A Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings - Milani,Kavian Sadeghzade; Fananapazir,Nafeh (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation of God — and the "tablet" — the recipient of the creative force. Also the five realms of existence: Háhút, Láhút, Jabarút, Malakút, and Násút.
HTML below edited and reformatted without reference to original publication: some formatting, e.g. italics or blockquotes, may have been lost. See also PDF version from journal.bahaistudies.ca. Mirrored with permission from www.markfoster.net/jccc/rs/penmotif.html. See also Bahá'í cosmology [wikipedia].
Keywords: Cosmology; God, Worlds of; Lawh (tablet); Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Pen; Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen); Theosophy; Words and phrases

A Stylistic Analysis of the Báb's Writings: Abridged Translation of Vahid Behmardi's Muqaddamih-yi dar bárih-yi sabk va siyáq-i áthár-i mubárakih-yi ḥaḍrat-i rabb a`lá - Behmardi,Vahid; McCants,William F. (Online Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2007)
English translation by McCants of Behmardi's Persian article "Stylistic Analysis of the Báb’s Writings".
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Alteration of verses; Arabic language; Bayan; Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); Báb, Grammar of; Báb, Writings of; Cosmology; Haykal (temple); Islam; Lawh-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqah (Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality); Metaphors and allegories; Numerology; Persian language; Philosophy; Philosophy, Islamic; Prayer; Qayyumul-Asma (book); Repetition; Style (Writings); Tablets of Visitation; Talismans; Translation; Truth

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 - Masumian,Adib, compiler (2023)
A supplement to ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912–1913 comprising about 200 of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's talks and other oral remarks, approved translations of 27 selections from His Tablets about His journey to the West, and a biography of Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání.
Supplement to Abdu’l-Baha in Europe 1912–1913 - Mahmud's Diary (Adib Masumian, 2024). Also available as formatted, styled Word document, prepared by Mike Thomas (2024).
Keywords: 1912; 1913; Austria; Egypt; England; Europe; France; Hungary; Mírzá Mahmud-i-Zarqani; Scotland; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

A Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith - Buck,Christopher (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1998)
A “symbolic profile” of Bahá’í consciousness as shaped by the writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ancillary texts: Ninian Smart’s dimensional model of religion is used to order and classify the symbols, together with insights from Sherry Ortner & John Wansbrough.
Chapter from the author's book Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha’i Faith. See SUNY Press flyer. Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/108.
Keywords: Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Covenant; Crimson; Crimson Ark; Divine Physician; Gems; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Illumination; Javáhiru'l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries); Journey (spiritual); Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner, Arabic); Lover and the Beloved; Maid of Heaven; Mirrors; Mount Sinai, Egypt; Paradise; Promised One; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Search; Symbolism; Unity; Water (metaphor); Wine (metaphor)

A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám - Abdul-Bahá (2016)
On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Imam and the Qa'im.
Mirrored with permission from adibmasumian.com. The original Tablet can be found in Máʼidiy-i-Ásmání, vol. 2, pp. 50–52, available for download in DOC and PDF format.
Keywords: Contradictions; Criticism and apologetics; Hadith; Hidden Imam; Imams; Islam; Prophecies; Qá'im; Twelfth Imam

A Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat - Abdul-Bahá (2005)
Insights into three statements by Bahá'u'lláh on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence of God.
Original published in Má’idiy-i-Asmání vol. 2, pp. 68-70. See also Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion, Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients, and Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih.
Keywords: Active force and its recipient; Animals; Creation; Ether (concept); Evolution; God; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Nature; Philosophy; Pre-existence; Primal Will; Science; Some Answered Questions (book)

A Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Relation between Science and Religion - Abdul-Bahá (2001)
Historical examples (re astronomy, the human soul, and death) showing that when a scientific theory does not correspond with Scripture, it is often later found to be incorrect.
Mirrored with permission from whoisbahaullah.com/windflower/philosophy. Original published in Min Makátíb 'Abdu'l-Bahá vol. 3 (1982), pp. 172-173. See Brown's discussion of this Tablet in Origin of the Bahá'í Principle of the Harmony between Science and Religion.
Keywords: Astronomy; Death; Science; Soul

A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh on the Importance of Cleanliness - Bahá'u'lláh (2025)
A short Tablet emphasizing cleanliness in both body and spirit, urging purification, wisdom, and obedience to divine commandments as essential for perceiving divine blessings and holiness.
Mirrored with permission from adibmasumian.com.
Keywords: Cleanliness; Fragrance; Purity

A Tablet of the Greatest Name - Abdul-Bahá (2000)
A previously-unpublished authorized translation of a Tablet of Abdu'l-Bahá.
This file was received from an internet listserver with no identification or authentication. The recipient and date are unknown.
Keywords: Greatest Name; Health and healing; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

A Theology of the State from the Bahá'í Teachings - McGlinn,Sen (Journal of Church & State, 1999)
Western religions exhibit three types of divine societies: eschatological (the Kingdom of God on Earth); metaphysical (angels or the Hidden Imam interact with the world); and ecclesiological (the church as the body of Christ, or the Islamic community).
Keywords: Church and state; Criticism and apologetics; Politics; Theology

A Threatening Agenda: Iran's Shameful Denial of Education to its Bahá'í Community - Cameron,Geoffrey (Cherwell, 2008)
Iranian government hardliners promote a coordinated and threatening agenda aimed at suffocating the Bahá'í community; Iran’s actions to block an entire community from education indicate sinister intentions that should not be ignored.
Cherwell, in press since 1920, is the student newspaper of Oxford University. Mirrored from cherwell.org.
Keywords: Human rights; Iran (documents); Oxford, England; Persecution; Persecution, Education; Persecution, Iran; United Kingdom

A Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh - Lambden,Stephen (Religions, 2023)
Translation of and commentary on the Shí'í "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadán, and its symbolic exploration in Bábí and Bahá'í texts. Link to article (offsite).
Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations," online at mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/426, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats.
Keywords: Badi calendar; Bahá (title); Dua Al Sahar (Dawn supplication); Fasting; Greatest Name; Imam Muhammad al-Baqir; Iran (documents); Islam; Prayer; Shia Islam (Shiism)

A Traveler's Narrative: Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb - Abdul-Bahá (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1982)
Reprint of Browne's original translation of 1891 but lacking all of Browne's notes.
Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here. Also available in Microsoft Word format with additional notes, prepared by Mike Thomas (2023). See also Browne's original version and Browne's introduction.
Keywords: 1840s; Biography; Báb, The; Historical overviews by Central Figures or BWC; Travelers Narrative (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb - Browne,E. G.; Abdul-Bahá (1891)
Annotated translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's history of the Bábí and early Bahá'í movements, dated 1886; includes many historical appendices by Browne.
Note that this is the original E.G. Browne edition of Traveler's Narrative, which includes over 250 pages of Browne's own notes and other translations. Pages 1-172 were republished as an authorized edition. This online version is an exact replica of the original, except underscore is used to indicate subdot. Persian and Arabic are indicated by ~~~ or "[Persian text]. See also the authorized, abridged version and Browne's introduction. See also a scan of the original book [PDF, 32MB].
Keywords: 1840s; 1887; 19th century; E. G. Browne; Travelers Narrative (book); Travelogues; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

A Tribute to Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum - Nakhjavani,Violette (Bahá'í Canada Publications, 2000)
Born Mary Maxwell in Montreal, Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum’s life spanned almost the entire 20th century. To her husband, Shoghi Effendi, she was his "helpmate", "shield" and "tireless collaborator in the arduous tasks I shoulder."
Plain-text version mirrored from bahai.org.
Keywords: 2000; 20th century; Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Biography; Travelogues

A Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum - Morten,Marjorie (Baha'i World, 1934)
Short biography of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh, written by one of her close companions late in life.
Posted at scribd.com. See also Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, from Bahá'í World vol. 18, and A Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum by Violetta Zein (2023).
Keywords: Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Biography; Marjorie Morten

A Tribute to Hand of the Cause Hájí Akhúnd - Zein,Violetta (2023)
Compilation of selections from biographies and articles, tablets and prayers, and photographs of one of the first Hands of the Cause, one of only four appointed by Bahá'u'lláh himself.
See also the author's A Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf.
Keywords: 1842; 1910; Biography; Hájí Ákhúnd (Mullá `Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádí)

A Tribute to Shoghi Effendi - Collins,Amelia (US Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1958)
Address delivered at the Intercontinental Bahá'í Conference held in Germany, July 1958, which Collins attended as the chosen representative of Shoghi Effendi.
The following address was delivered by Amelia Collins, Hand of the Cause, at the Intercontinental Bahá'í Conference held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, July 25-29 1958, which she attended as the chosen representative of Shoghi Effendi, late Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith. It was later published as a booklet by the Bahá'ís of the United States. Also online at bahai.org.
Keywords: Amelia Collins; Conferences, Bahá'í; Shoghi Effendi

A Tribute to the Greatest Holy Leaf - Zein,Violetta (2023)
Compilation of biographical materials, quotations, and photographs, from the year of her passing (1932) and its 50th anniversary commemorations (1982).
See also A Tribute to Bahíyyih Khánum by Marjorie Morten (1934), and the author's A Tribute to Hand of the Cause Hájí Akhúnd.
Keywords: 1846; 1932; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Biography

A Trilogy of Consecration: The Courier, the Historian and the Missionary - Handal,Boris (2020)
On the lives of Shaykh Salmán, Nabil-i-A'zam and Mullá Sádiq, three important people in the early years of the Bahá'í Faith in Iran.
Keywords: 19th century; Biography; Ismu’lláhu’l-Aṣdaq (Mullá Sádiq Khurásání); Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam; Shaykh Salman

A Twofold Mission: Some Distinctive Characteristics of the Person and Teachings of the Báb - Afnan,Elham (Baha'i World, 2019)
Some features of the Bab's life and Writings highlighting the rare combination of qualities that have come to be associated with him.
Mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where this article is also available as HTML, and includes photographs.
Keywords: Báb, Station of; Báb, Teachings of; Báb, The; Báb, Writings of; He Whom God shall make manifest; Introductory; Iran (documents); Laws; Perfection

A Última Heterodoxia - Leonardo,Ana Cristina (Expresso, 2006)
Article published in Expresso, a very influential newspaper in Portugal. A positive article towards the Faith.
Nascida no Irão quando este ainda se chamava Pérsia, em 1844, a fé bahá’i foi desde o início sujeita a perseguições. Discriminada pelo regime do Xá Reza Pahlevi, e já antes de seu pai, não teve melhor sorte com o regressado «ayatollah» Khomeini. See also povodebaha.blogspot.com/2006/03/ltima-heterodoxia.html (comments to minor incorrections).
Keywords: Newspaper articles; Portugal

