Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology - Selchert,Gary (Lights of Irfan, 2000)
The concepts of Justice and Judgment in the Hebrew Bible; centuries before Christ, the social order of the Israelite tribes was legislated and enforced in accordance with the Covenant and Law of Moses; the formation of social ethics.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #24, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Michigan (October 8-12, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/24/selchert_justice.
Keywords: Covenant; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Eschatology; Interfaith dialogue; Irfán Colloquia; Judaism; Justice; Moses

Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study - Hemmat,Amrollah (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2016)
Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and perspectives often considered incommensurable. There are elements of the Chinese tradition that resonate deeply with the Bahá’í concept of Manifestation.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/206.
Keywords: China; Chinese religion; Confucianism; Hermeneutics; I Ching; Interfaith dialogue; Manifestations of God; Philosophy; Philosophy, Chinese; Symbolism; Taoism

Concepts of Spirituality in The Works of Robert Houle and Otto Rogers with Special Consideration to Images of the Land - Afnan,Nooshfar B. (2000)
The attitude of native Canadians toward the land and the prairies, as expressed through the work of two artists, their spiritual iconography, and Bahá'í teachings regarding nature.
Thesis for Master of Arts in the Department of Art History, Carleton University. Document online with permission at collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Canada; Canada; Native Americans; Nature; Symbolism

Conceptualising Moral Values: A Metaphysical, Ethical and Empirical Dialogue with Schaefer's Moral Philosophy - Velasco,Ismael (2012)
On a framework for a moral philosophy that integrates three areas of contemporary discourse: meta-ethics, which begins from metaphysics; ethics, which frames the hermeneutics of morality itself; and praxis, as disclosed and recorded by empirical science.
Keywords: Ethics; Metaphysics; Philosophy; Science; Theology; Udo Schaefer

Concerns raised about the absence of a Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi - Universal House of Justice (1998)
On the lack of a Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi, the possibility of a member of his family expressing contrition and being admitted into the community, and the functions of Guardianship in his absence.
Mirrored from bahai.org, where it is also available in HTML and Word formats.
Keywords: Covenant; Guardianship; Universal House of Justice

Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith: Review - Collins,William P. (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
Keywords: Encyclopedias

Concourse on High: A Brief Compilation - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (2024)
Provisional translations of three short extracts from Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Mirrored with permission from adibmasumian.com/translations, which includes typescripts of the original Persian texts.
Keywords: Angels; Concourse on High; Dwellers and inmates

Condicion juridica y social de la mujer, La - Bahá'í International Community (1988)
COMISION DE LA CONDICION JURIDICA Y SOCIAL DE LA MUJER 32° período de sesiones Tema 5 b) del programa*. Viena, 14 a 23 de marzo de 1988.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Equality; Gender; Statements; Women

Conferencia de los cuerpos continentales de consejeros 09-01-2001, A la - Universal House of Justice (2001)
Spanish translation of "Institution of the Counsellors: Letter to the Counsellors January 9 2001."
Keywords: 2001; Appointed arm; Counsellors; Five Year Plan (2001-2006); Plans; Training Institutes

Conferencia Mundial del Año Internacional de la Mujer: Declaración presentada por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í - Bahá'í International Community (1975)
Declaración presentada por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá’í (en carácter consultivo con el Consejo Económico y Social — Categoría II) Ciudad de México, México, 1975.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Education; Equality; Gender; Statements; Women

Conferencia Mundial para el Examen y la Evaluación de los Logros del Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Mujer: Igualdad, Desarrollo y Paz - Bahá'í International Community (1985)
Informe presentado por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í acerca de las actividades de la Comunidad Bahá'í Mundial para mejorar la condición de la mujer durante el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Mujer y Programas Futuros para el Adelanto de la Muje
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Equality; Gender; Peace; Statements; Women

Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light - McLean,Jack (n.p., 2022)
Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and other Europeans; recollections of Shoghi Effendi by ten individuals; dreams and visions; eulogies of the author's parents; travel teaching across Russia.
Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.com.
Keywords: 1967; 1990; 20th century; Allan Raynor; Biography; Canada; Curtis Kelsey; Daoud Toeg; Dreams and visions; Etobicoke, ON; Joyce Devlin; Kyiv, Ukraine; Laura Clifford Barney; Laura Davis; Lviv, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia; Mozhan Khadem; Munir Bahá'í; Mysticism; Ottawa, ON; Philosophy; Roger White; Russia; Salt Spring Island, BC; Shamsi Sedaghat; Shoghi Effendi; Soul; Soviet Union; Tips and suggestions; Toronto, ON; Travel Teaching; Ukraine; University of Toronto; Winnifred Harvey; Zikrullah Khadem; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Confidencialidad en los Asuntos de las Asambleas Locales y Nacionales - Universal House of Justice (1994)
Keywords: Confidentiality; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies

Conqueror of Hearts: Excerpts from Letters, Talks, and Writings of Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí - Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim (2002)
Collection of articles, personal letters, and learned talks, edited for posting as a single book. Includes Persian translation.
All material compiled, edited, and posted here with permission of A.Q. Faizi or his family. This entire book is also available in Persian, as translated by Faruq Izadinia. The translation, cover sheet, and a brief "about" note have been zipped for easy downloading: faizi_conqueror_hearts_persian.zip.
Keywords: 1960s; 1980; 20th century; Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Biography

Conqueror of Hearts: Talks by Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí - Macias,Shirley; Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim (Conqueror of Hearts, 2002)
Biography, and talks by Faizi to the World Congress (1963) and Wilmette House of Worship (1974).
Keywords: 1980; Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Biography

Consciousness - Bookwalter,Wm. Keith (1996)
Thoughts on a Bahá'í approach to human consciousness which the author terms "A Physical / Psychospiritual Theory of Consciousness"; Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on consciousness and the body / brain / mind / soul connection; the "ghost in the human machine."
Written in 1996 for a PhD thesis and for a course titled "The Ecology of Consciousness," which was based on the specifications for an earlier proposed doctoral program for the Anisa Model of Education, at National University, San Diego CA, in 1982. See also the author's On Marie Watson's Pilgrim's Notes Titled "Fourth Dimensional Consciousness" (2020).
Keywords: Anisa Educational Model; Marie Watson

Consciousness, Creation, and the Soul - Dunbar,Hooper (1988)
No information is given about the context of this talk; email me if you know.
Keywords: Consciousness; Creation; Hooper Dunbar; Soul

Consciousness, Imagination and Gratitude: The Inexhaustible Sources of the Self - Lawson,Todd (2011)
Presented at the "Boundless Human Potential" Ibn Arabi Symposium, Worcester College, Oxford, May 2010. Mirrored from ibnarabisociety.org/podcasts.
Keywords: Consciousness; Imagination; Self; Thankfulness and gratitude

Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible en la Fe Bahá'í, La - Bahá'í International Community (1995)
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Environment; Nature; Statements; Sustainable development

Conservation of the Earth's Resources - 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.
Keywords: Environment; Nature

Conservation of the Earth's Resources: What on Earth is the Answer? - Howells,Grahame (1998)
The environmental problems facing humanity can only be solved by a strengthened spirituality, a world federal system, and economic and social justice for everyone.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-faith.manvell.org.uk/fragrant/unity-consultation.html.
Keywords: Environment

Considerations in Setting Sacred Text to Music for the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar - Armstrong-Ingram,R. Jackson (Arts Dialogue, 1996)
The relationship of music to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar as a place and as a gathering of people, and a proposed set of 'rules' that can aid the conscious development of a Bahá'í devotional music.
See also the author's Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Music

Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran - Momen,Moojan (Persian Heritage, 2004)
Early attacks on the Bahá'í community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations, but in the 20th century, non-religious accusations based on widely held and often fantastical conspiracy theories have become more prevalent.
Found at scribd.com. This paper is also available as PDF. See also Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: 20th century; Bahá'í history; Conspiracy theories; Criticism and apologetics; Forgery and interpolation; History (general); Iran (documents); Iranian revolution (1979); Israel; Opposition; Persecution; Politics; Russia; United Kingdom; Zionism

Constitucion de la Casa Universal de Justicia, La - Universal House of Justice (1972)
Spanish translation of Constitution of the Universal House of Justice.
Keywords: Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Constitution of; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages

Constitution of the NSA of the Bahá'ís of the United States and By-Laws of Local Spiritual Assemblies - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1927)
Text of the Constitution first adopted in 1927.
Republished October 14, 1994, from which version this text was taken. Might still contain some typing errors.

