Translation, brief compilation on - Universal House of Justice (1999)
A collection of letters from the House and the Guardian on policies regarding translation, provisional translations, and publication. Includes a compilation from the Research Dept. and a policy statement from the House.
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. See also bahai-library.com/uhj_provisional_translations and bahai-library.com/uhj_english_provisional_translations.
Keywords: Provisional translations; Translation

Translations of the Bible Used by Abdu'l-Baha - Universal House of Justice (1996)
Which translations of the Bible were used by Abdu'l-Bahá.
See also Preferred English Translation of the Bible.
Keywords: Bible; Bible translations; Christianity; Quotations from the Bible; Research Department, Questions and answers; Translation

Translations of the Qur'án and Introductory Books on the Bahá'í Faith, Recommendations Concerning - Universal House of Justice (2002)
On translations of the Qur'an, and introductory books on the Bahá'í Faith.
One edition that may be of interest is "The Study Quran" (2015), a comprehensive resource, featuring a new English translation, extensive footnotes, scholarly commentaries, essays, detailed maps, etc. One suggestion that is given for beginners, in the essay "How to read the Quran", is to start reading from Súrah 67 until the end (the shorter ones, many of them early, comprising one fifteenth of the total volume), reflecting on the themes found there. [-A.B., 2021]
Keywords: Introductory; Quran; Quran translations; Research Department, Questions and answers; Translation

Translator of Desires: Poems by Muhyiddin Ibn ʿArabí, trans. by Michael Sells: Review - Lawson,Todd (Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ʿArabi Society, 2022)
Book review includes a brief discussion of the word tarjumán, "translation" (and the name of a Bahá'í email list), and touches on themes relevant to the Bahá'í Writings, but contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths.
Keywords: Ibn Arabi; Poetry; Translation

Transliteration - Momen,Moojan (1991)
See also author's The Bahá'í system of transliteration, and see another discussion of diacritics and transliteration. Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from www.momen.org/relstud/transliteration.htm.
Keywords: Arabic language; Persian language; Transliteration and diacritics

Transliteration of the Long Obligatory Prayer - Moghaddam,Hajir (2021)
Trilateral presentation of the Prayer in Arabic, English translation, and roman transliteration in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies system.
Keywords: Arabic language; Obligatory prayer; Obligatory prayer, Long; Texts in multiple languages; Translation; Translation, Parallel; Transliteration and diacritics

Transliteration-Ready Fonts - Zein,Violetta (2021)
Downloads of four font sets — AbrilFatface, Apollo, Cinzel, and Didot — modified to contain the 5 underdotted letters (and their 5 capitals) often used in Bahá'í transliteration. For Mac or PC.
Keywords: Software; Transliteration and diacritics

Transnational Bahá'í Print Culture: Community Formation and Religious Authority, 1890-1921 - Vejdani,Farzin (Journal of Religious History, 2012)
Explores how Baha’is used print culture (1890–1921) for community-building, scriptural canonization, and apologetics, emphasizing leadership, transnational networks, and cultural intermediaries. (Link to article, offsite.)
Document online at academia.edu.
Keywords: 1890; 1890s; 1921; Ashgabat; Cairo, Egypt; Calligraphy; Canon of Bahá'í doctrine; Criticism and apologetics; Egypt; Independent investigation of truth; India; Iran (documents); Islam; Lithography; Manuscripts; Memorization; Mumbai, India; Oral tradition; Palestine; Pilgrimage; Printing; Publishing; Publishing, Review; Respect; Teaching; Tehran, Iran; Turkmenistan; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Transsexuality - Universal House of Justice (2002)
Brief overview of the subjects of transsexuality, the acceptability of sex-change surgery, marriage, and the counselling role of Bahá'í institutions.
See also the short compilations Extracts from Letters Written on Behalf of the UHJ on Transsexuality and Transsexuality and Sex-Change Operations.
Keywords: LGBTQ; Transgender (transsexuality)

Transsexuality and Sex-Change Operations - Universal House of Justice, compiler (2002)
Short compilation of extracts from letters written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice in response to questions concerning the subjects of transsexuality and sex-change operations.
See also a 2002 letter from the House on this topic and the compilation Extracts from Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice on Transsexuality.
Keywords: LGBTQ; Transgender (transsexuality)

Tratado sobre gobernanza - Elías,Hasan, translator (2019)
Spanish translation of "Treatise on Politics" / "Treatise on Leadership".

Traveler's Narrative, A Study Outline and Cross-Reference - Zamir,Brett, compiler (2001)
Summary headings and correlation of passages with The Dawn-Breakers, God Passes By, the Lawh-i-Sultán, and other works.
Keywords: Cross-reference; Dawn-Breakers (book); God Passes By (book); Lawh-i-Sultan (Tablet to Nasirid-Din Shah); Nasirid-Din Sháh; Tablets to kings and rulers; Travelers Narrative (book)

Treasures of the East: The Life of Nine Oriental Countries - Bagdadi,Zia M. (1930)
Descriptions of nine "Treasures" — Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jijaz (Arabia), Transjordania (Arabia), Persia, India, and Turkey — by an Iraqi physician who traveled to the U.S. and was instrumental in the establishment of several Bahá'í communities.
This book is also available in other formats from bahai.works/Treasures_of_the_East.
Keywords: Bagdadi family (Baghdadi family); Christianity; Egypt; India; Iran (documents); Iraq; Islam; Israel; Judaism; Lebanon; Middle East; Palestine; Pilgrimage; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Travelogues; Turkey; United States (documents); Visuals; Zia Bagdadi

Treatise on Leadership - Abdul-Bahá (1998)
See the original Persian text (offsite) and a French translation.See also this letter of the House of Justice which addresses this translation.
Keywords: Politics; Reform; Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Treatise on Leadership (Risáliy-i-Síyásíyyih): Extracts - Abdul-Bahá (2001)
Cited in a letter, dated April, 2001, from the Secretariat of Universal House of Justice to an individual believer (full letter online at bahai-library.com/uhj_takfir). Posted with permission of recipient.
Keywords: Religious leaders (clergy); Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Treatise on Leadership: Introduction - Cole,Juan (1998)
Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Bahá's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
This commentary was posted to a listserver as a series of 14 informal emails, which have been assembled into a single document. Because this content was from an email list, the tone is conversational and there is no formatting. See also French translation of this tablet, by Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney. The original Persian text can be found here (off-site). See also this letter of the House of Justice which addresses the treatise. Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Church and state; Imams; Iran (documents); Islam; Politics; Protest; Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership); Shia Islam (Shiism); Tobacco Revolt (1890-1892); Ulama

Treatise on Persecution of Bahá'ís in 1903 - Abdul-Bahá (Baha'i Studies Review, 2007)
Events in Isfahán and Yazd from March-September 1903.
First published in 1904 as Bahá'í Martyrdoms in Persia in the Year 1903 AD, translated by Youness Khan Afrukhtih and incorrectly attributed to Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. For most of the century following its publication, this book was believed to be by Haydar-Ali. However, in 2004, Rabbani and Khazeh Fananapazir concluded that the treatise was actually written by Abdu'l-Bahá. See the earlier translation at haydar-ali_bahai_martyrdoms_1903. See also The Events and Tragedies of Manshád. Rabbani re-translated the work in 2005 and both posted it on his website and submitted it to BSR for publication. Below is a PDF of the 2005 website version. Also see the 2007 version published by BSR in draft Word format, abdul-baha_treatise_persecutions_1903_bsr.doc, which has an expanded Preface.
Keywords: 1903; Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí (Angel of Carmel); Iran (documents); Isfahan, Iran; Persecution; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran; Upheavals; Yazd upheaval; Yazd, Iran; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Trial and Triumph: The Origins of the Bahá'í Faith in Black America - Green,Jerome (2004)
Focusing on a period between 1890 and 1940, this work addresses how Black America first encountered the Bahá’í Faith and demonstrates the Faith’s social and religious appeal within the black community.
Thesis for Senior Fellowship, Dartmouth College.
Keywords: 1890; 1940; 20th century; African Americans; Race; United States (documents)

Trial of the Báb: Alim-i Hashtrud's account - MacEoin,Denis, translator (1997)
Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
This document is an appendix to MacEoin's Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image. See also: Table of the questions during the interrogation of the Bab Table of the answers the Bab gave to these questions Account of the trial given by Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani
Keywords: 1848; Báb, The; Báb, Trial of; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran

Trial of the Báb: Answers given during the interrogation of the Báb - MacEoin,Denis, compiler (1997)
Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
This document is an appendix to MacEoin's Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image. See also: Table of the questions during the interrogation of the Bab Account of the trial given by Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani Account of the trial given by 'Alim-i Hashtrud
Keywords: 1848; Báb, The; Báb, Trial of; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran

Trial of the Bab: Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani's account - MacEoin,Denis, translator (1997)
Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
This document is an appendix to MacEoin's Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image. See also: Table of the questions during the interrogation of the Bab Table of the answers the Bab gave to these questions Account of the trial given by 'Alim-i Hashtrud
Keywords: 1848; Báb, The; Báb, Trial of; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran

Trial of the Báb: Questions, rebukes, statements made during the interrogation of the Bab - MacEoin,Denis, compiler (1997)
Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
This document is an appendix to MacEoin's Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image. See also: Table of the answers the Bab gave to these questions Account of the trial given by Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani Account of the trial given by 'Alim-i Hashtrud
Keywords: 1848; Báb, The; Báb, Trial of; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran

Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image - MacEoin,Denis (Studies in Honor of Clifford Edmund Bosworth 2: The Sultan's Turret, 2000)
Overview of, and documents preserved from, the Bab's 1848 trial for heresy against Islam.
This article was published here in May 1997, and later in Studies in Honor of Clifford Edmund Bosworth. The republished version is online in Google Books.
Keywords: 1848; Báb, The; Báb, Trial of; Iran (documents); Tabríz, Iran

Trial of The Yaran ("Friends in Iran"): Six Essays - Buck,Christopher (Iran Press Watch, 2009)
Six essays by Buck from a legal perspective about the extended imprisonment of seven Bahá'í leaders in Tehran.
Buck, PhD and JD, is both a Bahá'í and a legal scholar. See also Iranian Islam on Trial and Criminalizing the Bahá'í Religion Mirrored with permission from christopherbuck.com.
Keywords: Court cases; Human rights; Iran (documents); Justice; Persecution; Persecution, Court cases; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Trials; Yaran

Tribunais egipcios condenam baha'is a pesadas penas - Robalo,Mario (Expresso, 1988)
Clip from a Portuguese newspaper. Egyptian courts rules heavy sentences for Bahá'ís
Expresso is a weekly newspaper, very influential in the Portuguese society. Originally posted at expresso.pt.