A Unique Eschatological Interface: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism - Buck,Christopher (In Iran: Studies in Babi and Baha'i History, 1986)
Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
Hindu terms are not fully proofread, and some diacritics are missing. See also image scan of complete book.
Keywords: Christianity; Eschatology; Judaism; Manichaeism; Prophecies; Shia Islam (Shiism); Zoroastrianism

A View on Islam - Banani,Amin (1969)
This lecture gives "a few generalizations about Islam that are directly significant to Bahá'ís."
No information is given about the context of this talk; email me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Amin Banani; Covenant; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jihad (Holy war); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Muhammad (Prophet); Progressive revelation; Saudi Arabia; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches

A Vision of the Future - Hatcher,John S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2016)
"From the Editor's Desk": Introductory notes to JBS volume 26:4, announcing that JBS is now free for sharing, with new articles posted freely online.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Education; Internet; Science

A Visit to Persia - Murchie,Guy (Baha'i News, 1965)
Notes from travels to Bahá'í holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission from the House of Justice; includes descriptions of the architecture of the house and shop of the Bab, the birthplace of Bahá'u'lláh, and the Síyáh Chál.
Mirrored from Bahai.works (includes illustrations).
Keywords: 1954; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'u'lláh, Houses of; Bushihr, Iran; Báb, Declaration of; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Báb, The; Báb, Trade of; Holy places; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Tihran); Iran (documents); Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Pilgrimage; Shíráz, Iran; Síyáh-Chál (Black Pit, Tehran); Tehran, Iran; Travelogues; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

A Visit to the Prophet of Persia - Sidersky,Philip; Braun,S. K. (Missionary Review, 1902)
Interview with Mirza Abu'l-Fadl-i-Gulpaygani in Washington, D.C., 1901.
From books.google.com. See also the preceding essay in this issue, Babism and the Babites. Though speaking of the "Persian Prophet," a title which was often mistakenly ascribed by the American press to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, this author is conflating 'Abdu'l-Bahá with Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani. This interview was with Gulpaygani, who was in Washington DC in 1901, not Abdu'l-Bahá, who did not travel to Washington until 1912.
Keywords: 1901; Christian missionaries; Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání; United States (documents); Washington, DC, USA

A Wanderer in the Promised Land - Bentwich,Norman (The Soncino Press, 1932)
Four pages on the history of Akka, including two on the Bahá'ís.
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Bahji, Israel; Napoleon I

A Way Out of No Way, by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman: Review - Streets,Donald T. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2017)
Originally posted at bahai-studies.ca/a-way-out-of-no-way [archive.org].
Keywords: Education; Scholarship; United States (documents)

A Way Out of No Way: Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars, 1967-1977 - Ahdieh,Hussein; Chapman,Hillary (2016)
History of Harlem preparatory school, one of the earliest alternative schools in the country, as told by its former assistant headmaster.
See also: harlemprepschool.com; the author's earlier dissertation Harlem Preparatory School: An Alternative; facebook.com/harlemprep; buy online at amazon; see an overview of the book and a bio of the author in From Nayriz to New York: Hussein Ahdieh and the Story of Harlem Prep. Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: 1960s; 1967; 1970s; 1977; Education; Harlem Preparatory school (Harlem Prep); Hussein Ahdieh; New York, USA; Social action; United States (documents)

A Wayfarer between Two Worlds: Recollections - Liedtke,Harry (2013)
A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Bahá'í, and covering the years 1927-2022, including periods in Germany and Canada and historical events from each. Includes poems and photographs.
Written in 2013, updated 2019 and 2022.
Keywords: 1927; 2022; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Biography; Canada; Germany; Harry Liedtke; Travelogues

A Week in Abdu'l-Baha's Home - Coy,Genevieve L.; Grey,Cora; Paine,Mabel Hyde; Paine,Sylvia (Star of the West, 1921)
Notes of a pilgrimage by Mabel Paine, Sylvia Paine, Cora Grey and Genevieve L. Coy in 1920, published as a series in 4 parts in 3 issues of Star of the West.
An edited version of these notes can be found in In His Presence, Visits to `Abdu'l-Bahá (Kalimat Press, 1989), pp. 65-148. Paine also published notes in 1931, Notes on Shoghi Effendi's Table Talk. See obituary of Dr. Genevieve Lenore Coy, 1886-1963, in The Bahá'í World 1963-1968, Volume XIV, p. 326 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: 1920; Genevieve Coy; Mabel Hyde Paine; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá

A Week with the Babis - Stileman,Charles H. (Church Missionary Intelligencer, 1893)
Journal of the Reverend C.H. Stileman, M.A., of the CMS Persia Mission, on his travels to convert Bahá'ís in 1893.
Keywords: 1893; Christian missionaries; Church Missionary Society; Travelogues

A Well Dressed Woman of Recent Times - Briggs,Matt (Fictionaut, 2000)
Historical fiction which contains part of The Wardrobe of Gertrude Heim Remey, a book Mason Remey wrote about his wife's wardrobe (which the Des Moines Register wrote was "quite likely the best book ever written about his wife's clothes").
Mirrored from fictionaut.com. See also citation record for The Wardrobe of Gertrude Heim Remey (M. Remey, 1939).
Keywords: Biography; Charles Mason Remey; Gertrude Heim Remey

A Wondrous New Day: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar - Mihrshahi,Robin (2004)
Symbolism in the Bahá'í-era calendar, some Shaykhí origins of the Báb’s cosmology and ontology, and how these Shaykhí concepts find symbolic expression in the structure and organization of the Badí‘ calendar.
The first third of this paper was published, in a slightly different version, as "Symbolism in the Badí‘ Calendar" in Baha’i Studies Review 12 (2004), pp 15-31. See also Moojan Momen's The Names of the Bahá’í Months: Separating Fact from Fiction (offsite).
Keywords: Arc of ascent and descent; Badi calendar; Colors; Cosmology; God, Worlds of; Numerology; Philosophy; Seven stages of creation; Symbolism

A World Bahá'í Bibliography: Project Proposal and Prospectus - Hassall,Graham (2003)
Presented at "World Association for the Promotion of Bahá'í Libraries and Archives" session at the August, 2003 ABS Conference, San Francisco.
Keywords: Bibliography; Indexes and catalogues

A World in Travail: Understanding and Responding to the Events of Our Times - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2020)
A compilation on the maladies of the world.
This document has no mention of a publisher in the front matter or an entry in WorldCat, suggesting that it is only a digital publication and not available for purchase in other formats.
Keywords: Calamities and catastrophes; Crisis; Integration and disintegration; Tests and difficulties

A World Survey: The Bahá'í Faith 1844-1944 - Shoghi Effendi, compiler (Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1944)
Summary document showing countries opened, centres founded, languages translated, properties purchased, and dates of significance.
Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: 1844; 1944; 19th century; 20th century; Statistics

A Year Amongst the Persians - Browne,E. G. (1893)
Browne's famous account of his extended visit to Iran in 1887-1888; includes many references to Bábí and Bahá'í history and personages.
Many Arabic and Persian terms changed to reflect modern transliteration schemes. This book is also available as three scans of the original book: 1893 edition scan by Duane Troxel (16 MB) or scan by archive.org (38 MB), and 1927 edition (19 MB).
Keywords: 1887; 1888; Bahá'í studies; Bábísm; E. G. Browne; Iran (documents); Travelogues

A Year With the Bahá'ís of India and Burma - Sprague,Sydney (Priory Press, 1908)
An early account of the author's personal experiences in India circa 1904 and 1907, relating his interactions with the Bahá'ís and what the Bahá'í cause was doing in India and Burma.
This book later reprinted by Kalimat Press (1986); see Amazon.com.
Keywords: 1900s; 1905; India; Myanmar; Sydney Sprague; Travelogues

A Zen Gloss on Baha'u'llah's Commentary on "He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord" - Cole,Juan (1996)
A Buddhist interpretation of themes in Bahá'u'lláh's tablet on Islamic mysticism and a saying about knowing one's self.
See also Cole's translation of this Tablet. Mirrored with permission from personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bhzen1.htm.
Keywords: Buddhism; Dualism; God, Knowledge of; Hadith; He who knoweth his self knoweth his Lord (Hadith); Lawh-i-Hadi (Tablet to Mírzá Hadi); Man ‘arafa nafsahú faqad ‘arafa Rabbahú (He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord); Monism; Philosophy; Self-knowledge; Sufism; Zen Buddhism

A-de-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada (Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1956)
Three items: 2021 cover letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada, the 1956 message to the Iroquois Indians in Mohawk and English, and a biography of the translator, "Charles A. Cooke, Mohawk Scholar," by Marius Barbeau.
Keywords: Biography; Canada; Charles Cooke; Indigenous people; Introductory; Iroquois people; Native American messengers; Native Americans; Translation; United States (documents)

"A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland - Jasion,Jan T. (Baha'i Studies, 1978)
On the earliest mentions of the Bábí Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski, a well-known historian and linguist who met Babis in Baghdad in 1870.
Keywords: 1870; 1870s; Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski; Baghdad, Iraq; Bábísm; Bábísm, Early Western Accounts of; Iraq; Mentions; Poland

Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) - Sours,Michael W. (2023)
Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Bahá'u'lláh's Boek van Zekerheid.
Excerpted and translated from Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999).
Keywords: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)

Abbas Effendi: His personality, work, and followers - Stevens,E. S. (Fortnightly Review, 1911)
Overview of the Bahá'í Faith, including a personal interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Original from books.google.com; proofread and formatted for PDF by Ernie Jones, 2017. Also available in Open Office format.
Keywords: 19th century; E. S. Stevens; Interviews; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abbreviations of the Bahá'í Writings - Cameron,Glenn, compiler; Zamir,Brett, compiler (1996)
List of the standard abbreviations of all published Sacred Writings and other canonical Bahá'í texts, combined with the bibliography from the Basic Bahá'í Chronology.
No formal list of abbreviations exists, but such a list can be derived from abbreviations used by the Bahá'í World Centre. First, a partial list is in Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-86. Second, the BWC downloads site had a list of their filename abbreviations. Third, Cameron compiled an extensive bibliography for his Chronology. These have been combined, below. See also browser shortcuts, below. See also Glossary of Arabic and Persian Transcription, and the Inventory's Bibliography and Key to Source Codes.
Keywords: Abbreviations (acronyms); Bibliography; Chronology and timelines; Cross-reference; Excel files

