at archive.org.
Keywords: 1909; 1982; Biography; Hands of the Cause; Paul Haney

Harlem Preparatory School: An Alternative - Ahdieh,Hussein (1974)
Harlem Prep was one of the leading alternative schools in the country. This study (written 3 years before the school's closing) recounts its founding, and its financial and educational development.
Dissertation for Doctor of Education at University of Massachusetts. See also the author's later version of this book, published as A Way Out of No Way: Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars, 1967-1977.
Keywords: Education; Harlem Preparatory school (Harlem Prep); Hussein Ahdieh; New York, USA; United States (documents)

Harlem Renaissance - Buck,Christopher (The American Mosaic: The African American Experience, 2013)
Order online from abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9781598845495.
Keywords: 1920s; African Americans; Alain Locke; Harlem Renaissance; Harlem, NY; Manhattan, NY; New York, USA; Race; Renaissance; United States (documents)

Harmony of Science and Religion: A Complementarity Perspective - Bartholomew,Gilbert (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
The principle of complementarity, which can account for certain phenomena in quantum mechanics, can also be an aid in understanding the nature of the harmony between science and religion, the unity of mankind, and the oneness of religion.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive.
Keywords: Science

Harold and Florence Fitzner: Knights of Bahá'u'lláh to Portuguese Timor - Hassall,Graham (And the Trees Clapped their Hands: Stories of Bahá'í Pioneers, 1994)
Harold Thomas Fitzner (1893–1969) and his wife Florence (c. 1906-1980) were early South Australian Bahá'ís who pioneered to Portuguese Timor during the Ten Year Crusade; Harold was also involved in the publication of Herald of the South.
Keywords: 1893; 1906; 1969; 1980; Biography; East Timor; Florence Fitzner; Harold Fitzner; Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Portuguese Timor; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)

Harrison G. Dyar: Articles - Kelly,John (Washington Post, 2012)
Links to a 10-part series of columns about Harrison Dyar, one of Washington D.C.’s most unusual residents (the "mysterious tunnel builder"), and another Bahá'í, Wellesca Pollock. Includes many mentions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith.
See also Dyar, Harrison Gray, Jr. (Henson, 2005) and Reality Magazine: Editorship and Ownership of an American Bahá'í Periodical (Smith, 1984).
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; Harrison G. Dyar; Reality magazine; United States (documents); Washington, DC, USA

Hartmut Grossmann, Remarks of, Concerning the Timing of the Lesser Peace - Universal House of Justice (2012)
Responding to a talk given by an ex-member of the UHJ, this letter explains: statements of ex-members of the House are personal opinions only; and while we don't know the exact date of the Lesser Peace, the Guardian assures us that it will come.
Letter shared by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Lesser Peace; Universal House of Justice

Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í - Author unknown (2023)
Six overview essays on Bahá'í history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
Essays online at pluralism.org/bahai. Follow the links below to see the PDFs and HTML at the original site.
Keywords: Basics; Children; Community (general); Empowerment; Equality; Expansion; Gender; Growth; Institute process; Interfaith dialogue; Introductory; Music; Pluralism; Prayer; Race; Ruhi Institute; Social change; Songs; Statistics; United States (documents); Universities; Women; Youth

Haydar Alí Isfahání - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2004)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org/articles/haydar-ali-esfahani.
Keywords: 1920; Biography; Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí (Angel of Carmel)

Hayden, Robert - Buck,Christopher; Smith,Derik (Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Literature, 2019)
In his poetics of history and his nuanced representations of black life, Hayden's art showed that the African American experience was quintessentially American, and that blackness was an essential aspect of heterogeneous America.
See also "Robert Hayden" from Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature (2004). Mirrored with permission from academia.edu.
Keywords: 1913; 1980; African Americans; Biography; Poetry; Race; Race unity; Robert Hayden; United States (documents)

Hayden, Robert Earl - Greenberg,Robert M. (American National Biography Online, 2000)
The life and work of Hayden (1913-1980), African-American poet and teacher; his membership of the Bahá'í Faith is briefly mentioned.
Excerpted from anb.org. Also available in PDF.
Keywords: 1913; 1980; Biography; Robert Hayden

Haykal (pentacle talisman) #1 - Báb, The (The Sources of Babi Doctrine and History, 1992)
Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
Images small because it was scanned in 2000, when monitors were smaller and bandwidth more limited. See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia.
Keywords: Haykal (temple); Talismans

Haykal (pentacle talisman) #2 - Báb, The
Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
Images small because it was scanned in 1999, when monitors were smaller and bandwidth more limited. See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia.
Keywords: Haykal (temple); Talismans

Haykal (pentacle talisman) #3 - Báb, The
Talisman of a prayer of the Bab; not identified.
See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia. Partial Inventory catalog ID no: BB00381.
Keywords: Haykal (temple); Prayer texts; Talismans

Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) - Báb, The
Talisman drawn by the Bab; not identified.
This image is small because it was scanned in 1997, when monitors were much smaller and bandwidth more limited. Originally posted at www.mashriq.org/irfani.html [archive.org]. See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia.
Keywords: Dá’irih (circle); Haykal (temple); Talismans

Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) - Bahá'u'lláh
Talisman "prayer for protection" by Bahá'u'lláh; similar to many drawn by the Bab.
This talisman was originally attributed to the Bab, re-attributed to Bahá'u'lláh after feedback from A. Masumian et al. (2021). This image is small because it was scanned in 1997, when monitors were much smaller and bandwidth more limited. Originally posted at rwoodlock.freeserve.co.uk [archive.org]. See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia. Provisional translation: joshuahalltranslations.com (Supplications by Baháʼuʼlláh, no. 21). Partial Inventory catalog ID no: BH04458 (Duʻáy-i-Haykal).
Keywords: Dá’irih (circle); Haykal (temple); Prayer texts; Protection; Protection prayers in talisman form; Talismans

Haykal (pentacle talisman) Prayer for Protection - Báb, The
Original text of a prayer for protection, written in the Báb’s own hand, in the form of a pentacle.
Sources: Image scanned from Muḥammad-'Alí Fayḍí's (Faizi's) book on the Báb, Ḥaḍrat-i-Nuqṭiy-i-Úlá, third unnumbered page in the front matter. English text from Selections from the Writings of the Báb, section "Prayers and Meditations." See other similar pentacles by browsing bahai-library.com/title/haykal, and read about this form of Tablet at Wikipedia.
Keywords: Báb, Writings of; Haykal (temple); Prayer texts; Protection; Protection prayers in talisman form; Visuals

Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand: Form, Content, and Provisional Translation - Aqiqi,Dergham; Lawson,Todd (2021)
Detailed analysis of the content and translation of an undated haykal; the relation between the Báb’s composition and the Qur'an; scriptural/verbal and figural/artistic modes of revelation; symbolism of the star shape; role of repetition; dominion.
Keywords: Báb, Writings of; Calligraphy; Haykal (temple); Islam; Symbolism; Talismans; Tawqi'a haykal (Star Tablet of the Báb); Translation

Haziratu'l-Quds - Momen,Moojan (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 momen.org.
Keywords: Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship)

Haziratu'l-Quds and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, Functions and Importance of - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1997)
Two letters from the Universal House of Justice, statements from the Guardian, and compilations prepared by the Bahá'í World Center concerning the Bahá'í temples, their dependencies, and their uses.
Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient. Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also compilation_readings_mashriq_adhkar and compilation_mashriq_adhkar_mcglinn.
Keywords: Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Homes for the aged; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Dependencies of

"He hath known God who hath known himself": A Deepening Course on the Bahá'í Revelation - Kochmann,Barbara Ives Reich, compiler; Kochmann,Richard, compiler (2012)
A lengthy compilation by the granddaughter of Howard Colby Ives designed to be a study guide to the Writings, covering knowledge of God, the station of the Manifestations, the nature of the Covenant, and the dynamics of creation, constancy, and servitude.
This book is also available for download as a Word document, kochmann_deepening_course.doc, in Spanish translation, kochmann_deepening_course_espanol.doc, and in French, kochmann_deepening_course_francais.doc. Read more about the history of this compilation. Compiled by Barbara Ives Reich Kochmann during the years 1963-1977, and expanded by Richard Kochmann during the years 1982-2012.
Keywords: Covenant; Creation; God, Knowledge of; Knowledge; Manifestations of God; Service; Steadfastness

He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary - Bahá'u'lláh (1996)
Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds."
See also Cole's commentary on this translation.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Both worlds; Commentaries; Detachment; God, Knowledge of; Hadith; Hadith; He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord (Hadith); Islam; Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)); Lawh-i-Hadi (Tablet to Mírzá Hadi); Man ‘arafa nafsahú faqad ‘arafa Rabbahú (He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord); Mysticism; Quran; Return; Self-knowledge; Sufism

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh - Gonzales,Grover (2020)
On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets and talismans, as tools to help his disciples find and recognize the coming Manifestation, the "Qa'im," Man Yuzhiruhu'lláh.
Keywords: Abjad system; Alchemy; Báb, Grammar of; Báb, Writings of; God, Names of; Greatest Name; He Whom God shall make manifest; Judaism; Kabbalah; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Names and titles; Numerology; Opposition; Prophecies; Symbolism; Talismans; Tetragrammaton

Healing through Unity newsletter - Mezei,Frances, editor; Ascrizzi,Lynn, editor (1998)
Back issues of a newsletter dedicated to serving the principles of physical and spiritual health envisioned in the Bahá'í Teachings.
Issues 1:1-1:5 (June-December 1997) not available. Newsletters originally posted at healingthroughunity.org [archive.org]. Edited and re-formatted by J.W. (2011).
Keywords: Diet; Health and healing; Newsletters

Health and Healing: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1989)
Keywords: Health and healing; Introductory

Health, Healing, and Nutrition - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Compilation of Compilations, 1991)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also an expanded personal compilation on the same topic. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Diet; Food; Health and healing; Meat; Vegetarianism

Healthy Communication in Marriage - Danesh,Hossain
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Communication; Hossain Danesh; Marriage

Hearing "The Divinity in the Music": Dizzy Gillespie Remembered at 100 - Bahá'í World News Service (Baha'i World, 2017)
Reflections on the life of Gillespie and how his Baha’i beliefs seemed to inspire and drive his work. Includes photographs.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article presented with a nicer layout (part of the collection Arts, Culture & the Media).
Keywords: 1917; 1993; Biography; Dizzy Gillespie; Jazz music; Music; Photographs; United States (documents)

Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith - Townshend,George (Lindsay Drummond Ltd., 1939)
Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
See also an updated, annotated version in Microsoft Word format by M. Thomas (2021) and PDF scan of original. Text below from Ocean, proofread and formatted for posting here.
Keywords: Abraham; Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Bible; Book of Revelation (Bible); Christianity; Civilization; Covenant; Creation; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Deeds; Devil (Satan); E-books; Equality; Ethics; Evil; Evolution; Faith and works; Forgiveness; Free will; Genesis (Bible); George Townshend; God; God, Fear of; God, Kingdom of; God, Mercy and compassion of; God, Plan of; God, Spirit of; Government; Heart; Holy Land; Holy Spirit; Human nature; Humility; Interfaith dialogue; Isaiah (Bible); Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Temptation of; John the Baptist; Judaism; Justice; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Laws; Lords Prayer; Love; Manifestations of God; Maturity of humanity; Meditation; Miracles; Moses; Noah (Bible); Opposition; Prayer; Precursors; Prejudice; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Prophets; Psalms (Bible); Quotations from the Bible; Religion (general); Reward and punishment; Science; Sermon on the Mount (Bible); Service; Sin; Social action; Soul; Spiritual evolution; Spirituality; Talmud; Temptation; Ten Commandments (Decalogue); Unity; Unity of humanity; Unity of religion; Virtues; Wealth and poverty

Heaven - 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/heaven.
Keywords: Heaven and hell; Life after death (afterlife); Soul; Symbolism

Heaven in China without "Religion" and Manifestation - Cope,Theo A. (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 2000)
Some believe there never was a time when humanity was without a Prophet to guide it, but as none is known in Chinese history, a Bahá'í-Chinese dialogue needs a different starting point — one more inclusivist and with a different concept of "religion."
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 5.
Keywords: Chinese religion; God; Heaven and hell; Interfaith dialogue; Manifestations of God

Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife - Thomas,Lynette (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 1998)
Judeo-Christian and Muslim views of life after death are often seen literally as bodily resurrection and a judgement day, vs. the Bahá'í perspective of the nature of the soul and its existence after the death of the body, heaven/hell, and the afterlife.
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 3.
Keywords: Christianity; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Heaven and hell; Islam; Judaism; Life after death (afterlife); Resurrection

Heilsgeschichte und Paradigmenwechsel: Zwei Beiträge zur Bahá'í-Theologie - Schaefer,Udo (Bahá'í-Verlag, 2002)
German original text of Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
This book is available online in English and French.

Helen Elsie Austin (1908-2004) - Hatcher,John S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2019)
Overview of the life of the first black woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati Law School, an active Bahá'í pioneer and travel teacher, and tireless educator on race issues.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/253. See also the complete issue [PDF]. See also Austin's book Above All Barriers: The Story of Louis G. Gregory.
Keywords: 1908; 2004; Biography; Elsie Austin; John Hatcher; United States (documents)

Helen Frances Grand (1865-1944): Traces of a Bahá'í Life - Macke,Marlene (2020)
Glimpse of one small facet of the Bahá’í Faith’s beginnings in cities like Toronto in the early decades of the 20th Century.
Keywords: 1865; 1944; 20th century; Biography; Canada; Helen Frances Grand; Toronto, ON

Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph - Terry,Peter (1997)
Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Italy. She had a great impact on her fellow believers during her lifetime, but is little-recognized today.
Keywords: 1869; 1945; Alaska, USA; Biography; California, USA; Cuba; Dawn-Breakers (book); Egypt; Emogene Hoagg; Europe; Geneva, Switzerland; International Bahá'í Bureau; Italy; South Carolina, USA; Switzerland; Translation; Travel Teaching; United States (documents)

Her Eternal Crown: Queen Marie of Romania and the Bahá'í Faith, by Della L. Marcus: Review - Postlethwaite,Robert (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2000)
Keywords: Appreciations; Martha Root; Queen Marie of Romania; Romania; Royalty

Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh - Brown,Keven (Revisioning the Sacred: New Perspectives on a Bahá'í Theology: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1997)
History of alchemy, magic, and the hermetic arts, and their reflection in the later teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
To make this electronic text readable to all web browsers the transliteration of Arabic letters requiring subscript dots has been removed.
Keywords: Alchemy; Balinus (Apollonius of Tyana); Christianity; Chrysolite; Hermes Trismegistus; Islam; Judaism; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Magic; Philosophers; Philosophy; Philosophy, Greek; Revisioning the Sacred (book); Witchcraft

Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 - Hornby,Helen Bassett (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ecuador, 1984)
First book (in English) on the first four decades of the Faith in Ecuador.
This book is posted here as "fair use" because it's unavailable from any publisher. Note: the quality of the scan did not allow for the best OCR. If anyone would like to help produce a proofread version, let us know.
Keywords: 1940; 1979; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Ecuador; Helen Hornby

Hidden Bounties: Memories of Pioneering on the Magdalene Islands, by Larry Rowdon: Review - Hoonaard, van den,Will C. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
See also original scan.

Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life - Kurzius,Brian (Bahá'í Publishing, 2007)
Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
Available as a free ePub from bahaibookstore.com/Hidden-Gifts-Free-ePub-P9468. PDF file will appear here soon.
Keywords: Anger; Basics; Behavior; Calamities and catastrophes; Character; Children; Death; Depression; Detachment; Disunity; E-books; Education; Ethics; Evil; Faith (general); Fire; Gold; Happiness; Health and healing; Heart; Human nature; Humility; Ignorance; Intention; Jealousy; Knowledge; Laws; Life after death (afterlife); Materialism; Mental health; Metaphors and allegories; Mirrors; Moderation; Morality; Obedience; Oppression; Passion and desire; Plough; Power; Prejudice; Pride; Purity; Purpose of life; Religion (general); Self; Service; Spirituality; Suffering; Teaching; Tests and difficulties; Transformation; Truthfulness; Unity; Virtues; War; Wealth and poverty

Hidden Meanings in the Poetry of Robert Hayden - Herrmann,Duane L. (Buffalo Press, 2012)
The Bahá'í Faith influenced Hayden's work on multiple levels, beyond his obvious allusions to the Bahá'í teachings regarding brotherhood of races or acceptance of religions.
PDF below generated from the Word document posted at academia.edu. See also books.google.ca.
Keywords: 1913; 1970s; Biography; Poetry; Robert Hayden

Hidden Word #63; quote from Promulgation of Universal Peace - Universal House of Justice (2010)
Two minor questions regarding matters of translation: a passage from Hidden Words Persian #63, and a passage from PUP quoted in Portals to Freedom.
Transmitted from the World Centre by PDF; posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Chrysolite; Errata; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Promulgation of Universal Peace (book); Research Department, Questions and answers; Translation

Hidden Words - Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'i Publishing Trust, 1985)
Bahá'u'lláh's review of the most important themes of prior scriptures and religions, written in 1858 in the style of Persian mystical poetry.
Add or read links or comments pertaining to the Hidden words here. See also the original Introduction to the Hidden Words and Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh: A Reflection by George Townshend.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Basics; Interfaith dialogue; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)

Hidden Words (Kalemát-i-Maknuna) - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2011)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kalemat-e-maknuna.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)

Hidden Words and Sounds: Tracing Iranian Legacies and Traumas in the Music of the Bahá'ís of North America - Stadnicki,Daniel Akira (2019)
On the legacy of Persian culture, aesthetics, and history of religious persecution as reflected in Bahá'í American music; themes of religious oppression, persecution, and martyrdom; Iranian diaspora, transnational music-making, and cosmopolitanism.
Thesis for the degree of PhD in the Department of Music, University of Alberta. Includes selections of sheet music. Mirrored from ualberta.ca.
Keywords: Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Culture, Persian; Dawn-Breakers (book); Diaspora, Persian; Iran (documents); Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Mona Mahmudnizhad; Music; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Trauma; United States (documents); Yaran

Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh Course: Index of References - Coy,Genevieve L. (1956)
Index to topics in the Hidden Words, prepared for a course at Green Acre Bahá'í School in 1955; later distributed by the American National Teaching Committee, 1956.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Outlines and summaries

Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah: A Reflection - Townshend,George (Baha'i World, 1930)
Reflections on the meaning and significance of Bahá'u'lláh's Hidden Words.
Also found in Roger White's Compendium to The Bahá'í World Volumes, pp. 715-16. See also The Hidden Words and Townshend's original Introduction to the Hidden Words.
Keywords: George Townshend; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)

Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Compilation - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (Lights of Guidance, 1988)
See also Lights of Guidance, and the original Hidden Words.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)

Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Concordance - McCleary,Joyce, compiler (1998)
Originally prepared as a homework assignment for the Wilmette Institute, 1998. See also the book A Concordance to the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah by Jalil Mahmoudi (1980).
Keywords: Concordances; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)

Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Tablet study outline - Winters,Jonah (1999)
Outline prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Outlines and summaries; Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih (Kalimát-i-Maknúnih): Wilmette Institute faculty notes - Browne,E. G.; McLean,Jack; Savi,Julio; Winters,Jonah (1999)
Prepared as part of Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh. See also Introduction to the Study of the Hidden Words.
Keywords: Annemarie Schimmel; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Wilmette Institute notes on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh

Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77 - Lowery,Daryl (1999)
Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
Written for the Wilmette Institute's distance-learning course on The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
Keywords: Covenant; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Maid of Heaven; Metaphors and allegories; Mysticism; Progressive revelation; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Symbolism; Words and phrases

Hidden Words: Bibliography - McGlinn,Sen (1998)
This is an excerpt from the Leiden List.
Keywords: Bibliography; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Translation; Words and phrases

Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (1998)
See also essay introducing this compilation, by Dominic Brookshaw. Essay and compilation published in Bahá'í Studies Review 9 (1999). Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg and updated by Mike Thomas, and an updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by M. Thomas (2023).
Keywords: Alast (Primordial Covenant); Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Christianity; Chrysolite; Comb (metaphor); Covenant; Detachment; Ethics; Fatimah (daughter of Muhammad); Gender; God, Nearness to; Greatest Name; Heart; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Judaism; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant); Manifestations of God; Memorization; Metaphors and allegories; Mount Sinai, Egypt; Preserved Tablet; Progressive revelation; Purity; Sacrifice; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Self; Spirituality; Tree of Life; Ungodly; Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Wings; Words and phrases

Hidden Words: Training Course on - Bradford,Dianne (1998)
Syllabus, materials, and quotes, covering themes of the Hidden Words.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Outlines and summaries; Study guides

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Case for the Authenticity of an Alternative Portrait of the Bab - McCants,William F. (2021)
On the possibility that a painting reproduced in a book from 1909 could in fact be a portrait of the Báb.
Presented at the Shaykhi and Babi-Baha’i Studies Oxford Seminar, August 7, 2021. Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Authenticity; Báb, Portrait of