Triple Bottom Line Reporting - Rubenstein,Robert (European Bahá'í Business Forum, 2001)
Triple bottom line (investing) is looking at a company in a holistic way, including its social impact, social performance, and environmental performance. Does not mention the Bahá'í Faith.
Unedited transcript of a conference lecture. Originally online as a free download from ebbf.org, preserved at archive.org.

Triumphing over our weaknesses - Báb, The; Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (1998)
Personal compilation
Mirrored from bci.org (archived).
Keywords: Divine Assistance; Human nature; Life (general); Living the life; Tests and difficulties

Trono del Espiritu, El: Enseñanzas Baha'is Sobre el Cuerpo Humano - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (; National Spiritual Assembly of The Baha'is of Jamaica)
Selecciones de Escrituras Bahá'ís sobre el cuerpo humano, su salud y nutrición, ciencia y medicina, enfermedad y curación espiritual. Spanish translation of The Throne of the Inner Temple.
Publisher's blurb: "Popular, well-received compilation of Bahá'í writings on human body, its health and related subjects. Addresses organ transplant, abortion, vaccination, birth control, circumcision, tubal ligation, illness, nutrition, suicide, science of medicine, spiritual and material healing. If you have questions about how to live a fulfilling Bahá'í life, this book is sure to answer it." Original is from 1985; date of this Spanish translation unknown.

True of Thyself: The Mystical Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and Ken Wilber's System of Integral Philosophy - Klebel,Wolfgang A. (Lights of Irfan, 2005)
A comparison of Wilber's integration of the tradition of liberalism with a genuine spirituality and Bahá'u'lláh’s progressive Revelation, with an attempt to formulate some principles of an integral and progressive theology.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #53, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 27-30, 2004). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/53/klebel_wilber.
Keywords: Irfán Colloquia; Philosophy

True wealth isn't something you will find in your wallet - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2010)
Contrasting consumerism with the needs of others.
Mirrored with permission of author from stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2844975.
Keywords: Consumerism; Materialism; Temptation; Wealth and poverty

True, Corinne - Stockman,Robert (1995)
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from rsmd.net/research/true-corinne.
Keywords: 1861; 1961; Biography; Corinne True; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; United States (documents)

True, Edna M. (1888-1988) - Author unknown (Baha'i News, 1989)
Brief bio of the daughter of Hand of the Cause of God Corinne True.
No author given.
Keywords: 1888; 1988; Biography; Edna True; Europe; United States (documents)

Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration - Taherzadeh,Adib (Bahá'í eBooks Publications, 1972)
The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Bahá’u’lláh; spiritual attitudes that characterize members of the institutions of the Cause; unfoldment of the Administrative Order during the first 50 years of the Formative Age; statistical info.
Posted online with permission of publisher at bahaiebooks.org. Also available in Microsoft Word format. See also the earlier compilation of the same name.
Keywords: Administration; Administrative Order; Charters of the Bahá'í Faith; Consultation; E-books; Local Spiritual Assemblies; National Spiritual Assemblies; Prayer; Spiritual Assemblies

Trustees of the Merciful: The Station, Responsibilities and Duties of the Local Spiritual Assembly - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1958)
Brief compilation from Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi; constitutional basis of the Local Spiritual Assembly; duties and responsibilities.
See also Adib Taherzadeh's later book of the same name.
Keywords: Local Spiritual Assemblies; Spiritual Assemblies

Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá'í Virtue - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi (Compilation of Compilations, 1991)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Trustworthiness; Virtues

Truth and Happiness - Hatcher,William S. (2003)
Fireside with Bahá'ís in St. Petersburg.
Posted to Youtube by william.hatcher.org.

Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History - Terry,Peter (1999)
Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Bahá'í, A Christian response to Bahá'ísm, the religion which aims toward one world government and one common faith."
Documents relevant to this issue include: Francis Beckwith's article, Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered (1989) UHJ: Changes Made to Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12 (1990) UHJ: Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (1996) US NSA: Dates in Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith (1992) David Friedman: A Bahá'í Response to "Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered" (1998) Douglas Martin: Missionary as Historian: William Miller and the Bahá'í Faith (1978)
Keywords: Authenticity; Bhagavad Gita; Bible; Buddha; Buddhism; Báb, Laws of; Christianity; Confucius; Covenant; Creation; Criticism and apologetics; Daniel (Bible); Emanation; Francis Beckwith; God; God, Word of; Hinduism; Interpretation; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Resurrection of; John Esslemont; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Krishna; Manifestations of God; Monotheism; Names and titles; Polytheism; Primal Will; Progressive revelation; Proofs; Prophecies; Prophecies; Relativism; Return; Symbolism; Trinity; Unity of religion; Zoroaster (Zarathustra); Zoroastrianism

Turbulent Prairie: Politics, The Press, and the Baha'i Faith in Kansas, 1897 - Herrmann,Duane L. (World Order, 1999)
An examination of 1897 press coverage of the second Bahá'í community in North America. State politicians and new religious teachings attracted press attention across Kansas.
Mirrored from academia.edu. Draft version of article first posted at geocities.ws under the title "1897 Press Reception of Bahá’í Activities in Kansas."
Keywords: 1897; Bahá'í history by country; Kansas, USA; United States (documents)

Turkmenistan - Momen,Moojan (1995)
History of the Bahá'í Faith in Turkmenistan.
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from momen.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Turkmenistan

Turning a Somersault to Land at the Feet of the Báb: The Spiritual Journey of Ross Woodman - Lowry,Chris (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2024)
Examining Ross G. Woodman’s 1942 dream of the Báb, its influence on his spiritual journey, and the interplay between faith, aesthetics, and academia.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: Biography; Dreams and visions; Ross Woodman

Turning Point for All Nations - Bahá'í International Community (1995)
A statement on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, about the scope, function, and mandate of the UN, and world concerns it must address.
Mirrored from www.bahai.org/library. See also a study guide outline. Also available in Microsoft Word format.
Keywords: Bahá'í International Community; Basics; Interdependence and interconnectedness; Reform; Turning Point For All Nations (statement); United Nations

Turning Point for All Nations Study Outline - Zamir,Brett, compiler (2001)
Summary and an extensive, detailed outline of this book's contents.
This document is also available in Rich Text format, zamir_tpan_study_outline.rtf.
Keywords: Outlines and summaries; Study guides; Turning Point For All Nations (statement)

Turning Point: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996-2006 - Universal House of Justice (Palabra Publications, 2006)
Forty-three letters, plans, and documents covering the Four-Year Plan of 1996-2000, including Global Plans: Fundamental Concepts, a 2005 document prepared by a committee for a workshop conducted at the Bahá'í World Centre.
Available for free download from palabrapublications.com/house.
Keywords: 1996; 2006; Entry by troops; Four Year Plan (1996-2000); Growth; Institute process; Integration and disintegration; Plans; Ridván messages; Training Institutes; Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages

Turning the Tide: Reducing Biodiversity Loss and Restoring Decimated Ecosystems - Singh,Anil (Baha'i World, 2024)
Exploring the urgent need to mitigate biodiversity loss, advocating for sustainable ecosystem management, ecological awareness, and collective responsibility to restore degraded habitats.
Exported PDF file (print version) below mirrored from bahaiworld.bahai.org, where it is also available in HTML format, including the footnotes missing below.
Keywords: Biodiversity; Environment; Interdependence and interconnectedness; Nature; Social action

Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká - Abdul-Bahá (2019)
Talks from 1904-1907.
Mirrored from bahai.org. Also available in French. Also available in Microsoft Word format, prepared by M. Thomas (2023). Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: Abdu'l-Bahá, Table talks; Badasht, Iran; Bible; Christianity; Conference of Badasht (1848); Corinne True; Fasting; God; He is God (Invocation); Illusion; Imagination; Interfaith dialogue; Iran (documents); Lesser Prophets; Letters of the Living; Manifestations of God; Mystery (mysteries); Opposition; Prayer; Prophecies; Prophets; Reality; Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti; Speaking in tongues; Transformation; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká; Veils; Words and phrases; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

Twentieth-Century Iran - Amirsadeghi,Hossein, editor (Heinemann, 1977)
Five passing mentions of the Faith.
Keywords: 20th century; Iran; Mentions

Twenty-Five Years of the Guardianship - Khanum,Ruhiyyih (Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1948)
An early account of Shoghi Effendi's ministry, written by his wife while he was still alive.
This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes. However, it also should be noted that these notes were taken by Shoghi Effendi's wife and frequent secretary, and are thus much more reliable than others. Originally published in The Bahá'í World, Volume XI, 1946-1950, pp. 113-126; also reprinted in A Compendium of Volumes of The Bahá'í World, I-XII, 1925-1954, pp. 242-255. Also available as stand-alone booklet.
Keywords: 20th century; Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Biography; Guardianship; Pilgrims notes; Shoghi Effendi

Twenty-four Questions and Answers in Bahá'í Administration - Author unknown, compiler
The role of institutions within the Bahá'í Faith; their necessity, uniqueness; and guiding principles; the relationship between spiritual teachings and administrative principles; distinctions between Bahá'í and other religious and political systems.
Authorship not stated, but noted as being from references given by the "Study Outline Committee." From the Emma Maxwell (Maxie) Jones Collection.
Keywords: Administration; Questions and answers

Twenty-six Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá - Abdul-Bahá (2021)
A selection of prayers prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice and released in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's passing.
Mirrored from bahai.org/library, where it is also available in HTML and Word formats.
Keywords: Prayer texts; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, prayers of

Twin Covenants of the Bahá'í Faith - Poirier,Brent (1998)
Nature of the "Twin Covenants" of the Bahá'í Faith — those of Bahá'u'lláh and of Abdu'l-Bahá; includes compilation of relevant quotations.
Keywords: Covenant

Twin Pilgrimages of Núru'd-Dín Mumtází - Mumtazi,Nureddin (2015)
Accounts of Nureddin Momtazi's pilgrimages in 1920 and 1955-56. Includes foreword and numerous notes, both covering much history and context. Documents reviewed and annotated by multiple members of Momtazi's family.
Keywords: 1920; 1955; 1956; Nurud-Din Mumtazi; Pilgrims notes