Abdel Karim Effendi: He Visits America and Sets Aside the False Teachings of Dr. Kheiralla - Author unknown (Star of the Magi: A Monthly Journal of Occult Science, Art and Philosophy, 1900)
A short account in a non-Bahá'í periodical of Haji Abdu'l-Karim Effendi's visit to New York in May 1900 to counter Ibrahim Kheiralla's actions against the Covenant.
PDF online at iapsop.com.
Keywords: 1900; Abdel Karim Effendi Teherani; Chicago, IL; Ibrahim George Kheiralla; Kenosha, WI; New York, USA; United States (documents); Wisconsin, USA

'Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls: Civilizing Barbarity - Mofidi,Manooher (Lights of Irfan, 2005)
The relatioship between civilization and barbarity, and the capabilities of humanity.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #58, Louhelen Bahá'í School, Michigan (October 8-11, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/58/mofidi_calls.
Keywords: Barbarity; Civilization; History (general); Irfán Colloquia; Literature; Literature, English; Politics; Tablet of the Two Calls; Violence; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Bahá - Maud,Constance Elizabeth (Sparks among the Stubble, 1924)
Chapter on Abdu'l-Bahá and Qurratu'l-Ayn, from a book of biographical studies.
This book is also available in PDF format. See also www.paintdrawer.co.uk/david.
Keywords: 1910s; Biography; London, England; Sydney Sprague; Theosophy; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

'Abdu'l-Baha - Author unknown (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004)
Mirrored from encyclopedia.com.
Keywords: 1844; 1921; Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá - Momen,Moojan (1995)
Article written for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, an ongoing 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: 1844; 1921; Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbás - Kazemzadeh,Firuz (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahá’u’lláh, the Center of His Covenant, and the Head of the Bahá’í Faith from 1892 to 1921, regarded, along with the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, as one of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: 1844; 1921; 19th century; Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá à Londres - Abdul-Bahá (Maison d’éditions bahá’íes, 1996)
Aussi disponible en audio, preparé par D. Marchal (2022). Voir aussi religare.org/livre/bahai/ba-abd-londres.php. See also the English version.
Keywords: London, England; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá in London (book)

'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle - Afnan,Elham (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
On the 1911 meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá; links between the Bahá'í Faith and a number of important avant-garde circles in the West.
Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/265. See also original scan.
Keywords: 1911; Arts and crafts; Ezra Pound; Literature; Literature, English; Modernism; Occultism; Poetry; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mírzá Ghaffár Zanúzí: ALM Nicolas's 'Abdoul-Béha et la situation', 1912 - Nicolas,A.L.M. (Online Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2007)
A translation of ALM Nicolas’s ‘Abdoul-Béha et la situation’ (1912) reproducing letters by 'Abdu’l-Bahá and Mírzá Ghaffár Zanúzí.
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: 1912; A. L. M. Nicolas; Mírzá Ghaffar Zanuzi; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Students - Breneman,Reed M. (Baha'i World, 2021)
Examining ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s influence on Bahá’í students and Syrian Protestant College (now American University of Beirut), promoting education that harmonizes intellectual, moral, and spiritual development for universal peace and unity.
Exported PDF file (print version) below mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where it is also available in HTML format, including the footnotes missing below. See also the author's earlier thesis Bahá'í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century (2008).
Keywords: American University of Beirut; Beirut, Lebanon; Education; Howard Bliss; Interfaith dialogue; Lebanon; Syrian Protestant College, Lebanon; `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Bahá and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Embracing Principles while Disapproving Methodologies - Yazdani,Mina (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2014)
Abdu’l-Bahá’s orientation toward the Constitutional Revolution of 1906–1911: he embraced the principles of constitutionalism while disapproving of confrontation; real social change needs to start at the moral-ethical level.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/160.
Keywords: 1900s; 1906; Azali Bábís; Constitutional Movement (Iran); Egypt; Iran (documents); Iranian constitution; Politics; Reform; Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership); Secret of Divine Civilization (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other" - Jasion,Jan T. (2021)
On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Bahá's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xenophobia on digitized collections; some comments by Bahá'u'lláh on journalism. Text of a webinar presented to the Wilmette Institute (December, 2020).
Keywords: Archives; Digitization; Discrimination; Internet; Libraries; Library of Congress; Mentions; Migration; Minorities; Newspapers; Race; Race unity; Racism; Unity; Xenophobia; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks to ethnic groups; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

`Abdu'l-Bahá en France 1911 et 1913 - Jasion,Jan T. (2016)
Une chronique historique et détaillée des neufs mois que le Maître passa en France, rapportant, ses déplacements, ses conversations privées et ses discours publics.
Purchase original at librairie-bahaie.fr....
Keywords: 1910s; 1911; 1913; France; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of

`Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914 - Rabbani,Ahang (Baha'i Studies Review, 2005)
The story of Abdu'l-Bahá's relocating the Haifa/Akka Bahá'í community of some 140 people to a nearby Druze village to keep them safe during World War I.
See also ‘Adasiyyah: A Study in Agriculture and Rural Development by I. Poostchi (2010).
Keywords: 1910s; 1914; Abu-Sinan, Israel; Adasiyyih, Palestine; Agriculture; Bahá'í history; Charity and relief work; Druze; Evil; Eyewitness; Interfaith dialogue; Israel; Jordan; Nughayb, Palestine; Palestine; Samirih, Palestine; Sea of Galilee, Israel; Villages; War; World War I; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Bahá in America, by Robert H. Stockman, and Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, ed. Negar Mottahedeh: Reviews - Kazemzadeh,Firuz (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2013)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also PDF scan.
Keywords: Race; Race unity; Solidarity; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá in Baltimore - Vaccaro,Allison; Bartlett,Edward E. (Baha'i News, 1982)
History of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Baltimore, Maryland.
Keywords: 1900s; 1912; Baltimore, MD; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdu'l-Baha in Britain and France (1911-1913) - Merrick,David, compiler (2018)
Annotated, detailed map of places and dates (link offsite).
Click on the screenshot below to view the dynamic, zoom-able map. See also 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain, 1913, 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh, and The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab: Diary Letters and Notes 1912-1915.
Keywords: 1911; 1913; France; Maps; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Baha in Britain, 1913: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab - Sohrab,Ahmad (2018)
Diary of the travels to Liverpool, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Woking, 1912/12/05-1913/01/21. Presented as a "hybrid" book with internet links, maps, and QR codes. Includes copious notes, alternative accounts, and an appendix of the talks.
From paintdrawer.co.uk. See also Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain and France (1911-1913), Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh, and The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab: Diary Letters and Notes 1912-1915.
Keywords: 1913; Biography; Bristol, England; Chronology and timelines; Edinburgh, Scotland; Liverpool, England; London, England; Oxford, England; United Kingdom; Woking, England; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdu'l-Baha in Britain: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (2011)
Short overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's travels to Britain.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá in California - Cooper,Ella Goodall, compiler (1912)
Over 1000 pages of notes from Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to California in 1912, written between 1912-1918, some hand-written and some published in Star of the West. Includes notes by Frances Allen, Howard MacNutt, Ameen Fareed, Mirza Sohrab, et al.
Keywords: 1912; Ameen Fareed (Amin Farid); California, USA; Ella Goodall Cooper; Frances Allen; Howard MacNutt; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; Pilgrims notes; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada: A Compilation from Written Accounts - Macke,Marlene, compiler (2012)
Lengthy collection of passages from the books Origins of the Bahá’í Community in Canada, Maxwells of Montreal, Mahmúd’s Diary, and Abdu’l-Bahá in Canada, the newspaper Montreal Gazette, and other sources.
This document was originally in WordPerfect format which was converted to OpenOffice, macke_compilation_abdul-baha_canada.odt, and then saved as PDF.
Keywords: 1912; Biography; Canada; Maxwell residence, Montreal, QC; May Maxwell; Montreal Shrine; Montreal, QC; William Sutherland Maxwell; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Montreal; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Baha in Edinburgh: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab - Sohrab,Ahmad (2008)
Diary of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Edinburgh, January 6-10, 1913.
Mirrored from paintdrawer.co.uk. See also Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain and France (1911-1913), Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain, 1913, and sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914.
Keywords: 1913; Biography; Edinburgh, Scotland; Scotland; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

`Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: September 1910 - Savi,Julio (Lights of Irfan, 2013)
Historical and political background of Abdu'l-Bahá's various travels to Egypt, discussion of the people he met, and press coverage.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #111, Acuto, Italy (July 2012). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/111/savi_egypt.
Keywords: 1910; Biography; Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá in London - Abdul-Bahá (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1982)
Notes on 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to London and Bristol in 1911, his discourses and conversations; first published in 1912.
Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here. Also available as an updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by Mike Thomas, with improved formatting, corrected text, and some footnotes and references added (2022). See also the official version on bahai.org.
Keywords: 1911; Bristol, England; London, England; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in London (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

`Abdu'l-Bahá in Manhattan - Asplund,Kurt (2013)
Maps of all the places visited by `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912, from Miniature Atlas of the Borough of Manhattan in One Volume, complete with detailed descriptions of each location, quotations from people present, and excerpts from newspaper articles.
See also the high-resolution map that accompanies this PDF, asplund_abdul-baha_manhattan_locations.jpg [6 MB] which has blue dots marking all of the locations listed in the PDF below.
Keywords: 1912; Manhattan, NY; New York, USA; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdu'l-Baha in Montreal - McLean,Jack (2007)
Overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Canada in 1912, written in commemoration of its Centenary.
Mirrored with permission from iamanaref.blogspot.ca, where it was titled "Preparing for the Centenary of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to Montreal." Edited for posting here.
Keywords: 1912; Canada; Montreal, QC; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá in New York - Ahdieh,Hussein; Chapman,Hillary (Juxta Publishing Co., 2012)
History of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit, concepts and principles he spoke about, the social context of New York at the time, and personal stories of the lives of early American Bahá'ís. Includes video interview with the author, and Spanish translation.
See a gallery of historical photos of the New York Bahá'í community at the author's Facebook page, and see the author's website dedicated to this topic: abdulbahainnewyork.org. See also the author's video Walking in the Footsteps of The Master in NYC and Highlights of the First 40 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in New York. Mirrored with permission from juxta.com.
Keywords: 1912; New York City, NY; Pilgrims notes; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá in New York: The City of the Covenant - Lacroix-Hopson,Eliane; Abdul-Bahá (NewVistaDesign, 1999)
Details of 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to New York City in 1912; his discourses and conversations.
Originally posted at, and mirrored with permission from, bahainyc.org/presentations/ab [archive.org]. Also available as a formatted PDF.
Keywords: 1912; New York, USA; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Voice recordings of