Hierarchy Authority and Eschatology in Early Babi Thought - MacEoin,Denis (In Iran: Studies in Babi and Baha'i History, 1986)
Evolution of the Bab's theology and prophetology.
Arabic and Persian terms are not fully proofread, and some diacritics are missing. See follow-up commentary on this in Crisis in Bábí and Bahá'í Studies. See also image scan of complete book.
Keywords: Azali Bábís; Bahá'í studies; Báb, Station of; Bábísm; Eschatology; I am all the Prophets (phrase); Prophetology; Theology; Typology

High Endeavors: Letters to Alaska - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust Alaska, 1976)
Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here
Keywords: Alaska, USA; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; United States (documents)

Highlights from the Fourth Bahá'í National Youth Conference: The Time is Now! - Various (1977)
Excerpts from the University of Illinois Assembly Hall in June-July 1977 with 3000 Bahá'í youth from 15 countries.
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Chicago, IL; Conferences, Youth; Illinois, USA; United States (documents); Youth

Highly Significant Celebrations at the World Center - Cardell,Ted (1992)
Report of activities at the World Centre in May 1992: commemoration of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, placing of a scroll to honour the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, and a procession of pilgrims up Mount Carmel.
Keywords: 1992; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Bahá'í World Centre; Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mount Carmel; Ted Cardell

Hilda Brooks and the Australian Bahá'í Community - Hassall,Graham (The Role of Women in an Advancing Civilization, 1989)
The role played by Hilda Margaret Brooks (1896-1969) in the development of the Australian Bahá'í Community.
See more at bahaipedia.org/Hilda_Brooks.
Keywords: 1969; 20th century; Australia; Biography; Hilda Brooks

Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith - Momen,Moojan (George Ronald, 1990)
An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith and to explain the Bahá'í Faith to those who are from a Hindu background.
Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/hinduism.
Keywords: Atman; Avatars; Bahá'u'lláh; Bhagavad Gita; Brahma; Caste system; Covenant; Cultural diversity; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Dualism; Enlightenment (spiritual); Ethics; Hinduism; Holy days of other religions; Idol worship; India; Interfaith dialogue; Jamal Effendi; Karma; Laws; Liberation; Mahabharata; Mahatma Gandhi; Manifestations of God; Marriage; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, New Delhi; Metaphysics; Monism; Philosophy; Philosophy, Hindu; Ramakrishna; Ramayana; Reincarnation; Rituals; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Salvation; Symbolism; Theology; Tree (metaphor); Upanishads; Vedanta; Vedas; Vegetarianism; Vivekananda; Worship

Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review - Garlington,William (1998)
Keywords: Hinduism; Moojan Momen

Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen: Review - Pearson,Anne (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1990)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/183. See also original scan.
Keywords: Hinduism; Moojan Momen

Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2000)
Keywords: Hinduism; Interfaith dialogue; Introductory

Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia - Neligan,A. R. (John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd., 1914)
2-sentence mention of Babis/Bahá'ís.
Author note: Physician to His Majesty's Legation at Tehran
Keywords: Iran (documents); Iran, General history; Mentions; Travelogues

'His Eminence Mírzá `Abbás Effendi Has Reached the Shores of Alexandria: Abdu'l-Baha in Egypt - Omidvaran,Betsy (Solas, 2004)
Contacts ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had with influential people in Egypt, the impressions he made on them, and the description of his journey there as contained in Century of Light and many other Bahá'í texts and histories.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 4. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

His New Name: A Biblical Examination of the Claims of Bahá'u'lláh - Dighton,Stephen D. (1994)
Summary of Bahá'í concepts, including quotes from both the Bible and the Bahá'í Writings, answering the most common concerns of Christians about Bahá'u'lláh's claims; also functions as a course syllabus and outline.
Mirrored with permission from schoolmarmwood.org.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Criticism and apologetics; Interfaith dialogue; Prophecies; Questions and answers; Teaching

Historia de la Fe Bahá'í en Venezuela - Velasco,Ismael, compiler (2001)
History of the Bahá'í Faith in Venezuela.
Text adapted from material originally at bci.org/venezuala/historiven.shtml.

Historia de la Religión desde la Perspectiva Bahá'í - Bausani,Alessandro (2003)
Keywords: Alessandro Bausani; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Manifestations of God; Prophecies; Return

Historia de su Cooperacion con las Naciones Unidas - Bahá'í International Community
Date unknown; link to English-language original unknown.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Bahá'í International Community (general); Bahá'í history; Statements; United Nations

Historia Universal - Cantu,Cesar (Imprenta de Gaspar y Roig, 1859)
1-sentence mention.
I'm unsure about the date of this document. GoogleBooks gives the date of 1859. The image scan of the cover below gives 1888, but it's possible this cover image is not from the same book as page 465, below, or is a newer edition than Google's.
Keywords: Bábísm; Iran (documents); Mentions

Historical Account of Two Indian Babis: Sa'en Hindi and Sayyid Basir Hindi - Manuchehri,Sepehr (2001)
Includes translated excerpts from a number of Persian sources on these two individuals.
Keywords: 19th century; Asia; Biography; Bábí history; Hinduism; India; Pakistan; Saen Hindi; Sayyid Basir Hindi; Speculation

Historical Background of the Lawh-i-Aflákíyyih, Tablet of the Universe - Universal House of Justice (2014)
One-paragraph summary of the date and addressee of Abdu'l-Bahá's Lawḥ-i-Aflákíyyih / Lawḥ-i-Áfáqíyyih (Tablet of the Universe), with short list of scholarly references.
See a translation online here.
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe)