Two Books on the Life of Tahirih: Review - Nash,Catherine (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2019)
Reviews of Rejoice in My Gladness: The Life of Táhirih and The Calling: Táhirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries.
Originally posted at bahai-studies.ca/review-of-two-books-on-the-life-of-tahirih [archive.org].
Keywords: Equality; Gender; Iran (documents); United States (documents); Women; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

Two brief pilgrims' notes - Allen,Valera; Linfoot,Charlotte (1954)
Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy.
This is a "Pilgrim's note," an individual's recollection of statements and actions of the Central figures. They are subjective and not authoritative. See an overview of Pilgrim's Notes.
Keywords: 1954; 1955; David Hofman; Guardianship; Infallibility; Nuclear energy; Pilgrims notes; Prophecies; Shoghi Effendi

Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures - Author unknown
The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumphant ruler, fulfilling prophecies of salvation and divine kingship.
From the Emma Maxie Jones Collection.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Jesus Christ; Messiah; Prophecies; Return

Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran - Momen,Moojan (Lights of Irfan, 2019)
Regarding the conference of Badasht and Baha'u'lláh's arrival at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi, and on His experience in the Siyah Chal, close attention to the text of two Tablets leads to conclusions that differ from current Bahá'í history books.
Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org.
Keywords: 1848; 1852; Badasht, Iran; Bahá'u'lláh; Bahá'u'lláh, Childhood of; Bahá'u'lláh, Declaration of; Banu Qurayza; Biography; Conference of Badasht (1848); Dreams and visions; Iran (documents); Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Lawh-i-Bábu’l-ʻAtá (or Lawh-i-Banú-Qurayzih); Maid of Heaven; Shaykh Tabarsí siege; Síyáh-Chál (Black Pit, Tehran); Tehran, Iran

"Two Great Powers" in the Lawh-i Maqsud - Velasco,Ismael (2014)
On the identity of the two countries that arose against the followers of Moses, referenced by Bahá'u'lláh — likely Russia and France or Russia and Germany.
Adapted from a post to the private "Bahá'í Studies" group on Facebook.
Keywords: France; Germany; History (general); Israel; Jews; Lawh-i-Maqsud (Tablet of Maqsud); Palestine; Russia; Two great powers (Lawh-i-Maqsud); Words and phrases

Two Letters of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst - Hearst,Phoebe (Baha'i World, 1938)
Brief description of Phoebe A. Hearst's transformative visit to ‘Akká in 1899, from the book Persia by a Persian by Rev. Isaac Adams.
This version mirrored from bahai.works (includes photo by International Film Service). See the rest of this book here. Note: 'Abdu'l-Bahá is not the "Messiah," as Phoebe Hearst describes. For 'Abdu'l-Bahá's status, see The Station and Titles of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (Shoghi Effendi).
Keywords: 1899; Akka, Israel; Holy Family; Isaac Adams; Phoebe Hearst

Two poems: "A Portrait of Time" and "Surrender" - Chittleborough,Vahid (The Family: Our Hopes and Challenges, 1995)
This document is no longer available at its original host; mirrored from archive.org.
Keywords: Poetry

Two Poems: The Muse, Don Quixote - Banani,Sheila (Solas, 2003)
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 3. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Poetry; Sheila Banani

Two Poems: Threnody, Mystery of Life - McKinley,Hugh (Solas, 2003)
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 3. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: Poetry

Two Shall Appear - Kelsey,Olivia (Lambert Moon Printers and Stationers, 1943)
A play which attempts to depict in a brief form the background and some of the heroic events of Bahá'í history.
Although this work was approved for review at the time, its portrayal of the Báb (as "the Youth") and Bahá'u'lláh (as "the Comforter") would need to be modified since it is not permissible to portray the Manifestations of God on stage. For example, the House of Justice has written: "...it is not permissible to portray on the stage the figure of the Manifestation of God, nor even of the Master... The Universal House of Justice considers it inappropriate to represent the Guardian of the Faith as a character in a play. The use of light, either of great intensity or in different colours, needs your careful consideration. If the use of light in any way at all suggests a personification of the Manifestation of God it should not be used, but if it can be done without in any way giving the impression that the Prophet is being represented or personified then there is no objection to its use." (Compilation on the Arts, no. 70)
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Báb, The; Drama; Plays

Two State Papers Bearing on the Removal of the Babis from Baghdad to Turkey - Browne,E. G. (Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion, 1862)
Iranian State papers requesting that the Ottomans expel Bahá'u'lláh and the Bábís from Baghdad.

Two Statements from the Guardian - Rollins,Mrs.; McCormick,Mrs.
Two short comments of Shoghi Effendi, from a personal conversation.
This note was found in the "Barstow Collection." It is not known who Mrs. Rollins is, but Mrs. McCormick is probably Temple McCormick, from Washington, or Marjorie McCormick.
Keywords: Greatest Name; Margery McCormick; Pilgrims notes; Prayer

Two Wings of a Bird: The Equality of Women and Men - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1997)
The emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the sexes, is essential to human progress and the transformation of society.
Keywords: Equality; Gender; National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Statements; United States (documents); Women

Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph - Lawson,Todd (Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2012)
Meanings of the famous shirt (qamís) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Qur'an and tafsír. Brief mentions of Shaykh Ahmad, Siyyid Kazim, and the Báb on pp. 229, 231 and 237-238.
Mirrored with permission from toddlawson.ca.
Keywords: Christianity; Fragrance; Interpretation; Islam; Joseph (Prophet); Judaism; Northrop Frye; Qayyumul-Asma (book); Quran; Return; Shaykhism; Typology; Words and phrases

UK Bahá'í Histories: Links to stories of individual Bahá'ís in the United Kingdom - UK Bahá'í Histories Project, editor (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai’s of the UK, 2011)
Links to contemporary bios of English Bahá'ís (offsite).
The following pages are all housed at bahaihistoryuk.wordpress.com. The links are listed below for the sake of keyword searching.
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; Ian Semple; United Kingdom

UK Government debates and publications on the Bahá'í Faith - Various (1993)
Collection of documents and links to many more documents published at parliament.uk containing any mention of the Faith in UK government debates, actions, and publications, mostly regarding persecutions in Iran.
My original intent was to collate all mentions of the Faith from publications.parliament.uk. As this proved to be a huge task, instead I collated and formatted just a handful and provided links to the rest (at end). [-J.W.]

Um Estado Laico numa Sociedade Confessional - Oliveira,Marco (Jornal Público, 2005)
"A Lay State in a Religious Society": opinion article by a Portuguese Baha’i about the presence of Christian symbols in the classrooms of Portuguese public schools.
Keywords: Christianity; Portugal

Un paysage sans soleil: Une éthique scientifique est-elle possible? - Kluge,Ian (2012)
Une réponse à l'affirmation du livre The Moral Lanscape dans lequel la connaissance scientifique et empirique est la seule connaissance valable, qui se réfute elle-même : aucune expérience scientifique ne pourrait prouver ou infirmer cette affirmation.
See also English original.
Keywords: Ethics; Sam Harris; Science

Una llama de fuego - Faizi,Abu'l-Qasim (2013)
Traducido de "Flame of Fire: The Tablet of Ahmad."
Artículo escrito por la Mano de la Causa de Dios Abu'l-Qasim Faizi y publicado en Conqueror of Hearts (New Delhi: Bahá'í Publishing Trust of India, 1967/1973), online at faizi_flame_fire.
Keywords: Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Ahmad of Kashan; Ahmad of Yazd; Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)); Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Persian))

Una misma sustancia: Crear conscientemente una cultura mundial de unidad - Bahá'í International Community (2001)
Exposición escrita presentada por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'i en la Conferencia Mundial contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial, la Xenofobia y las Formas Conexas de Intolerencia
Exposición escrita presentada por la Comunidad Internacional Bahá'i en la Conferencia Mundial contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial, la Xenofobia y las Formas Conexas de Intolerencia; publicada como documento oficial de las Naciones Unidas (A/CONF.189/10/Add.2) en inglés, francés y español en relación con el tema 9 del programa provisional. Durban, Sudáfrica, 31 de agosto a 7 de septiembre de 2001.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Racism; Statements; Unity; Unity of humanity

Una perspectiva bahá'í acerca del rol de los medios de comunicación y transporte en la configuración de una sociedad internacional - Jimenez Majidi,Ruben (Journal of the Sociology and Theory of Religion, 2022)
Una investigación cualitativa basada en una revisión documental y bibliográfica acerca de la influencia de tecnologías de comunicación y transporte sobre procesos sociales, y sus correlación con la visión que proyectan las enseñas, y el avance cientía.
This article is online under CC license at revistas.uva.es/index.php/socireli/article/view/6125. See full journal Los problemas sociales, económicos y religiosos desde la perspectiva bahá’í.
Keywords: Communication; Globalization; Media (communication); Science; Technology; Transportation; Unity

Uncle Bill: A Personal Memoir - Shaw,Robert Gregory (2020)
Personal recollections of Albert Edwin Dorrida, "Uncle Bill" (1901-1972), who became a Bahá'í after meeting 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912; history of the Bahá'í Faith in Baltimore. Includes articles from Bahá'í News from 1947 and 1982.
Keywords: 20th century; Albert Edwin Dorrida; Baltimore, MD; Biography; United States (documents); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Unclipping the Wings: A Survey of Secondary Literature in English on Bahá'í Perspectives on Women - Finch,Trevor R. J. (Baha'i Studies Review, 1994)
Annotated bibliography of Bahá'í perspectives on women and women's issues.
Keywords: Equality; Gender; Women

Uncompiled Letters - Shoghi Effendi (2016)
1,500 messages by or on behalf of the Guardian not found in the various national collections such as Baha’i Administration, Messages to the Antipodes, Compilation of Compilations, or Lights of Guidance.
An updated, expanded version of this collection is at bahai-library.com/shoghi-effendi_calkins_letters_chronological. Also online at chadananda.github.io/ilm-md/.
Keywords: Chronology and timelines; Shoghi Effendi, letters of

Unconventional Memories: Europe — Persia — Japan - Nevill,Ralph (Hutchinson & Co., 1923)
Brief discussion of consular relations between the British and Nasiri'd-Din Shah, including his treatment of the Babis, and a mention of E. G. Browne.
Keywords: Consuls; Nasirid-Din Sháh; Qajar dynasty; `Alí-Asghar Khán (Amin al-Sultan)

Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections - McLean,Jack (George Ronald, 1999)
85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spirituality, love, detachment, mysticism, joy, death, and theology.
Order a copy from georgeronald.com or amazon.com. Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.com.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Christianity; Death; Islam; Literature; Love; Philosophy; Poetry; Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Theology

Understanding and Eliminating Oppression: Baha'i Writings and Social Theory Combined - Gervais,Marie; Heins,Tim (2010)
The theme of oppression is addressed frequently in the Bahá'í Writings. This article examines good/evil and social theory to analyze race, gender, poverty, and ethnicity.

