1. 2025-11. Báb's Commentary on the Ḥadíth Every Day is ʿĀshūrāʾ, The: A Treatise on the Eternal Reality and Divine Mystery of the Martyrdom of Imām Ḥusayn. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . — A mystical commentary on this hadith, portraying the martyrdom of Imam Husayn as the Countenance of ...
2. 2025-06. Quddús and the Story of Joseph: A Typological Exploration. Boris Handal. — How Quddús can be understood through the lens of Joseph’s narrative of sacrifice, patience, and d...
3. 2024-12. Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Nader Saiedi: Review. Christopher Buck. — Review of Nader Saiedi's book that focuses on the Writings of Baha'u'llah. Review title: Nader Saied...
4. 2023-01-01/2025. Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih). Bahá'u'lláh, Joshua Hall, trans. . — Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of the Simple Reality examines Mulla Ṣadra's dictum "The Simple Reality...
5. 2022-08. Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved. Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Daoust, trans. . — La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés,...
6. 2022. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light. Jack McLean. — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe...
7. 2020. Alice Buckton's Glastonbury Pilgrimage. Lil Osborn. — Buckton's spiritual awakening and pioneering activities in Glastonbury, including her setting up a w...
8. 2019. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. . — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original.
9. 2019. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb. John S. Hatcher. — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen...
10. 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih. John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
11. 2019. Bahá'u'lláh's "Ode of the Dove": A Provisional Translation. Bahá'u'lláh, John S. Hatcher, trans, Amrollah Hemmat, trans, Ehsanollah Hemmat, trans. . — A lengthy dialogue between Baha'u'llah (as persona/narrator) and the Huriyyih — the Maid of Heaven...
12. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;...
13. 2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
14. 2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
15. 2017. Themes of 'The Erotic' in Sufi Mysticism. Jonah Winters. — Mystical writing is replete with symbolism of love and eros, and it can also be found in the mystica...
16. 2017. Explanations Concerning Passage No. 1 of the Persian Hidden Words. Dariush Maani. — Chapter #4 from the book, provided as a sample by the publisher.
17. 2015. Archeology of the Kingdom of God, The. Jean-Marc Lepain, Peter Terry, trans. . — Analysis of the spiritual worlds as depicted in philosophical and religious texts, from ancient the ...
18. 2015. Hymn to Love (Sáqí, bi-dih ábí), A. Julio Savi. — A ghazal, a mystical song of love about The Beloved, meaning God or a Manifestation. One of eight Pe...
19. 2015. Baha'i Faith and the Western Esoteric Tradition, The. Lil Osborn. — The importance of individuals seeped in the mystical, the occult, and esoteric to the early 20th-cen...
20. 2015. Words of Power: Ḥurūfī Teachings between Shiʿism and Sufism in Medieval Islam: The Original Doctrine of Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov. — Explores the origins, context, and legacy of Hurufism, a 14th century mystical Islamic movement cent...
21. 2014/2020/2024. List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org. Christopher Buck. — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
22. 2014-07. Alice Buckton: Baha'i Mystic. Lil Osborn. — Buckton, a central figure in the re-establishment of Glastonbury as England's spiritual centre, visi...
23. 2014. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The. Julio Savi. — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
24. 2014. Celtic Dimension of Pre-first World War Religious Discourse in Britain, The: Wellesley Tudor Pole and the Glastonbury Phenomenon. Brendan McNamara. — On the Celtic revival, a new religious movement outside of mainstream Christianity in early 20th cen...
25. 2013. Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction. Justice Hagan. — On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, t...
26. 2012. Bahá'u'lláh's Persian Poems Written before 1863. Julio Savi. — Overview of the mystical early writings of Baha'u'llah, 1852-1863. Includes extensive bibliography, ...
27. 2012. Clouds and the Hiding God: Observations on some Terms in the Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh. Moshe Sharon. — Metaphorical usage of clouds and rain in the mystical Tablets Rashh-i-Ama, Lawh Kullu't-Ta'am, and Q...
28. 2011/2022. Placeless Sun, A: Toward Our Configured Destiny. Dimitri Tishler. — Plot: Allison’s plane lands in New York on a wintry November afternoon in 1998. Allison strikes up...
29. 2010-10-23. Tafsir and the Meaning of the Qur'an: The Crucifixion in Muslim Thought. Todd Lawson. — Using Qur'an 4:156-7 as an example, classical tafsīr, “scholastic" exegesis, has not always taken...
30. 2009-2025. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Texts. Adib Masumian, trans. — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
31. 2009-02-09. Islam, the Baha'i Faith and the Eternal Covenant of Alast. Susan Maneck.
32. 2008. Le mysticisme. William S. Hatcher. — Fireside talk.
33. 2008. Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: Introduction to A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — A tablet of Baha'u'llah to one of the Babis to renew his faith before He had revealed his mission; i...
34. 2007-12. Bahá'í Faith and the Perennial Mystical Quest, The: A Western Perspective. Julio Savi. — Mysticism is an intrinsic aspect of the Baha'i Faith and mystical experience as formulated by Willia...
35. 2007. Mysticism East and West. Farhang Jahanpour. — The meaning and nature of mysticism and some of the leading ideas in Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christ...
36. 2006. Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization. Vahid Brown. — The role of interconfessionalism in the emergence of Islamic and Jewish theosophical movements in ...
37. 2006. "Newly born babe of that Day", The: Mysticism in the Age of the Maturity of Humankind. Julio Savi. — The dynamic historical processes impacting mysticism. As the Baha'i Revelation is the revelation o...
38. 2006. Baha'is as a Mystic Community, by Moojan Momen, The: Response. Jack McLean. — The meanings of mysticism in the writings of Baha'u'llah and Shoghi Effendi.
39. 2006. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics. Ismael Velasco. — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ...
40. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. — Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Baha'i thought and practice.
41. 2004. "Wonderful True Visions": Magic, Mysticism, and Millennialism in the Making of the American Bahá'í Community, 1892-1895. Richard Hollinger. — The early growth of the American, and especially the Chicago, communities was more gradual and eclec...
42. 2003. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography. Julio Savi. — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu...
43. 2002. Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael). Abdu'l-Bahá, Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. . — Short mention of fana', the mystical annihilation of the self, "which is none other than being a tot...
44. 2002. Influence of Bábí Teachings on Ling Ming Tang and Nineteenth-century China, The. Jianping Wang. — A possible historical linkage between the followers of Babi and Baha'i Movements in Iran and the bel...
45. 2002. Knowledge, Certitude and the Mystical Heart: The Hidden Essence of God's Word. LeRoy Jones. — Baha'u'llah equates Truth with divine knowledge and requires that we must first be cleansed of world...
46. 2002. Báb's Epistle on the Spiritual Journey towards God, The. Todd Lawson. — A preliminary translation and discussion of the Bab's Risala fi's-Sulúk, one of his earliest extant...
47. 2002. Mystical Dimensions of the Bahá'í Administrative Order, The. Kavian Sadeghzade Milani. — The Baha'i Administrative Order can be seen as a mystical entity, and there are some parallels betwe...
48. 2002. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Community. Moojan Momen. — The five characteristic features common to mystical orders in Buddhism, Christianity or Islam. Baha'...
49. 2002. Mysticism in African Traditional Religion and in the Bahá'í Faith: Classification of Concepts and Practices. Enoch Tanyi. — Both African Traditional Religion and the Baha'i Faith originate from God, but at different times in...
50. 2002. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The. A. Bolhuis, comp. — This is a compilation of only those passages from Baha'u'llah’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that rela...
51. 2001-07. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí. Jack McLean. — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
52. 2001. Mystic Cup, The: Essential Mystical Nature of the Bahá'í Faith. LeRoy Jones. — Although the Baha’i Faith is fundamentally mystic in character, American Baha’is often do not e...
53. 2001. Firm Cord of Servitude, The. Theo A. Cope. — A call for a revisioning of mysticism's claims of "union with God" in light of the Baha'i Teachings ...
54. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul. Moojan Momen. — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat...
55. 2001. "What I Want to Say is Wordless": Mystical Language, Revelation and Scholarship. Ismael Velasco. — If the Word of God transcends words and letters, what point is there to Scripture, let alone to scho...
56. 2001. Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations. Frank Lewis. — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur...
57. 2000-10. Correlating Mystical Experience to the Knowledge of God. Jack McLean. — Mysticism, "the experience of God," and theology, "the knowledge of God," are both expressions of on...
58. 2000. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar. Sheila Banani. — An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah and the Conference of the B...
59. 2000. Lover's Way, The: A Critical Comparison of the Nazm al-Sulúk by Ibn al-Fárid with the Qasídih-yi Varqá'iyyih by Bahá'ulláh. Brian A. Miller. — Link to document offsite.
60. 2000. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
61. 1999-01. How to get out of it: Faná' and baqá' in the Early Writings of Baha'u'llah. Alison Marshall. — Annihilation and the self in the Hidden Words and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.
62. 1999. Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77. Daryl Lowery. — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
63. 1999. Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak'. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
64. 1999. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Frank Lewis, trans. . — Provisional translation
65. 1998-03. Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys. LeRoy Jones. — Mystical aspects of the Baha'i Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in...
66. 1998-02. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?. Roberta Law. — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ...