Abdu'l-Baha in New York: The City of the Covenant, April-December 1912 - Various (Bahá’í Publishing Committee, 1931)
A record of Abdu’l-Bahá’s talks in New York, with foreword by John Herman Randall.
Mirrored from afnanlibrary.org.
Keywords: 1912; New York, USA; Pilgrims notes; Promulgation of Universal Peace (book); United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915 - Getsinger,Edward C., compiler (Star of the West, 1915)
The importance of humility, spiritual guidance, unity, and self-sacrifice over rigid adherence to law; the dangers of envy and ambition, true authority in the Faith is characterized by humility and service, not personal ambition.
Mirrored from bahai.works.
Keywords: 1915; Consultation; Haifa, Israel; Humility; Law, Letter of and spirit of the; Laws; Leadership; Unity; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá in the West: A Biographical Guide of the People Associated with His Travels, by Jan Teofil Jasion: Review - Perry,Anne Gordon (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2015)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/363. See also PDF scan.
Keywords: Canada; Europe; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: An interview with Pasteur Monnier on the relationship between the Bahá'í Faith and Christianity, Paris - Abdul-Bahá (Baha'i Studies Review, 1993)
Revised translation of an interview with Pasteur Monnier, from chapter 5 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy.
Reprint of a remarkable dialogue with a set of new footnotes, containing revised translations made by Dr. Khazeh Fananapazir from the original Persian which appears in the compilation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's talks in the West, Khitábát. Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Christianity; God, Word of; Henri Monnier, Pasteur; Huruf (letters); Interfaith dialogue; Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913); Interviews; Jesus Christ; John Chrysostom; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Manifestations of God; Some Answered Questions (book); Trinity; Unity of religion; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity: Introduction - Fazel,Seena (Baha'i Studies Review, 1993)
'Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions posed by Pastor Monnier in Paris in 1913 on Christian subjects, notably the nature of Christ, and the relationship between Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith.
Add or read links or comments pertaining to 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy (such as on Chapter 5, the chapter referred to below) here.
Keywords: Christianity; Henri Monnier, Pasteur; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913); Jesus Christ; Judaism; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy - Abdul-Bahá (Tudor Press, 1918)
An early collection of writings and talks of Abdu'l-Bahá.
Eunice Braun, in Know Your Bahá'í Literature (1968), writes "In 1936 the Guardian wrote to the NSA not to make a new edition of this work because 'this book has in large part been taken from notes recorded at the time but which do not constitute an authentic text of the Master's word's'" (p. 11). At the same time, this book has the colophon "Approved by Bahá'í committee on publications." William Collins, in Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, writes "[this is] a collection of wisdom attributed to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Sources are not indicated for most of the items and some of the quotations are questionable, thus lessening the value of this compilation. It does, nevertheless, give a sense of how early Western Bahá'ís were introduced to the teachings of their faith" (p. 10). The book was "authorized", as indicated by the editor's note on the title page: "At the suggestion of Abdul Bahá these notes on Divine Philosophy, together with a short introductory history, have been compiled and published by Isabel Fraser Chamberlain." The US Library of Congress has a scan of this book. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Education; International auxiliary language; Mind; Philosophy; Revelation; Soul; Theology; Theosophy; World Congress of Faiths; `Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City - Herrmann,Duane L. (2002)
Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, from 1896 to 1919 and beyond. Includes three new provisional translations.
Published by the author as a 10-page booklet; see Google Books and academia.edu.
Keywords: 1896; 1910s; 1920s; Bahá'í history by country; Kansas, USA; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá Writes to Wichita, Kansas: The Beginnings of the Bahá'í History of Wichita - Herrmann,Duane L. (2002)
Early history of the Bahá'í community of Wichita. Includes three tablets sent at ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s instruction to two believers in Wichita in 1902, Fred Hale and Frank Dyer.
Printed as a 2-page brochure for the dedication of the Wichita Bahá'í center, and distributed only in Wichita.
Keywords: 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Kansas, USA; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá — de l'Univers: Précédé et suivi d'essais de Vahid Houston Ranjbar - Abdul-Bahá; Ranjbar,Vahid Houston (2018)
Première lecture d'un physicien; Invariance d'échelle ou autosimilarité; de lʼunivers une tablette de ʻAbduʼl-Bahá; Platon, Baháʼuʼlláh et la physique moderne; Science, religion et sémantique.
Also available in epub format. See also English trans of Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih.
Keywords: Language; Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe); Metaphors and allegories; Physics; Plato

`Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Discourse for Interracial Emancipation - Buck,Christopher; Buck,Nahzy Abadi (2012)
Presentation at Grand Canyon Bahá'í Conference on Abdu'l-Bahá and the Black Intelligentsia, especially W. E. B. Du Bois; his speech to the NAACP; and reproductions of many newspaper clippings covering his visit to Washington, DC.
Some content of this presentation comes from the paper "‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation," in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, ed. Negar Mottahedeh (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013); see palgrave.com.
Keywords: 1912; African Americans; Howard University; National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Newspaper articles; Race; United States (documents); Universities; W. E. B. Du Bois; Washington, DC, USA; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation - Buck,Christopher (Abdu'l-Baha's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, 2013)
Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "myth" and its historical influence, the role of whites, and the rhetoric of progress.
Mirrored from academia.edu. See an earlier version of this paper, a presentation at Louhelen.
Keywords: 1912; African Americans; Equality; Howard University; Race; Race unity; United States (documents); Universities; War; Washington, DC, USA; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

`Abdu'l-Bahá's Address at Clark University - Abdul-Bahá (1912)
Impromptu remarks on the topic of science and education.
Mirrored from worcesterbahais.org. This talk is also discussed, quoted, and partially translated in Frank Lewis, "Discourses of Knowledge," pp. 63-65.
Keywords: Clark University; Education; Massachusetts, USA; Science; United States (documents); Universities; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

`Abdu'l-Bahá's Blueprint for a Progressive and Prosperous Iran - Masumian,Adib (2016)
'Abduʼl-Bahá's contributions to Iranian thought and social discourse, as recorded in his seminal work The Secret of Divine Civilization.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Prosperity; Reform; Secret of Divine Civilization (book)

'Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man': Provisional translation and notes - Alkan,Necati (Baha'i Studies Review, 2003)
Background and translation of a Turkish tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá commenting on a hadith.
Mirrored from academia.edu.
Keywords: Commentaries; Hadith; Islam; Turkish language; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfan, 2001)
Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #28, London School of Economics (July 14-6, 2000). Also published in Bahá'í Studies Review 12 (2004), pp. 67-90. See also an updated Word document, momen_byzantines_2020.docx, with some transcription errors fixed by Mike Thomas. Also converted to Word by Keith Bookwalter, 2024. In the Partial Inventory, ID AB00007, this is referred to as Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown"). [-A.B.]
Keywords: Arc of ascent and descent; Cosmology; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Interpretation; Irfán Colloquia; Islam; Mysticism; Quran; Soul; Sufism; Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown')

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Description of His Father - Abdul-Bahá (Bahá'í International Community, 2006)
Mirrored from info.bahai.org/article-1-3-2-5.html.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh; Some Answered Questions (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Elucidation of the Concept of the Oneness of Humanity During His Western Travels - Momen,Wendi (Lights of Irfan, 2013)
Today the Bahá'í teaching of oneness of humankind is widely accepted, but in the early 1900s it was a difficult concept to convey or put into practice. Abdu'l-Bahá made this principle a centerpiece of his talks and actions in the West.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #111, Acuto, Italy (July 2012). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/111/momen_oneness.
Keywords: Unity; Unity of humanity; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels - Momen,Wendi (Lights of Irfan, 2012)
Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #104, Centre for Bahá'í Studies, Acuto Italy (July 2011). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/104/momen_modernity.
Keywords: 1910s; Animals; Architecture; Bahá'í Faith, Purposes of; Built environment and urban planning; Canada; Charity and relief work; Chicago, IL; Cities; Civilization; Communication; Culture, Western; Education; Equality; Europe; France; Gender; Government; Health and healing; Innovation; Light; London, England; Louis G. Gregory; Materialism; Media (communication); Middle East; Moderation; Modernity; Montreal, QC; New York, USA; Paris, France; Peace; Philosophy; Principles; Racism; Religion (general); Science; Teaching; Technology; Transportation; United Kingdom; United States (documents); Unity; Unity of humanity; War; Washington, DC, USA; Wealth and poverty; Women; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Explanation of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920) - Terry,Peter (Lights of Irfan, 2000)
A review of the varied lists of Bahá'í principles' presented by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in various of his writings and talks translated into English. Contrary to popular belief there is no standard list, and some 38 separate principles can be identified.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #24, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 8-12, 1999). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/24/terry_teachings.
Keywords: 1911; 1920; Irfán Colloquia; Lists; Principles; Teachings

Abdu'l-Baha's First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation - Rabbani,Ahang; Fananapazir,Khazeh (Baha'i Studies Review, 2010)
Tablet revealed in 1897 in response to events in Akka and the rebellion against Abdu'l-Bahá by his family members after the passing of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Akka, Israel; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Basic timeline, Expanded; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Egypt; Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets); Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl Gulpáygání; Mírzá Habibullah Afnan; Mírzá Muhammad Ali; Opposition; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Family of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope - Jones,Marc Edmund (The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation, 1974)
Abdu'l-Bahá's Horoscope, as prepared by a non-Bahá'í.
Keywords: 1844; Astrology; Horoscopes; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Baha's Life and Legacy: Key Facts - Buck,Christopher (2021)
The key principles of Bahá’u’lláh that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expounded are part of his "living legacy" — i.e. these new or special principles are useful for presenting information about the Bahá’í Faith today.
Presented for the Centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (1921–2021), Winchester Thurston Upper School, Pittsburgh, PA (Dec. 11, 2021). Also online at academia.edu.
Keywords: Principles; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Baha's Meeting with Two Prominent Iranians - Qazvini,Muhammad (World Order, 1998)
Muhammad Qazvini's and Siyyid Hasan Taqizadeh's descriptions of their 1911 meetings with `Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris. Preceded by a brief biography of Abdu'l-Bahá.
See also the image scans of the published article [PDF] for a photograph and the original formatting. It is also available as a Microsoft Word document prepared by M. Thomas, which has the proper underdots and underlining.
Keywords: 1911; France; Iran (documents); Kitáb-i-Nuqtatul-Kaf; Mírzá Muhammad Javád Gazvini; Paris, France; Pilgrims notes; Siyyid Hasan Taqizadeh; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdu'l-Bahá's Phrasings about the Next World in Memorials of the Faithful - Bolhuis,Arjen, compiler (1995)
In Memorials of the Faithful, 'Abdu'l-Bahá describes the lives of around 80 Bahá'ís. He closes these descriptions with a phrase about the person's soul moving to the afterlife.
Keywords: Abhá Kingdom; Life after death (afterlife); Memorials of the Faithful (book); Soul