Understanding Bahá'í History: Introduction to the study of history - Momen,Moojan (2013)
Video and transcript, prepared for the Wilmette Institute, about how to approach and understand the study of history, biases of eyewitnesses, and the subjective construction of facts.
Video embedded from youtube.com. Transcript mirrored with permission from icpetermahidol.wordpress.com. Read more about the course at wilmetteinstitute.org.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Eyewitness; History (general)

Understanding Exclusivist Texts - Fazel,Seena (Scripture and Revelation: Papers presented at the First Irfan Colloquium, 1997)
Contemporary religions, esp. Christianity, must examine their exclusivist claims to account for other paths to salvation.
This article is a combination of two separate talks Fazel gave at Irfan Colloquia, one at session #1 and the second at session #12. This is a draft version of what was later published in Scripture and Revelation; the published article has a few minor revisions.
Keywords: Bible; Christianity; Contradictions; Exclusivism; God; Interfaith dialogue; Interpretation; Islam; Jesus Christ; Language; Manifestations of God; Salvation; Style (Writings)

Understanding the Human Condition: Secular and Spiritual Perspectives - Sahadevan,Suresh (Singapore Baha'i Studies Review, 2001)
Both materialist and religious paradigms are important for happiness and for informing our decisions about how to live fruitful lives. Religion must work for the betterment of the world by applying spiritual concepts to solve contemporary problems.
See the table of contents, editor's note, and biographical data in the complete issue, vol. 6.
Keywords: Human nature; Philosophy; Purpose of life

Une journée pareille - Spierckel,Pierre (2025)
Drammaticule inspiré par l’épisode du choléra à Chiraz en septembre 1846, frappa la ville de Chiraz où le Báb était emprisonné. Peut être joué par de jeunes adolescents.
Keywords: Cholera; Shíráz, Iran

Une seule et même foi - Universal House of Justice (2021)
Des passages des écrits de Bahá'u'lláh et des écritures d'autres confessions qui éclairent les crises contemporaines. Traduction de One Common Faith.
Il s'agit d'une traduction "officielle", préparée par le Panel français nommé par la Maison universelle de justice et publiée par le fonds d'édition français, la Maison d'éditions bahá'íes. Aussi disponible en audio, uhj_seule_meme_foi_1.mp3 and uhj_seule_meme_foi_2.mp3 [37MB & 33MB, preparé par D. Marchal, et voir aussi l'original anglais. Voir aussi Bibliothèque baha'ie.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; One Common Faith (commentary)

Une societe sans violence, un don a faire a nos enfants - Danesh,Hossain (Baha'i Studies, 1981)
Article also posted at the ABS monograph series page. (Permission to cross-post given by ABS editor in 1997 when I built the first bahai-studies.ca website. -J.W.)

Unfolding Destiny - Shoghi Effendi (Bahá'í Publishing Trust United Kingdom, 1981)
Letters and telegrams by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to British Bahá'ís from 1922 to 1957. Those to Local Spiritual Assemblies listed separately. Includes biographical notes on British Bahá'ís in the order the names appear in the text.
Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here
Keywords: Shoghi Effendi, letters of; Unfolding Destiny (book); United Kingdom

Unfoldment of the Divine Plan - Author unknown (The One Year Plan: 2021-2022, 2021)
Visual overview of the Bahá'í Cycle, the Bahá'í Era, the three Ages, the three Epochs, and all of the Plans.
Chart included as an anonymous appendix to the book The One Year Plan: 2021-2022. See also an essay explaining the epochs, Marking Measures of Time by Vahid Spencer. This is an updated version of Palabra's 2006 chart, online at bahailib.com (see last page). An older version can be found at bahaifiresidehandouts.files.wordpress.com, which in footnote #1 cites an even older, previously-published source.
Keywords: Bahá'í history; Chronology and timelines; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Plans; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Time; Visuals

Unfoldment of World Civilization, The, interactive study guide - Troxel,Duane (2004)
A PDF interactive study guide to Shoghi Effendi's letter "The Unfoldment of World Civilization," which was published in World Order of Bahá'u'lláh.
Keywords: Glossaries; Outlines and summaries; Study guides; Visuals; World Order of Bahá'u'lláh (book); World order

Unfreezing the frame: The promise of inductive research in Bahá'í studies - Hoonaard, van den,Will C. (Baha'i Studies Review, 2001)
The suitability of inductive analysis as a method in Bahá'í scholarship, and some stumbling blocks that inhibit the development of a Bahá'í methodology.

Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahá'í History - Sims,Barbara R. (Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Japan, 1998)
History of Bahá'í activities in Japan, 1909-1994, and life stories of notable persons.
Keywords: 1909; 1994; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; Biography; Hiroyasu Takano; Japan; Photographs

Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and What Bahá'u'lláh Had to Say About It - House,Ron (2000)
How the "calamity" mentioned by Bahá'u'lláh manifests in errors in the scientific method; fundamentalism and unbelief; the philosophy of Descartes, Hume, and Kuhn; and the Big Bang.
Talk given for the Association for Bahá'í Studies conference, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1 October, 2000 Mirrored with permission from bahaistudies.net/ronhouse.html.
Keywords: Calamities and catastrophes; Philosophy; Science

Unhealthy Science, Religion, and Humanities: The Deep Connection and what Bahá'u'lláh had to say about it - House,Ron (Australian Baha'i Studies, 2001)
On Bahá'u'lláh's prophetic assessment of the world's impending crises; the collapse of rationalistic non-theistic worldviews may result in a harmful crisis of faith; the thought of David Hume.
See also the rest of this issue.

Unidad de los Profetas - Abdul-Bahá (La Promulgación de la Paz Universal por 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1912)
Select essays from Promulgation of Universal Peace.
See Promulgation of Universal Peace.
Keywords: Promulgation of Universal Peace (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Unimaginable Resilience of a Pen: Book - Jahanian,Shahriar (2022)
Historical story of Maryam, a young woman in Iran who dared to think differently, was denied an education, and whose relatives were imprisoned or killed because of their beliefs. Refusing to be silenced, she fought back with nothing but a pen in hand.
Two chapters of this book have been shared with the Library to promote it. See also a video trailer for this book. See also the screenplay version. Read reviews and purchase this screenplay online, in print or Kindle versions, at amazon.com/Unimaginable-Resiliance-Pen-Shahriar-Jahanian. Also available at barnesandnoble.com and kobo.com.
Keywords: 1970s; Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Biography; Persecution, Education; Persecution, Iran

Unimaginable Resilience of a Pen: Screenplay - Jahanian,Shahriar (2022)
Historical screenplay about Maryam, a young woman in Iran who dared to think differently, was denied an education, and whose relatives were imprisoned or killed because of their beliefs. Refusing to be silenced, she fought back with only a pen in hand.
Two chapters of this screenplay have been shared with the Library to promote it. See also a video trailer. See also the book version. Read reviews and purchase this book online, in print or Kindle versions, at amazon.com/Unimaginable-Resilience-Pen-Screen-Play. Also available at barnesandnoble.com and kobo.com.
Keywords: Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Biography; Persecution, Education; Persecution, Iran

Unique Features of Bahá'í Service - Khan,Peter J. (2006)
On spiritual forces in the universe, the nature of Huququ'llah, the concept of sanctification, and developing a culture of learning to explore the power of the Creative Word.
A slightly edited transcript of a talk given by Dr. Peter Khan in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday 2 August 2006. Headings have been added. See also a nicely-formatted Microsoft Word version [RTF]. Original online at bahairesearch.com and scribd.com, reformatted for posting here.
Keywords: Environment; Huqúqu'lláh; Peter Khan; Science; Service; Speculation; Talks

Unité dans la diversité — les religions au service de la verité, by O. P. Ghai: Review - Mocquais,Pierre-Yves (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1989)

United Kingdom: History of the Bahá'í Faith - Momen,Moojan (1998)
A short history of the Bahá'í community of the United Kingdom.
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Also published for the UK Centennial (see note at end).
Keywords: 1898; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Restoration Project Honors enduring impact of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Message of Peace - Bahá'í World News Service (2024)
Story on the restoration of an apartment now open for public visits in Bristol, UK, where Abdu'l-Baha stayed and gave public presentations in 1911 and 1913.
Transcript prepared by Doug Couper from video online at youtube.com/watch?v=ajeod3yYDc0.
Keywords: Bristol, England; Restoration and renovation; United Kingdom; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

United States National Spiritual Assembly vs. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab - Author unknown (1941)
In 1941 the National Spiritual Assembly unsuccessfully sued Covenant Breaker Mirza Ahmad Sohrab for his use of the word "Bahá'í." This is the court's conclusions.
Brief comments on the history of related lawsuits at end. More information regarding Sohrab's case can be gleaned from his books, certain pilgrims' notes, or found in Peter Smith, The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions (Cambridge University Press, 1987), pages 124-25.
Keywords: 1941; Copyright and trademarks; Court cases; Covenant-breaking; Mirza Ahmad Sohrab; National Spiritual Assemblies; New History Society; United States (documents)

United States of America: History of the Bahá'í Faith - Stockman,Robert (1995)
History of the Bahá'í community of the United States.
Written for possible inclusion in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. Posted with permission of both the author and of the editor of the Encyclopedia project. Mirrored with permission from rsmd.net/research/american-bahai-community. See also two newer versions of this article, The Bahá'ís of the United States.
Keywords: 19th century; 20th century; Bahá'í history by country; United States (documents)

United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians - United States Department of State (1997)
The US Department of State report "United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians" includes a few brief mentions of Bahá'ís in Iran; the relevant passages are excerpted here.
This report is taken from a webpage of the United States Department of State titled "97/07/22 Report on Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians," at www.state.gov. The lengthy document mentions Bahá'ís in passing a few times; the following is the only extended discussion of the Faith. A colophon at the end of the report gives this information: "This report was prepared pursuant to the Managers Statement which accompanies the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1997, House Report 3610: "that the Department of State report to the Congress on or before January 15, 1997 with a detailed summary of United States policies designed to reduce and eliminate today's mounting persecution of Christians throughout the world."
Keywords: Christianity; Human rights; Persecution, Iran; Religious freedom

Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1994)
Keywords: Consultation; Environment; National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Statements; Sustainable development; United States (documents); Unity

Unity and Progressive Revelation: Comparing Bahá'í Principles with the Basic Concepts of Teilhard de Chardin - Klebel,Wolfgang A. (Lights of Irfan, 2004)
An attempt to correlate specific Bahá'í teachings with the corresponding concepts of Teilhard de Chardin, allowing us to compare the Faith with the 'progressive movements of today' and promote the study of the Bahá'í teachings more deeply.
Presented at the Irfan Colloquia Session #46, Bosch Bahá'í School, California (May 1-4, 2003). Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org/46/klebel_chardin.
Keywords: Evil; Independent investigation of truth; Interfaith dialogue; Irfán Colloquia; Jesus Christ; Love; Manifestations of God; Philosophy; Progressive revelation; Return; Teilhard de Jardin; Unity; Unity in diversity

Unity in Diversity: A Conceptual Framework for a Global Ethic of Environmental Sustainability - Lalonde,Roxanne (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
This article contributes to environmental ethics by highlighting the common ground among several perspectives and discussing six principles that unite them; "unity in diversity" as a conceptual framework for devising a global ethic of sustainability.
See also an excerpt from this thesis.

Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation - Lalonde,Roxanne (1994)
Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
Edited extract from M.A. thesis, Department of Geography, Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario). See also the published version of this essay (JBS, 1994).
Keywords: Cultural diversity; Diversity; Interdependence and interconnectedness; Migration; Religious diversity

Unity in Diversity: Orientations and Strategies for Building a Harmonious Multicultural Society - Bond,Michael Harris (1998)
Insights from the discipline of psychology can be used to design societies compatible with the exigencies and opportunities provided by the 21st Century.
Prepared as a keynote address for the conference "Multiculturalism: Diversity in Action" held at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia, May 6, 1998.
Keywords: Cultural diversity; Diversity; Psychology

Unity in Diversity: Toward a Correlation of the Bahá'í Perspective with Current Empirical Findings in the Social Science Literature - Velasco,Ismael (2009)
The Bahá'í community has much to learn from, and contribute to, the efforts of psychologists, sociologists and network theorists to understand the workings of both unity and diversity in human collectivities; cohesion research within Bahá'í studies.
Mirrored with permission from bahai-epistolary.blogspot.com, using title from the first presentation at Irfan Colloquia Session 93 (Louhelen Bahá'í School, 2009).
Keywords: Diversity; Sociology; Unity

Unity is the Law and Purpose of Life: The Case of the Baha'is in Iran - M.,Elham (2001)
An account of the persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and how the Bahá'í communities managed to organize in secret, based in part on the author's own personal experiences.
Author's last name not given; identified only as "Elham M., a Bahá'í from Iran." Mirrored with permission from http://www.bahaindex.com/da/news/1-general-news/2070-unity-is-the-law-and-purpose-of-life [dead link, not on archive].

Unity of Messengers - Slavin,Ted (St. Catharines Standard, 2009)
Messengers from all the major religions come from the same source; accepting this unity helps us recognize how much needless conflict in the world is based on religious prejudice and misunderstanding.
Keywords: Conflict; Naw-Rúz; Unity of religion

Unity Triumphant: The Call of the Kingdom - Herrick,Elizabeth (The Unity Press; Kegan Paul, 1925)
An early introduction to the Bahá'í teachings and a testimony of faith in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
First posted online in 1999 as uncorrected raw scan made by Duane Troxel in 1995; retyped and formatted by Bobbi Lyons, 2011; converted to PDF in 2012. See also Word document. Another version has been scanned by afnanlibrary.org.

Unity: The Creative Foundation of Peace, by H. B. Danesh: Review - Lamb,Susan (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1988)
Keywords: Hossain Danesh; Peace; Unity

Universal Education - Abdul-Bahá (Mémoires sur l'education morale, présentés au deuxième Congrès international d'éducation morale à La Haye, 1912)
Tablet to the second international congress on moral education in The Hague.
See the complete text at archive.org. Also see bahaigeschiedenis.nl/universeel-onderwijs.
Keywords: Alexandria, Egypt; Collaboration and cooperation; Education; Egypt; Ethics; Moral education; Netherlands; Peace; Solidarity; The Hague, Netherlands; Transformation; Unity of humanity; `Abdu'l-Bahá; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence - Abdul-Bahá (2001)
Authorized translation of an excerpt of a tablet on "the wisdom of referring certain important laws to the House of Justice."
This extract was included by the House in a letter which is posted in full at bahai-library.com/uhj_takfir. The title has been provided for this web-posting.
Keywords: Change; Christianity; Covenant; Gradual implementation of laws; Islam; Jurisprudence; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Transformation; Unity; Universal House of Justice (UHJ general); Universal House of Justice and the Principles of Jurisprudence; Unresolved matters; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of

Universal House of Justice, Establishment of - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (Compilation of Compilations, 1991)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg. Also available as scan of original (from bahaideepeningresources.blogspot.ca). Add or read quotations or links pertaining to this work here.
Keywords: 1963; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963); Universal House of Justice (UHJ general)

Universal Language, Adoption of - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (2008)
Keywords: Communication; Education; Gender; International auxiliary language; Language; Unity

Universal Principles of the Bahai Movement: Social, Economic, Governmental - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá (Persian-American Bulletin, 1912)
Excerpts from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and 'Abdu’l-Bahá on the basic principles of the Baha’i Faith.
Mirrored from the Afnan Library.
Keywords: Introductory

Universal Religion and the Law of Love - Sears,William
Date and context of this talk not given; contact me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org, which notes "good introduction but is missing part of the start and finish of the talk."
Keywords: Love; Talks; William Sears

Universal Values - Hatcher,William S. (The Science of Morality: Collected Papers, 2007)
Once we acknowledge that human beings are the supreme value in creation, we act on that knowledge. We treat human beings as the ultimate value, as ends rather than means. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
See also two videos with the same title, Universal Values. Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.
Keywords: Ethics; Science; Technology; Values; Virtues

Universal Values - Hatcher,William S. (2003)
Two presentations in Russia on the same topic.
See also an article with the same title, Universal Values. Posted to Youtube by william.hatcher.org.

Universe Within, The: An Exploration of the Human Spirit, by Anjam Khursheed: Review - Pokorny,Brad (One Country, 1995)
Mirrored with permission from onecountry.org.

Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge - Jones Kavelin,Chris (Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2008)
While this article is inspired by Bahá'í principles, it has no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
Keywords: Health and healing; Indigenous people; Native Americans; Science; Universities

Unless and Until: A Bahá'í Focus on the Environment, by Arthur Lyon Dahl: Review - Gregg,William (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1991)
Keywords: Arthur Lyon Dahl; Environment

Unlocking the Gate of the Heart, by Lasse Thoresen: Review - Troxel,Duane (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2000)

Unlocking the Power of Action - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (1994)
Also available as a nicely-formatted PDF, prepared by Romane Takkenberg.
Keywords: Action; Individual initiative

Unofficial Bahá'í Lore, by David Piff: Review - Watson,Iarfhlaith (Baha'i Studies Review, 2001)
Keywords: Calamities and catastrophes; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Pilgrims notes; Unofficial information

Unofficial information and rumour in the Bahá'í community: The case of "The tree they couldn't kill" - Piff,David (Baha'i Studies Review, 1998)
Legend and rumor spread via online discussion groups, and the place of "unofficial information" in the world view and social dynamics of a religious community.
Keywords: Báb, House of (Shiraz); Iran (documents); Orange tree; Shíráz, Iran; Trees; Unofficial information

Unpublished Essays: Autobiography: Section VI.1 - Price,Ron (A Study In Autobiography and A Study of Autobiography, 2005)
After 58 years of association with the Bahá'í Faith, 1953-2011, I had collected some 200 unpublished essays written during the 4th and 5th epochs (1986-2011). I wrote many essays in epochs 2 & 3(1944-1986), but they are virtually all lost in times sands.
This collection is a pot-pourri of material: essays written for academic institutions, for the internet and for various Bahai and other interest group publications. Readers will find many of these essays written to introduce a range of themes on the internet. By 2011 I had come to consider these internet essays as published items. Each of my first 65 collections/booklets of poetry has been introduced by an essay. Some of these essays are found here, but most of my unpublished essays are not yet available. Time and circumstance may see them become accessible on the internet. Time will tell.
Keywords: Ron Price

Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá - Abdul-Bahá (The Sufi Quarterly, 1928)
Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London, December 1912. These talks have not been published elsewhere and the translator is not identified. The original Persian text alluded to at the beginning seems not to be readily available.
See also the previous section of this volume, "The Bahá'ís," by Sarah Blomfield. Scanned by Payam Afsharian, then proofread and formatted by Adib Masumian. These four talks each have separate entries in the Partial Inventory under the abbreviation SFQ.
Keywords: Bible; Book of Revelation (Bible); Bread; Bride (metaphor); Christianity; God; God, Word of; Interfaith dialogue; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; London, England; Manifestations of God; Metaphors and allegories; Opposition; Roses and thorns; Song of Songs (Song of Solomon); Sword (metaphor); Tests and difficulties; Trinity; United Kingdom; World is an illusion or play; `Abdu'l-Bahá in London (book); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of (documents)

Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh - National Youth Committee, compiler (Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1985)
Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth.
In addition to quotations, a few of which are not online elsewhere, there are some anecdotes of Bahá'í youth facing persecution and martyrdom. This text has been drawn from online sources or otherwise input without being fully proofread. Also available in a corrected, proofread Word document: unrestrained_as_the_wind.docx.
Keywords: Alcohol; All subjects; Badí' (Mírzá Áqá Buzurg-i-Nishápúrí); Behavior; Chastity; Cleanliness; Dawn-Breakers (book); Deepening; Drugs; Education; Ethics; Family; Fasting; Funds; Gambling; Knowledge; LGBTQ; Letters of the Living; Life (general); Marriage; Membership; Military; Minorities; Moderation; Obligatory prayer; Parents; Pioneering; Plans; Politics; Prayer; Purity; Rúhu’lláh Varqá; Schools; Sexuality; Smoking (tobacco); Social and economic development; Spirituality; Studying; Teaching; Teachings; Unity; Unrestrained as the Wind; Varqa; Violence; Youth

Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion - Hatcher,John S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
Bahá’í scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: independently acquired knowledge coupled with social action; in revelation this dynamic relationship is symbolized by the Kitáb-i-Íqán and and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/93.
Keywords: Bible; Bride (metaphor); Christianity; Islam; Jerusalem, Israel; John Hatcher; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Metaphors and allegories; New Jerusalem; Prophecies; Quran; Symbolism; Wine (metaphor); Words and phrases

Unsuspected Effects of Religion on your Personality - Keene,James J. (World Order, 1967)
Review of research reports in sociology and social psychology journals to analyse survey data from five religious groups — Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Bahá'ís and non-affiliates — to define four dimensions of key social psychological dynamics.
Content adapted from bahai.works/World_Order.
Keywords: Christianity; Judaism; Psychology; Religion (general); Sociology

Untitled (in Nashville) - Lample,Paul (2008)
Talk at the Nashville, Tennessee, Bahá'í Center, August 24, 2008, about "the great spiritual enterprise" the worldwide Bahá'í community has embarked on.
If you can listen to this talk and propose a title and description, please contact us. Mirrored from bahaiexplorer.com.

Untitled (Talk at NebyFest) - Murphy,Rebequa (2005)
A talk given to the youth at NEBYFest in 2005.
If you can listen to this and propose a title, contact us. Mirrored from bahaiexplorer.com.

Untitled talk - Sears,William
Excerpt from a longer speech.
No information is given about the date or context of this lecture (and it could be part of a talk already posted online at this site); email me if you know. Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org.
Keywords: Talks; William Sears

Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: An Extended Review - Lewis,Frank (Baha'i Studies Review, 1998)
Book review, and a commentary on the need for Bahá'í academia aimed at a secular audience, and the possibility of updating the Guardian's translations when English evolves in the future.
This article was published in BSR under the title "Translating the Hidden Words: an extended review of Diana Malouf's Unveiling the Hidden Words." See also Commentary on Franklin Lewis' “Translating the Hidden Words", by Dominic Brookshaw.
Keywords: Arabic language; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Literature; Persian language; Poetry; Style (Writings); Translation

Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: Commentary on "Translating the Hidden Words,' review by Franklin Lewis - Parvis Brookshaw,Dominic (Baha'i Studies Review, 1999)
For clarity: Diana Malouf's book is titled Unveiling the Hidden Words. The review by Franklin Lewis is titled "Translating the Hidden Words." The essay below is a commentary on Lewis' review of Malouf's book.
Keywords: Arabic language; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Persian language; Translation

Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: Review - Boyles,Ann (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1999)
Keywords: Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Translation

Unveiling the Huri of Love - Hatcher,John S. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2005)
Three versions of this paper: Powerpoint presentation, audio file, and published article.
Presentation delivered at the 29th ABS Annual Conference "Science, Religion and Social Transformation," Cambridge MA, August 13 2005. Audio and Powerpoint mirrored with permission from bahai-studies.ca. PDF mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/128. Author affiliation: professor and graduate director of English literature, University of South Florida
Keywords: Houris (huris); John Hatcher; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Love; Maid of Heaven; Manifestations of God; Philosophy; Scholarship; Science

Update of "Additional Tablets" by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Permanency of URLs on bahai.org - Universal House of Justice (2022)
Answers to two questions: the PDF at bahai.org for "Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks" will be updated, and website addresses (URLs) at bahai.org are permanent and can reliably be cited.
Keywords: Additional texts (bahai.org); Bahá'í Reference Library (website); Cross-reference; Websites

Us and Them: A Study of Alienation and World Order - Lerche,Charles O. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1994)
The division of the world into mutually exclusive identity groups and its implications for international affairs; alienation and estrangement as useful tools; the Bahá'í model of world unity and world civilization; the phenomenon of European integration.
See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive. See also original scan.
Keywords: Alienation; Europe; History (general); Integration and disintegration; Unity; World order

Us and Them: Understanding Cultural Identity - Vance,Deborah Clark (2002)
Identity formation and cultural identities are an important part of who we are, but we need to be aware that intergroup prejudices can obstruct mutual understanding.
Workshop presented at the ABS conference, Toronto, Ontario (August 2002).
Keywords: Cultural differences; Cultural diversity; Identity; Us and them

Usage of the Word "Negro" in Writings of Shoghi Effendi - Universal House of Justice (2021)
Brief letter about the historically evolving use of racial terminology, and avoiding offense.
Keywords: Criticism and apologetics; Race; Shoghi Effendi, Writings of

Use of Generative Imagery in Shoghi Effendi's Dispensation of Baha'u'llah - Armstrong-Ingram,R. Jackson (1998)
Examination of metaphors such as "conception," "offspring," and "seed" in some of the Guardian's writings.
Keywords: Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh (letter)

Use of Masculine Pronouns and Images - Research Department of the Universal House of Justice (2002)
Overview of the use of gender terms in language, and a "cover letter" introduction to four compilations prepared by the Bahá'í World Centre which were attached to the cover letter.
The attachments and compilations mentioned in the memorandum below, as well as more details about it, are at Materials Provided by the Bahá'í World Centre on Gender in the Writings and Matters of Translation.
Keywords: Equality; Gender; Gender pronouns; God, Gender of; Pronouns; Translation

Using the Names of God for Healing: List of 405 Names of God - Gammage,Susan (2012)
Short essay on using the names in healing prayer; long list of names of God culled from the "Long Healing Prayer" and from Ruhiyyih Khanum's The Desire of the World.
Mirrored from ninestarsolutions.com/using-the-names-of-god-for-healing.
Keywords: God, Names of; Healing prayer, Long; Health and healing; Names and titles

Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family - Momen,Moojan (Iranian Studies, 2003)
The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and 19th-century Iran, viewed through the lens of the Baraghani family as it faced schisms of the Akhbari, Shaykhi, and Bábí movements.
Mirrored from nhbahais.com.
Keywords: 18th century; 19th century; Akhbari (Shiite school); Equality; Gender; Iran (documents); Islam; Jurisprudence; Qazvin, Iran; Shaykhism; Shia Islam (Shiism); Usuli (Shiite school); Women; Ṭáhirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn

Utterances of Abdu'l-Baha to Thomas Breakwell, Herbert Hopper, and Isabella D. Brittingham - Breakwell,Thomas; Brittingham,Isabella D.; Hopper,Herbert (1901)
Message to the believers in America, on the nature of evil, on universal language, on the number 9, and a conversation with Abu'l-Qasim, the gardener of the Ridvan.
Keywords: 1901; Pilgrims notes

Utterances of Abdul Beha Abas to Two Young Men, American Pilgrims to Acre - Abdul-Bahá (Board of Counsel, 1901)
Talks to pilgrims William Copeland Dodge and Wendall Dodge in Akka, November-December, 1901, published as a 24-page booklet.
While the "two young men" are not named in this document, they are identified by William Dodge in this talk.
Keywords: 1901; Akka, Israel; Pilgrims notes

Vaccination and Covid-19: Six Letters Regarding Issues of Vaccination in 2020 and 2021 - Universal House of Justice (2020)
Five letters sent in 2020 and 2021 on contemporary issues regarding vaccination, prefaced by letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States. While not all directly mention Covid-19, they are all likely inspired by the topic.
All letters posted with permission of recipient, and shared in the Facebook "Bahá'í Studies" group. The titles given below, e.g. "UHJ to Individual re Obedience to Civil Law re Vaccinations," were taken from the filenames of the PDFs as posted. Also available as a formatted Word document (by M. Thomas, 2022). See also Vaccination: A Compilation, Covid-19 and Bahá'í Burial, and a NSA letter Covid-19 Vaccination Guidance.
Keywords: 2020; 2021; Conspiracy theories; Covid-19 (Corona virus); Health and healing; Misinformation and disinformation; Science; Vaccination

Vaccination: A Compilation - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, compiler (2019)
Brief compilation sent by email by the US NSA. Includes cover letter.
Keywords: Children; Health and healing; Science; Vaccination

Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí) - Momen,Moojan (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1996)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at www.iranicaonline.org/articles/darabi-sayyed-yahya.
Keywords: 1850; Biography; Iran (documents); Vahid (Siyyid Yahyay-i-Darabi)

Valleys, Mountains, and Teacher Preparation - Johnson,Barbara K. V. (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2015)
The metaphor of the soul's journey through the Four Valleys illustrates the practical work of building a team of college and school-based practitioners in the Rocky Mountains to design a new program to prepare teachers for service in the public schools.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/200.