Constitution of the Universal House of Justice - Universal House of Justice (Bahá'í World Center, 1972)
Also published in Bahá'í World volume 18 pages 454-460. Pagination shown below (pages 1-16) is from the stand-alone publication, not the Bahá'í World publication (pages 454-460). Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here. See also this text on bahai.org. Aussi disponible en français.
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Constitutions (Bahá'í); Covenant; Universal House of Justice (UHJ general); Universal House of Justice, Constitution of; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages

Constitutional Coherence and the Legal Status of the Bahá'í Community of Iran - Nakhjavani,Salim A. (FICHL Policy Brief Series, 2016)
Constitutional coherence as a process norm; unfulfilled constitutional promises; aspects of the Iranian constitution and the lived experience of the Bahá'í community.
This article is hosted under open-access copyright at toaep.org/pbs. Find it also under toaep.org/authors/#authors_n.
Keywords: Constitutions (general); Human rights; Iran (documents); Iranian constitution; Persecution; Persecution, Human rights; Persecution, Iran

Constitutional Revolution (Iran): Intellectual Background - Amanat,Abbas (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1993)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/constitutional-revolution-i.
Keywords: 1900s; 19th century; 20th century; Constitutional Revolution (Iran, 1905-1911)

Constitutional Revolution: Intellectual Background - Amanat,Abbas (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1992)
Brief excerpts, with link to article offsite.
The following are some excerpts of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/constitutional-revolution-i which mention the Bahá'í Faith.

Constructive Principles of the Bahá'í Movement - Remey,Charles Mason (Bahá'í Publishing Society, 1917)
A summary of the history, object, and institutions of the Bahá'í religious teachings.
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.This proofread version is also available in Word format. While Remey later broke the covenant (see uhj_mason_remey_followers), at the time he wrote this essay he was an influential figure in the Bahá'í community and was later appointed Hand of the Cause. This document is thus not "covenant-breaker" material.

Constructive Resilience - Javaheri,Firaydoun (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2018)
How the perseverance of the Bahá'ís in Iran has resulted in the generality of the Iranian people beginning to admire and, in some cases, arising to assist the Bahá'ís.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/30. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Change; Conflict resolution; Crisis; Disorder and confusion; Hope; Human rights; Iran (documents); Justice; Non-violence; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Protest; Resilience; Suffering; Tests and difficulties; Unity; Yaran

Constructive Resilience: The Bahá'í Response to Oppression - Karlberg,Michael (Peace and Change, 2010)
Example of the non-adversarial approach of the Bahá'ís in Iran toward social change, their collective response to oppression, and heuristic insights into the dynamics of peace.
Published online at interscience.wiley.com.
Keywords: Change; Iran (documents); Non-violence; Oppression; Peace; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Resilience

Constructiveness and Accomplishment in Social Relationships: The Bahá'í Perspective on Altruism - Mahmoudi,Hoda (2003)
Lecture in the University of Haifa "Lectures in Bahá'í Studies" series, April 8, 2003. Mirrored from bahai.haifa.ac.il/past_lectures.htm.

Consultation - 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.
Keywords: Consultation

Consultation and Compromise in Environment Affairs - Knight-Weiler,Bill (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Examples of environmental disagreements — involving ranchers, off-road vehicle use, acid rain, and protected-lands designation — from Oregon and Washington, illustrating how the process of consultation can lead to environmental protection.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Consultation; Environment; United States (documents)

Consultation in the Quest for World Peace - Coe,Roger (1987)
The Universal House of Justice in Promise of World Peace advised that Bahá'ís conduct their affairs utilizing a system of "commonly accepted consultative principles". This is a brief but comprehensive study of that system. Includes audio version.
Presented the International Conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, August, 1986, in London, Ontario. Presented again at The Peace Studies Symposium, inaugurating the Peace Studies Department of the University of New Mexico, 1987. Audio, entitled "The Role of Consultation in the Quest for World Peace," posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Consultation; Peace

Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice (2009)
Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety of topics.
Keywords: Bible; Consultation; Extraterrestrial life; Genuflections; International auxiliary language; Khatt-i-Badi (Lisan-i-Badi); Language; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Missing, lost or destroyed Writings; Murtus (Muristus); Obligatory prayer; Obligatory prayer, Long; Obligatory prayer, Medium; Portraits; Prayer; Promulgation of Universal Peace (book); Rakahs (rakat); Research Department, Questions and answers; Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti

Consultation: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990)
Keywords: Consultation

Contact us, send corrections, or submit a document
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online

Contacting the Universal House of Justice; Obligatory Prayer, Greatest Name, Exemptions - Universal House of Justice (1998)
Procedures on contacting the Universal House of Justice; memorandum on obligatory prayer, reciting the Greatest Name, and exemptions from prayer.
Keywords: Alláh-u-Abhá; Exemption; Greatest Name; Obligatory prayer; Questions and answers; Repetition; Research Department, Questions and answers; Universal House of Justice, Research Department

Contacts: National Teaching Committee Guidance on Outreach and Teaching - Evans,Winston
Extracts from the "Teaching News Bulletin" of Great Britain.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection. Date unknown, possibly 1951.

Contemporary Biographies and In Memoriams - McLean,Jack (1999)
Biographies of contemporary Bahá'ís, known personally to the author: Andy Andrews, Charles Keedwell, Damian Firth, Edna Halsted Nablo, Ian Semple, Latifa Toeg, Majorie Eleanor Merrick, Michel Morisset, Peter Paul Morgan, Suzanne Sabih.
Because these consist of a collection of shorter documents which is being expanded regularly, all are linked directly to the author's site jack-mclean.com/memoriam rather than being posted here.
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; Edna Halsted Nablo; Ian Semple; Latifa Menashi Toeg; Majorie Eleanor Merrick; Peter Paul Morgan

Contemporary developments in Baha'i studies: An examination using citation analysis - Fazel,Seena (Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i Studies, 2003)
Investigation of contemporary developments using the technique of citation analysis, a widely used method to report trends in academia.
See also Fazel's Bahá'í Scholarship: An examination using citation analysis and Bahá'í Faith and Academic Journals. Originally published as H-Bahá'í's "Occasional Papers" 7:1, at www.h-net.org/~bahai/bhpapers/vol7/trends.htm
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Citations; H-Bahá'í (email list); Scholarship

Contemporary Governance and Conflict Resolution: A Bahá'í Reading - Hassall,Graham (1999)
The Bahá'í Writings provide the foundations for a "critique of modernity" at the same time that they suggest possible paths to the future, in particular in conflict resolution.
Originally written for publication in Charles Lerche (ed.), Emergence III: Conflict Resolution.
Keywords: Conflict; Conflict resolution; Governance; Peace; Politics

Contes interactifs pour pré-jeunes - Moyo,Romuald Boubou (2018)
Il s’agit d’une deuxième version du livret pour pré-jeunes "Marcher dans le droit chemin." Ils vont pouvoir apprécier, en tant qu’acteurs principaux, les implications morales qui découlent des choix qu'ils feront en lisant les vingt contes interactifs.
Voir aussi la version anglaise.
Keywords: Ethics; Fiction; Moral education; Ruhi Institute; Stories; Youth

Contestación A Unas Preguntas - Abdul-Bahá (Bahá'i de España, 1994)
Spanish translation of Some Answered Questions.
Keywords: Abdu'l-Bahá, Table talks; Laura Clifford Barney; Some Answered Questions (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Continental Boards of Counsellors, Letter to the Conference of - Universal House of Justice (2010)
This letter is also published in the book The Five Year Plan 2011-2016: Messages of the Universal House of Justice. Also at messagesbahaiworldcentre.blogspot.com.
Keywords: Counsellors; Growth; Institute process; Learning; Plans; Protagonists (individuals, communities and institutions)

Continental Boards of Counselors, Elucidation of the Nature of - Universal House of Justice (1972)
The nature of the Institution of the Continental Boards of Counselors and its relationship to the Institution of the Hands of the Cause.
Keywords: Appointed arm; Counsellors; Hands of the Cause

Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity - Nyang,Sulayman S. (1999)
Contains only brief mention of Bahá'ís, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics.
Delivered at Colorado College's 125th Anniversary Symposium "Cultures in the 21st Century: Conflicts and Convergences," February 4, 1999, in the forum "The Islamic World." Jump to the section mentioning Bahá'ís.
Keywords: Cultural diversity; Human rights; Iran (documents); Iranian revolution (1979); Islam

Contributors and assistants - Various (2000)
List of people who have donated significant amounts of time to building the Bahá'í Library (now outdated).
This list has not been updated in many years. Many other people are now involved in the project. [-J.W. 2021]
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online

Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of the Seat of the UHJ (1983) - Universal House of Justice (Baha'i World, 1986)
Two documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section one, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh: The Universal House of Justice: Fifth Int'l Convention for the Election of the UHJ, and Completion of Construction of the Seat of the UHJ.
The three documents from this section are online. The Constitution is online elsewhere, at bahai-library.com/uhj_constitution, and the others are below. See Bahá'í World volume 18 table of contents.
Keywords: 1983; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Conventions, International; Mount Carmel; Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa)

Convention Report, 1927 - Marshall,Lucy Jane (1927)
Short summary of the 19th Bahá'í national Bahá'í convention, held in Montreal, May 19 1927, taken from the report of Lucy Marshall, delegate from San Francisco; this was the first convention of the Baha'is to be held in Canada.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection.
Keywords: 1927; Conventions; Montreal, QC