Historical Background of the Panama Temple - Pringle,Ruth (Baha'i News, 1972)
A history of the Bahá’í Faith in Panama during the first and second U.S. Seven Year Plans, from the arrival of the first pioneers in 1939 to the formation of the first Regional Assembly in 1951.
Keywords: 1939; 1951; Bahá'í history by country; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Panama; Second Seven Year Plan, US and CA (1946-1953); Seven Year Plan, US and CA (1937-1944)

Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan - Martin,Douglas (2010)
A series of eight talks, in both audio and video formats, on the evolution of religion and humanity.
Keywords: Douglas Martin; E-books

Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...': Extract from the Diary of Ahmad Sohrab - Sohrab,Ahmad (1914)
Two page excerpt from the diary, dated May 9 1914, responding to these questions: what should Bahá'ís expect to accomplish; the origin of evil; the purpose of one's life; the Golden Age; what is hell; what are Bahá'u'lláh's objectives.
See also Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit" (2006) and Diary of Ahmad Sohrab 1913-1914.
Keywords: Authenticity; Evil; Heaven and hell; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; Prayer; Purpose of life; Refresh and gladden my spirit (prayer); Teachings; Tiberias, Israel

Historical methodology and the development of Bahá'í scholarship: toward dispelling a false dichotomy - Quinn,Sholeh A. (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
'Bahá'í Studies' is multi-faceted and can include various non-exclusive approaches, including academic history and historical research -- the nature of both of which is outlined here; scholastic methodology; "professional" history and Bahá'í scholarship.
This paper was originally a talk presented at Bosch Bahá'í school in 1997 to a non-academic audience. It was written specifically for a Bahá'í audience with no background at all in history or historical methodologies. In my view, it is important that academics continue to communicate something about their various methodologies to Bahá'ís without any university background. [-S.Q., 1999]

Historiography: Qajar Period and Bábí and Bahá'í works - Amanat,Abbas (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2004)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/historiography-viii.
Keywords: Báb, Writings of; Iran; Qajar dynasty; Travelogues

History and the Idea of Mankind - Wagar,W. Warren, editor (University of New Mexico Press, 1971)
Brief comparison of the Bahá'í Faith, Ramakrishna Vedanta, and Humanism, and their belief that all religions can be reconciled in unity.
Keywords: Humanism; Vedanta

History of Baha'u'llah and the Uniqueness of the Bahá'í Faith - Shahrokh,Darius (Windows to the Past, 1994)
Overview of the life and writings of Bahá'u'lláh, with an epilogue on how the Bahá'í Faith differs from previous religions.
From a series of deepening talks prepared from Persian and English sources, distributed on cassette tape in the 1990s and converted to online audio in the 2000s. See About Windows to the Past.
Keywords: 19th century; Biography

History of the Báb - Shahrokh,Darius (Windows to the Past, 1994)
Biography of the Bab, distributed by Images International as a 34-page booklet.
From a series of deepening talks prepared from Persian and English sources, distributed on cassette tape in the 1990s and converted to online audio in the 2000s. See About Windows to the Past.
Keywords: 1840s; Biography; Báb, The

History of the Bahá'í Faith in Boston - Pluralism Project (2010)
Two short documents by Harvard University's religious pluralism project: "Timeline of the Bahá’í Faith in Greater Boston" and "The Bahá’í Faith in Greater Boston."
See also photographs, a contact directory, PDF versions of these two documents, and more information at The Bahá'í Tradition homepage for The Pluralism Project. See also Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Boston, MA; Chronology and timelines; United States (documents)

History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938 - Alexander,Agnes Baldwin (Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan, 1977)
An account of the Bahá'í Cause in Japan, China, Korea, and the Hawaiian Islands, prepared by request of the Guardian.
Keywords: 1914; 1938; Agnes Alexander; Albert Vail; Bahá'í history by country; Biography; China; Fresno, CA; Hawaii, USA; Japan; Korea

History of the Baha'i Faith in North Carolina, 1845-1970: Presentations from the First Summer Seminar - Kolins,Steven, editor (2018)
Presentations at the first Summer Seminar on the history of the Bahá'í Faith in North Carolina, organized by Steven Kolins, sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Orange County NC, Aug 3-5 2018, at the Efland Bahá'í Center.
Note Steven is working on an updated edition. 10 "papers" (presentations) given at the Seminar: The "main" work is a 39 page review of the Faith in North Carolina from 1850 to 1970. This "paper" was adapted in 5 individual presentations, 4 of them in stand-alone forms. There was an additional review of newspaper references to Bábí history from 1845 and summary introduction to the individual presentations. In addition to these there was a presentation by Charles Uzzel on Review and Care of Assembly or Personal Archives, and two live presentations on declarations stories. One by Glenn and Isabela Pierce and the other by Faika McNally, aka Quanta Dawnlight, aka Faika Hanim.
Keywords: 1845; 1970; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Chapel Hill, NC; North Carolina, USA; United States (documents)