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy - Buck,Christopher; Locke,Kevin (2019)
Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world."
Also available at academia.edu.
Keywords: Canada; Cultural diversity; Deganawida (Great Peacemaker); Indigenous Messengers of God; Indigenous people; Native American messengers; Native Americans; Prophecies; Tablet to Amir Khan; United States (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Darwinism: Its Historical and Philosophical Context - Brown,Keven (Evolution and Baha'i Belief: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 2001)
Editor's foreword to the collection of articles Evolution and Bahá'í Belief.
This version contains some new material and revisions added by the author since publication. Also available as PDF, and also available as an updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by Mike Thomas.
Keywords: Charles Darwin; Evolution; Philosophy; Science; Struggle for survival

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence - Brown,Keven (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2001)
Includes provisional translation of Tablet on the Unity of Existence.
To make this electronic text readable to all web browsers the transliteration of Arabic letters requiring subscript dots has been removed. See also original scan. Also online at journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also another provisional translation of the Tablet on the Unity of Existence, provided by the Bahá'í World Centre, with notes by Keven Brown (2001).
Keywords: Commentary on the Unity of Existence; Dualism; Hadith; Hidden Treasure (Hadith); Ibn Arabi; Monism; Mulla Sadra; Philosophy; Relativism; Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure); Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Some Answered Questions (book); Sufism; Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

`Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet of the Universe - Liedtke,Harry (2023)
Summary of the themes and meanings behind the Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih in light of contemporary science.
Keywords: Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice: A Provisional Translation and Commentary - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfan, 2007)
A translation of and commentary on a tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá on the functioning and powers of the Universal House of Justice, and a lengthy critique of an earlier translation by Juan Cole.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/u/momen_functioning
Keywords: Irfán Colloquia; Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Baha's talks can be used in devotional portion of Feast - Universal House of Justice (2011)
Letter confirming that it is permissible to use informal "talks" of Abdu'l-Bahá in the devotional portion of Feast.
Letter originally sent by email; posted here with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Nineteen Day Feast; Questions and answers; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l-Baha's Travels - Conow,Betty Hoff (1970)
Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Europe; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to North America, 1912: A Preliminary Analysis - Stockman,Robert (Lights of Irfan, 2012)
Overview of the itinerary of this tour, the state of the Bahá'í community and the general social context of the time, and some themes of Abdu'l-Bahá's teachings.
Presented at Irfan Colloquia Session #100, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 2010). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/100/stockman_visit.
Keywords: 1912; Canada; Chronology and timelines; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdu'l-Bahá's Year in Egypt: A Compilation of Eyewitnesses - Rabbani,Ahang, compiler (Witnesses to Babi and Baha'i History, 2008)
Annotated excerpts from Bahá'í News. Includes 8-page overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Egypt, his companion and diarist Ahmad Sohrab, and the trip's press coverage.
Only part 1 of this compilation was shared with me before the author's passing. The excerpts not yet included can be found in the complete book, 'Abdul Baha in Egypt. This document is also available in updated Word format, prepared by Mike Thomas (2023).
Keywords: 1910; 1911; 1913; Egypt; Eyewitness; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of (November 28) - 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; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Ascension of

`Abdu'l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d'une nouvelle civilisation: `Abdu'l-Bahá, the Standard Bearer of a New Civilization - Rassekh,Shapour (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2013)
Abdu'l-Bahá's mission and objectives in visiting North American, bringing to the West his principles for a new global age. Includes French original, "‘Abdu’l-Bahá, le porte-drapeau d’une nouvelle civilisation."
Mirrored from bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/159 (23:1-4, 2013) and bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/166 (24:3-4, 2014). See also PDFs: English and français.
Keywords: United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

`Abdu'l-Bahá, the "Mystery of God" / Abdu'l-Bahá, Le "Mystère de Dieu" - Zein,Violetta (2021)
Slideshow prepared by the Utterance Project for the centenary of the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. In English, French, Italian, and Indonesian.
See The Extraordinary Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Utterance Project, and the presentation version.
Keywords: Biography; Visuals; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Baha: A Biblical Figure? - Nuri,Combiz (2009)
Biblical prophecies that could relate to Abdu'l-Bahá and the Seventh Angel of the Apocalypse, and the nature of the Covenant.
Keywords: Bible; Book of Revelation (Bible); Christianity; Prophecies; Quotations from the Bible; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá: Life and Teachings - Bausani,Alessandro; MacEoin,Denis (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1985)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/abd-al-baha. See a partial critique of this article in Western Islamic Scholarship and Bahá'í Origins.
Keywords: 1844; 1921; Alessandro Bausani; Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West - Khan,Ali Kuli; Bosch,John; Bosch,Louise (World Order, 1971)
Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch.
See also a version of this document with historic photographs: any-thing-bahai-resources.blogspot.ca (scroll to end). Reprinted in Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (Oxford: George Ronald, 1976) 194-217. Section headings added for this online version; not in original.
Keywords: 19th century; Biography; John Bosch; Louise Bosch; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Alí Kulí Khán

Abdu'l-Bahá: pour toujours le Centre de l'Alliance - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: `Abdu'l-Bahá

`Abdu'l-Bahá: Speaking in America - Ward,Allan L. (World Order, 1971)
Overview of Abdu'l-Bahá's travels through North America, newspaper coverage of his talks, and first-hand accounts of meeting him.
See also An Historical Study of the North American Speaking Tour of 'Abdu'l-Baha and a Rhetorical Analysis of His Addresses (Ward, 1960.
Keywords: 1912; Allan L. Ward; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Center of the Covenant - Thompson,Juliet (World Order, 1948)
'Abdu'l-Bahá's vibrant personality and unique function as the Centre of the Covenant. His role as the servant of glory; the perfect exemplar; the stronghold of the Faith; and as link between the Heroic and Golden Ages of the Faith.
This text taken from a 1948 reprint of the 1942 World Order article, published as a stand-alone pamphlet.
Keywords: Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, by H.M. Balyuzi: Review - Elwell-Sutton,L. P. (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1973)
Keywords: Hasan Balyuzi; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Bahá: The Mystery of God - Shahrokh,Darius (Windows to the Past, 1992)
Overview of the life of Abdu'l-Bahá.
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; `Abdu'l-Bahá

['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) - Weinstein,Marion (Star of the West, 1919)
An interview with 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the League of Nations, Bahá'í ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. [Note: at this time in history, years before the Second World War, the terms "Zionist" and "Palestine" had somewhat different meanings.]
Mirrored from bahai.works/Star_of_the_West.
Keywords: Christianity; Decline and renewal of religion; Deeds; History (general); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Israel; Judaism; League of Nations; Palestine; Peace; Prophecies; United Nations; Unity; Unity of humanity; Unity of religion; War; World War I; Zionism

`Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás - Alkan,Necati (The World of the Baha'i Faith, 2021)
Abdu’l-Bahá’s life story, from his childhood in Iran and as an exile for 60 years in the Ottoman Empire; his unique station, unequalled in religious history; travels in the West; achievements and contributions to the expansion of His Father’s religion.
This article has been posted in its entirety at books.google.com. Purchase complete book at routledge.com, and see individual abstracts at taylorfrancis.com.
Keywords: 1844; 1910s; 1921; 19th century; Biography; Introductory; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage - Ghanooni,Iraj (2022)
A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.
Originally published as "‘Abdu’l-Bahá dar 'Anjuman-i-‘Álam'" in Erfan Sabeti (ed.), Á’ín-i-Bahá’í: Jámi‘ih, Síyásat (2020) (see Persian original). Features several new provisional renderings of passages from ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's talks, translated directly from the original Persian in Khiṭábát, vol. 1. These excerpts, along with many other talks from that volume, were previously translated more loosely in Paris Talks. [-A.M. 2022]
Keywords: 1910s; Baptism; Christianity; Civilization; Culture, Western; Europe; Fire; France; Iran (documents); Islam; Love; Metaphors and allegories; Modernity; Paris Talks (book); Paris, France; Philosophy; Prejudice; Principles; Religion (general); Sin; Teaching; Unity; Unity of humanity; Unity of religion; Virtues; Water (metaphor); Words and phrases; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial - Egea,Amin E. (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonía racial del líder de la religión bahá’í y el de muchos de sus coetáneos era diametralmente opuesta y, también lo eran sus propuestas para la transformación social.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6116. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Race; Social change; Sociology

'Abdul Baha in Egypt: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab - Sohrab,Ahmad (J. H. Sears & Co. Inc. for New History Foundation, 1929)
A detailed record of three months of Abdu'l-Bahá's time and activities in Egypt, July-September 1913. Includes translations of his talks.
First posted online by Brett Zamir in 2006 as incomplete, uncorrected scan made by Duane Troxel in 1995; retyped and formatted by Bobbi Lyons, 2011; converted to PDF in 2012. See also the proofread, formatted Word document, some corrections, plus another version in RTF. A version of this book has also been scanned by afnanlibrary.org. See also 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh (Merrick, 2008), Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain, 1913 (Merrick, 2018), and the complete Diary of Ahmad Sohrab 1912-1915. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: 1913; Egypt; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

'Abdul Baha Talks to Kate Carew of Things Spiritual and Mundane - Carew,Kate (New York Tribune, 1912)
Mirrored from chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-05-05/ed-1/seq-17.
Keywords: 1912; Interviews; Newspaper articles; Pilgrims notes; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Abdul Baha; Babism - Finegan,Thomas E., editor (Winston's Cumulative Loose-Leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Work, 1922)
Two short encyclopedia entries.
The excerpt below is from the 1922 book, which is online in a variety of formats at archive.org. Identical entries also appear in a 1920 book, Universal Encyclopedia, online at archive.org.
Keywords: Bábísm; `Abdu'l-Bahá

'Abdul-Baha - Momen,Moojan (World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy, 2011)
Keywords: 1844; 1921; Biography; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Aboriginal and Indigenous People, Teaching Among - Shoghi Effendi (Compilation of Compilations, 2000)
Importance and scope of the teaching work among the masses of various countries and their aboriginal and indigenous inhabitants.
This compilation was first prepared by the Universal House of Justice in 1967 and entitled "Extracts from the writings of the Guardian or from letters written on his behalf regarding the importance and scope of the teaching work among the masses of various countries and their aboriginal and indigenous inhabitants." Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Aboriginal people; Central America; Indigenous people; North America; South America; Teaching