Conversation with a Christian - Norozi,Mohammad (2024)
Brief Bahá'í responses to: are we judged at the end of our lives, and if so, by behavior or belief? Does Bahá'u'lláh play a role in redemption? Is there eternal hell, or is it self-created? Are there various levels to paradise?
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Christianity; Heaven and hell; Judgment; Paradise

Conversations with Shoghi Effendi - Maxwell,May (1924)
A set of informal notes taken by Maxwell at Haifa in 1924, and "reproduced for the information of the Bahá'í friends with the permission of the National Spiritual Assembly."
See obituary, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell Hand of the Cause of God, 1870-1940, Bahá'í World, Volume 8, p. 631. This online version is a verbatim transcription of the original copy, including spelling errors. 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: 1924; May Maxwell; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi

Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture - Maneck,Susan (1997)
Hindu, Christian, and Bahá'í conversion patterns in India.
Keywords: Christianity; Conversion; Hinduism; India; Malwa, India

"Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran," by Susan Stiles Maneck: Commentary - Katirai,Foad (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1992)
See also original article.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Christianity; Conversion; Iran (documents); Jews; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

Conversion of Religious Minorities to the Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Some Preliminary Observations - Maneck,Susan (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1990)
Conversion patterns of Zoroastrians and Jews in the period 1877-1921.
This article is also available as a formatted PDF. See also Commentary (Katirai, 1992).
Keywords: 1877; 1880s; 1921; Bahá'í history; Christian missionaries; Conversion; Iran (documents); Jews; Judaism; Zoroastrianism

Conversion, Transformation, and Sacrifice in the Revelation of The Bab - Ashelman,Peter (2001)
Hermeneutics in early Babi/Bahá'í history and its relationship to conversion, and the historical evolution of the world Bahá’í community since its origins.
Originally prepared for the Wilmette Institute.
Keywords: Conversion; Hermeneutics; Sacrifice; Transformation

Conversion: to Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths - Cole,Juan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1993)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/conversion-v.
Keywords: Conversion

"Conversive Relationality in Bahá'í Scholarship," by Susan B. Brill: Commentaries and Response - Fotos,Sandra S.; Friberg,Stephen R.; de Ramirez,Susan Berry Brill (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1998)
See also original article.

Conversive Relationality in Bahá'í Scholarship: Centering the Sacred and Decentering the Self - de Ramirez,Susan Berry Brill (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1995)
Ways in which Bahá’í scholars might follow the process of consecration by centering the sacred within and decentering the self out of academic work; a conversive model of communication and scholarship is rooted in the sacred, emphasizing relationality.
See also The Conversive Turn in Bahá'í Scripture: An Intersubjective Communications Model for Bridging Global Diversity (Brill de Ramirez, 2007). Also available as original scan. Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/99. See also commentaries and response by Sandra Fotos, Stephen Friberg, and Susan Brill (1998).
Keywords: Ludwig Wittgenstein

Convincing Answers to Your Questions about ... - Sears,William, editor (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1962)
Introductory pamphlet about the Bahá'í Faith, including brief solutions to some of "the problems afflicting mankind in what is regarded as the most turbulent period in history."
While this pamphlet does not credit Sears as the author/editor, the Catalog of Copyright Entries: 1962: July-December attributes it to his authorship.
Keywords: Introductory; Questions and answers; William Sears

Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria - Cook,Thomas (firm) (Thomas Cook & Son, 1876)
Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-48, 408-416.
Online in various formats at archive.org.
Keywords: Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Palestine; Syria; Travelogues

Coordinates of Bahá'í Holy Sites and the Junaynih Garden - Thomas,Mike, compiler (2016)
Latitude, longitude, and brief descriptions of key sites such as Akka prison, Bahji, Ridvan Garden, Bahá'í cemetery, cave of Elijah, and the houses of Bahá'u'lláh, Abbud, Udi Khammar, and Abdu'l-Bahá, followed by a history of the Junaynih Garden.
Also available as a Word document.
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Coordinates; Gardens; Junayn gardens (Israel); Maps; Pilgrimage; Ridván garden (Akká); Ṭaráẓu’lláh Samandarí

Copyright options for submissions to the Bahá'í Library Online - Zamir,Brett (2006)
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online; Copyright and trademarks

Copyright Status of Bahá'í Texts - United States Bahá'í Publishing Trust (1996)
Questions regarding copyright and posting of Sacred Writings on the Internet.
Submitted by, and name retained with permission of, recipient. On copyright, see also the letter at uhj_permission_electronic_texts, and the Bahá'í World Center's copyright statement at library.bahai.org/README/README-COPYRIGHT.htm
Keywords: Bahá'í Writings; Copyright and trademarks; Publishing

Core Activities of the Five Year Plan and the Movement of Clusters - Arbab,Farzam (2004)
Talk given by Dr. Arbab, member of the Universal House of Justice, at the Portals to Growth Conference, Australia, 2004. Mirrored with permission from ruhiresources.org.
Keywords: Clusters; Farzam Arbab; Five Year Plan (2001-2006); Institute process; Plans

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Success - Palazzi,Marcello; Starcher,George (European Bahá'í Business Forum, 1998)
How social responsibility can contribute to competitiveness and success.
Originally online as a free download from ebbf.org, preserved at archive.org, and in French as PDF.
Keywords: Business; Sustainable development

Corporation and Community - Foster,Badi (1984)
How do we develop human beings in such a way that we produce economic surplus and fair distribution? How do Bahá'í principles apply in the real world in American society?
No information is given about the context of this talk; email me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.

Correlating Mystical Experience to the Knowledge of God - McLean,Jack (2000)
Mysticism, "the experience of God," and theology, "the knowledge of God," are both expressions of one symbiosis. This paper characterizes mysticism, debunks objections to it, and explores a Bahá'í context through the Four and Seven Valleys.
Paper presented to the Irfán Colloquium, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Davison, Michigan, October 2000.
Keywords: Augustine, Saint; Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Mysticism

Correspondance entre le Comte de Gobineau et le Comte de Prokesche-Osten (1854-1876) - Gobineau,Joseph Arthur (Librairie Plon, 1933)
Multiple letters from 1865-1868 referencing the Bábí Faith, between Gobineau and Anton von Prokesch-Osten, an Austrian diplomat.
Keywords: 1854; 1876; 19th century; Bábísm; Comte Arthur de Gobineau

Cosmogony and Cosmology - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1993)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cosmogony-viii.
Keywords: Cosmology; Metaphysics; Philosophy

Counsellors, Board Members, and Assistants: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2002)
An explanation of the ‘Appointed Arm’ of the Faith.
Keywords: Administration; Appointed arm; Auxiliary board members; Counsellors; Introductory

Count Joseph Arthur Gobineau, Professor Clement Imbault-Huart - McCabe,Joseph, compiler (A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Rationalists, 1920)
Two short dictionary entries.
This document is online in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: 1854; 1881; Biography; Comte Arthur de Gobineau; M Clément Huart

Counter-Intuition: A Manifestation of God in a Human Body? - Velasco,Ismael (2009)
Many leaders and gurus betray us as false prophets; it is difficult to understand how a fellow human being could ever be a true voice of the divine, a transcendent Manifestation of God. Yet Bahá'ís recognize this in Mirzá Husayn Alí, Bahá'u'lláh.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-epistolary.blogspot.com.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; Manifestations of God; Philosophy

Course on Bahá'í Symbolism - Fernandez,Ernesto (2013)
Symbolic forms in the Writings and Bahá'í architectural systems, and their analogues in universal religious symbolism. Includes Spanish translation, "Curso de simbología bahá ́í."
See further discussion in the author's Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name.
Keywords: Angels; Ark; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Caves; Custodians; Gardens; Greatest Name; Holy Land; Huruf (letters); Jerusalem, Israel; Jerusalem, Israel; Mandalas; Mount Carmel; Mountains; New Jerusalem; Nine (number); Nineteen (number); Noah (Bible); Paradise; Pearls; Point; Temples; Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Tree (metaphor); Universal House of Justice

Course on Teaching Christians about the Bahá'í Faith - Bradford,Dianne (1999)
Compilation of quotes from the Bahá'í Writings to aid in the teaching of the Faith to Christians, including answers to some questions posed by Christians.
This version has passed review from the Review Office at the U.S. Bahá'í National Center.
Keywords: Christianity; Teaching

Covenant - 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.
Keywords: Covenant

Covenant and Administration - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Hands of the Cause (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1971)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Administration; Covenant

Covenant Breaking - Sears,William
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Covenant-breaking; William Sears

Covenant Deepening: Workshop Materials - Seow,Mona G.; Seow,Jimmy (2002)
A nine-part set of deepening materials on the Covenant, including study guides, a book-length compilation on the covenant, a crossword puzzle, and group discussion topics and activities.
Mirrored from the old Ocean website [archive.org].
Keywords: Covenant; Games

Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary - Covenant,Covenant, compiler (2000)
A comprehensive glossary and reference index of Bahá'í sacred texts and literature, organized in two parts: Bahá'u'lláh's Writings and general entries. (Off-site)
See history of the "Covenant Library" project on their about page. See also Indexes of Tablet names, diacritics, and transliteration: Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh. See also Covenant Library: Bahá'í Dates Calendar.
Keywords: Adib Taherzadeh; All subjects; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Cross-reference; Dawn-Breakers (book); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Glossaries; God Passes By (book); Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Indexes and catalogues; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf); Prayer texts; Prayers and Meditations of Bahá'u'lláh (book); Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá (book); Some Answered Questions (book); Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Words and phrases

Covenant Library: Bahá'í Dates Calendar - Bahá'í World Centre, compiler; Covenant,Covenant, compiler (2024)
Tables and charts of: Bahá'í Holy Days 2025-2064; Bahá'í months and years with their Gregorian conversion; and various references and quotations about the Bahá'í calendar.
Tables and charts assembled by Covenant Library, online at ...Baha'iDatesCalendar.htm. Includes chart of the Bahá'í Cycle Unfoldment of the Bahá'í Faith. See also Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary. Credited to "an ad hoc committee at the Bahá'í World Centre using data provided by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the United Kingdom. The point of reference for Tihrán is taken from the World Geodetic System 1984."
Keywords: 2020s; 2030s; Badi calendar; Bahá'í Cycle; Calendars (general); Charts; Dawn-Breakers (book); Holy days; John Esslemont; Time

Covenant, Day of the (November 26) - Buck,Christopher (Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations, 2011)
See also the full collection of Buck's articles in this volume.
Keywords: 1921; Badi calendar; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Báb, Declaration of; Covenant; Day of the Covenant; Holy days; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker - Momen,Moojan (The Bahá'í Encyclopedia, 1995)
Article written for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, a project of the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly. It has not been edited and will not appear in the Encyclopedia in its present form; posted here with permission.
Keywords: Ameen Fareed (Amin Farid); Charles Mason Remey; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Egypt; Faiq (Faeg); France; Germany; Iran (documents); Iraq; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; Mírzá Muhammad Ali; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Pakistan; Ruth White; Shoghi Effendi, Family of; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Family of; `Abdu'l-Husayn Ávárih

Covenant-breakers and other Enemies of the Faith, Writings of; Photographs of Baha'u'llah - Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2000)
Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers, including William Miller's The Bahá'í Faith.
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. Transmitted by email, posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Photographs of; Covenant-breaking; William McElwee Miller

Covenant-Breakers in Bahá'í Historiography - Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Studies Bulletin, 1991)
Bahá'í scholars may, when needed, use books by Covenant Breakers.
Posted with permission of recipient; original on file.
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Covenant-breaking; Scholarship

Covenant-breakers, Electronic Communication with - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, compiler (1998)
This compilations was later included by the BWC as an enclosure to Non-association with Covenant-breakers. Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking; Internet forums; Social media

Covenant-Breakers, Encountering Online - Universal House of Justice (1997)
Actions Bahá'ís need or need not take upon meeting Covenant Breakers in online "chat rooms" or by email.
Transmitted by email. Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking; Internet; Internet forums

Covenant-breakers, Non-association with - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1999)
Includes extracts regarding electronic communication with Covenant-Breakers.
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. Prepared by the Bahá'í World Center and sent to the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahá'ís of Alaska, Canada, and the United States, dated December 7 1999.
Keywords: Covenant-breaking

Covid-19 and Bahá'í Burial - Universal House of Justice (2020)
As Bahá'í laws emphasize hygiene and protection, Bahá'ís may refrain from certain funeral and burial observances for those who have died from the coronavirus disease, in order to avoid exposure, and are encouraged to follow advice from health authorities.
Keywords: Burial (funeral); Covid-19 (Corona virus); Cremation; Health and healing

Covid-19 Vaccination Guidance - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (2021)
Bahá'ís should follow the counsel of medical and other scientific experts, and consider their social responsibilities and the common good. In large gatherings, responsible institutions should require full vaccination of all attendees.
Title created for this online posting, not in original. See also a collection of letters and compilations referenced in the letter below, at Vaccination and Covid-19: Five Letters Regarding Issues of Vaccination in 2020 and 2021.
Keywords: Covid-19 (Corona virus); Health and healing; Vaccination

Creación De Familias Liberadas De La Violencia, La: Un Informe Resumido Del Simposio Llevado Acabo - Bahá'í International Community (1994)
Nueva York, Del 23 Al 25 De Mayo De 1994.
Keywords: Abuse; BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Domestic violence; Family; Sexual violence; Statements; Violence

Created Rich, by Patrick Barker: Reviews - Fish,Mary; Muttart,M. E. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1995)

Creating a New Mind - Price,Tom (2009)
Examines the science of spirituality, exploring principles of personal transformation and practical ways Bahá'ís can apply the teachings to effect positive change in their own lives.
These talks were given at the Tennessee Baha’i School (Dubose Conference Center, Monteagle, Tennessee), September 4 - 7, 2009.

Creating a New Mind: Reflections on the Individual, the Institutions, and the Community - Lample,Paul (Palabra Publications, 1999)
On the influence of the human mind in shaping human reality, and three vehicles for changing reality: the individual, the institutions, and the community at large. Two versions of book included.
Originally published by Palabra Publications (1999) and revised (2009), electronically re-published by Juxta (2004). Both editions included here. Mirrored with permission from juxta.com/ebooks/creating-a-new-mind.
Keywords: Administration; Community (general); E-books; Institute process; Institutions; Paul Lample; Protagonists (individuals, communities and institutions); Training Institutes

Creating an Inclusive Narrative - Australian Bahá'í Community (2020)
Culmination of a series of nationwide round tables, conveying the vision of Australians to foster a socially cohesive society.
Mirrored from oea.bahai.org.au. See also "Creating an Inclusive Narrative: Australian publication points to shared identity (BWNS, November 2020).
Keywords: Australia; Consultation; Creating an Inclusive Narrative (publication); Cultural diversity; Grassroots; Indigenous people; Interaction; Public discourse (discourses of society); Social action; Social change; Social cohesion; Unity

Creating Environments that Enhance Spirituality - Staudt,Dawn (Solas, 2003)
The teachings and laws of the Bahá’í Faith are for spiritual advancement of both the individual and society. Three areas in particular help individual development: the use of personal prayer, the arts and Tranquility Zones, and the role of encouragement.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 3. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Devotional gatherings; Encouragement; Meditation; Prayer

Creating Intimacy: In the Community and With the Seeker - Peterson,Phyllis K. (1998)
On how intimacy in the Bahá'í community can be created, using Bahá’í scriptures as guideline. We hunger for intimacy, which is a prerequisite for friendship and a key principle in teaching. Cases drawn from experiences of people who feel psychically hurt.
Published with permission of the author. This is a draft version that was later expanded and published as a book, Seeking Intimacy in a Diverse Community (George Ronald, 2013). Also available in Dutch translation. See also the author's Healing the Wounded Soul (US Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 2005). Also available in Dutch.
Keywords: Abuse; Alienation; Backbiting and gossip; Community building; Consultation; Criticism; Cultural diversity; Disability; Discrimination; Disunity; Diversity; Domestic violence; Encouragement; Equality; Ethics; Identity; Intimacy; Mental health; Poetry; Power; Psychology; Teaching; Tests and difficulties; Trauma; Trust; Unity

Creating New World Order - Danesh,Hossain
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm

Creation - Thoresen,Lasse (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2002)
Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating in the process of never-ending unfolding; the divine names are the eternal archetypes organizing the material world; dialogue between thinking and reality.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also original scan.
Keywords: Active force and its recipient; Archetypes; Arts and crafts; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Be and it is (phrase); Bible; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Causality (causation); Christianity; Civilization; Cosmology; Creation; Elements; Genesis (Bible); God, Love of; God, Names of; God, Will of; God, Word of; God, Worlds of; Haifa, Israel; Invocations; Islam; Lasse Thoresen; Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel); Manifestations of God; Martin Heidegger; Meditation; Music; Philosophy; Prayer; Primal Will; Quran; Science; Seven stages of creation; Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Unity

Creation and Evolution: A Compilation - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (2013)
Short compilation of passages on the creation of the universe, nature, and existence.
Mirrored with permission from iscandertinto.com.
Keywords: Creation; Evolution

Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology - Brown,Keven (2003)
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: Arc of ascent and descent; Be and it is (phrase); Cosmology; Creation; God; Purpose of life; Seven stages of creation; Tafsir-i-Hú (Commentary on the phrase He Is (God)); Tafsír-i-Bismilláh ar-Raḥmán ar-Raḥím (Commentary on the opening verse of the Quran); Universe

Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review - Perrakis,Phyllis Sternberg (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
See some papers online at Creative Circle.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Creativity; Literature; Music

Creative Inspiration: Symbolism and Seeing - Fontaine,Karel (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2000)
Examples of visual art which demonstrate the creative impulse at work, together with the symbolism inherent in the pieces.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Symbolism

Creativity and Spirituality: Are They Related? - Sanaei,Negin (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2000)
Short essay on utilizing our talent and appreciating the importance of the imagination.
See the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Creativity; Spirituality

Crime and Punishment: Bahá'í Perspectives for a Future Criminal Law - Schaefer,Udo (Law and International Order. Proceedings of the first European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order, 1996)
There is a moral crisis at the present time due to the decline of religion. The Bahá'í teachings uphold the principles of divine justice, individual responsibility, moral education, and the fear of God.
Conference held in Depoort, The Netherlands, 8-11 June 1995. Proceedings published by the Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the UK in association with Tahirih Institute, London, 1996. Mirrored with permission from udoschaefer.com.
Keywords: Ethics; Laws; Punishment; Udo Schaefer

Crimes Against Humanity: The Islamic Republic's Attacks on the Bahá'ís - Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC, 2008)
Mirrored from www.iranhrdc.org. See also Community Under Siege: The Ordeal of the Bahá’ís of Shiraz and A Faith Denied: The Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran.