History of the Bahá'í Faith in Trinidad and Tobago: Biographies and newspaper articles - Anderson,Kathryn; Farabi,Kathleen (The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai´s of Trinidad and Tobago, 2010)
Link to a website containing photographs, histories, biographies, and the newspaper articles "First Bahá'í wedding in Trinidad" (1970), "First NSA of the Bahá'ís of Trinidad" (1971), and "Hand of the Cause Ugo Giachery" (1972).
Article by Kathryn Anderson, based on a thesis by Kathleen Farabi.
Keywords: 1970s; 20th century; Biography; Trinidad and Tobago

History of the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Tihran, Iran - Stauffer,Robert, editor (1978)
Brief history of the birth-place of Bahá'u'lláh distributed to pilgrims to the site.
Keywords: House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Iran (documents); Pilgrimage; Tehran, Iran

History of the Intellectual Development of Europe - Draper,John William (Harper Brothers Publishers, 1864)
A selection of excerpts from the book. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith, but is of interest partly because Abdu'l-Bahá referred to this book in Secret of Divine Civilization.
Abdu'l-Bahá referred to this book as The Progress of Peoples in SDC p. 92. See also the entire book online at H-Bahá'í (offsite).
Keywords: Christianity; Culture, Western; Europe; History (general); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Philosophy; Renaissance; Science; Secret of Divine Civilization (book)

Hoahania, Hamuel - Hassall,Graham (Baha'i World, 1999)
Short biography of an early Pacific islander convert to the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: 1960s; Australasia; Biography; Fiji; Hamuel Hoahania; Islands; Melanesia; Oceania; Solomon Islands

Hoar, William - 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/hoar-william.
Keywords: 1856; 1922; Biography; Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; William Hoar

Hofman, David - Author unknown (1997)
Two short articles about Hofman, one from 1997 and one on his death in 2003.
Keywords: 2003; Biography; David Hofman; George Ronald; Media (communication); Publishing Trusts; Universal House of Justice, Members of

Hojjatieh (Hujjatiya) - Sadri,Mahmoud (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2004)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
See also Shaikh Maḥmud Khorásání Halabi and Hojjatiyeh, Mesbahiyeh, and Ahmadinejad. The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hojjatiya.
Keywords: 20th century; Hojjatieh Society; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Hojjatiyeh, Mesbahiyeh, and Ahmadinejad - Sahimi,Muhammad (Frontline (PBS), 2010)
History of anti-Bahá'í activities in Iran.
See also Hojjatieh (Hujjatiya) and Shaikh Maḥmud Khorásání Halabi. Mirrored from pbs.org.
Keywords: 2000s; Ayatollah Khamenei; Ayatollah Khomeini; Ayatollahs; Ayatullah Kashani; Constitutional Movement (Iran); Constitutional Revolution (Iran, 1905-1911); Hojjatieh Society; Human rights; Hájí Siyyid `Alí-Akbar-i-Dahájí; Iran, General history; Islam; Mahdi (Mihdi); Mohammad Taghi Falsafi; Oppression; Pacifism; Pahlavi dynasty; Qajar dynasty; Qom, Iran; Reza Shah Pahlavi; Shahs; Shia Islam (Shiism); Tehran, Iran

Holley, Horace Hotchkiss - Armstrong-Ingram,R. Jackson (1995)
Biography of a Hand of the Cause of God.
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: 1887; 1960; Biography; Hands of the Cause; Horace Holley; New York, USA; United States (documents); Wilmette, IL

Holocaust, the Greater Plan of God, and the Destiny of the Jewish People - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1998)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also the letter accompanying this compilation Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Jews

Holy Day Observances - Universal House of Justice (1992)
Do Tablets of Visitation need to be recited on holy days? Do participants need to face the Qiblih while one is being recited?
Keywords: Badi calendar; Holy days; Prayer; Qiblih; Tablets of Visitation

Holy Day Programs - Gammage,Susan (2013)
Programs for all thirteen significant dates on the Bahá'í calendar, with Youtube links for opening and closing music, a selection of relevant quotations, some commentary or annotations, and some material for dramatic reading.
Originally written as blog posts for susangammage.com [archive.org]. Selected by author, formatted by David Bowie (2023) for posting here. See also Feast Programs. See also a list of Bahá'í holy days at bahai.org.
Keywords: Holy days

Holy Places at the Bahá'í World Centre - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Broadwater Press Limited, 1968)
(Contains only those portions not readily elsewhere online, but links to all cited passages)
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Haifa, Israel; Holy places; Pilgrimage

Holy Year, 1992-93 - Herrmann,Duane L. (Herald of the South, 1993)
A description of the history, meaning, and events of the centennial Holy Year for members of the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: 1992; 1993; Centenaries; Holy Years

Homeward Bound - Price,Ron (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Reflections on the meaning of home and community, classical Greek culture, and the "new home" embodied in Mt. Carmel.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Arc (World Centre); Architecture; Bahá'í World Centre; Greece; Ron Price

Homoculture: Principles of Baha'i Education - Cobb,Stanwood (World Order, 1935)
With its teachings of universal civilization the Bahá'í Faith contains a wealth of directions regarding pedagogy, and exerts a revolutionary effect upon cultural and spiritual education.
Also available as a scan of the published book [PDF, 4MB], and RTF. This article was also published as a stand-alone pamphlet, Bahá'í Publishing Committee, New York (see PDF linked above).
Keywords: Education

Homosexual Practices, Bahá'í Teachings on - Universal House of Justice (American Baha'i, 1995)
Overview of Bahá'í teachings towards homosexual practices, and how the community should approach homosexuals.
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ

Homosexuality - Bahá'u'lláh; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1993)
Extracts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi and letters written by or for the Universal House of Justice emphasize that Bahá'ís empathize with homosexuals while not viewing homosexuality as natural or permanent
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also a letter from the House, Homosexuality: Biological, or a Learned Behavior? and a Compilation on homosexuality distributed by the US NSA.
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ

Homosexuality and Civil Rights - Universal House of Justice (2010)
Although sexual relations are to be restricted to marriage between a man and woman and Bahá’ís are not to take a position on issues such as civil marriage, Bahá'ís can defend homosexuals from discrimination.
Title added for this online version, not in original.
Keywords: Homosexuality; Human rights; LGBTQ

Homosexuality and Civil Rights - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (2011)
Brief comments on the apparent contradiction between eliminating all prejudice, including against homosexuals, vs. the Bahá'í stance on marriage as being only between a man and a woman.
This document was originally dated January 3 2010, but it should have been 2011. The PDF was edited to show the correct date.
Keywords: Homosexuality; Human rights; LGBTQ

Homosexuality and the Bahá'í Faith - Price,Tom (2012)
Homosexuality and the Bahá'í teachings in the light of human rights, prejudice, and science.
From "The Science of Spirituality," a series of talks given by Price once a week in Calabasas, California, from November 2011 to June 2012.
Keywords: LGBTQ

Homosexuality in the Baha'i Faith and in World Religions - Buck,Christopher; Buck,Nahzy Abadi (2004)
Slides of two presentations: Christopher Buck's "Homosexuality in World Religions" and Nahzy Buck's "Homosexuality in the Bahá'í Faith."
Both of these lectures were presented on as part of a "Constitutional Law Seminar" on the topic of "The Constitution and Homosexuality" during Trinity Term (August 1, 2004) at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Lansing, Michigan). Christopher Buck won the "Book Award" (certificate of merit) as the top student in the class, notwithstanding the fact that he had opposing views on homosexuality from his professor, Peggy Rostorfer, who was openly lesbian and enjoyed a monogamous relationship with her lesbian partner, while raising their daughter. Dr. Rostorfer conducted the seminar with sensitivity and skill and allowed for complete intellectual honesty and academic freedom. [-C.B., 2010]
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ

Homosexuality in the Kitab-i-Aqdas - Hakim,Kamran (1996)
Informal notes on the treatment of homosexuality in the Kitab-i Aqdas, and its background.
The following discussion was conducted on the email discussion list Talisman 1 in 1996.
Keywords: Homosexuality; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); LGBTQ

Homosexuality in Uganda, Non-involvement of Bahá'ís in repression of - Universal House of Justice (2010)
Clarification of mis-reports about Bahá'í involvement in Ugandan repression of homosexuals. Also explains that letters sent written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi are all read by him, and have the same authority as letters written by him.
This letter has been edited to remove some personal details; I have the original PDF on file. Submitted by and name retained with permission of recipient. Original transmitted by email. For some context, see New York Times, 2011/01/28.
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ; Uganda

Homosexuality, Advice on - Universal House of Justice (1994)
Clarification to a Bahá'í woman in love with another Bahá'í woman that the Guardian's interpretations of the Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on homosexuality are infallible; concedes that homosexuality may have a "natural" genetic cause.
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ

Homosexuality, Bahá'í Writings on - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1996)
Prepared by Roger Reini, based on an earlier document prepared by Darren Hiebert. Approved for distribution by the US NSA. See also a Compilation on homosexuality prepared by the Bahá'í World Centre.
Keywords: Homosexuality; LGBTQ

Homosexuality: Biological, or a Learned Behavior? - Universal House of Justice (1993)
Various topics related to homosexuality, with an especial focus on whether the Bahá'í writings teach that homosexuality is biologically based or is a "learned behavior."
See also a Compilation on homosexuality (1993), prepared by the Bahá'í World Centre.
Keywords: Biology; Homosexuality; LGBTQ; Psychology

Hoofdlijnen van de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) - Bolhuis,Arjen, editor (2021)
Hulpmiddel bij het lokaliseren van hoofdthema's en verschillende onderwerpen in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid; vereenvoudigde versie van Hooper Dunbar's boek Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán.
De Nederlandse vertaling van de Kitáb-i-Íqán is online beschikbaar in de Bahá'í-referentiebibliotheek. Zie ook Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Outlines and summaries

Hope and Resilience: The Application of Spiritual Principles to Community Life - Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (Bahá’í Chair for Studies in Development, 2021)
On how communities use concepts and principles such as the oneness of humankind and interconnectedness with nature in their eﬀorts to contribute towards the common good; on strong networks of social support and the management of water-related challenges.
Mirrored from globalprosperity.org. Also available in Hindi, isgp_hope_resilience_hindi.pdf.
Keywords: Chair in Bahá'í Studies; Conflict resolution; Environment; Hinduism; India; Indore, India; Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); Islam; Nature; Religion (general); Social and economic development; Unity; Unity of humanity; Water (metaphor)

Hora Decisiva para todas las Naciones - Bahá'í International Community (1995)
Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í con motivo del 50 aniversario de Naciones Unidas Octubre 1995
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; Peace; Statements; United Nations; Unity; Unity of humanity; Women; World order

Horace Hotchkiss Holley - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (Baha'i World, 1970)
Fairly detailed biography, including observations of the relationship between Holley and the Guardian.
Also available in RTF format. Also online at bahai.works.
Keywords: 1887; 1960; Biography; Horace Holley