67. 1998-01. Comparison of Islamic Religious Modes with the Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh. Dianne Bradford. — Comparison of stages in The Four Valleys with three approaches from Islam: Theologians, Muslim Philo...
68. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
69. 1998. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The. Gul Afroz Zaman. — On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life ...
70. 1997-09. Individualism and the Spiritual Path in Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i. Juan Cole. — On Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i's criticisms of aspects of Sufism, and whether he could be considered a "m...
71. 1997. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys. David Langness. — Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
72. 1997. Ode of the Dove. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation of Qasidiy-i- Varqa'iyyih.
73. 1997. Baha'u'llah's Notes to His "Ode of the Dove". Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
74. 1997. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness. Rodney H. Clarken. — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm...
75. 1997. Inner Dimensions of Revelation, The. Ross Woodman. — Mysticism; God's appearance to the individual; union and the feminine soul of the Manifestation.
76. 1996. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man 'arafa nafsahú faqad 'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary. Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. . — Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning o...
77. 1996. الوهيّت و مظهريّت : جلد دوم فلسفه و عرفان (Divinity and Manifestation Volume Two: Philosophy and Mysticism). Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vahid Rafati, ed. .
78. 1995 Spring. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith. Farnaz Ma'sumian. — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th...
79. 1995. Tablet to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Concerning the Questions of Manakji Limji Hataria: Baha'u'llah on Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Introduction to, article about, and translation of the Tablet to Maneckji.
80. 1995. "'In the Beginning Was the Word': Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul," by Ross Woodman: Commentary. Betty Hoff Conow (published as B. Hoff Conow).
81. 1994. Will, Knowledge, and Love as Explained in Baha'u'llah's Four Valleys. Julio Savi. — Exploration of some of the "seemingly abstruse" concepts of the Four Valleys.
82. 1994. Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review. Ross Woodman.
83. 1993 Fall. Baha'u'llah's Seclusion in Kurdistan. Bijan Ma'sumian. — Reconstruction of parts of this mostly undocumented period in Baha'u'llah's life.
84. 1993. Analysis of The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, An. William S. Hatcher. — The historical context of this book; its theological and philosophy; the content and structure of it...
85. 1990. Logic and Logos. William S. Hatcher. — Platonism and pragmatism; myths, models, and mysticism; from metaphysics to logic: a modern formulat...
86. 1987. انسان در آئین بهائی: جلد اول: فلسفه و عرفان (Station of Man in the Bahá'í Faith: Volume 1, Philosophy and Mysticism). Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vahid Rafati, comp. and ed. . — 19 collected works of 'Ali-Murad Davúdi.
87. 1984-03. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith. Moojan Momen. — Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-cent...
88. 1984. Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandi Sufis in Iraq, 1854-1856. Juan Cole. — The interplay of Babi themes of messianism and the Sufi mystical emphasis on internal spirituality; ...
89. 1983-12. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Steven Scholl. — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr...
90. 1979. Seven Mysteries of Life, The: An Exploration in Science and Philosophy. Guy Murchie. — A poetic exploration of life’s unity, consciousness, love, and purpose, blending science, philosop...
91. 1978 Spring. Knowledge of God, The: An Essay on Bahá'í Epistemology. Jack McLean. — Knowledge of the divine is the beginning of all things. This can come through the investigative facu...
92. 1976-04-21. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and t...
93. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
94. 1975. Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. — Detailed history of Sufism and its thought, Islamic theosophy, and Persian and Turkish mystical poet...
95. 1973 Summer. ‘Irfán, Gnosis, or Mystical Knowledge. Jalil Mahmoudi. — Explores ‘Irfan (gnosis) as mystical knowledge, contrasting empirical and rational forms, emphasiz...
96. 1955. Faiths Men Live By, The. Charles Francis Potter. — One-page overview of the Baha'i Faith's relationship to gnosticism, and its status in America.
97. 1953/1976. Mysticism, Science and Revelation. Glenn A. Shook. — The essence of true religion is that feeling which unites man with God. Some mystics believes that m...
98. 1923-02. Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). — Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accomp...
99. 1918. Essential Mysticism, The. Stanwood Cobb. — Clarification of some of the spiritual problems of humanity; the real value of Oriental mysticism; t...
100. 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds. Francis Henry Skrine. — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
101. 1891. Persia. Peter Easton (published as P. Z. Easton). — Passing mentions.

1. 1853-00-00 — During this period Baha'u'llah revealed His mystical Writings.
2. 1854-04-10 — Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih Baha'u'llah suddenly left Baghdad and went to the mountainous wilder...
3. 1858-12-00 — It was in this period that Baha'u'llah revealed the Seven Valleys (Haft Vadi) in response to a reque...
4. 2019-02-05 — The announcement of the publication of The Call of the Divine Beloved by the Baha'i W

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