Criminalizing the Bahá'í Religion - Buck,Christopher (Iran Press Watch, 2009)
The opposite of freedom of religion is the banning of religion; the Bahá'í community in Iran being a case in point; the pattern of oppression.
Buck, PhD and JD, is both a Bahá'í and a legal scholar. See also The Trial of the Yaran and Iranian Islam on Trial. Mirrored with permission from iranpresswatch.org/post/1853 and christopherbuck.com.
Keywords: Ayatollah Qorban-`Alí Dorri-Najafabadi; Evin Prison; National Spiritual Assembly, Iran; National Spiritual Assembly, re-formation; Persecution, Arrests; Persecution, Bans; Persecution, Human rights; Persecution, Iran; Shirin Ebadi; Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran; United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Yaran

Crisis and Opportunities - Sears,William
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Crisis; William Sears

Crisis and the Power of an Inclusive Historical Consciousness: Progressing from Delusional Habits to Dynamic Freedom - Smith,Todd (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2020)
On delusional ways of thinking: the habits of totalizing reality vs. fragmenting reality. These lead us to ideologize and dichotomize. Maturity needs inclusive historical consciousness and equal interplay between the individual and the collective.
Article mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Change; Consumerism; Disorder and confusion; Freedom and liberty; Habits of mind; History (general); Ideology; Individualism; Integration and disintegration; Maturity of humanity; Michael Karlberg; Philosophy; Religion (general); Service; Sociology; Spirituality; Transformation; Unity in diversity; Us and them

Crisis and Victory - 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.
Keywords: Crisis; Prophecies; Victory

Criticism: Extracts from letters written on behalf of the Guardian to individual believers - Shoghi Effendi (1996)
Included with a letter from the House, Dissidence and Criticism by Bahá'ís and Scholars. Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also the short compilation "Constructive Criticism" by E. Toussaint, in PDF or Word format (from Ocean).
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics

Crossing Religious Boundaries: Interfaith Challenges for the Future - Khursheed,Anjam (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
Bahá'í approach to inter-religious harmony: coming together with other faiths in the search for truth; understanding that there are relativistic elements to faith; testing theology by its moral effects; propagating religious truth by the force of example.
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 4.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue

Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History - Irving,Clive (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979)
Passing mentions of Bábí history and the word "Bábí" being used as a label to tarnish political dissidents.
Keywords: History (general); Iran (documents); Iran, General history; Mentions

Crown of Glory: Memoirs of Jinab-i-Aziz'u'llah Azizi - Azizi,Aziz'u'llah (1991)
Autobiography of Jináb-i-Azízí, "the Tailor," a companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá who travelled with the Master to London and Paris, and also met with Shoghi Effendi. Includes photographs, and provisional translations of several Tablets.
Posted with permission of Mr. Hamid Azizi and his son, Mr. Moojan Azizi. Trans. from Taj-i-Vahhaj (Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Iran, 1976) by Nahzy & Christopher Buck; English trans. edited by Hamid & Sandra Azizi, 1991. Privately published, and peer-reviewed by editors.
Keywords: 1873; 1949; Azizullah Azizi; Biography; Photographs; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914 - al-Saltana,Taj (Mage Publishers, 1993)
Passing references to the Babis in Amanat's introduction to, and in the autobiography of, Nasir al-Din's daughter.
Keywords: 1884; 1914; 19th century; History (general); Iran (documents); Iran, General history; Modernity; Nasirid-Din Sháh; Qajar dynasty; Shahs

Cry in the Wilderness: An Environmentalist Looks at Bahá'í Teachings on Nature - Knight-Weiler,Bill (dialogue magazine, 1987)
Bahá'í Writings use images from nature to illustrate spiritual truths and call mankind to recognize the beauty of God.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Beauty; Environment; God; Nature

Crystallizations: 20 Works by Bahá'í Artists, ed. Ross Woodman: Review - Sabri,Shirin (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/328. See also original scan.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Painting; Ross Woodman

Cultural Diversity in the Age of Maturity - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Compilation of Compilations, 2000)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Circumcision; Cultural diversity; Dance; Diversity; Flexibility; Holy days; Incense; Interfaith dialogue; Marriage; Maturity of humanity; Music; Painting; Singing; Women

Cultural Pluralism in the Bahá'í Community - Caton,Margaret (dialogue magazine, 1986)
The idea of relative truth implies a situational approach to living. Bahá'í teachings encourage both diversity and harmonious co-existence.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Cultural diversity; Pluralism; Relativism

Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Canada, 2000)
The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their efforts at unity and reconciliation should focus on culture rather than on race.
Although published in Bahá'í Canada this letter is not published as a stand-alone document but is included in the National Spiritual Assembly’s Annual Report.
Keywords: Canada; Canada; Cultural diversity; Race; Reconciliation; Unity

Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions - Universal House of Justice (2001)
Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its letter to Canada of 5 September 1999 was based.
The 5 September 1999 letter stunned many delegates at the 2000 National Convention. After much thought I decided to write to the World Centre. My letter requesting a reconsideration of the assumptions is appended to this document. Name retained with permission of recipient. Transmitted by email.
Keywords: Canada; Canada; Cultural diversity; National Spiritual Assemblies; Race; Reconciliation; Unity; Universal House of Justice

Cultural Values and Spirituality - Hatcher,William S. (2003)
Speech to the Bahá'í community in St. Petersburg.
Posted to Youtube by william.hatcher.org.

Cycle of Lectures on Universal and Contemporary Themes - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
On love, power and justice; true religion is not an ideology; the concept of human value; social ethics and individual development; the unity of religion and science; a logical proof of the existence of God; is universal culture possible?
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org (see william.hatcher.org/license).

Cycles of Growth of the American Bahá'í Community - Stockman,Robert (2010)
PowerPoint presentation on the history of the American community, 1894-2009.
Mirrored with permission from rsmd.net/research. Also available as PowerPoint document.
Keywords: 1894; 2009; 20th century

Cyflwyno'r Ffydd: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1993)
Welsh introduction to the Bahá'í Faith.
This is a Welsh version of Bahá'í Faith: What Is It?
Keywords: Basics; Introductory

Czar Alexandre II: Breve apontamento biográfico e a sua relação com a religião Bahá'í - Oliveira,Marco (2007)
Breve resumo histórico da vida do Czar Alexandre II; a relação da Russia com os Bahá'ís e a Epistola de Bahá'u'lláh a Czar. Short description of the life of Tzar Alexander II, Russia, and the Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Tzar.
From povodebaha.blogspot.com.
Keywords: 1881; Biography; Czar Alexander II

Daily Devotions: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1993)
A summary of Bahá'í laws on daily obligatory prayer, reading the Writings, and meditation.
Keywords: Introductory; Obligatory prayer; Prayer

Daily Lessons Received at Akka: January 1908 - Goodall,Helen S.; Cooper,Ella Goodall (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1979)
Includes translations of three Tablets of Abdu'l-Bahá.
The HTML below has been proof-read against the original, and some minor errors in the original printing were kept in this typed version, to keep it an authentic copy. Also available as a PDF of image-scans of the original book. Mike Thomas has done further proofreading and prepared an updated Word document that's even more accurate.
Keywords: 1908; Automatic writing; Buddha; California, USA; Confucius; Ella Goodall Cooper; Evil; Helen Goodall; Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí (Angel of Carmel); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Miracles; Moses; Pilgrims notes; Pronunciation; Prophecies; Psychic powers; Pyramids; Sacrifice; San Francisco, CA; United States (documents); Zoroastrianism; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Daira (circular talisman) #1 - 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].
Keywords: Dá’irih (circle); Talismans