Valleys: Real, Symbolic and Holy Sites - Sharon,Moshe (2013)
The nature of the metaphor of a valley; biblical references and meanings in Hebrew; comparison with Islamic concepts; valleys in the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh.
This paper was first posted in Word format at Hebrew University of Jerusalem [archive.org], where the author was the Chair in Bahá'í Studies. See also the author's Prophets and Mountains.
Keywords: Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Judaism; Metaphors and allegories; Valleys

Valorando la espiritualidad en el Desarrollo: Consideraciones Iniciales en cuanto a la Creación de Indicadores de Base Espiritual para el Desarrollo - Bahá'í International Community (1998)
Consideraciones Iniciales en cuanto a la Creación de Indicadores de Base Espiritual para el Desarrollo, presentado al "Diálogo Mundial de las Fes y el Desarrollo."
Un trabajo escrito de concepto redactado que fue presentado al "Diálogo Mundial de las Fes y el Desarrollo", hospedado por el Presidente del Banco Mundial y el Arzopispo de Canterbury al Palacio de Lambeth, del 18 al 19 de febrero de 1998.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Social and economic development; Statements

Values Education in Bahá'í Schools - Chapa,Jennifer; Diessner,Rhett (Education, Culture and Values, 2000)
A general introduction to a Bahá'í view of the purpose of education, along with a review of common principles and features of Bahá'í-inspired schools, with a multiculturally sensitive curriculum.
PDF below generated from Microsoft Word original.
Keywords: Bahá'í schools; Cultural diversity; Curriculum; Education; Ethics; Service

Various Books: 12 Books for Download - Cobb,Stanwood (1932)
Titles include: Discovering the Genius Within You, Sage of the Sacred Mountain, Radiant Living, Trouble: How to Meet It, Expanding Our Spiritual Consciousness, Joy of Existence, Scientific Study of the Hand, Thoughts on Education, Spiritual Power.
See also: bibliography in Word or PDF formats; biography Word or PDF formats, and My Memories of Stanwood Cobb.
Keywords: Stanwood Cobb

Various Books: 7 Books, Articles for Download - Browne,E. G. (1892)
Titles include: Catalogue of Persian and Arabic Manuscripts, India; Reign of Terror at Tabriz; Muhammad Hasan Isfandiyar's History of Tabaristan; Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts, University of Cambridge; Catalogue and Description of 27 Babi Manuscripts.
See also Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts and Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts 2.
Keywords: Baron Rosen; E. G. Browne; Iran (documents); Manuscripts; Tabríz, Iran

Various Essays - McLean,Jack (Gulf Islands Driftwood, 1994)
43 essays on various topics, many with Bahá'í themes, most published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood of Salt Spring Island, BC.
Keywords: Animals; Belief; Consultation; Erich Fromm; Globalization; Laura Clifford Barney; Montreal, QC; Spirituality; Stanwood Cobb; Teaching; Tests and difficulties; Theology; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour

Various Essays - Gammage,Susan (2013)
47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
Archive of essays originally written as blog posts for susangammage.com [archive.org]. Selected by author, and formatted by David Bowie (2023) for posting here.
Keywords: Abortion; Abuse; Addiction; African Americans; Alcohol; Anger; Backbiting and gossip; Biography; Bruce Matthews; Burial (funeral); Calamities and catastrophes; Calamities and catastrophes; Caroline Lehmann; Chastity; Consent (marriage); Consultation; Death; Detachment; Dreams and visions; Drugs; Education; Elections; Family; Food; Forgiveness; Forgiveness; Health and healing; Heaven and hell; Human nature; Life after death (afterlife); Living the life; Local Spiritual Assemblies; Marriage; Obedience; Parents; Plans; Psychology; Purpose of life; Relationships; Self; Suffering; Temptation; Tests and difficulties; Violence; Wealth and poverty; Will and testament (general); `Abdu'l-Bahá

Various essays - Goodrich,Carol R.; Leavitt,Rob; Langness,David; Doyle,Larry (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Five unrelated items: "The Philippines: Catholic Priests Detained and Murdered," "Two Halves Are Better Than One," "Vision Quest," "Emerging From...", and a Pogo comic mentioning Bahá'í Naw Ruz.
The following essays are not related and were not published in the same issues, but are included together for ease of filing and because they were not long enough to warrant posting as separate items. See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.

Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn - Abdul-Bahá (2024)
Provisional translations, with commentary, of three short extracts from Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, interpreting the Quranic figure of Dhu'l-Qarnayn’s historical and symbolic significance, distinguishing him from Alexander the Great.
Mirrored with permission from adibmasumian.com/translations, which includes typescripts of the original Persian and Arabic texts.
Keywords: Alexander the Great; Dhu al-Qarnayn; Imam Ali; Interpretation; Islam; Muhammad (Prophet); Quran; Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave); Yemen

Various questions: Psychic powers, Persepolis, portrait of Mulla Husayn, etc. - Universal House of Justice (2007)
Answers to: psychic powers and "natural" healing; 'Abdu'l-Bahá's statement on Persepolis; inauthenticity of a portrait of Mullá Husayn; a passage on childhood; list of sites for future Houses of Worship; Prayer of the Báb; and a jungle story.
Mirrored with permission from sites.google.com/site/akbweb.
Keywords: Children; Faith healing; Health and healing; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Persepolis, Iran; Psychic powers

Various questions: Wordings in Promised Day is Come, Transliteration of vav, Pluralization and Case of Certain Words - Universal House of Justice (2021)
Answers on four topics: differences in wording in editions of The Promised Day Is Come; transliteration of the letter váv / wáw; the use of hybrid plurals, e.g. mullas; upper/lower case of certain words, e.g. "shah/Shah."
Submitted by recipient; original on file.
Keywords: Arabic language; Persian language; Promised Day is Come (letter); Transliteration and diacritics; Words and phrases

Varqá and His Son: A Talk by `Abdu'l-Bahá - Abdul-Bahá (2022)
English translation, and two transcripts of the Persian original, of a talk given by `Abdu'l-Bahá in New York on May 31, 1912.
Also available in Microsoft Word format (prepared by M.W. Thomas, 2022). See Persian original from Star of the West 3:18 (1913), pp. 11-12, online at bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_18. See also Star of the West Extracts.
Keywords: Iran (documents); Rúhu’lláh Varqá; Varqa; Varqá, Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad

Varqá and Rúhu'lláh: 101 Stories of Bravery on the Move - Handal,Boris (2020)
On the lives of Varqa, the physician and talented poet, and his gifted adolescent son Ruhu'llah, who travelled across Iran to teach the Faith before being martyred in 1896.
Purchase this book on amazon.com.
Keywords: 1896; 19th century; Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; Biography; Hands of the Cause; Iran (documents); Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran; Rúhu’lláh Varqá; Teaching; Varqa; Varqa, Valiyullah; Varqá, Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad

Varqa and Son: The Heavenly Doves - Shahrokh,Darius (Windows to the Past, 1992)
History of the family of Varqa, the only family with the distinction of having a grandfather, a father, and a son all named Hand of the Cause.
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; Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; Biography; Hands of the Cause; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran; Rúhu’lláh Varqá; Varqá, Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad

Varqá, Ali-Mohammad - Ayman,Iraj (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2017)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at iranicaonline.org/articles/varqa-ali-mohammad.
Keywords: 1855; 1896; Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; Births and deaths; Hands appointed by `Abdu'l-Bahá; Hands appointed by `Abdu'l-Bahá; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Iran (documents); Persecution; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution, Iran; Rúhu’lláh Varqá; Varqa; Varqá, Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad

Varqá, Wali-Alláh - Ayman,Iraj (Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2017)
Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
The following is an excerpt of the article at iranicaonline.org/articles/varqa-wali-allah.
Keywords: 1884; 1955; Bahá'í World Centre; Biography; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Huququllah, Trustees of; Huqúqu'lláh; Iran (documents); Miandoab, Iran; Tabríz, Iran; Tehran, Iran; Varqa; Varqa, Valiyullah

Verse - Various (Baha'i World, 1986)
Poems by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Giuseppe de Marco, Gilbert Robert, Martyn Burke, Audrey Marcus, Anneke Buys, Geoffrey Nash, Judith Partelow Provost, Adelbert Mühlschlegel, Larry Rowdon, Victor de Araujo, Shirin Sabri, Roger White, Bret Breneman, et al.
See Bahá'í World volume 18 table of contents.
Keywords: Poetry

Viaje al Interior de Persia: El itinerario de Rivadeneyra (1874-75) - Litvak,Lily (Ediciones del Serbal, 1987)
1-page overview of Bábí history and the Bahá'í/Azali split.
Keywords: 1850; 1874; 1875; Bábí history

Victories and Crises - Khan,Peter J. (1995)
In this talk in the United States in 1995, a member of the Universal House of Justice speaks on the challenges facing the Bahá'ís of the world, and on mental tests.
First few minutes missing. See also two talks by Khan also from 1995, Mental Tests and Nature of Tests, and a 1995 letter from the Universal House of Justice on Mental Tests. Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Crisis; Peter Khan; Tests and difficulties; Victory

Victory Promises - Bahá'u'lláh; Abdul-Bahá; Shoghi Effendi; Universal House of Justice (National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands, 1978)
Promises for success in spreading the Faith.
Text from Ocean; formatted by and mirrored with permission of R. Takkenberg from www.miscellanie.com/pdfdocs/comps/.
Keywords: Prophecies; Teaching; Victory

Videos for Deepening - Troxel,Duane (2004)
Four videos: The Life of the Báb, The Life of the Guardian, The Return of Christ, and What Do Bahá'ís Believe.
See also Powerpoints for Deepening. These videos are large and could be further compressed, but I lack video editing software; email me if you can help down-sample these videos.
Keywords: Báb, The; Deepening; Introductory; Jesus Christ; Prophecies; Return; Shoghi Effendi

Views from a Black Artist in the Century of Light - de Souza,Elizabeth (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2020)
On the experiences of Black artists; biographical notes on McCleary “Bunch” Washington; African-American spiritual songs.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/315. See also complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: 1937; African Americans; Arts and crafts; Biography; McCleary Washington ("Bunch"); Painting; Shamsi Sedaghat; United States (documents)

Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha - Troxel,Duane, editor (Bahá’í Publishing Society, 1911)
Pictures of Akká taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data added later, in 2007 by Troxel and in 2008 by Cary Enoch Reinstein.
Another version of this document was prepared for the Afnan Library in 2018: afnanlibrary.org/docs/english-european-books/views-of-acca-haifa-mt-carmel-and-other-places.
Keywords: 1900s; 1903; 1911; Akka, Israel; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of (Bahjí); Bahá'í World Centre; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Pilgrimage; Ridván garden (Akká); Visuals

Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology: Selected from Manuscripts of William Miller with a Memoir of His Life - Miller,William (Joshua V. Himes, 1842)
Miller's memoir; scriptural interpretation; Bible chronology; various addresses and lectures; various reviews and letters.
Keywords: 1840s; 19th century; Bible; Biography; Millennialism; Prophecies; William Miller

Views on Homosexuality - Universal House of Justice (2013)
On the need to overcome material nature including homosexuality; Bahá’ís not to judge or impose values and to treat those with a homosexual orientation sympathetically; no possibility for House to change Bahá’í marriage as between man and woman
Title added for this online version, not in original. See also a Letter on responding to attitude changes on homosexuality (UHJ, 2014) and The Baha’i Teachings and Homosexuality (offsite), a statement and FAQ on the official website of the Baháʼís of the United States.
Keywords: Homosexuality; Human rights; LGBTQ; Laws

Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha - Honnold,Annamarie K., compiler (George Ronald, 1982)
Compilation of inspiring anecdotes pertaining to the Bahá'í way of life as demonstrated by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the perfect Exemplar of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings, whose words and deeds were in total harmony and whose life serves as an example for all.
Mirrored from chupin.ru/library.
Keywords: 1900s; 1910s; 19th century; Annamarie Honnold; Hidden Words, First (Arabic); Stories; Virtues; `Abdu'l-Bahá

Vineyard of the Lord: Mount Carmel Bahá'í Projects Updates - Various (Mount Carmel Bahá'í Projects Office of the Project Manager, 2000)
Two volumes of a multi-volume journal of essays and photographs showing the development of the Arc; progress reports; essay "Shrines and Gardens" by Beatrice Irwin; Haifa as the bride of Carmel; historical connection with India.
Keywords: 2000; Arc project; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Photographs; Visuals

Violation of Baha'i and Civil Law - Universal House of Justice (1991)
Role of Spiritual Assemblies in regulating behavior of Bahá'ís, removal of administrative rights, and treatment of Bahá'ís convicted of a criminal offense.
Letter taken from the LSA Guidelines of the National Spiritual Assembly of New Zealand.
Keywords: Administrative rights; Behavior; Crime; Laws; National Spiritual Assemblies

Violence Against Women and Children - Universal House of Justice (American Baha'i, 1993)
Bahá’í principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child discipline, and community protection.
Letter dated January 24 1993, published November 23 1993. See original letter [bahai.org] and published version [bahai.works].
Keywords: Abortion; Abuse; Anger; Change; Children; Consultation; Discipline; Domestic violence; Education; Equality; Ethics; Family; Family consultation; Human rights; Justice; Marriage; Non-violence; Punishment; Respect; Sexual violence; Transformation; Trust; Violence; Women

Violence with Impunity: Acts of aggression against Iran's Bahá'í community - Bahá'í International Community (2013)
Book-length report on the rising tide of violence directed against the Iranian Bahá'í community 2005-2012, and the degree to which attackers enjoy impunity from prosecution or punishment.
See also a "trailer," or short promotional video, about this publication at youtube.com. See also a follow-up act in the US government, Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority. Mirrored with permission from bic.org/violence-with-impunity.
Keywords: BIC statements; Bahá'í International Community; Impunity; Iran (documents); Justice; Opposition; Persecution; Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Other; Statements; Violence

Virgin countries and territories opened during the first year of the 10-Year Crusade 1953-1954 - Author unknown (Baha'i World, 1956)
Scanned by Kinko's for John Conkling. See also Index to Maps and charts in Bahá'í World volumes. See also bahai-library.com/virgin_territories_knights_bahaullah and bahai-library.com/roll_honor_knights_bahaullah.
Keywords: 1953; 1954; Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Pioneering; Teaching; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)

Virgin Islands, U.S. and British - Paccassi,Patricia (1995)
Article written in the mid-nineties for possible inclusion in the Bahá'í Encyclopedia, posted with permission at bahaihistorycaribbean.info. See also photos and history.
Keywords: Bahá'í history by country; Caribbean; Lesser Antilles; Virgin Islands, US

Virgin Territories Opened by the Knights of Baha'u'llah 1953-1990 - Author unknown (Baha'i World, 1998)
List of names and dates of pioneers and the NSAs responsible for opening territories.
Included in the book as a pull-out. See also Index to Maps and charts in Bahá'í World volumes. See also bahai-library.com/map_pioneers_crusade_1956 and bahai-library.com/roll_honor_knights_bahaullah.
Keywords: 1953; 1990; Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Maps; Pioneering; Teaching; Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963)

Vision and the Pursuit of Constructive Social Change - Hanson,Holly (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2020)
Observations about the elements of building new social structures; examples from moments in African American history in the United States to explore how constructive social change involves a systematic cultivation of vision; social transformation.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also complete issue [PDF].

Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue - National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1991)
A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
Mirrored from
Keywords: Change; Conflict resolution; Cultural diversity; Economics; Education; Equality; Interracial marriage; Justice; National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Peace; Prejudice; Public discourse (discourses of society); Race; Race unity; Racism; Slavery; Social action; Social change; Statements; Transformation; United States (documents); Unity; Unity in diversity; Unity of humanity; Vision; Vision of Race Unity (statement); Wealth and poverty

Vision of Shoghi Effendi as Reflected in The Advent of Divine Justice - Thomas,Richard (1984)
Thomas’ presentation of this is mentioned on two pages of bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Bahá'í_News_647.pdf, "ABS Conference commemorates Guardian's vision," Bahá'í News no. 647, Feb, 1985, p. 3–5 (9th ABS conference, Nov 2-4 1984, Ottawa, CA). Originally posted at bahaistudy.org, archived at archive.org. Transcribed by H.B. (2021). Essay with similar title published in The Vision of Shoghi Effendi pp. 193-206.
Keywords: Advent of Divine Justice (letter); Vision

Vision of Teaching - Arbab,Farzam
Audio posted online at http://bahaimp3.narod.ru/eng.htm
Keywords: Farzam Arbab; Teaching

Vision of the Future - Shoghi Effendi (2013)
Lengthy collection of passages from writings of the Guardian on the lesser peace and great peace, Bahá'í ages and epochs, future civilization, spiritualization, world order and commonwealth, sovereignty and world government, evolution of the Faith.
Mirrored with permission from iscandertinto.com, where the author notes "This research is based on material prepared by Mr. Hooper Dunbar, to whom I am very grateful for his guidance since 1988." [-I.T.] See also his Universal Cycles compilation.
Keywords: Epochs; Peace; Vision; World order

Vision Statement / Mandate of the Bahá'í Library Online - Winters,Jonah (2003)
Early description of content, intent, and functioning of the Bahá'í Library Online. Now outdated, but still a serviceable statement of purpose.
This document is now incomplete, and no longer fully describes the Bahá'í Library; see the updated Bahá'í Library Online at 25: Background, Functioning, and Future (2022). Additions to this document after 2003 I put in [brackets], below. Statement prepared for the International Conference on Bahá'í Libraries and Archives, January 2003 (and see another version of this statement in that document, pp. 78-79); see the PDF handout. See also an earlier report from 1999. See also bahaipedia.org/Bahai-library.com.
Keywords: Bahá'í Library Online

Visions of Peace, Strategies for Change: Bahá'í Books on Creating a New World Order - Garlington,William (dialogue magazine, 1986)
Reviews of To the Peoples of the World: A Bahá'í Statement on Peace, by the Universal House of Justice, World Peace and World Government, by Jan Tyson, and Circle of Peace. ed. Anthony Lee.
See also list of dialogue articles or image scans.
Keywords: Peace; Vision

Visiting the Bahá'í World Centre - Moffett,Ruth (1954)
Detailed memories of Ruth Moffett's visit to the Baha'i World Centre in 1954; words of Shoghi Effendi; travel teaching in Europe; questions of authenticity.
See obituary "Ruth J. Moffett 1880-1978," in
Keywords: 1954; Bahá'í World Centre; Pilgrims notes; Ramona Brown; Ruth Moffett

Visits of the Hands of the Cause of God to Ireland - Omidvaran,Betsy (Solas, 2003)
An overview of all known visits by the Hands, the highest-ranking officers of the Bahá’í Faith, to Ireland. Review of the many historical sources about this largely-uninvestigated topic. Includes timeline of the visits between 1952 and 1986.
See also a PDF of the complete issue of Solas 3. Mirrored from breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/solas.
Keywords: 1952; 1986; 20th century; Bahá'í history; Chronology and timelines; Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Ireland

Vivre la vie de la perspective de l'éternité - Hatcher,William S. (William S. Hatcher Library, 2002)
Fireside talk.
Mirrored with permission from william.hatcher.org.

Vojdani: Ou, La quête: drame en huit tableaux - Spierckel,Pierre (2007)
Drame relatant la recherche spirituelle de Vojdani telle que contée dans "Fire on the Mountain Top", joué par de jeunes gens bahá'ís et chercheurs.
Keywords: Arts and crafts; Drama; Fiction; Plays

Voluntad y Testamento de Abdu'l-Baha - Abdul-Bahá
Spanish translation of Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Keywords: Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá

Voyage en Perse - Flandin,Eugene (Gide et J. Baudry, 1851)
A detailed travel diary, giving a sense of what Iran was like at the time of the Báb.
This book is available in a variety of formats at archive.org.
Keywords: E-books; Iran

Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) - Garcia,David Russell (2003)
A lengthy overview of the Qur'án and its themes for a Bahá'í audience; holy war and fighting; reasons behind Islám's reputation as a war-like religion; theology of Islám vs. Christianity; laws and admonitions; spiritual and social principles; apocalypse.
For more on jinn, see On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn' by Abdu'l-Bahá (provisional translation, 2019). Also available in Dutch translation.
Keywords: Adam and Eve; Angels; Bible; Book of Enoch; Christianity; Civilization; Clouds; Context, Taking verses out of; Creation; Culture, Western; Day of Resurrection (or Day of Judgment); Dead Sea scrolls; Decline and renewal of religion; Devil (Satan); Encouragement; Evil; Food; Forgiveness; Free will; God, Fear of; God, Mercy and compassion of; God, Will of; Heaven and hell; Hinduism; Human rights; Independent investigation of truth; Interfaith dialogue; Intermediary realm; Islam; Jesus Christ; Jihad (Holy war); Jinn (genie); Judaism; Justice; Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Laws; Life after death (afterlife); Love; Mary (Mother of Jesus Christ); Metaphors and allegories; Miracles; Muhammad (Prophet); Non-violence; Peace; Philosophy; Plato; Polygamy; Progressive revelation; Prophecies; Prophets; Purity; Quran; Renaissance; Resurrection; Return; Reward and punishment; Science; Signs; Sin; Soul; Tests and difficulties; Trinity; Two seas; Ungodly; Unity of religion; Violence

Walking the Spiritual Path with Both Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground - Baldwin,Joyce (Journal of Baha'i Studies, 2016)
Overview of the life of a Bahá'í native from indigenous-Tsimshian ancestry, who pioneered to Alaska and a reserve in Washington, and member of the LSA of Arcata, California. Includes reflections on teaching to Natives.
Mirrored from journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/article/view/210; offsite PDF and local copy both updated 2023-09. See also the complete issue [PDF].
Keywords: 1938; Alaska, USA; Arcata, CA; Biography; California, USA; Native Americans; Teaching; United States (documents); Washington, USA; Wrangell, AK