Aboriginal Health, Healing, Spirituality, Truth and Forgiveness - Yoka,Diana Rose (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2001)
On love, healing, and forgiveness; colonization of Australia in the 1700s; ceremonial burial practices; traditional egalitarian societies; Edith Cowan, the first woman member of Parliament; my life experience as an aboriginal.
See also the rest of this issue.
Keywords: Aboriginal people; Australia; Biography; Forgiveness; Health and healing; Indigenous people; Truth

About Bahá'í Library Online - Winters,Jonah (1997)
Background of this private, non-profit library: credits, history, content, ownership, notes.
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online

About the Bahá'í Faith - Various (2001)
Starting places for studying the Bahá'í Faith: introductory books, articles, and magazines etc.
Keywords: Basics; Introductory; Publications

Above All Barriers: The Story of Louis G. Gregory - Austin,H. Elsie (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1955)
Article, published as a pamphlet, summarizing the life of this famous lawyer and social activist.
Mirrored from bahai.works/Above_All_Barriers, where this book is also available in (uncorrected) text format. Also available in Microsoft Word format, prepared by M. Thomas (2023). See also Helen Elsie Austin (1908-2004).
Keywords: 1874; 1951; Biography; Elsie Austin; Louis G. Gregory; United States (documents)

Abraham: One God Three Wives Five Religions by Frances Worthington: Review - Gottdank,Alex (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2012)
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/352. See also original scan.
Keywords: Abraham; Interfaith dialogue

Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness - Clarken,Rodney H. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1997)
Bahá’u’lláh’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some commonalities in concepts of detachment and nothingness from Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Socrates as five of the greatest philosophers or prophets.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/104.
Keywords: Buddha; Buddhism; Christianity; Confucianism; Confucius; Detachment; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Jesus Christ; Meditation; Muhammad (Prophet); Mysticism; Philosophers; Philosophy; Philosophy, Buddhist; Self-annihilation (fana); Socrates; Sufism

Academic Irrelevance or Disciplinary Blind-Spot?: Middle Eastern Studies and the Baha'i Faith Today - Velasco,Ismael (Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 2001)
Possible reasons for the lack of attention to the Bahá'í religion in Middle Eastern academic studies. Why is it considered marginal? What are the conceptual boundaries involved and their limitations?
Keywords: Bahá'í studies; Middle East; Scholarship

Academic Methodologies - Universal House of Justice; Maneck,Susan (1997)
Two letters to the House on the relationship between "materialistic methodologies" and "doctrinal heresy" in the academic fields, followed by the House's detailed response.
Submitted by and name retained with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics; Materialism; Scholarship

Accessing literature on the Bahá'í Faith: Emerging search technologies and recent results - Hassall,Graham (Online Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2007)
Survey of search technologies that can be used to find documentation on the Bahá'í religion, and a summary of results of such searches for the period 2003-2006.
Originally posted at ojbs.org, archived at archive.org. Later published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies 20:1-4 (2010), pp. 35-54, online at journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/393.
Keywords: 2000s; Bahá'í Computer and Communication Association (BCCA); Bahá'í Library Online; Bahá'í literature; Bahá'í studies; Internet; Research; Software; Technology; Websites

Acción social y escritura creativa: un binomio fructífero - Blanco Garcia,Amaya (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Un caso práctico de aprendizaje y servicio llevado a cabo en la Universidad de Las Palmas en el que, al aunar un concepto de acción social con la escritura creativa, ha demonstrada el arte puede nutrirse de los procesos de cambio social y vice versa.
This article is online under CC license at https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6119. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Social action; Writing

Account of 72 Years of My Experience With Bipolar 1 Disorder: Part 1: A Personal-Clinical Study: A Chaos Narrative - Price,Ron (2010)
This is Part 1 of a 140,000 word (350 page font-14 or 400 page font-16) longitudinal, retrospective and prospective account of my experience with bipolar disorder, & some other mental health problems, over 72 years:October 1943 to March 2016.
This is a personal and idiosyncratic, medical and clinical study of what some life-study students call a chaos narrative. This study focuses on an aspect of my life involving several mental health issues, mainly bipolar 1 disorder. This account is now in its 15th edition. In my retirement, the years from 2001 to 2016, I have revised the account each year producing what became a new edition each year. This book has 15 chapters; the last chapter contains ten appendices which, with the main text, provide what I hope are helpful perspectives for others who suffer various traumatic experiences in life. This is Part 1 of a Two-Part account here at Bahá'í Library Online, and it deals with the first half of my life, from conception to age 35. Part 2 deals with the last half, age 35 to 71 with some overlap between the two periods: 1943 to 1980, and 1981 to 2016. For our world of print-and-image glut, I advise many readers to simply skim or scan to portions of the book relevant to their own experiences.
Keywords: Health and healing; Mental health; Ron Price

Account of 72 Years of My Experience With Bipolar 1 Disorder: Part 2: A Personal-Clinical Study: A Chaos Narrative - Price,Ron (2014)
This is Part 2 of a 140,000 word (350 page font-14) longitudinal, retrospective and prospective account of my experience with bipolar disorder and some other mental health problems over 72 years:October 1943 to March 2016.
This is a personal and idiosyncratic, medical and clinical study of what some life-study students call a chaos narrative. This study focuses on an aspect of my life involving several mental health issues, mainly bipolar 1 disorder. This account is now in its 16th edition. In my retirement, the years from 2001 to 2016, I have revised the account each year. This book has 15 chapters; the last chapter contains ten appendices. This is Part 2 of a Two-Part account here at Bahá'í Library Online. This account, this Part 2 begins when I went on lithium at the age of 35 in May 1980, and takes readers to the present, to the age of 71 in March 2016.
Keywords: Health and healing; Ron Price

Account of the Death of Mirza Yahya Subh-i-Azal - Ridvan,Alili (Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion, 1918)
Keywords: 1912; Biography; Cyprus; Deaths; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal)

Achievements and Victories of the Guardianship: Statistics, chronology, and bibliography - Battrick,Owen, compiler (1982)
List of books written, assemblies founded, Hands of the Cause appointed, and Plans for Expansion conceived.
This was gifted to me [Kathy Gilbert] by then Counsellor Owen Battrick during one of his deepenings on the Guardianship in 1982. I do not know if he compiled it or not. He was very good at such things though and he did compile a deepening on The Dispensation Of Bahá'u'lláh at around the same time. The paper has yellowed the same and the typewriter seems to have been the same. [-K. B., 1998]
Keywords: Bibliography; Chronology and timelines; Shoghi Effendi; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Statistics

Achievements of the Seven Year Plan, 1979-1986 - Rabbani,Ahang (Baha'i News, 1987)
Construction progress at the Bahá'í World Centre; expansion of the BIC; international conferences; formations of Local and National Assemblies; teaching initiatives; publications and proclamations.
Keywords: 1979; 1980s; 1986; Seven Year Plan (1979-1986); Statistics

Achieving Peace by the Year 2000, by John Huddleston: Review - Pokorny,Brad (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)
Keywords: 2000; Peace; United Nations

Achieving Planetary Consciousness: Reality, Reason, and Revelation - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2008)
The importance of understanding the world in terms of both linearity and non-linearity; the need to make a disciplined approach to the study of the Bahá'í Revelation so that we are able to progress in our evolution towards true planetary consciousness.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Philosophy; Reality; Reason; Revelation; Unity of humanity

Achieving Reconciliation in a Conflicting World - Velasco,Ismael (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2008)
The dynamics of conflict against the backdrop of globalization, and religion's role in fostering unity. A "logic of reconciliation" will allow us to find harmony among ideas, individuals, and communities.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/142.
Keywords: Conflict resolution; Peace; Politics; Unity; War

Achieving Universal Participation of Older Adults: An Exploration of Its Challenges and Spiritual Foundations - Bigonnesse,Catherine; Bigonnesse,Jean Marc (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2015)
On involving older adults in the process of participation in society; some of the root causes of ageism, such as avoiding the topic of death and a materialistic view of the soul; the role of older adults in the process of community building.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/199.
Keywords: Aging; Community (general); Community building; Death; Materialism; Participation; Soul

Acre, Israel - Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2025)
Online at britannica.com/place/Acre-Israel.
Keywords: Akka, Israel

Across Asia on a Bicycle: Through Persia to Samarkand - Allen,Thomas Gaskell; Sachtleben,William Lewis (The Century: a popular quarterly, 1894)
A travelogue through Tabreez, with a short but somewhat hostile history of the Bab.
Online at digital.library.cornell.edu.
Keywords: Báb, The; Criticism and apologetics; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran; Travelogues

Across Coveted Lands - Savage-Landor,Henry (Charles Scribners Sons, 1903)
Brief mention of the Bahá'ís of Yazd.
The book also has a photo of the chained murderer of Nasr-ed-Din, whose final assasination was also blamed on the Babis.
Keywords: Christian missionaries; Iran (documents); Mentions; Yazd, Iran

Action Research - Diessner,Rhett (Converging Realities, 2000)
The purpose of action research is "transformative action," action that makes a difference in the life-worlds of both the researcher and the researched.
Originally published at converge.landegg.edu, archived at archive.org. Article re-posted here with permission of publisher (notwithstanding the publisher's copyright restrictions).
Keywords: Action research; Research; Transformation

Activities in Iran in the 1960s: Documents from the US government - Various (Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968, 1964)
State Dept., CIA, and Defense documents regarding activities in Iran in the 1960s.
Mirrored with permission from www.uga.edu/bahai/News/121164.html. I do not know who formatted it, why some sections are grayed out (source notes?), or the significance of the numbers like "/1/" and "/2/". -J.W. , 2010
Keywords: 1960s; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other

Activities in Support of International Literacy Year - 1990 - Bahá'í International Community (Bahá’í International Community, 1991)
The BIC actively supports the work of the International Task Force on Literacy, including international meetings, whilst promoting numerous national activities concerned with literacy, education, and the empowerment of women.
Keywords: 1990; BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Literacy; Statements

Activities in the Bahá'í World Community to Improve the Status of Women during the United Nations Decade for Women - Bahá'í International Community (1985)
Report presented to the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace
Mirrored from www.bic-un.bahai.org/85-0715.htm.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Consultation; Education; Equality; Family consultation; Gender; Health and healing; Statements; Women; Work