Dancing in the Haziratu'l-Quds - Universal House of Justice (1987)
Recreational dancing in a temple is not appropriate, but cultural and devotional dancing is acceptable.
Published in the Los Angeles Bahá'í community newsletter The Journal, Volume 55, No. 11, February 1987. Classified as "unpublished" because this was a regional publication only.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Cultural diversity; Dance; Devotion; Devotional programs; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres)

Daniel's Prophecies - Universal House of Justice (Lights of Irfan, 2007)
Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/justice_daniel
Keywords: 1290 days; 1335 days; Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (book); Bible; Christianity; Criticism and apologetics; Daniel (Bible); Francis Beckwith; Irfán Colloquia; John Esslemont; Lesser Peace; Most Great Peace; Prophecies; Research Department, Questions and answers; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)

Daniel's Visions - Dainty,Don (White Mountain Publications, 1999)
On the vision of the "Abomination that makes desolation" and the "cleansing of the sanctuary after 2300 years."
Keywords: 2300 days; Daniel (Bible); Judaism; Prophecies

Dans l'océan de mes paroles - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (2025)
Mise à jour d’une ancienne brochure qui compilait des extraits de diverses sources.
Keywords: Bahá'í Writings; Provisional translations

Dans la Gloire du Père: Une Biographie de Bahá'u'lláh - Balyuzi,Hasan M. (2021)
Translation of Bahá'u'lláh: The King of Glory.
See also English original. This PDF has capitalization errors; it will be updated with an improved version when available.
Keywords: 1892; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Biography; Hasan Balyuzi

Darius K. Shahrokh: Obituary - Shahrokh,Grace (American Baha'i, 2005)
Bio of the creator of Windows to the Past study series.
This info is copied from bahai-library.com/wttp/obit.html and bahai-library.com/wttp/information.html.
Keywords: 1931; 2005; Biography; Darius K. Shahrokh

Das Südliche Ufer des Kaspischen Meeres oder Die Nordprovinzen Persiens - Melgunof,G. (Leopold Voss, 1868)
3-page overview of the Bábí movement, with discussion of Mulla Husayn and Tahirih.
Keywords: Bábí history; Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Qurratu’l-‘Ayn (title)

Dashavatara and Progressive Revelation - Premanand,Anupam (Lights of Irfan, 2010)
The phenomenon of Divine Revelation from the Hindu and Bahá'í points of view is studied in terms of religion as an eternal process.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #89, Center for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto, Italy (June 29, 2009). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: Avatars; Epics; Hinduism; India; Interfaith dialogue; Irfán Colloquia; Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation

Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1992)
Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Bahá'í.
Documents relevant to this issue include: The original article, Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered (1989) UHJ: Changes Made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12 (1990) UHJ: Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (1996) Peter Terry: Truth Triumphs: Response to Misrepresentations of Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í (1999) Douglas Martin: Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith (1978)
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Criticism and apologetics; Daniel (Bible); Francis Beckwith; John Esslemont; Prophecies

Dating Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude - Rabbani,Ahang (Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i Studies, 1998)
Brief research note, confirming that the Kitáb-i-Íqán was revealed prior to mid-January, 1861.
Originally posted at h-net.org. See also The Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb (A. Rabbani, 1999) and see Symbol and Secret (Buck, 1995), which has a note on page 9 on this topic (added in 2012 to the revised online version).
Keywords: Dating of Writings; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Dating of Aṣl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) - Universal House of Justice (2009)
One-paragraph note about the date of revelation of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet "Words of Wisdom".
Keywords: Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom); Baghdad, Iraq; Confiscation; Dating of Writings; Edirne, Turkey; Ottoman government; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

Dawlatábádí, Sayyed Yahyá - Amanat,Abbas (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1996)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dawlatabadi-sayyed-yahya.
Keywords: 1863; 1939; Biography

Dawn Fasting Prayer - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (1982)
Essay from ‘Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum's book The Desire of the World.
See the text of the prayer at bahaiprayers.org. See also an essay by Mead Simon about this prayer at onebahai.blogspot.com.
Keywords: Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Fasting; Fasting prayers; Metaphors and allegories; Prayer; Prayer texts; Spirituality; Words and phrases

Dawn of a New Day - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1970)
Early version of Messages of Shoghi Effendi to India.
See updated, expanded publication Messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Indian Subcontinent: 1923-1957. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Dawn of a New Day (book); India; Shoghi Effendi, letters of

Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays - Gail,Marzieh (George Ronald, 1976)
A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971.
Also available as a Word document (proofread by M. Thomas). This text was distributed in Ocean; also online at bahai-studien.de and bahairesearch.com. Purchase book from grbooks.com.
Keywords: 1844; Admiral Peary; Alexander Graham Bell; Arabic language; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bible; Báb, Declaration of; Báb, The; Christianity; Cleanliness; Conference of Badasht (1848); Covenant; Culture, Persian; Dawn-Breakers (book); Disability; Divorce; Domestic violence; Equality; First mentions; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Gender; Genesis (Bible); George Herbert; God; God, Knowledge of; God, Word of; Guardianship; Hafez; Hatred; Heaven and hell; Imam Ali; Imams; Independent investigation of truth; Interracial marriage; Introductory; Islam; Jabulqa and Jabulsa; Jesus Christ; Jews; John Bosch; Josephine Fallscheer; Kitáb al-Faraid (Book of Priceless Pearls); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Knowledge; Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf); Life after death (afterlife); Literature; Literature, Persian; Louise Bosch; Love; Manifestations of God; Marriage; Martyrdom; Martyrs; Martyrs song; Marzieh Gail; Millennialism; Monogamy; Muhammad (Prophet); Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib); Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Mysticism; Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam; Nasirid-Din Shah, Attempt on; Nature; Peace; Pen; Persecution, Iran; Philosophy; Poetry; Polygamy; Prayer; Prejudice; Promised One; Promised One; Prophecies; Purity; Quddús; Quran; Race; Race unity; Reality; Repetition; Return; Ridván; Rumi (Mevlana); Saadi Shirazi (Sadi); Science; Science; Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Shaykh Tabarsí siege; Shaykhism; Shoghi Effendi; Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti; Statue of Liberty; Sufism; Suicide

Dawn-Breakers: A Study Guide and Outline - Zamir,Brett, compiler (2002)
See the actual outline at dawnbreakers/expandedoutlinedb.html.
This document is also available in Microsoft RTF: zamir_dawnbreakers_study_guide. For another macro-overview (besides in the Traveller's Narrative or God Passes By outline), see this diagram summarizing the basic progression of the book. Add any comments or links pertaining to the Dawn-Breakers here.
Keywords: Dawn-Breakers (book); Outlines and summaries

Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation - Nabil-i-Azam (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1932)
The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Bahá'í Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mullá Muḥammad-i-Zarandí, aka Nabíl-i-Zarandí].
Also available in corrected, updated Microsoft Word format, prepared by Mike Thomas (2024). Also available as epub [57 MB], prepared by Silvia Ascari (2024). See also translation of the French footnotes, and the official version on reference.bahai.org. Add or read links or comments pertaining to The Dawn-Breakers here.
Keywords: 1840s; 1850s; Biography; Báb, The; Bábí history; Dawn-Breakers (book); Eyewitness; Iran (documents); Iran, Bahá'í history; Letters of the Living; Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam; Tablets of the Báb to the Letters of the Living

Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of The Bahá'í Revelation: Study Guide - National Teaching Committee (National Teaching Committee, 1932)
This publication is posted with the kind permission of the Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, IL. The tables of contents have been added and are not part of the original print document. Note: This work has been referred to by Shoghi Effendi in "This Decisive Hour", letter no. 8: "Will you kindly send me a few more copies of the Study Guide to Nabíl's narrative7...copies...of which I wish to distribute among those who are deeply interested." 7 A Study Guide to "The Dawn-Breakers," Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of The Bahá'í Revelation (n.p. [New York]: National Teaching Committee, 1932).
Keywords: Báb, The; Bábí history; Dawn-Breakers (book); Iran (documents)

Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) - Fananapazir,Khazeh (Scripture and Revelation: Papers presented at the First Irfan Colloquium, 1997)
Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
This is an early, unedited version of the article that later appeared in Scripture and Revelation. Mirrored from irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); God, Day of; Islam; Prophecies; Quran; Words and phrases

Day of the Covenant 26 November 2003: To the Followers of Baha'u'llah in the Cradle of the Faith - Universal House of Justice (2003)
A message to the Bahá'ís of Iran; in both English and Persian.
Published in Bahá'í Canada (2004-01) and, presumably, other Bahá'í publications around the world. PDFs are available in two languages: uhj_day_covenant_2003.pdf (English) and uhj_day_covenant_2003_persian.pdf (Persian).
Keywords: 2003; Day of the Covenant; Iran (documents); Persecution, Iran; Secret of Divine Civilization (book)

Days of Remembrance: Selections - Bahá'u'lláh (2015)
Three English translations of short Tablets by Bahá’u’lláh from a forthcoming collection of Holy Writings called Days of Remembrance, about the nine Bahá'í holy days.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Báb, Birth of; Days of Remembrance (book); Holy days

Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh for Bahá'í Holy Days - Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í World Centre, 2017)
Forty-five selections revealed for, or relating to, nine Bahá’í Holy Days.
See other versions of this book, including in PDF, at the official site bahai.org/library. See also a numbered version by M. Thomas in Word format, compilation_..._numbered.docx. Add or read comments pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Birds; Báb, Declaration of; Báb, Martyrdom of; Days of Remembrance (book); Flowers; God, Day of; Holy days; Hur-i-Ujab (Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden); Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant); Lawh-i-Ashiq va Mashuq (Tablet of the Lover and the Beloved); Lawh-i-Ghulamul-Khuld (Tablet of the Immortal Youth); Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám (Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II); Lawh-i-Maryam (Tablet to Maryam); Lawh-i-Mawlud (Tablet of the Birth); Lawh-i-Naqus (Tablet of the Bell); Lawh-i-Rasul (Tablet to Rasul); Lawh-i-Ridvan (Tablets of Ridvan); Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I); Maid of Heaven; Nightingales; Poetry; Prayer; Remembrance; Ridván; Roses and thorns; Suriy-i-Ahzan (Surih of Sorrows); Suriy-i-Dhikr (Surih of Remembrance); Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch); Suriy-i-Muluk (Surih to the Kings); Suriy-i-Nush (Surih of Counsel); Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen); Tablets of Visitation; Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh)

Days to Remember: Bahá'í Holy Days - A Compilation - Forghani,Baher, compiler (Bahá'í Publications Australia, 1983)
Suggested readings for celebration or commemoration of Baha’i Holy Days and anniversaries.
Assembled from PDFs posted to bahaideepeningresources.blogspot.ca. Blank pages appear to have not been scanned.
Keywords: Holy days

De l'action sociale - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2020)
Concepts de développement dans les enseignements baha'is, dimensions matérielles et dimensions spirituelles de l'existence, problèmes communautaires, thèmes spécifiques de l'éducation, de l'agriculture, de l'économie, de la santé, des arts et technologie.
See English original (2020). Also available in Microsoft Word format. This is an "official" translation, prepared by the French Panel named by the Universal House of Justice (2021 August).
Keywords: Agriculture; Arts and crafts; Economics; Education; Health and healing; Institute process; Social action; Social and economic development; Technology

De la Córdoba Mora a los Bahá'ís de Irán - Handal,Boris (Revista Cultura y Religión, 2010)
Contrast between the contemporary Iranian Bahá'í community and the treatment of religious minorities in Spain under the Moors.
Mirrored with permission from dialnet.unirioja.es. See also English version, From Moorish Cordova to the Bahá'ís of Iran.
Keywords: Andalusia, Spain; Christianity; Cordova, Spain; Cultural diversity; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Islam; Jews; Judaism; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Spain; Tolerance; Unity; Unity in diversity

De la Lettre Bá' à la Lettre Há' - Bahá'u'lláh (2020)
Tablette de Bahá’u’lláh, publiée dans "The Call of the Divine Beloved", édition anglaise du Centre mondial, 2019. Traduction provisoire.
Keywords: Call of the Divine Beloved (book)

De las Manifestaciones de Dios en las culturas precolombinas de América - Vallejo,Jorge (La Pluma del Conocimiento, 2002)
Los antiguos americanos, ¿no eran hijos de Dios?, ¿no conocieron nunca al Dios Único y Verdadero?, ¿Dios, influyó o no en su progreso?. Obviamente han tenido que existir también voceros de Dios en estos lares para que estos pueblos alcancen las alturas de
Author note: Abogado. Miembro de la Comunidad Bahá'í de Puno. Actualmente radica en Nueva Zelanda. From bahaidream.com; see also bahaidream.com/lapluma/revista01/revista01.htm.

Dear Co-worker: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Benelux countries - Shoghi Effendi (Brilliant Books and NSA of the Bahá’ís of Belgium/Brussels, 2009)
Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg).
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Belgium; Benelux, Europe; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of

Dear Parent ... a Message to a non-Bahá'í Parent: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2000)
A letter written to the parents of British Bahá'í converts to dispel anxiety and misinformation.
Keywords: Children; Non-Bahá'í relatives; Parents

Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation, by Jennifer Harvey: Review - Coin,Dianne (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2017)
Article mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF]. See also original version [archive.org].
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Race; Race unity; Racism; Reconciliation; United States (documents)

Death and Dying in the Bahá'í Faith - Sharon,Moshe (Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, 2003)
Brief summary of Bahá'í history and theological background; the three layers of existence; death as the transition between levels of reality; Bahá'í burial laws.
This paper was posted in Word format at Hebrew University of Jerusalem [archive.org], where the author was the Chair in Bahá'í Studies.
Keywords: Death; Life after death (afterlife); Soul

Deaths of Two Iranian Bahá'ís, 1997 - Universal House of Justice; National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1997)
Reports from the Universal House of Justice and the NSA of the United States on the deaths of Masha'llah Enayati and Shahram Reza'i.
Transmitted by email. Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: 1997; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran

Debacle: The American Failure in Iran - Ledeen,Michael (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981)
Passing mentions of Mohammad Reza Shah appointing Bahá'ís to his cabinet, and attacks on Bahá'ís and their businesses in 1977-1978.
Keywords: 1977; 1978; Persecution, Iran

Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith - Masumian,Adib (2009)
Response to Iranian conspiracy theories portraying the Bahá'í Faith as a subversive political group, Zionist spies, affiliates of the secret police, British agents, etc. Available in English and Persian. Includes interview with author.
This book was inspired by the Wikipedia article Allegations of Bahá'í involvement with other powers. See also Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran. Also available in French.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Conspiracy theories; Criticism and apologetics; Forgery and interpolation; History (general); Iran (documents); Iranian revolution (1979); Israel; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Politics; Russia; United Kingdom; Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov, Prince; Zionism

Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam - Schimmel,Annemarie (State University of New York Press, 1994)
This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book contains only passing mentions of Bahá'ís, it gives a deeper understanding in the Bahá'í Writings and practices. Includes outline by Arjen Bolhuis.
The uncorrected text of the book, which has been proofread below, can be found on giffordlectures.org (in HTML) and archive.org (other formats).
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Metaphors and allegories; Outlines and summaries; Quran; Signs; Sufism; Symbolism; Words and phrases

Declaración bahá'í sobre obligaciones y derechos humanos, 1947 - Bahá'í International Community (1947)
Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Relación Entre el Desarme y el Desarrollo, Wilmette, Illinois, Febrero de 1947.
Keywords: 1947; BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; Statements

Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Uso Indebido y el Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas - Bahá'í International Community (1987)
Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Uso Indebido y el Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas, Viena, Austria, 17-26 de junio de 1987
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Drugs; Statements

Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'í ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Relación Entre el Desarme y el Desarrollo - Bahá'í International Community (1987)
El Año Internacional de la Mujer. Nueva York, Nueva York, 24 de agosto-11 de septiembre de 1987
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Disarmament; Peace; Statements; Sustainable development; War; Weapons

Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá'ie à la Conférence des Nations unies sur le développement durable - Spierckel,Pierre, translator (2025)
Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá’ie à Rio de Janeiro: "Sustaining Societies: Towards a New "We'."
See also original English
Keywords: BIC statements; Consultation; Sustainable development; United Nations; Wealth and poverty

Declaration Dominus Iesus, The: A Brake on Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue? - Savi,Julio (World Order, 2001)
Contents of a Declaration by Cardinal Ratzinger in 2000 on the "unicity and the salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church," world opinion on it, and how its position compares with the Bahá’í teachings.
Mirrored with permission from juliosavi.it.
Keywords: Christianity; Interfaith dialogue

Declaration of Baha'u'llah in the Ridvan Garden in 1863 - Merrick,David (2008)
Bahá'u'lláh's Declaration in the Garden of Ridvan, told in plain English suitable for reading aloud. Includes photos and 2 maps. Based on many accounts.
Keywords: 1863; Holy days; Ridván

Declaration of the Bab (May 1844): A Survey of Sources for Researchers - Merrick,David, compiler (2017)
English Sources for the Declaration of the Bab placed in chronological/thematic order for comparison, with notes.
Keywords: 1844; Báb, Declaration of; Chronology and timelines; Iran (documents); Mentions; Outlines and summaries; Tabríz, Iran

Declaration of the Bab (Poetic) - Merrick,David (2008)
A poetic meditation on Mulla Husayn's transformation at the Declaration of the Bab.
Keywords: Báb, Declaration of; Iran (documents); Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Poetry; Shíráz, Iran

Declaration of the Báb, Festival of - Buck,Christopher (Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations, 2011)
See also the full collection of Buck's articles in this volume.
Keywords: Báb, Declaration of; Holy days

Declaration or Deflection?: An Exploration of the Intent of the Surih-i-Sabr, or Lawh-i-Ayyub - Webb,Karen Anne (2017)
Does Bahá’u’lláh declare Himself to be the Promised One foretold by the Báb in the Surah of Patience/Job?
See also the Tablet of Patience online version, as well as a version with paragraph numbers added, prepared by K. Webb, at bahaullah_surih_sabr_numbered.pdf.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Declaration of; Bahá'u'lláh, Station of; Job (Bible); Patience; Promised One; Ridván; Surih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyub (Tablet of Patience or Tablet of Job)

Declining Processes of the World - Khan,Peter J.
The condition of the world today, which is in a state of decline from negative forces, requires that both Bahá'ís and others make drastic changes in certain fundamental attitudes.
Title given for this online copy of the talk; original title not known. Date and location of this talk not known; contact me if you know.

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Shari'a: Babi and Baha'i Solutions to the Problem of Immutability - MacEoin,Denis (1997)
Ways in which the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh adopted and changed the Islamic shari`a in their own, new codes of law.
Keywords: Abrogation and confirmation of laws; Bayan; Islam; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws

Dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Sydney - Khan,Peter J. (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2001)
Reflections on the fortieth anniversary of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Sydney, highlighting its significance for the Australian Bahá’í community.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Australia; Dedications; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Sydney; Sydney, Australia

Deepening and Compilation for Bahá'í Youth Teaching Projects - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (2004)
This deepening includes 10 sessions especially designed for youth on teaching projects.
Keywords: Proofs; Teaching; Youth

Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith, The Importance of - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (Compilation of Compilations, 1991)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (book); Covenant; Dawn-Breakers (book); Deepening; Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Economics; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; God Passes By (book); History (general); Islam; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Living the life; Memorization; Prayer; Public discourse (discourses of society); Quran; Religion (general); Sociology; Some Answered Questions (book); Studying; Summer schools; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Teaching; Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá; Youth

Definition of the Word "Ungodly" - Universal House of Justice (2001)
Answer to a question inspired by the Hidden Word "Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him" (Persian #57).
Originally posted here.
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Research Department, Questions and answers; Ungodly; Words and phrases

Definitions of Love - Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim
How to express kindness to humanity and love for God and manifest the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
Title given for this online copy of the talk; original title not known. Date and location of this talk not known; contact me if you know.
Keywords: Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Love

Deganawida, the Peacemaker - Buck,Christopher (American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, 2015)
Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago.
Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Biography; Canada; Conflict resolution; Constitutions (general); Consultation; Deganawida (Great Peacemaker); Iroquois people; Native Americans; Peace; Peace treaties; Reconciliation; United States (documents)

Dei Verbum: A Bahá'í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation - Oliveira,Marco (Lights of Irfan, 2019)
On some basic Christian Catholic beliefs on divine revelation, how the Bahá'í Faith views Christianity, and theological differences and similarities between the two.
See also a presentation in Italian. Mirrored with permission from http://irfancolloquia.org/153/oliveira_catholic.
Keywords: Catholic Church; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Revelation

Dei Verbum: Un punto di vista bahá'í della Costituzione Dogmatica Cattolica Romana sulla Rivelazione Divina - Oliveira,Marco (1999)
Lo scopo di questa presentazione è quello di discutere alcune basilari credenze cristiane cattoliche sulla Rivelazione Divina e spiegare le sue differenze e somiglianze con la Fede bahá’í.
See also the original article in English, "Dei Verbum: A Bahá'í Perspective on the Roman Catholic Dogmatic Constitution."
Keywords: Catholic Church; Christianity; Interfaith dialogue; Revelation

Democratic Elections without Campaigns? Normative Foundations of National Baha'i Elections - Abizadeh,Arash (World Order, 2005)
Article on the philosophical foundations and core values of Baha’i elections, with particular attention to its relation to democratic theory.
The original PDF file of the published article, and the HTML file from which this version is copied (by permission), can be accessed at http://profs-polisci.mcgill.ca/abizadeh/Bahai-elections.htm
Keywords: Administration; Democracy; Elections; Ethics; Philosophy

Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan - Universal House of Justice (2022)
Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa.
Mirrored from bahai.org, where it is also available in PDF and Word formats. Title at bahai.org given as "To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
Keywords: Age of transition; Alienation; Civilization; Conflict; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Consultation; Cultural diversity; Culture; Discrimination; Disunity; Diversity; Economics; Elections; Equality; Ethics; Gender; God, Word of; History (general); Identity; Ignorance; Institute process; Interfaith dialogue; Materialism; Minorities; Nine Year Plan (2022-2031); Politics; Power; Prejudice; Race; Race unity; Racism; Social action; Social change; Soul; Transformation; Unity; Virtues; Wealth and poverty; Youth

"Democratization" and the Bahá'í Administrative Order - Universal House of Justice (2000)
Letter regarding democracy, "Bahá'í democratization," theocracy, authority, and the Bahá’í Administrative Order.
Mirrored from bahai.org, where it is also available in PDF and Word formats.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Criticism and apologetics; Democracy; Elections; Questions and answers; Theocracy; World order

Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly - Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center (2016)
Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serving on the U.S. and Canadian NSAs from 1922-2015.
Keywords: 1922; 2015; 20th century; African Americans; Cultural diversity; Equality; Gender; National Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assembly of the United States; Native Americans; Race; Statistics; United States (documents); Women

Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis - Bau,Hui (2016)
Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherzadeh, Michael Sours, Jamsheed Samandari, and Aziz Mboya.
Keywords: Angels; Bahá'í history; Cosmology; Covenant; God, Worlds of; Interpretation; Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner, Arabic); Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner, Persian); Maid of Heaven; Symbolism

Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal) - Bau,Hui (2018)
Background of the Suriy-i-Haykal: historical context and verses primarily from the first half of the surih, which feature the themes of the Body and Letters of the Temple, and Bahá’u’lláh’s introductory dialogues with two heavenly Maidens.
This is Part 1 of an ongoing series, which will be posted here when completed.
Keywords: Haykal (temple); Huruf (letters); Maid of Heaven; Study guides; Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple); Temples; Words and phrases

Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Deepening - Bau,Hui, compiler (2020)
A study guide and compilation regarding the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha'is to engage spiritually in the path towards God.
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Canada; Double crusade; Ethics; Plans; Study guides; United States (documents)

Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Text and Deepening - Bau,Hui (2020)
A condensed presentation of the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha’is to engage spiritually in the path towards God. The accompanying deepening uses a more visual format to help develop one's own plan of action.
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Canada; Double crusade; Ethics; Plans; Study guides; United States (documents)

Depression, Stigma, and the Soul - McIlvride,Patricia (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2017)
New recovery models, like interpersonal neurobiology, are challenging the medical model in the treatment of mental illness. By defining the mind as transcendent and both embodied and relational, new avenues of healing become possible.
Article mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/219. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Health and healing; Isolation and loneliness; Mental health; Mind; Psychology; Soul

Depression: Biological, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Dimensions and Treatment - Ghadirian,Abdu'l-Missagh (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2015)
Biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors contribute to the development of depression. If religious beliefs and spiritual values also play a role, what insights can the Bahá'í Faith offer?
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/201.
Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Mental health; Psychology

Der Herr Ist Nahe / The Lord Is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel - Liedtke,Harry (2022)
Brief history of the Templer Society and Georg David Hardegg, who landed in Haifa in 1868 and built a spiritual colony at the foot of Mt. Carmel.
Also available as an updated Microsoft Word document prepared by Mike Thomas (2023), with updated references and footnotes and higher-resolution images.
Keywords: 1868; 1870s; Georg David Hardegg; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Templer Society (German Templer colony)

Der Islam (Sekten) - Strothmann,Rudolf (Wissenschaftliche Editionsgesellschaft, 1948)
Passing mentions in the context of Islamic modernism, the Qajars in the 1840s, and the Nusayris.
Keywords: 1840s; Alawi; Islam; Mentions; Qajar dynasty

Der Messianismus des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts und die Entstehung der Baha'i Religion - Ekbal,Kamran (Iran im 19. Jahrhundert und die Enstehung der Baha'i Religion, 1998)
On the resurgence of a millenarianistic climate in the 19th century from China through the Middle-East to the USA. It highlights the millenniarist mood in Iran at the time of the beginnings of the Bábí and Bahai religions.
Book title translates to Iran in the 19th century and the emergence of the Bahá'í religion; paper title "Messianism of the early 19th century and the emergence of the Bahá'í religion." Page images scanned by author and shared with me for posting, just before his passing in 2014; converted to PDF and OCRed 2017. See also Ekbal's Islamische Grundlagen des Kitáb-i Aqdas from this same book.
Keywords: 19th century; China; Iran (documents); Messianism; Middle East; Millennialism; Prophecies; United States (documents)

Deriding Revealed Religions?: Bahá'ís in Egypt - Pink,Johanna (ISIM Newsletter, 2002)
Shift in Egyptian public perception of the Bahá'í Faith from an Islamic reform movement to an independent religion.
Mirrored from openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/16774.
Keywords: Egypt; Islam; Opposition; Perception; Recognition (legal)