Activities of `Abdu'l-Bahá in Illinois, 1912 - Author unknown, compiler (1976)
Two-page list of all the addresses of the places visited by Abdu'l-Bahá, April 29 - November 4, 1912. Includes link to Google map.
See these locations on Google Maps (prepared by Candace Hill). Clicking on each pin on this map opens a postcard or image of the building as close to 1912 as possible. Identity of original compiler unknown; document provided to C. Hill by the U.S. National Bahá'í Archives. Presumably written in 1976, as this date is mentioned in the footnote. The meaning of the footnote references (e.g. "5, 64") is unknown; they could possibly refer to an unfinished manuscript on the history of the Chicago Baha'is, or to an index or numbered notes.
Keywords: 1912; Chicago, IL; Illinois, USA; Wilmette, IL; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

'Adasiyyah: A Study in Agriculture and Rural Development - Poostchi,Iraj (Baha'i Studies Review, 2010)
On the labor of farmers and sharecroppers in a Jordanian village, on land purchased by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; features of Bahá'í development in rural areas, prayer and consultation in community decision-making, conflict resolution, and self-sufficiency.
Paper first presented at Irfan Colloquia in 2006 and shared with permission of its publisher; see irfancolloquia.org/69/poostchi_development. Later published at intellectdiscover.com. See also Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinanby A. Rabbani (2005).
Keywords: Adasiyyih, Palestine; Agriculture; Amman, Jordan; Charity and relief work; Jenin, Palestine; Social and economic development; Villages

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá - Abdul-Bahá (2018)
26 selections, last updated August 2024.
Mirrored from bahai.org/library, where it is also available in HTML format. A press release mentions these translations: news.bahai.org/story/1283.
Keywords: Additional texts (bahai.org); Children; Government; Mothers; Mount Carmel; Parents; Prayer; Prayer texts; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (2018)
22 selections, last updated 2024.
Mirrored from bahai.org/library, where it is also available in HTML format. A press release mentions these translations: news.bahai.org/story/1283.
Keywords: Additional texts (bahai.org); Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Decision making; God, Nearness to; Parents; Praise; Prayer; Prayer texts; Remoteness from home; Tests and difficulties; Thankfulness and gratitude

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'u'lláh (2018)
85 selections, last updated August 2024.
Mirrored from bahai.org/library, where it is also available in HTML format. See this compilation's Partial Inventory list below. A press release mentions these translations. Also available as updated Microsoft Word document, prepared by M. Thomas (2023).
Keywords: Additional texts (bahai.org); Akka, Israel; Angels; Anís Zunízí (Mírzá Muhammad-`Alíy-i-Zunízí); Arising; Arts and crafts; Ashgabat; Ayyám-i-Há; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Revelation of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Betterment of the world; Bible; Caucasus; Children; Christianity; Closer than your life vein; Courtesy; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Detachment; Education; Equality; Ethics; Family; Freedom and liberty; Gender; God, Grace and bounty of; God, Love of; God, Mercy and compassion of; God, Nearness to; God, Will of; God, Word of; Grammar; He is God (Invocation); Huqúqu'lláh; Husayn (son of `Abdu'l-Bahá); Hájí Amín (Mullá Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikání); Imitation; International auxiliary language; Iran (documents); Isaac (Bible); Ishmael (Bible); Islam; Judgment; Justice; Khadijih Bagum (wife of the Báb); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Lawh-i-Bagh-i-Ridvan (Tablet of the Garden of Ridvan); Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg); Lawh-i-Times (Tablet to the Times); Laws; Life after death (afterlife); Listening; London, England; Love; Martyrdom; Media (communication); Metaphors and allegories; Mirrors; Moderation; Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Mírzá Hadiy-i-Dawlat-Abadi; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal); News; Newspapers; Obligatory prayer; Opposition; Parents; Parents of believers; Persecution; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran; Persian language; Pilgrimage; Prayer; Preserved Tablet; Press (media); Priesthood; Prophecies; Quddús; Quran; Radiyyih (sister of Munirih Khanum); Reconciliation; Religious leaders (clergy); Remembrance; Return; Ridván garden (Akká); Sacrifice; Service; Siyyid `Abdu'l-Karim-i-Urdubadi; Social action; Steadfastness; Tablets of Visitation; Tablets of Visitation for Mulla Husayn; Teaching; Tests and difficulties; Truthfulness; Turkmenistan; United Kingdom

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks - Abdul-Bahá (2018)
209 selections, last updated August 2024.
Mirrored from bahai.org/library, where it is also available in HTML format. Also available in Microsoft Word format (prepared by M. Thomas, 2023). A press release mentions these translations. See also Twelve table talks given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká.
Keywords: Abraham; Action; Adam and Eve; Additional texts (bahai.org); Alchemy; Alexander the Great; Animals; Aqa Mírzá Asadullah; Arts and crafts; Ashgabat; Ayurveda; Azerbaijan; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bahá'u'lláh, Declaration of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Bahá'í schools; Bandar Anzali, Iran; Bayan; Berlin, Germany; Betterment of the world; Bible; Burial (funeral); Báb, Martyrdom of; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Báb, The; Caucasus; Cemeteries and graves; Character; Charity and relief work; Chastity; Chicago, IL; Children; Christianity; Chronology and timelines; Civilization; Cleanliness; Corinne True; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Cremation; Culture; Death; Decline and renewal of religion; Deeds; Diet; Disunity; Divine Assistance; Divorce; Drama; Dust (earth); Economics; Education; Elixir; Equality; Establishing institutions; Estrangement; Ethics; Exile (banishment); Fasting; Fire; Food; Fourteen Points (Woodrow Wilson); Fragrance; Gender; Germany; Glad Tidings; God, Love of; God, Pleasure of; God, Word of; Gog and Magog; Gold; Greatest Name; Greatest Name; Green Acre Bahá’í School; Haifa, Israel; Happiness; Health and healing; Health and healing; Higher education; Holy Land; Holy Spirit; Holy days; Human flight (flight of the soul); Ibn-i-Abhar (Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí); India; Inheritance; Injustice; Intention; Iran (documents); Isaac (Bible); Isabella Grinevskaya; Ishmael (Bible); Islam; Isra and Miraj; Jesus Christ; Judaism; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Knowledge

Address at Queen's Birthday Weekend Conference, Auckland - Khan,Peter J. (2000)
Addresses a variety of issues facing the Bahá'í community, especially as pertains to New Zealand Bahá'ís.
Notes posted with permission of Dr. Khan.
Keywords: Arc (World Centre); Arc project; Auckland, NZ; Children; Covenant; Deepening; Education; Emergence from obscurity; Ethics; Institute process; New Zealand; Persecution, Iran; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Spiritualization; Talks

Address of Col. A. C. Fisk: Before the Bahai Assembly, in New York City, Giving His Personal Views of What the Movement Means - Fisk,Archie C. (The Journal of the Knights of Labor, 1910)
The Bahá'í teachings are more than idealistic theories; the Faith is a practical instrument made for the present age; on the responsibilities of rulers, universal language, social evolution, unity of religion, and global justice.
Publication of this article is briefly mentioned in Bahá'í News 1:18 (1911 Feb. 7), see the bottom of page 9 at bahai.works. Read more about the author at bahaipedia.org/Archie_C._Fisk_and_Mary_D._Fisk.
Keywords: Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Lawh-i-Ishraqat (Tablet of Splendors); Philosophy, Christian

Address to the 6th Annual ABS Conference in Canada - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (1981)
Address to the 6th Annual Association for Bahá’í Studies Conference, Canada.
See transcript at bahai.works. Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm.
Keywords: Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Canada

Address to the Bahá'ís of Los Angeles, California - Collins,Amelia (1954)
On the need for Baha'is to study teachings, avoid feelings of panic about the future, and actively participate in spreading the faith; the Guardian's concerns and guidance; simplifying lives and focusing on teachings; spreading the Faith.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection. See also Living in Los Angeles (Universal House of Justice, 1996).
Keywords: Amelia Collins; California, USA; Cities; Los Angeles, CA; Teaching; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); United States (documents); Villages

Address to the International Convention - Sears,William (1983)
Speaking at the first International Convention in the newly completed Seat of the Universal House of Justice (1983).
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Bahá'í World Centre; Conventions, International; Haifa, Israel; Talks; Universal House of Justice, Seat of (Haifa); William Sears

Address to the National Convention - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (1983)
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum

Address to the Youth - Nakhjavani,Ali
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Alí Nakhjavání; Youth

Addresses Delivered before the New York and Chicago Assemblies - Teherani,Abdel Karim Effendi (Behais Supply and Publishing Board, 1900)
Talks to the New York and Chicago assemblies, delivered at Abdu'l-Bahá's request, to deepen the believers following the covenant-breaking of Ibrahim Kheiralla, published as a 100-page booklet.
'Abdu'l-Karim-i-Tihrani taught the Faith to Ibrahim Kheiralla in Egypt in the 1890s. Tehrani was directed by Abdu'l-Bahá to come to the United States to prevent Kheiralla breaking the covenant. These lectures were delivered by Tehrani during this trip. See Stockman, Bahá'í Faith in America vol. 1 pp. 173-76.
Keywords: Abdel Karim Effendi Teherani; Anton Haddad; Chicago, IL; Covenant; Covenant-breaking; Ibrahim George Kheiralla; New York, USA; United States (documents)

Addressing the Rising Tide of Globalization and Amorality in the Present World Order and Its Implications on Extremes of Wealth and Poverty - Ayman,Rama (Lights of Irfan, 2016)
On inequality within most nations in the world at a time when wealth disparity between nations has been falling; the impact that amorality and globalization have on wealth inequality; Bahá'í teachings on alleviating extremes of wealth and poverty.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #132 (Italy, 2015). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/132/ayman_inequality.
Keywords: Economics; Ethics; Globalization; Morality; Wealth and poverty

Adelbert Mühlschlegel: Seine Gedichte in zwei Sprachen: His Poetry in Two Languages - Muhlschlegel,Adelbert (2010)
Overview of the life of this Hand of the Cause, written by his daughter and son-in-law, and a selection of 31 poems, with the original German and English translation presented side-by-side (alternating pages).
The hand-written poem at the beginning was given by Mühlschlegel to Gisele in March 1974 when she was visiting from Canada. This book is currently out of print, so its electronic version may be shared. [-H.L., 2023]
Keywords: 1897; Adelbert Mühlschlegel; Biography; Poetry; Translation, Parallel

Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause) - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1985)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
Mirrored from iranicaonline.org/articles/adib-talaqani.
Keywords: 1848; 1919; Adib (Hájí Mírzá Ḥasan-i-Adíbu'l-`Ulamá Talaqaní); Biography; Hands of the Cause

Administration, Bahá'í - Mitchell,Glenford (The Baha'i Encyclopedia, 2009)
On the international system governing the affairs of the Bahá’í Faith; a framework based on elected councils that hold legislative, executive, and judicial authority and on appointed individuals whose role is to protect and advise.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-encyclopedia-project.org.
Keywords: Administration; Administrative Order; Covenant

Administration, Bahá'í: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1993)
Introduction to the Bahá'í administration.
Keywords: Administration; Introductory

Administrative Order, Bahá'í - Universal House of Justice (2000)
A number of questions about the functioning of the Bahá'í Administrative Order.
Mirrored with permission from usbnc.org [archive.org].
Keywords: Administration; Democracy; Theocracy

Administrative Order, Suggestions about changes in - Universal House of Justice (1995)
Ways in which Bahá'ís may make suggestions for change within the Bahá'í administration, and the nature of internet discussions.
Submitted by and posted with permission of recipient. Originally posted on the "Talisman" email list on 1995-06-30. Later published in Lights of Irfan 17.
Keywords: Administrative Order; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Covenant; Criticism and apologetics; Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter); Freedom and liberty; International Bahá'í Archives; Internet forums; Politics; Publishing, Review; Social media

Adopter l'interdépendance: Fondations pour un Monde en transition - Bahá'í International Community (2024)
Déclaration pour le Sommet de l'avenir des Nations Unies, plaidant pour une réforme de la gouvernance centrée sur l'unité de l'humanité, exhortant les dirigeants à donner la priorité à l'unité, à la justice, et à l'interdépendance pour une paix durable.
See English original.
Keywords: BIC statements; Interdependence and interconnectedness; Social and economic development

Adoption and Parent Consent - Universal House of Justice (2003)
Short compilation of extracts from letters written on behalf of the House on various matters relating to adoption.
See also the letter to which this was attached, Infertility and Medical Intervention, Station of Adoption, and Adoption and Parental Consent.
Keywords: Adoption; Children; Consent (marriage); Family

Adult/Youth Study: Meetings, books, methods, and outcomes recommended in the Writings for youth and adult study - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2004)
This compilation includes quotations of 'Abdu'l-Bahá encouraging a special weekly meeting where the adults are to gather the youths and teach them the proofs, history, and to recite the Writings, and so on, in preparation for teaching (These "spiritual meetings" were precursors to, foretold, or perhaps are in the future to be specialized versions of, the training institute). The guidance, while often pertaining specifically for youth, is also often enjoined for believers in general. The guidance draws heavily from two compilations, The Importance of Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith and Bahá'í Meetings, but arranges them, instead of by author, by subject, book, or whether the activity is general encouragement for a type of study or is a specification for the holding of a type of study to be held in conjunction with others in meetings. It also includes quotations dealing with possible outcomes of the activity or enjoining specific teaching activities that relate to the content being encouraged for study in that section of the compilation. See also a less well formatted version with additional material here.
Keywords: Deepening; Study circles; Study classes; Youth

Advancement of Women: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Janet and Peter Khan: Transforming the roles of women and men, a Review - Shoffstall,Veronica (One Country, 1999)
Mirrored with permission from www.onecountry.org/e103/e10316as.htm.
Keywords: Janet Khan; Peter Khan; Women

Advancing in Bahá'í-inspired Education - Farid-Arbab,Sona (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2016)
A number of diverse educators labor in diverse cultural and ecological settings to identify educational needs, develop elements of a coherent pedagogy, and create a series of teaching-learning experience, in light of Bahá'u'lláh's vision for humanity.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/216. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Education; Youth; Youth empowerment program

Advancing Toward the Equality of Women and Men - Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (2009)
Issues that lie at the heart of the struggle for the equality of women and men, via the Institute’s efforts to generate systematic learning and gain new insights, in collaboration with others. [Link to PDF, offsite.]
The document linked below is housed at globalprosperity.org/resources.
Keywords: Economics; Equality; Gender; Knowledge; Oppression; Power; Women

Advenimiento de la Justicia Divina, El - Shoghi Effendi (1939)
Spanish translation of Advent of Divine Justice.
Date of translation unknown. This document, and many more in Spanish, are online at Bahá'ís de Puerto Rico.
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter)

Advent of Divine Justice - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1971)
A letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of North America, dated 25 December 1938; the Bahá'ís' achievements and responsibilities; the crises affecting the world; the destiny of America.
Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Canada; Pioneering; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Teaching; United States (documents); Women; Youth

Advent of Divine Justice Study Outline - Zamir,Brett (2008)
A brief outline of The Advent of Divine Justice
See also these study questions
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Outlines and summaries

Advent of Divine Justice: Study questions - Allen,Dwight (Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, 1991)
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Study guides

Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick - Flannery,Vincent (Solas, 2004)
Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father John Cormick.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 4. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: 1840s; 1848; 1850s; Biography; Báb, The; John Cormick; William Cormick

Adventures in Persia: To India by the Back Door - Sinclair,Ronald (H, F. & G. Witherby, 1988)
Travel diary, including a description of Tabriz and a mention of the martyrdom of the Báb.
Note: the martyrdom of the Báb occurred in 1850, not 1830 as stated below.
Keywords: Báb, Martyrdom of; Tabríz, Iran; Travelogues

Advertisement for Israeli Tourism in the New Yorker magazine - Author unknown (New Yorker, 2000)
Bahá'í World Centre photograph in advertisement in prominent magazine, featuring the terraces.
This ad was in New Yorker magazine, September 18, 2000 (no volume or issue numbers given; it was apparently the fall fashion issue). The ad is on an unnumbered page in a special advertising section for Fodor's travel guides, across from page 5a, which also includes a 2-inch bar ad for Israel. This advertising section is between pages 47 -67 of the magazine.
Keywords: Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Haifa, Israel; Israel; Mount Carmel; Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Tourism

Advocates for African Food Security: Lessening the Burden for Women - Bahá'í International Community (Bahá’í International Community, 1991)
A joint statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Agenda Item 4: Monitoring the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
Keywords: Africa; BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Food; Health and healing; Statements; Women

Affairs of the Heart: Early Theophanic Interpretations of Muhammad's Relationship with the Divine - Cook,Michael; McCants,William F. (2001)
The relationship between God and humanity is one of the principal motifs of the Qur’an; the human heart is the locus of understanding and divine guidance; exegesis of Surat an-Najm, "The Star." Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
Also available in Word format.
Keywords: Heart; Islam; Muhammad (Prophet); Quran

Affirmative Action and the Jurisprudence of Equitable Inclusion: Towards a New Consensus on Gender and Race Relations - Gonzales,Steven (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1995)
The principle of equity and the Bahá’í emphasis on unity in diversity as a basis for considering Affirmative Action in relationship to remedying past injustices to women and minorities.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/97.
Keywords: Equality; Equity; Gender; Jurisprudence; Justice; Laws; Race; United States (documents); Women

Afire with the Vision: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to Latin America - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2018)
Last of the continental collections from Shoghi Effendi's ministry (1921–1957).
Converted from .epub format.
Keywords: Latin America; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of

Afnán: Genealogy of the Afnān Family - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1985)
Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
See also The Afnán Family: Some Biographical Notes and Genealogy of the Aghsan and the Afnán. Mirrored from www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afnan-twigs-or-branches-term-used-in-the-bahai-faith-.
Keywords: 19th century; Afnan; Biography; Genealogy; Tree (metaphor)

Africa - Dunbar,Hooper (1984)
Stories of Dunbar's travels through Africa, its unique energy, and its place in the Bahá'í Faith.
No information is given about the context of this talk; email me if you know.
Keywords: Africa; Bahá'í history by country; Hooper Dunbar; Travelogues

African American Baha'is, Race Relations and the Development of the Baha'i Community in the United States - Thomas,Richard (2005)
Robert Turner, Susie Steward, Louis Gregory, and the roles played by blacks in the history of the Bahá'ís of the US.
Lecture in the University of Haifa "Lectures in Bahá'í Studies" series, March 8, 2005. Mirrored from bahai.haifa.ac.il/past_lectures.htm.
Keywords: African Americans; Bahá'í history by country; Louis G. Gregory; Race; Race unity; Robert Turner; Susie Steward; United States (documents)

African Americans in the United States - Universal House of Justice (1996)
Comments about what public role might be played by the Bahá'í Faith in America to ameliorate the difficulties faced by African-American males.
Keywords: African Americans; Race; Racism; United States (documents); Unity

African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of - Universal House of Justice (1998)
Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alcohol; hunting; initiation rites; the supernatural; tribal leadership; status of women.
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Africa; African religion; Alcohol; Change; Circumcision; Cultural diversity; Culture, Indigenous; Dance; Education; Equality; Evil; Evil spirits; Flexibility; Health and healing; Hunting; Initiation rites; Magic; Music; Occultism; Prejudice; Psychic powers; Singing; Spirits; Spiritualism; Supernatural phenomena; Superstition; Witchcraft; Women

African religions; miracles; strange phenomena - Universal House of Justice (1996)
Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religions; visions and miracles of the Virgin Mary and Fatima; UFOs, aliens, and genetic engineering.
Comments enclosed in [brackets] were added by the recipient, and did not appear in the original letter. Submitted by and name retained with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Africa; African religion; Aliens; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dreams and visions; Ethics; Fatima, Portugal; Garabandal, Spain; Genetic engineering; Mary (Mother of Jesus Christ); Miracles; Portugal; Religion (general); Research Department, Questions and answers; Sabaeanism; Sabaeans; Science; Speculation; Teaching; UFOs

Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections - Maparyan,Layli (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2020)
The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the West; overcoming cosmological negation; the African worldview on nature, humanity, and creation; gendered expressions of African culture.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/318. See also complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Africa; African Americans; Arts and crafts; Colonialism and imperialism; Cultural diversity; Equality; Ethics; Gender; Liberation; Oppression; Pupil of the eye; Race; Racism; Resilience; Slavery; Tests and difficulties; United States (documents); Women

After Communism: What Next?: Warwick Leaflets - Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop (1990)
Leaflet proposing the Bahá'í Faith as a solution to the hole left in European society by the downfall of communism.
Keywords: Capitalism; Communism; Democracy

Ageing: Challenges and Opportunities, by Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian: Review - Hoonaard, van den,Deborah K. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
See also original scan. See also review by Jacqueline McClaran.
Keywords: Aging; `Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian