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  1. n.d.. Our Precious Heritage: The Coming of the Faith to Wales, by C. Edmund Card. History of Bahá'í activities in Wales 1942-1973, focusing especially the active sixteen-year period 1946-1962. [about]
  2. n.d.. Glimpse of Ruhiyyih Khanum and Her 17 Days in Korea, by Jack Davis. Overview of of Ruhiyyih Khanum (Mary Maxwell)'s tour through Korea, May 6-23, 1984. [about]
  3. 2022. میرزا مهدی غصن اطهر: Mirza Mehdi, Ghusn-i-Athar, by Boris Handal. Two chapters of the longer book, shared as a sample: Chapter 1 " عکّا - سجن اعظم " and Chapter 9 " گنجینۀ نفیس حق در ارض اقدس ". [about]
  4. 2022. In Memoriam: Salomon Pacora Estrada (Pacora Blue Mountain) 1899-1969, by Boris Handal. Short bio of the first known Bahá'í of Inca descent, who served as a pioneer in Ecuador. [about]
  5. 2022. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light , by Jack McLean. Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and other Europeans; recollections of Shoghi Effendi by ten individuals; dreams and visions; eulogies of the author's parents; travel teaching across Russia. [about]
  6. 2022. Biografía de Clemencia Pavón Mejía, by Miriam Zuleta. Biografía de Pavón Mejía (1931-2020), una miembra de la Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los Bahá’ís del Ecuador. [about]
  7. 2022. Account of the Life of Hakím Áqá Ján, An. Originally written in Persian by Mírzá Áqá Khán Katírá’í (Ya‘qúb) and published in Payám-i-Bahá’í with minor edits by Hushidar Motlagh, this is an account of the former's great-grandfather, Ḥakím Áqá Ján (d. 1881), one of the first Jewish Bahá’ís. [about]
  8. 2022-12. Indigenous Messengers of God: In Honor of Kevin Locke (1954-2022), by Christopher Buck. Biographies and photos of Kevin and Patricia Locke and tributes to them; themes of respect for spiritual traditions, prophecies, and the destiny of indigenous peoples. [about]
  9. 2022-07. Professor: A Tribute to Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí, by Farideh Sobhani-Matejko. Tribute by a young psychology student in the late 1960s to Dr. ‘Alí-Murád Dávúdí, a philosopher and intellectual giant of the Bahá’í Faith who was later kidnapped by the Islamic regime and never heard from again. [about]
  10. 2021. Select Clevenger Archives, 1926-1936. Personal letters to Ella Robarts, the National Spiritual Assembly, Horace Holley, and others; article "The Riddle of the Slain Co-ed" from Insider Detective. [about]
  11. 2021. Nicolas, Alphonse (A.-L-.M. Nicolas), by Nader Nasiri-Moghaddam, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  12. 2021. Nazif, Suleyman, by Necati Alkan, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  13. 2021. Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, by Babak Farrokhzad. Wikipedia-Artikel über Mirza Abu‘l-Fadl, der den neusten Stand der Literatur (Oct 2021) berücksichtigt. [about]
  14. 2021. Maronite Physician's Encounter with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká, A, by Boris Handal. Brief notes from the autobiography of Lebanese doctor Shakir El Khoury on meeting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá when he was working as a physician in ‘Akká (date unknown, circa 1870). Scan of original Arabic included. [about]
  15. 2021. In Memoriam: Mercedes Sánchez (1912-1999), by Boris Handal. On the life of one of the first Peruvian Bahá'ís, who encountered the Faith via Eve Nicklin, the first American pioneer to settle in Peru. [about]
  16. 2021. In Memoriam: Isabel Camacho de Sánchez (1931-2013), by Boris Handal and Enrique Sanchez. On the life of an active member of the early Peruvian community, who first encountered the Bahá'í Faith in her hometown in Argentina in 1948 before travel-teaching in Peru. [about]
  17. 2021. Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation, by Ali Murad Davudi, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 30:4. Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes. [about]
  18. 2021. Dans la Gloire du Père: Une Biographie de Bahá'u'lláh, by Hasan M. Balyuzi. Translation of Bahá'u'lláh: The King of Glory. [about]
  19. 2021. Bibi Tuba, the Sister of the Martyr Varqá, by Vedad Theophilus. One-page translation and abridgment of a passage from a Persian Bahá’í history book published by the father of Adib Taherzadeh, about the daughter of Haji Mulla Mihdi-i-‘Atri, and sister of Mirza Ali-Muhammad (Varqá). [about]
  20. 2021. `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás, by Necati Alkan, in The World of the Bahá'í Faith, ed. Robert Stockman. Abdu’l-Bahá’s life story, from his childhood in Iran and as an exile for 60 years in the Ottoman Empire; his unique station, unequalled in religious history; travels in the West; achievements and contributions to the expansion of His Father’s religion. [about]
  21. 2021/06/18. Top Court Appointee a Model of Diversity, by Mahmud Jamal, in National Post. Brief bio of Mahmud Jamal, the judge "poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada." [about]
  22. 2021-05-06. Juliet Thompson: Champion of the Baha'i Faith in New York City, by Hussein Ahdieh. Essay about the life of Juliet Thompson, a prominent early Bahá'í and friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  23. 2021-03. In Memoriam: Mas'úd Khamsí (1922-2013), Spiritual Father of Peru, Mentor and Counselor, by Boris Handal. On the life of a distinguished Bahá'í from Rasht, Iran, who travel-taught to Africa and South America and later became a member of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Bolivia and Peru. [about]
  24. 2021-02-23. The Cause of Universal Peace: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Enduring Impact, by Kathryn Jewett-Hogenson, in Bahá'í World. On Abdu'l-Bahá's interest in the Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration in New York, 1912, and the Quaker founders Albert and Alfred Smiley; Leroy Ioas and the World Unity Conferences; World Unity magazine (later World Order). [about]
  25. 2020. Why Constructive Resilience? An Autobiographical Essay, by Michael L. Penn, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 30:3. Reflections on growing up African-American; guidance from and a meeting with William Hatcher; the relationship between stress and anxiety, depression, and powerlessness; the practice of constructive resilience. [about]
  26. 2020. Views from a Black Artist in the Century of Light, by Elizabeth de Souza, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 30:3. On the experiences of Black artists; biographical notes on McCleary “Bunch” Washington; African-American spiritual songs. [about]
  27. 2020. Varqá and Rúhu'lláh: 101 Stories of Bravery on the Move, by Boris Handal. 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. [about]
  28. 2020. Trilogy of Consecration, A: The Courier, the Historian and the Missionary, by Boris Handal. On the lives of Shaykh Salmán, Nabil-i-A'zam and Mullá Sádiq, three important people in the early years of the Bahá'í Faith in Iran. [about]
  29. 2020. Storytelling and Once Upon a Time, The: Youtube Playlists, by Fariborz Sahba. Zoom videos of some historical events witnessed by the manager for the Arc Project during 10 years of the development of the Bahá'í Temple in India and 15 years of the development of the Mount Carmel Bahá'í Project in Haifa, and other stories. [about]
  30. 2020. Story of J. E. Esslemont and His Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, The: Bibliography, by Jan T. Jasion, in Book Collector. List of all of Esslemont's known writings, including his Bahá’í pamphlets and his medical writings, plus a bibliography of all translations of New Era. [about]
  31. 2020. Story of Anis Zunuzi, The, by Houri Falahi-Skuce. Links to 53-minute video presentation with original music and narration. Includes transcript. [about]
  32. 2020. Precious Glimmers: The Bahá'í Faith in New York, 1892-1932, by Hussein Ahdieh. Highlights of the first forty years of the Bahá'í Faith in the City of the Covenant, 1892-1932. Includes chronology of meetings, conferences, activities, and milestones, and photographs. [about]
  33. 2020. Helen Frances Grand (1865-1944): Traces of a Bahá'í Life, by Marlene Macke. Glimpse of one small facet of the Bahá’í Faith’s beginnings in cities like Toronto in the early decades of the 20th Century. [about]
  34. 2020. Family Stories about Ismu'llahu'l-Asdaq and His Son Ibn-i-Asdaq, by Shafigheh Fatheazam. Recollections from a descendant of Mulla Sadiq Muqaddas Ismu'llah as-Sadiq, the Hand of the Cause who was one of the earliest to become a Babi, from the time of the Bab to the time of Shoghi Effendi; includes many stories not recorded in written sources. [about]
  35. 2020. Chosen Path, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her Search for God, by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman. Overview of the life of Tahirih of Qazvin and this period of Bábí history, written for a Bahá'í youth audience. PDF of the book, and an audio podcast about it. [about]
  36. 2020. Alice Buckton's Glastonbury Pilgrimage, by Lil Osborn. Buckton's spiritual awakening and pioneering activities in Glastonbury, including her setting up a womens' and pilgrims' hostel, and the Pilgrimage of Avalon. [about]
  37. 2020/2021. Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa y Vicente Quiñonez de Esmeraldas: Epitafios, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ecuador. Messages from the NSA of Ecuador honoring the lives of Carmen Olimpia Ballesteros Sosa (-2020) and Vicente Quiñonez de Esmeraldas (-2021). [about]
  38. 2020-07. Uncle Bill: A Personal Memoir, by Robert Gregory Shaw. 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. [about]
  39. 2020-07. Story of Mr. Rufino Gualvisí, by Ralph Dexter. Biography of a well-known travel teacher in Ecuador. English and Spanish text by Dexter; includes section by Isabel Pavon de Calderón; includes photographs. [about]
  40. 2020-07. Khamsis, The: A Cradle of True Gold, by Boris Handal. Biography of the five-brother Báqirof-Khamsi clan, designated by Bahá'u'lláh as the "Five Siyyids" after they accepted the Bahá'í Faith in 1881. [about]
  41. 2019. Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran, by Moojan Momen, in Lights of Irfan, 20. 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. [about]
  42. 2019. Sohrab Arjmand (1935-2019), in Lights of Irfan, 20. Arjmand was an Iranian Bahá'í who settled in California and was active in the Irfan Colloquia. [about]
  43. 2019. Mehrangiz Afnan (1937-2018), in Lights of Irfan, 20. Afnan was an Iranian Bahá'í and medical doctor who settled in Canada where she and her husband, Muhammad Afnan, established an Institute for Bahá’í Studies in Persian; the couple worked in the Bahá'í Research Department in Haifa for a number of years. [about]
  44. 2019. Man of Courage, The: A Brief Account of the Bahá'í Life of Mírzá Áqá Khán Qá'im-Maqámí, by Hasan Nushabadi. Mirza Aqa Khan Qa'im-Maqami (1868-1954) was the great grandson of Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani, the Qa'im-Maqam, the first Prime Minister of Persia to serve under Muḥammad Sháh, and the first of the Qaʼim-Maqam’s descendants to accept the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  45. 2019. Louis Gregory (1874-1951), by John S. Hatcher, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 29:1-2. Overview of the life of a famous Bahá'í lawyer, anti-racism educator and travel-teacher, and Hand of the Cause. [about]
  46. 2019. Lily Áhy Ayman (1929-2018), in Lights of Irfan, 20. Ayman was a prominent Iranian educationalist who later became a Bahá'í, moving with her family after the Revolution and finally settling in the USA and becoming actively involved in various Bahá'í educational projects. [about]
  47. 2019. Helen Elsie Austin (1908-2004), by John S. Hatcher, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 29:1-2. Overview of the life of the first black woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati Law School, an active Bahá'í pioneer and travel teacher, and tireless educator on race issues. [about]
  48. 2019. Hayden, Robert, by Christopher Buck and Derik Smith, in Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Literature. In his poetics of history and his nuanced representations of black life, Hayden's art showed that the African American experience was quintessentially American, and that blackness was an essential aspect of heterogeneous America. [about]
  49. 2019. Gloriously Tragic Life of Mathew Kaszab, The: Letters from a Pioneer 1939-1942. The unusual drama of a pioneering life in Central America, revealed through personal letters. This account offers glimpses of a maturing Bahá’í administration in the U.S. and of what was learned through teaching efforts in Latin America. [about]
  50. 2019. Foreigner: From an Iranian Village to New York City and the Lights That Led the Way, by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman. Biography of a young boy in Nayriz, Iran in the mid 20th-century, his reflection on the sad society; his experience as a immigrant in the United States, struggle to make the American dream, and helped the innovative Harlem Prep, a Bahá'í inspired School. [about]
  51. 2019. Footprints in the Sands of Time, by Shahla Gillbanks. Memoir of time as a Bahá'í in Iran and pioneer to other countries around the world, and a historical account of service in the United States, New Zealand, and Czechoslovakia. [about]
  52. 2019. Ashgabat Collection, by Olga Mehti. On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Bahá'í history. [about]
  53. 2019. Amazing Nashville Baha'i Community in the 1960s, The, by John S. Hatcher, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 29:4. "From the Editor's Desk": Hatcher's personal memories of time in Nashville; overview of the lives of Robert Hayden and Magdalene Carney. [about]
  54. 2019-11. Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists, by Robert Weinberg, in Bahá'í World. This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated so strongly through the decades that followed. [about]
  55. 2019-10. May Maxwell and the Maxwells of Montreal, by Jack McLean. Presentation of Violette Nakhjavani's book The Maxwells of Montreal. [about]
  56. 2019-05-22. Making of a Survivor, The: A Foreigner's Story, by Hussein Ahdieh, in IranWire. The author on his new book, growing up as a Baha’i in Iran, and how his faith and family nourished and taught him to be who he is today. [about]
  57. 2018. Through the Eyes of Margaret Cousins: Irish and Indian Suffragette, by Keith Munro. Biography of the co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, a theosophist, who met both Martha Root and Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  58. 2018. Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916, by Layli Maria Miron, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 28:1-2. How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught the Bahá'í Faith in Europe and the United States. [about]
  59. 2018. In Memoriam: Muhammad Afnan (1930-2017), in Lights of Irfan, 19. Overview of the life of a supporter, active collaborator, and advisor for the Irfan Colloquia and its publications. [about]
  60. 2018. In Memoriam: Heshmat Shariary (1934-2018), in Lights of Irfan, 19. Overview of the life of an active participant in the Irfan Colloquia and Bahá'í studies. [about]
  61. 2018. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Britain, 1913: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab, by Ahmad Sohrab. Diary of the travels to Liverpool, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Woking, 1912/12/05-1913/01/21. Presented as a "hybrid" book with internet links, maps, and QR codes. Includes copious notes, alternative accounts, and an appendix of the talks. [about]
  62. 2017. Ziba Khanum of Yazd: An Enslaved African Woman in Nineteenth-Century Iran, by Anthony Lee. Issues of race, gender, slavery, and religion as experienced by an Afro-Iranian family in the 19th and 20th centuries; historiography of African women in Iran; the Herati-Khorasani family tree. [about]
  63. 2017. Varqá, Wali-Alláh, by Iraj Ayman, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  64. 2017. Servants of the Glory: A Chronicle of Forty Years of Pioneering, by Adrienne Morgan and Dempsey Morgan. Memoirs of a black couple from the United States who lived and spread the Bahá’í Faith in across parts of east Asia and Africa in the 1950s-1980s. Text by Dempsey Morgan, poems by Adrienne Morgan. Link to document offsite. [about]
  65. 2017. Promoting Peace: 100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Santa Paula, California, 1914-2014, by Anne King Sadeghpour. Detailed history of the community in southern California, including references to Marzieh Gail, Ethelwyn Drew Hall, Florence Mayberry, Molly King, the Yamamotos, Asadullah Fadil-i-Mazandarani, Guy Murchie, Isabella Brittingham, Louise Waite, et al. [about]
  66. 2017. Mirza Mihdi: The Purest Branch, by Boris Handal. Two excerpts from a book-length biography of the son of Bahá'u'lláh — "Akká, the Most Great Prison" (chapter 1) and "The Treasure of God in the Holy Land" (chapter 9) —  which describe the life and martyrdom of Mirza Mihdi on 23 June 1870. [about]
  67. 2017. In Memoriam Fred Schechter: Bahá'í House of Worship Memorial Program, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Universal House of Justice. Messages from the Universal House of Justice and the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly, and a selection of quotations, that summarize and celebrate the life of this Knight of Bahá'u'lláh and Continental Counsellor, for a memorial service at Wilmette. [about]
  68. 2017. Gertrude Bell and the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, by Jamileh Yazdi. Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was a British scholar and government official who knew the Middle East well, met `Abdu’l-Bahá and was in contact with Bahá’ís in Iran, Iraq and Palestine. Link to document offsite. [about]
  69. 2017. Calling, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries, by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman. Simultaneous, powerful spiritual movements swept across both Iran and the U.S in the mid-1800s. On the life and martyrdom of Tahirih; the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and the conference of Badasht; spiritualism and suffrage. [about]
  70. 2017. Betty Becker, Valiant Servant Pioneer, by Earl Redman. The story of a Bahá’í from Kansas who moved first to Alaska to spread the Bahá’í Faith there and then to Chile. Link to document offsite. [about]
  71. 2017-10/2018-04. Monologues on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah and Howard University Visit Commemoration, by Vasu Mohan and Donna Denize. Five biographical monologues delivered in the fictionalized voices of Harriett Gibbs Marshall, Laura Dreyfus Barney, Louis Gregory, Alain Locke, and Pocahontas Pope. [about]
  72. 2017-10-06. Hearing "The Divinity in the Music": Dizzy Gillespie Remembered at 100, by Bahá'í World News Service, in Bahá'í World. Reflections on the life of Gillespie and how his Baha’i beliefs seemed to inspire and drive his work. Includes photographs. [about]
  73. 2016. Walking the Spiritual Path with Both Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground, by Joyce Baldwin, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 26:3. 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. [about]
  74. 2016. Unity of Humanity, The: An Interview with Professor Todd Lawson, by David Hornsby and Jane Clark, in Beshara Magazine, issue . Biography of Lawson and his personal interests in the Qur'an and the Bahá'í Faith, discussion of contemporary Western approaches to Islam, and commentary on current world affairs and hope for the future. (Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.) [about]
  75. 2016. Reflections on the Art of My Poetry: An Interview of Roger White (1929-1993), in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 26:1-2. A glimpse into the mind of a gifted poet and the struggles that he, like many Bahá'í artists, encountered in responding to Bahá'u'lláh's exhortation that art best serves humanity when it elevates and edifies the soul and its spiritual receptivity. [about]
  76. 2016. Recovering the Lives of Enslaved Africans in Nineteenth-Century Iran: A First Attempt, by Anthony Lee, in Changing Horizons in African History. Reconstructing the lives of four slaves in the Middle East, including Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, servants of The Bab. [about]
  77. 2016. Personal Journey toward Reconciliation, A, by Patricia Verge, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 26:3. On the author's spiritual journey and how it has been entwined with First Nations people; tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Bahá'ís; pioneering to the Nakoda community; and the importance of learning, listening, and personal transformation. [about]
  78. 2016. Parallels in the Ministries of Táhirih and Paul, by JoAnn M. Borovicka, in Lights of Irfan, 17. Stories of early believers of the Bahá’í Faith as presented in "Memorials of the Faithful" compared with the lives of early believers in Christianity as recorded in the New Testament; Táhirih and Paul represent a similar type of early convert. [about]
  79. 2016. Nabil-i A'zam (Mulla Muhammad Zarandi), by Vahid Rafati, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  80. 2016. Mulla Sadiq-i-Khurasani (Muqaddas), by Vahid Rafati, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  81. 2016. Muhammad-Taqi Wakil al-Dawla Shirazi, by Soli Shahvar, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  82. 2016. Love That Could Not Wait, A: The Remarkable Story of Knights of Baha'u'llah Catherine Heward Huxtable and Clifford Huxtable, by Jack McLean. The story of the Canadian Knights of Bahá'u'lláh, Catherine Heward Huxtable and husband Cliff Huxtable, who opened the southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia to the Bahá'í Faith in October, 1959. [about]
  83. 2016. In Memoriam: Houshang Arjmand (1930-2015), in Lights of Irfan, 17. Short biography of the founder of the Háj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund at the Bahá’í National Treasurer’s Office in the United States, sponsor of Irfan Colloquia publications. [about]
  84. 2016. Homage to Memorials of the Faithful, An, by Julio Savi, in Lights of Irfan, 17. Poems inspired by eight of the personages of "Memorials": Shaykh Salman, Nabil-i-Zarandi, Darvish-i-Sidq-‘Ali, Shaykh Sadiq-i-Yazdi, Zaynu’l-‘Abidin Yazdi, Shaykh ‘Ali Akbar-i-Mazgani, ‘Abdu’llah Baghdadi, and Jinab-i-Munib. [about]
  85. 2016. Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community, by Iscander Micael Tinto, in Lights of Irfan, 17. The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were the examples against which the general population measured itself. Comparison of Attar's "Muslim Saints and Mystics" with Abdu'l-Bahá's "Memorials." [about]
  86. 2016. Anne Gould Hauberg and Mark Tobey: Lives Lived for Art, Cultivated by Spirit, by Anne Gordon Perry, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 26:4. On the friendship and working relationship between Seattle art patron Hauberg and Seattle-based painter Tobey. [about]
  87. 2016-12-23. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Shaykh Ahmad, by Vahid Houston Ranjbar. Brief comparison of two opposing ideologies: fundamentalist Wahhabism vs. the less literalistic teachings of Shaykhism and the Bábí Faith. [about]
  88. 2016 Summer. Margaret Danner, the Black Arts Movement, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Richard Hollinger, in elixir-journal.org, vol. 3. Short overview of the life of a black Bahá’í poet of some renown in the 1960s and 1970s. Includes one sample poem. [about]
  89. 2015. Panama, The Crossroads between the Continents: The Story of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Panama 1939-1972, by Fuad Izadinia. History of the first Bahá'í community in Panama, including a photo album; biographies of Martha Root, Mathew Kaszab, Louise Caswell, Cora Oliver, Julie Lois Regal, Hascle Cornbleth–Colon, Alfred Osborne, Raquel Francois, Clare Hamilton, Blanca De Campos. [about]
  90. 2015. Last Refuge, The: Fifty Years of the Universal House of Justice, by Shahbaz Fatheazam. History of the House by the son of 40-year member Houshmand Fatheazam, an eye-witness to its development; organizational structure of Bahá'í polity and its vision of politics; connections between institutions and culture; personal recollections. [about]
  91. 2015. In Memoriam: Kamran Ekbal (1946 - 2014), by Ramez Ekbal, in Lights of Irfan, 16. Bio of a scholar, translator of the Writings, and frequent contributor to the Irfan Colloquia. [about]
  92. 2015. Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran, by Anthony Lee, in UCLA Historical Journal, 26:1. Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Bab. A history of slavery in Iran can be written, not only at the level of statistics, laws, and politics, but also at the level of individual lives. [about]
  93. 2015. Gulick and Three Women: Diary of a Cross-country Auto Trip to and back from the 1942 Bahá'í National Convention, by Margaret Marie Rutledge. Diary by the sister of Barbara Sims of a cross-country road trip with Ramona Brown, Marzieh Gail, and Robert Gulick. [about]
  94. 2015. El Cuarto Acto: Una Pionera Bahá'í en Nicaragua durante los años 1976-1983: Un relato personal e histórico, by Anne King Sadeghpour. Un relato personal de la historia de la Fe en Nicaragua antes, después y durante la revolución Sandinista de 1979; la historia de Mathew Kaszab, primer pionero a Nicaragua; primera Bahá'í nicaragüense Blanca Mejía; referencia al poeta Rubén Darío. [about]
  95. 2015. Deganawida, the Peacemaker, by Christopher Buck, in American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, 26. Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago. [about]
  96. 2014. Place of Poetry in Religion and Society, The: An Interview of Robert E. Hayden with Douglas Ruhe, by Robert E. Hayden and Douglas Ruhe, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 24:3-4. Introduction by Hatcher to the life of Hayden (2014); transcript of a talk between Hayden and Douglas Ruhe in 1975 on the future of poetry, transcendence, American destiny, important American poets, the Library of Congress, and Bahá'í spirituality. [about]
  97. 2014. Native Bahá'ís: Bios of past and contemporary Bahá'ís of native ancestry. Links to photographs and information from the 1910s to the present about Native Bahá'ís, both from the United States, Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska, and indigenous Bahá'ís elsewhere around the world. [about]
  98. 2014. Memories of Hands of the Cause of God, by Jack Boyd. Personal memories of meeting Zikrullah Khadem, John Robarts, and Tarazullah Samandari. [about]
  99. 2014. Major Opus, The: A Study of the German Templers Movement and Its Relationship with the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia. The story of the journey of two parallel movements to the Holy Land in 1868: the Bahá'ís from Iran and the Templars from Germany. Includes early descriptions of Haifa from both sources, comparative translations of the Tablet to G. Hardegg, and more. [about]
  100. 2014. Locke, Alain Leroy, by Leonard Harris, in American National Biography Online. The life and work of Locke (1885-1954), the African-American philosopher and literary critic who helped initiate the Harlem Renaissance during the interwar period; there is a brief mention of his sympathy for the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  101. 2014. Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia. Biographies of many dozen Bahá'ís of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Turkmenistan; Bahá'í schools for boys and for girls; stories of exiled Bahá'ís. [about]
  102. 2014. In Memoriam: Mahboubeh Arjmand (d. 2013), in Lights of Irfan, 15. Arjmand was an Iranian Bahá'í who settled in California, and was an active supporter of the Irfan project. [about]
  103. 2014. In Memoriam: Amin Banani (1926-2013), in Lights of Irfan, 15. Bio of an Iranian-American Bahá'í and prominent academic who authored The Modernization of Iran, and pioneered the Iranian Studies program at UCLA; he and his wife Shiela also served as Bahá'í pioneers to Greece during the Ten Year Crusade. [about]
  104. 2014. In Memoriam: Hushmand Fatheazam (1924-2013), by Shahbaz Fatheazam, in Lights of Irfan, 15. Born into a prominent Iranian Bahá'í family, he pioneered to India where he was later elected to the National Spiritual Assembly, serving as its secretary until 1963, when he was elected to the Universal House of Justice, serving on that body until 2003. [about]
  105. 2014. Hands of the Cause of God: Personal Recollections, by Bill Washington. Recollections of A.Q. Faizi, A.A. Furútan, Clara Dunn, Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery, Leroy Ioas, Enoch Olinga, Rahmátu’lláh Muhajir, Bill Sears, Agnes Alexander, John Robarts, Collis Featherstone, and Jalal Khazeh. [about]
  106. 2014. Greatest Holy Leaf's Unparalleled Role in Religious History and the Significance of the Arc, the Site of Her Resting Place, The, by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani, in Lights of Irfan, 15. Biography of Abdu'l-Bahá's sister, who acted as his "deputy, His representative and vicegerent, with none to equal her." Her burial place on Mount Carmel determined the location of the Arc and the later buildings of the World Centre. [about]
  107. 2014. Edward Granville Browne, by Christopher Buck, in British Writers, Supplement XXI. Bio of E.G. Browne, with focus on his books and translations. [about]
  108. 2014. Cobb, Stanwood and Ida Nayan Whitlam: Bios and photos from "Find a Grave". Short biographies of Stanwood Cobb and his wife Ida. [about]
  109. 2014. Ameen Rihani and the Unity of Religion: The Politics of Time and the Politics of Eternity, by Suheil Badi Bushrui, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 24:3-4. Overview of the life and thought of a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual, and political activist, who believed in the oneness of religions and the brotherhood of nations and devoted his life to promoting East-West understanding. [about]
  110. 2014-11. In Memoriam: Bill Washington, by Universal House of Justice and National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia. Messages of condolence from the Universal House of Justice and the National Assembly of Australia. [about]
  111. 2014-07. Alice Buckton: Baha'i Mystic, by Lil Osborn. Buckton, a central figure in the re-establishment of Glastonbury as England's spiritual centre, visited Abdul Baha in Egypt and received him at her home in Surrey, and visited the U.S. to help spread the Bahá'í movement. [about]
  112. 2013. Return to Tyendinaga: The Story of Jim and Melba Loft, Bahá'í Pioneers, by Evelyn Loft Watts and Patricia Verge: Review, by Lee Brown. History of the first Aboriginal believers in Canada, who moved from Michigan to pioneer in the Tyendinaga First Nation in Ontario in 1948. [about]
  113. 2013. Nayriz Heroes: 22 Biographies of Bábís and Bahá'ís from Nayriz, Calligraphy of Ahmad Nayrizi, and Poetry of Vafá, by Hussein Ahdieh. Bios of Muhammad Shafi, Nayrizi Vahidi, Abu Turab, Imam Jumih Shirazi, Ahmad Khoshnevis Nayrizi, Muhammad Nayrizi, Pari Jan Khanum, Shaykh Bahá'í, Jalal Misaghi, Rooha Ahdieh Misaghi, Muhammad Husayn, Shafi Rouhani, Ja'fari Yazdi, Ibrahim Khoshnevis, etc. [about]
  114. 2013. Kázem Rashtí, by Armin Eschraghi, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  115. 2013. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations, in Bahá'í World. Seven separate indexes for Bahá'í World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions. [about]
  116. 2013. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, by Moojan Momen, in Lights of Irfan, 14. Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the Epistle's references to Qayyumu’l-Asma and the Muslim dawn prayer for Ramadan. [about]
  117. 2013. Biography of Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain. Compilation of documents about an early feminist and peace advocate who received a Tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá in 1908. [about]
  118. 2013. `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: September 1910, by Julio Savi, in Lights of Irfan, 14. Historical and political background of Abdu'l-Bahá's various travels to Egypt, discussion of the people he met, and press coverage. [about]
  119. 2013/2022. Wayfarer between Two Worlds, A: Recollections, by Harry Liedtke. A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Bahá'í, and covering the years 1927-2022, including periods in Germany and Canada and historical events from each. Includes poems and photographs. [about]
  120. 2013-2022. Bahá'í History and Videos, by Hussein Ahdieh. Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqá, Bahá'í schools for girls and Tahirih's influence, martyrs in Nayriz, Abdu'l-Bahá in New York, and Harlem Prep School. [about]
  121. 2013-07. Extraordinary Life and Work of Wellesley Tudor Pole, The: Baha'i Seer, by Lil Osborn. On the role of Bahá'í beliefs in the life and spiritual quest of Tudor Pole. [about]
  122. 2013-04. Spontaneous Talks by Dr. Khan, at His Sunday Morning Classes, Answering Some of His 95 Questions, by Ali-Kuli Khan. Proofs of the Bahá'í Faith, written by a prominent translator and companion of Abdu'l-Bahá. Includes short biography of Khan regarding the history of this document, with photographs. [about]
  123. 2012. Semple, Ian Chalmers: In Memoriam, by Anonymous and Universal House of Justice, in Lights of Irfan, 13. Biography of long-serving member of the Universal House of Justice and frequent contributor to scholarly publications and conferences. [about]
  124. 2012. Nabil al-Dawla: Iranian diplomat and translator of Bahá'í scriptures, by Guity Etemad, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  125. 2012. Hidden Meanings in the Poetry of Robert Hayden, by Duane L. Herrmann. The Bahá'í Faith influenced Hayden's work on multiple levels, beyond his obvious allusions to the Bahá'í teachings regarding brotherhood of races or acceptance of religions. [about]
  126. 2012. Harrison G. Dyar: Articles, by John Kelly, in Washington Post. Links to a 10-part series of columns about Harrison Dyar, one of Washington D.C.’s most unusual residents (the "mysterious tunnel builder"), and another Bahá'í, Wellesca Pollock. Includes many mentions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  127. 2012. Forutan, Alí-Akbar, by Iraj Ayman, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  128. 2012. Extraordinary Life and Work of Robert Felkin, Bahá'í Mage, The, by Lil Osborn. Felkin was a physician, missionary, a Bahá'í — and a Golden Dawn "magician" searching for esoteric truths. [about]
  129. 2012. Ashraf, Ghodsieh, by Mahnaze A. da Silveira, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  130. 2012/2020. Kasravi, Ahmad, by Ali Reza Manafzadeh and et al., in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Five brief excerpts that reference the Bahá'í Faith, with link to article offsite. [about]
  131. 2012-08. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada: A Compilation from Written Accounts. Lengthy collection of passages from the books Origins of the Bahá’í Community in Canada, Maxwells of Montreal, Mahmúd’s Diary, and Abdu’l-Bahá in Canada, the newspaper Montreal Gazette, and other sources. [about]
  132. 2012-06-02. Teaching the Faith, Magic Moments, Meeting Great Souls, by Jack McLean. Autobiography of a prominent Bahá'í scholar, written on occasion of the 50th anniversary of his conversion. [about]
  133. 2012-02. Enslaved African Women in Nineteenth-Century Iran: The Life of Fezzeh Khanom of Shiraz, by Anthony Lee, in Iranian Studies, 45:3. Through an examination of the life of this servant of The Bab, this paper addresses the enormous gap in our knowledge of the experience of enslaved women in Iran. [about]
  134. 2011. Who Was Archangel, the Potowatami Woman on Whose Land the Wilmette Temple Was Built?, by Ismael Velasco. Brief investigation into the surname "Ouilmette" (Wilmette), and the identity of a Native American girl named Archangel whose home was at one time on this point of land. [about]
  135. 2011. Shoghi Effendi, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  136. 2011. Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov: A Summary, by Moshe Sharon. Summary of pages 25-91 of the Arabic text of the "Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov," a fraudulent work. [about]
  137. 2011. Eve Nicklin: She of the Brave Heart, by Boris Handal. The life of the "Spiritual Mother of Peru." [about]
  138. 2011-2013. UK Bahá'í Histories: Links to stories of individual Bahá'ís in the United Kingdom. Links to contemporary bios of English Bahá'ís (offsite). [about]
  139. 2011-12-04. Semple, Ian (1963-2005): A Personal Appreciation, by Jack McLean. Brief personal recollections of a scholar and member of the Universal House of Justice. [about]
  140. 2011-10-14. Baha'i a religion of unity and peace, by Liz Monteiro, in The Record. Profile of Dharlene and Sheldon Valeda, and the Bahá'ís of Kitchener, Ontario. [about]
  141. 2011-03. Obituary: James Nelson, by Keith Thursby, in Los Angeles Times. James Frank Nelson (1927-2011) was a Municipal Court judge in California and long-term member of the American Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly. [about]
  142. 2011-03-02. Discussion with Farida Vahedi, Executive Director of the Department of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, A, by Michael Bodakowski and Katherine Marshall. Overview of Vahedi's life and work, history of the Faith in India and development projects, the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, and issues regarding migration and protection of women and girls. [about]
  143. 2010. Locke, Alain, by Christopher Buck, in Encyclopedia of African American History, Volume 1, ed. Leslie M. Alexander. [about]
  144. 2010. Kahlil Gibran, by Christopher Buck, in American Writers Supplement XX, ed. Jay Parini. A detailed study of the life and work of the Arab-American author and artist Gibran (1883—1931), who achieved fame in the West through his book The Prophet; a Maronite Christian by birth, he was influenced by Sufi ideas and admired 'Abdu'l-Bahá'. [about]
  145. 2010. In Memoriam 1992-1997, in Bahá'í World. The first In Memoriam supplement to Bahá'í World after the journal converted to a shorter, annual format in 1992. [about]
  146. 2010. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Trinidad and Tobago: Biographies and newspaper articles, by Kathryn Anderson and Kathleen Farabi. Link to a website containing history and biographies. Includes newspaper articles "First Bahá'í wedding in Trinidad" (1970), "First NSA of the Bahá'ís of Trinidad" (1971), and "Hand of the Cause Ugo Giachery" (1972). [about]
  147. 2010. Clara Dunn: A Spiritual Pioneer, by Michael Day. Brief bio of Dunn, followed by an overview of the Australian Bahá'í community. [about]
  148. 2010/2020. Hands of the Cause of God. List of mini bios and thumbnail photos of 43 of the 50 Hands of the Cause. [about]
  149. 2009. Yahyá, Mírzá, by Moojan Momen, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the younger half-brother of Bahá’u’lláh, later his opponent, known as Subh-i-Azal, described by Shoghi Effendi as "the arch-breaker of the Covenant of the Báb." [about]
  150. 2009. Toumansky, Aleksandr Grigorevich, by Jahangir Dorri, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  151. 2009. Schopflocher, Siegfried, by Will C. van den Hoonaard, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the Canadian Bahá’í of German-Jewish background named by Shoghi Effendi a Hand of the Cause of God in 1952. [about]
  152. 2009. Ransom-Kehler, Keith Bean, by Janet Ruhe-Schoen, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the American Bahá’í lecturer and world traveler, designated by Shoghi Effendi as the first American Bahá’í martyr, and a Hand of the Cause of God, the first woman to be so named. [about]
  153. 2009. Quddus, by Nosrat Mohammad-Hosseini, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  154. 2009. Mihdí, Mírzá, by Shahriar Razavi, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the son of Bahá’u’lláh, who entitled him "the Purest Branch," younger brother of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Bahíyyih Khánum. [about]
  155. 2009. Gregory, Louis George, by Gayle Morrison, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the African American lawyer who became a leading Bahá’í speaker, writer, administrator, and proponent of race unity and equality, member of the national governing body of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, and Hand of the Cause. [about]
  156. 2009. Glimpses into the Life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney, A, by Mona Khademi, in Lights of Irfan, Volume 10. The life of Laura Dreyfus-Barney (1879-1974), a prominent early American Bahá’í, compiler of Some Answered Questions, and wife of the French Bahá'í writer Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney. [about]
  157. 2009. Dunn, Clara and John Henry Hyde, by Graham Hassall, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the couple who went to Australia in 1920 in response to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s call for worldwide expansion of the Bahá’í Faith and firmly established it in the Antipodes, designated Hands of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  158. 2009. Dodge, Arthur Pillsbury, by Robert Stockman, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the early American Bahá’í named by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. [about]
  159. 2009. Chase, Thornton, by Robert Stockman, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Bahá’í, one of the founders of the Chicago Bahá’í community, included by Shoghi Effendi among a number of prominent early Bahá’ís he designated "Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá." [about]
  160. 2009. Baker, Richard Edward St. Barbe, by Wendi Momen and Anthony A. Voykovic, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the world-famous environmentalist, founder in 1922 of Men of the Trees, the first global conservation movement, author of many books and articles. [about]
  161. 2009. Báb, The: The King of Messengers, by Riaz Ghadimi. A talk by Dr. Riaz Ghadimi, published posthumously in English. [about]
  162. 2009. Augur, George Jacob, by Duane Troxel, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the American doctor who became one of the early Bahá’ís of Hawaii and was the first resident Bahá’í in Japan, designated by Shoghi Effendi a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. [about]
  163. 2009. Aqasi, Haji Mirza ('Abbas Iravani), by Sholeh A. Quinn, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the prime minister of Iran under Muhammad Shah Qajar from 1835 to 1848, regarded by Bahá’ís as the Antichrist of the Bábí dispensation. [about]
  164. 2009. Alí Bastámí, Mullá, by Moojan Momen, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the second disciple to recognize the Báb, and the first Bábí martyr. [about]
  165. 2009. Alavíyyih Khánum and 'Alí Ján, Mullá, by Mehraeen Mottahedin-Mavaddat and Moojan Momen, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the couple, both distinguished Iranian teachers of the Bahá’í Faith; Mullá ‘Alí Ján was executed for his faith. [about]
  166. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles, by Brent Poirier. Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. [about]
  167. 2009-04. 'Abdu'l-Bahá 'Abbás, by Firuz Kazemzadeh, in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia. On the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahá’u’lláh, the Center of His Covenant, and the Head of the Bahá’í Faith from 1892 to 1921, regarded, along with the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, as one of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith. [about]
  168. 2009-03. Reseña Biográfica de la Vida de la Sra. Isabel Pavón de Calderón: Biographical Summary of the Life of Mrs. Isabel Pavón de Calderón, by Clemencia Pavon de Zuleta. Biografía de Pavón de Calderón (1929-2000), una miembra de la Asamblea Espiritual Nacional de los Bahá’ís del Ecuador y Consejero Continental. [about]
  169. 2008. William S. Hatcher 1935-2005. Bio and CV from the author's website. [about]
  170. 2008. Take My Love to the Friends: The Story of Laura R. Davis, by Marlene Macke: Review, by Lynn Echevarria-Howe, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 18:1-4. Key figures in the development of the Bahá'í community in Canada. [about]
  171. 2008. Recuerdos de los amigos del Consejero Raúl Pavón Mejía: Padre de la enseñanza a los indígenas en Ecuador, by Various. Compendium of stories and testimonies from the many friends who shared life and Faith with this renowned teacher to the indigenous peoples of Ecuador. Includes five pages of poetry, at end. [about]
  172. 2008. Moths Turned Eagles: The Spiritual Conquests of Sabri and Raissa Elias, by Gamal Hassan. Introduction of the Bahá'í Faith to Ethiopia and Djibouti, and the activities of Gila Bahta. [about]
  173. 2008. Birth and Childhood of Baha'u'llah, by David Merrick. Childhood and Early Life of Bahá'u'lláh, told in plain English and suitable for reading aloud. [about]
  174. 2008. Bausani, Alessandro, by Biancamaria Scarcia Amoretti, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  175. 2008. Báb in Shiraz, The: An Account by Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, in Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, vol. 16. Recollections of the early years of the Bab and his family, and the times following his declaration; written by a relative. [about]
  176. 2008. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Edinburgh: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab, by Ahmad Sohrab. Diary of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Edinburgh, January 6-10, 1913. [about]
  177. 2008-09-18. Divine Simplicity: Remembering the last Hand of the Cause of God, 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa, by Jack McLean. Biography of Dr. Varqa, partly based on interviews with people who knew him in Iran. [about]
  178. 2008-01-02. Quddús, by Husayn Villar. [about]
  179. 2007. Xá Nasiri'd-dino: Breve relato da sua vida e da Epistola revelada por Baha'u'llah, by Marco Oliveira. Breve resumo da vida deste monarca persa do sec. XIX e sua relação com a religião Bahá'í. Short description of Nasiri'd-Din Shah and his relation with the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  180. 2007. Witness to Shaykh Tabarsi: The Narrative of Haji Nasir Qazvini, in Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, vol. 8. Biography of Qazvini, sources for the study of the conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi, and Qazvini's narrative. Includes the Persian text, and bios of Táríkh Samandar and M. A. Malik-Khusravi (in Persian). [about]
  181. 2007. Mortensen, Fred, by Justin Penoyer. Three biographies of an American who met Abdu'l-Bahá, by his great-grandson. [about]
  182. 2007. Memories of My Life: Translation of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán's Khátirát-i-Hayát, by Ahang Rabbani, in Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1. Bio of the life of Habíbu'lláh Afnán-i-A`lá'í, born 1875, especially his years with the family of the wife of the Báb, Khadijih Bagum, and her sister, Zahrá Bagum. [about]
  183. 2007. Memoirs of a Bahá'í in Rasht 1889-1903: Autobiography of Mírzá Yahyá `Amídu'l-Atibbá Hamadání, in Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, vol. 7. Personal account of some activities of the Bahá'í community in Iran and persecutions they endured. [about]
  184. 2007. Martyrdom of Hájí Muhammad-Ridá: 19 Historical Accounts, by Ahang Rabbani, in Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, vol. 5. Accounts of the 1889 martyrdom of Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani in Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) in Russian Turkestan. [about]
  185. 2007. In Memoriam: Hugh McKinley, by Ismael Velasco, in Online Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 1. McKinley (1924-1999) was a British Bahá'í pioneer to Cyprus during the Ten Year Crusade (1953-1963). [about]
  186. 2007. Events and Tragedies of Manshád, The, by Muhammad-Tahir Malmiri. Events and martyrs from the uprisings in Manshad and Yazd, in 1903. A translation of Haji Málmírí's Tarikh Shuhaday Yazd, pp. 432-503. [about]
  187. 2007. Czar Alexandre II: Breve apontamento biográfico e a sua relação com a religião Bahá'í, by Marco Oliveira. Breve resumo histórico da vida do Czar Alexandre II; a relação da Russia com os Bahá'ís e a Epistola de Bahá'u'lláh a Czar. Short description of the life of Tzar Alexander II, Russia, and the Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Tzar. [about]
  188. 2007. Alain Locke: Bahá'í Principles and the Salvation of Democracy, by Christopher Buck. Long presentation in slide format on the history and influence of Alain Locke. [about]
  189. 2007. Afnán Family, The: Some Biographical Notes, by Ahang Rabbani. Genealogy of the Báb and biographies of his descendants; meaning of afnan. [about]
  190. 2007-09-02. What A Young Man Learned from Laura Rumney Davis about Shoghi Effendi, by Jack McLean. Interview with Laura Davis, "The Mother of the Toronto Bahá’í Community," and some recollections of the Guardian. [about]
  191. 2007-08-12. What Stanwood Cobb Told Me about 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Jack McLean. Reflections on Cobb's life and his recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, partly based on two personal interviews. [about]
  192. 2007-03. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh, by Aqa Husayn Ashchi, in Witnesses to Babi and Bahá'í History, vol. 14. One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator. [about]
  193. 2006. Shoghi Effendi: The Range and Power of His Pen, by Ali Nakhjavani. The evolving style of the Guardian's writings; comparison of different periods of his writing; his translations; his writings in Persian and Arabic. [about]
  194. 2006. Portrait of Abdu'l-Bahá: Selections From Memories of Nine Years in Akká, by Youness Khan Afroukhteh. Habits of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in His daily tasks and services, his concentration, the way he revealed verses, his manner of speaking, his bearing, interactions with governments, his burdens and tasks, and his love and generosity. [about]
  195. 2006. Louise Dixon Boyle and Maria Montessori, by Janet A. Khan, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 16:1-4. American Louise Dixon Boyle (1875–1953) was an active Bahá'í who engaged with wider social issues. Here the focus is on her involvement in the field of education, particularly the work of the Italian physician and educator Dr. Maria Montessori. [about]
  196. 2006. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics, by Ismael Velasco. On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, environment, and background; how that process illuminates Baha’i scripture; implications for the conduct and direction of Baha’i scholarship. [about]
  197. 2006. By Thy Strengthening Grace: The First One Hundred Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Topeka: 1906-2006, by Duane L. Herrmann. An initial survey of the first century of the Topeka, Kansas Bahá'í community. Includes a Tablet from Abdu'l-Bahá unpublished for 100 years. [about]
  198. 2005. Sweet and Enchanting Stories. Stories and memoirs by and about ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Zia Baghdadi, ‘Ali Akbar Furutan, Adib Tahirzadih, Abul-Qasim Faizi, and other loved and historic figures. [about]
  199. 2005. Qá'ení, Shaikh Mohammad-ʿAli, by Minou Foadi, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  200. 2005. Nabil-i Akbar, by Minou Foadi, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  201. 2005. Life and Times of August Forel, The, by Sheila Banani, in Lights of Irfan, Volume 6. A review of Forel's scientific accomplishments, philosophical/religious perplexities, and social concerns which led him to embrace the Bahá'i teachings as he understood them during the last decade of his life. [about]
  202. 2005. Hand of the Cause Mr. `Alí-Akbar Furútan, 1905-2003, by Barron Harper and et al.. Compilation of information about Mr. Furutan: biography, in memoriam, photograph, and list of his books. [about]
  203. 2005. Genealogy of the Aghsan and the Afnán. Two family trees, one for The Bab and the other for Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  204. 2005. Dyar, Harrison Gray, Jr., by Pamela M. Henson. Bio and linked articles about the man who edited Reality magazine and also achieved infamy in Washington, DC for underground tunnel building. [about]
  205. 2005. Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem, by Christopher Buck and Alain Locke, in World Order, 36:3. Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel for the Twentieth Century," "Peace between Black and White in the United States," and "Five Phases of Democracy: Farewell Address at Talladega College." [about]
  206. 2005. Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck. The importance of Alain Locke (1885-1954), the 'Dean' of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-1934), and an American Bahá'í. [about]
  207. 2005/2020. Mahoma, Profeta de Dios, by Boris Handal. Overview of the life of Muhammad and the teachings of the Qur'an, and world Islamic culture. [about]
  208. 2005-09-06. Ruhe, David S. (1914-2005), by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. A letter from the NSA, followed by a biography from Bahá'í World News Service. [about]
  209. 2005-03-20. Darius K. Shahrokh: Obituary, by Grace Shahrokh, in American Bahá'í. Bio of the creator of Windows to the Past study series. [about]
  210. 2005-02. Namibia, Pacific Islands, Queen Marie, and Emeric Sala. [about]
  211. 2004. Qourrèt-oul-Aíne [Qurratu'l-`Ayn], by A.L.M. Nicolas, in Tahirih in History: Perspectives on Qurratu'l-'Ayn from East and West, ed. Sabir Afaqi. First publication in English translation of early accounts of the life and death of Táhirih. These passages are from Seyyed Ali Mohammad dit le Bab (1905) by A.-L.-M. Nicolas, French diplomat and author. [about]
  212. 2004. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies, by Ismael Velasco, in Bahá'í Studies Review, Vol. 12. On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential Islamicists of the 20th century, whose work is uniquely relevant in understanding the philosophical context for the emergence of the Bábí Faith. [about]
  213. 2004. Letters to Bahá'í princesses: Tablets revealed in honour of the women of Ibn-i Asdaq's household, by Dominic Parvis Brookshaw, in Lights of Irfan, Volume 5. A study and translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's tablets to the daughters of Hand of the Cause of God, Ibn-i Asdaq: Laqá'iyya, Huviyya, Rúhá and Talí`a. Includes various biographies and other tablets. [about]
  214. 2004. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Arizona, The: The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950, by Maureen M. Thur. Historical details and biographies about Arizona, from Nellie French moving from Chicago to Bisbee in 1900, to the formation of LSAs in 1949. Includes biographies of Amelia Collins and Orcella Rexford aka Louise Cutts-Powell (Appendices 1-2). [about]
  215. 2004. Haydar Alí Isfahání, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 12. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  216. 2004. Family of Vahid Darabi, The, by Ahang Rabbani. Ancestry and history of many Babis involved in the Nayriz uprising, 1850. [about]
  217. 2004. Alain Locke, by Christopher Buck, in American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, Supplement XIV. The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  218. 2004. Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick, by Vincent Flannery, in Solas, 4. Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father John Cormick. [about]
  219. 2004. 'Abdu'l-Baha, in Encyclopedia of World Biography. [about]
  220. 2004/2013. Jack Boyd memoirs, by Jack Boyd. Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1960-2012. Includes recollections of travel, biographies of other Bahá'ís, and historical observations. [about]
  221. 2004-12-04. Obituary: R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: April 30, 1954 - Oct. 21, 2004, in South Bend Tribune. An obituary of Bahá'í scholar and archivist R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, who passed away October 20, 2004, from his hometown newspaper. [about]
  222. 2004-11-16. Life and Poetry of Robert Hayden, The: A Baha'i Perspective, by Ann Boyles. [about]
  223. 2004-10. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: In Memoriam, by Anthony Lee. A short biography of Bahá'í scholar and archivist R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, who passed away October 20, 2004. [about]
  224. 2004-07-19. Napoleão III: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh, by Marco Oliveira. Short biography of Napoleon III and several paragraphs of one of the Tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh to Napoleon III. [about]
  225. 2004-06-18. Kaiser Guilherme I: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh, by Marco Oliveira. Short biography of Kaiser William I and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch. [about]
  226. 2004-06-16. Papa Pio IX: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh, by Marco Oliveira. Short biography of Pope Pius IX and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this leader of the Catholic Church. [about]
  227. 2004-05-24. Rainha Vitória: Breve biografia e excertos da epístola revelada por Bahá'u'lláh, by Marco Oliveira. Short biography of Queen Victoria and the tablet revealed by Baha'ullah to this Monarch. [about]
  228. 2004-01-29. Robert Hayden, by Christopher Buck, in Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, Vol. 2, ed. Jay Parini. The first African American poet-laureate of the United States (as Library of Congress "Consultant in Poetry"). [about]
  229. 2003. Zaynab, by John Walbridge, in Amazons to fighter pilots, a biographical dictionary of military women. Brief biography of a female Bábí fighter. [about]
  230. 2003. Stories of Baha'u'llah and Some Notable Believers, by Adib Taherzadeh. Extracts compiled by Kiser Barnes from Adib Taherzadeh’s The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, Volumes 1-4. [about]
  231. 2003. Religion and Relevance: The Baha'is in Britain 1899 - 1930, by Lil Osborn. On the Bahá'í history in the British Isles during the first decades of the 20th century, when it was an inclusive supplementary religious movement not requiring renunciation of existing affiliation; identification of the 80 or so earliest British Bahá'ís. [about]
  232. 2003. Halabi, Shaikh Maḥmud Khorásání, founder of Hojjatiya, by Mahmoud Sadri, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 11. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  233. 2003. Gobineau, Joseph Arthur de, by Calmard Jean, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 11. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  234. 2003. Family and Early Life of Tahirih Qurrat al-`Ayn, The, by Moojan Momen, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 11. Summary of information about the ancestry and background of Tahirih available in Persian and Arabic; tensions in her paternal family, which must have affected her as she grew up. [about]
  235. 2003. Dr. David S. Ruhe: Kansas Author, by Duane L. Herrmann. Biography written for the Kansas Authors Club. [about]
  236. 2003. Billie Marie (Tuttle) Brackett, by Richard Francis. Tuttle Brackett (1921-2000) was an American Bahá'í from Reno, Nevada and niece of Hand of the Cause Leroy Ioas. [about]
  237. 2003/2013. Members of the Universal House of Justice 1963-2014 and Hands of the Cause: Timeline. List of names and dates of all who served on the House of Justice or as Hands. [about]
  238. 2003-11-27. Ali Akbar Furutan, In Memoriam, by Universal House of Justice. Obituary containing a brief biography of Ali Akbar Furutan, one of the longest surviving Hands of the Cause of God. [about]
  239. 2003-10. Shirin Ebadi: A collection of newspaper articles. Articles about the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize who has championed the rights of the Bahá'í community. [about]
  240. 2003-03. Barbara Sims' Contribution to Bahá'í Scholarship in Asia Pacific, by Sandra S. Fotos, in ABS North America Bulletin, 82. Two memorial articles for Barbara Sims, Pioneer to Japan from 1953-2002, biographer of Agnes Alexander, and author of many histories of Bahá'ís in eastern Asia. [about]
  241. 2002. Provincial Politics of Heresy and Reform in Qajar Iran, The: Shaykh al-Rais in Shiraz, 1895-1902, by Juan Cole, in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 22:1-2. Biography and political/historical context of "the poet laureate of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution," who was secretly a second-generation Bahá'í. [about]
  242. 2002. My Memories of Hand of the Cause of God, A. Q. Faizí, by Shirley Macias, in Conqueror of Hearts. Personal letters from Faizi to Macias, and her recollections of him. [about]
  243. 2002. Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí: Biography and photographs, in Conqueror of Hearts. A eulogy for Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qásim Faizi, also spelled "Fayḍí" (1909 [or 1906]–1980). [about]
  244. 2002. Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature: The Poetry of Roger White, by Ron Price. A study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  245. 2002. Ella del Valiente Corazón: La Vida de Miss Eve Blanche Nicklin (1895-1985), "Madre Spiritual del Perú", by Boris Handal. The life of Eve Nicklin, "Spiritual Mother of Peru." [about]
  246. 2002. Conqueror of Hearts: Excerpts from Letters, Talks, and Writings of Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, by Abu'l-Qasim Faizi. Collection of articles, personal letters, and learned talks, edited for posting as a single book. Includes Persian translation. [about]
  247. 2002. Conqueror of Hearts: Talks by Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, by Shirley Macias and Abu'l-Qasim Faizi, in Conqueror of Hearts. Biography, and talks by Faizi to the World Congress (1963) and Wilmette House of Worship (1974). [about]
  248. 2002. Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, The, by John Walbridge, in Essays and Notes on Babi and Bahá'í History. Includes bios of individuals from Turkey who figure prominently in Bahá'í history. [about]
  249. 2002. Bahá'í Faith in Iran, The, by John Walbridge, in Essays and Notes on Babi and Bahá'í History. Includes essay "Three Clerics and a Prince of Isfahan: background to Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf" and bios of Ayatollah Khomeini and Zill al-Sultan. [about]
  250. 2002. Babi Martyrs, Some, by John Walbridge, in Essays and Notes on Babi and Bahá'í History. Includes bios of Shaykh Salih Karimi, Mulla Abd al-Karim Qazvini, the Farhadis of Qazvin, the Seven Martyrs of Tehran, and others. [about]
  251. 2002/2020. In the Light of the Rising Sun: Memoirs of A Bahá'í Pioneer to Japan, by Barbara R. Sims. Expanded and newly-annotated version of Sims' auto-biography, covering the history of the Faith in Japan 1953-2002. [about]
  252. 2002-05-10. In memoriam Barbara Sims, by Universal House of Justice and Sheridan Sims, in Bahá'í News of Japan, No. 299. Two obituaries of a prominent American Bahá'í teacher and pioneer to Japan. [about]
  253. 2002-04-01. K. C. Porter, by Gary Eskow, in Mix. Interview with a Bahá'í music producer and arranger with A & M Records [about]
  254. 2001. Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988), by Heshmat Moayyad, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 10. The life and work of Bausani (1921–1988), a leading Italian scholar of Islam, Middle Eastern studies, interlinguistics and the History of Religion, and a prominent Italian Bahá'í. [about]
  255. 2001. Artist Biographies from Arts Dialogue. A list of artist profiles which can be found in the Bahá'í Association for the Arts newsletter (offsite). Linked articles include poetry, photography, and samples of visual art. [about]
  256. 2001/2002. Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher, by Christopher Buck, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 10. Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought and culture. Includes two letters written by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  257. 2001-12-21. Hainsworth, Philip. Bio of a prominent pioneer, administrator, and author. [about]
  258. 2001-03. Historical Account of Two Indian Babis: Sa'en Hindi and Sayyid Basir Hindi, by Sepehr Manuchehri. Includes translated excerpts from a number of Persian sources on these two individuals. [about]
  259. 2001-02. Religion and Proto-Nationalism: Apelis Mazakmat and 'traces of mild sectarian strife' in New Ireland, by Graham Hassall. The career of Apelis Mazakmat, the first native Bahá'í in Papua New Guinea, set against the complex period of rapid social change in New Ireland after World War II. [about]
  260. 2000. Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience, by Miriam Dixson, in Australian Bahá'í Studies, vol. 2. The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology, to commitment to the world ideals of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  261. 2000. Whiting, Lilian, by Blanche Cox Clegg, in American National Biography Online. Whiting (1847-1942) was an American journalist, essayist, and poet; a religious seeker, she showed interest in the Bahá'í teachings. [about]
  262. 2000. Well Dressed Woman of Recent Times, A, by Matt Briggs, in Fictionaut. Historical fiction which contains part of The Wardrobe of Gertrude Heim Remey, a book Mason Remey wrote about his wife's wardrobe (which the Des Moines Register wrote was "quite likely the best book ever written about his wife's clothes"). [about]
  263. 2000. Tribute to Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, A, by Violette Nakhjavani. Born Mary Maxwell in Montreal, Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum’s life spanned almost the entire 20th century. To her husband, Shoghi Effendi, she was his "helpmate", "shield" and "tireless collaborator in the arduous tasks I shoulder." [about]
  264. 2000. Tobey, Mark George, by Judith S. Kays, in American National Biography Online. Tobey (1890-1976) was a famous American painter. [about]
  265. 2000. Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry, by Amin Banani, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 10:1-2. An account of Tahirih allowing her own voice, through her poems, to speak for herself, her time, and her motivations; it is her poetry that both reveals the layers of her complex motivations and makes her accessible. [about]
  266. 2000. Süleyman Nazif's Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler: an Ottoman Source on Babi-Baha'i History, by Necati Alkan. On the author of the 1919 Persian history "Nasiru’d-Din Shah and the Babis," including a translation of passages on Tahirih. [about]
  267. 2000. Something Regal: Uncle Fred Murray Extracts from a compilation of tributes, photographs and stories, by June Perkins, in Australian Bahá'í Studies, vol. 2. Stories about and pictures of Fred Murray, an early Indigenous Baha’i. [about]
  268. 2000. Obituary: Antonella Khursheed (1958-2000), by Anjam Khursheed, in Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review, vol. 5. Bio of the co-founder and secretary of the Singapore Association for Bahá'í studies, who organized every annual Singapore ABS conference. [about]
  269. 2000. Mahatma Gandhi and the Bahá'ís: Striving towards a Nonviolent Civilization, by M. V. Gandhimohan. Review of Ghandi's comments about the Faith as well as relationships between his ideas and those of the religion. [about]
  270. 2000. Lonely road to native title determination, A, by Walter Waia, in Australian Bahá'í Studies, vol. 2. A personal account of the Saibai Island Native Title Claim: a story of an Indigenous Australian who "walked a learning road to fulfill his obligations to his family, his clan and to the community." [about]
  271. 2000. Hayden, Robert Earl, by Robert M. Greenberg, in American National Biography Online. The life and work of Hayden (1913-1980), African-American poet and teacher; his membership of the Bahá'í Faith is briefly mentioned. [about]
  272. 2000. Gillespie, Dizzy, by Barry Kernfeld, in American National Biography Online. Gillespie (1917-1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; his acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith is briefly mentioned.  [about]
  273. 2000. Barney, Alice Pike, by Catherine McNickle Chastain, in American National Biography Online. Barney (1857-1931) was an American artist and arts patron, and mother of prominent early Bahá'í Laura Dreyfus-Barney. [about]
  274. 2000-02. We Kept the Light Bulb On: An Interview with Ellerton and Marjorie Harmer, by Charles Uzzell. Short overview of the lives of the first pioneers to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. [about]
  275. 2000-01. Mirza Hossein R. Touty: First Baha'i Known to Have Lived in the Philippines, by Graham Hassall and Orwin Austria. Touty was a Bahá'í who stayed in the Philippines for about five years (1921-26), teaching the Faith to Filipinos. [about]
  276. 2000-01. Dunn, Clara and Hyde, by Graham Hassall. Biography of two early Bahá'í teachers and pioneers. [about]
  277. 1999. Sources for studying the life and writings of Abdu'l-Baha: A topical bibliography. Now outdated bibliography; retained for historical interest. [about]
  278. 1999. Self and Society: Biography and Autobiography in Baha'i Literature, by Graham Hassall. On some of the 'moral implications' in writing biography in a Bahá'í perspective; the modes, intentions, and problems of Bahá'í biography. [about]
  279. 1999. Obituary: James Heggie, by Graham Hassall, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 9. The life and work of Heggie (1915-1992), a prominent Australian Bahá'í and long-term member and secretary of the Australian National Spiritual Assembly. [about]
  280. 1999. Obituary: Alimurad Davudi (1922-1979), by Novin Doostdar, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 9. Davudi was Professor of Philosophy at Tehran University, and long-time secretary of the Iranian Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly; he was abducted by government agents, and assumed to have been murdered shortly after the Islamic Revolution. [about]
  281. 1999. Memories of Ashchi: Background, by Ahang Rabbani and Sen McGlinn. Background information on and a start at translation of the narratives of Aqa Husayn Ashchi. [about]
  282. 1999. Marian Crist Lippitt: Short Biographical Monograph, by Peter Terry. Controversial both during her lifetime and after, Lippitt was a trained engineer who applied her rigorous intellect to the study of metaphysics and epistemology, and is best known for developing an education philosophy titled "The Science of Reality." [about]
  283. 1999. Love's Odyssey: The Life of Thornton Chase, by Robert Stockman. Draft of a book later published as "Thornton Chase: The First American Bahá'í". [about]
  284. 1999. Hoahania, Hamuel, by Graham Hassall, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 20 (1986-1992). Short biography of an early Pacific islander convert to the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  285. 1999. Fazel Mohammad Khan, by Graham Hassall, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 20 (1986-1992). The life of Fazel "Frank" Khan, an Australian Muslim convert to the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  286. 1999. Fayzí, Abu'l-Qásim (Hand of the Cause), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 9. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  287. 1999. Fádl Mázandarání, Mírzá Asadu'lláh, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 9. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  288. 1999. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Biography of Siyyid Ismail of Zavarih, by Iraj Ayman. [about]
  289. 1999. Biography of Queen Victoria: Tablet to Queen Victoria (Lawh-i-Malikih), in Encyclopedia Britannica. Biography of Queen Victoria, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote a Tablet. [about]
  290. 1999. Biography of Pope Pius IX: Tablet to Pope Pius IX (Lawh-i-Páp), in Encyclopedia Britannica. Biography of Pope Pius IX, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote a Tablet. [about]
  291. 1999. Biography of Napoleon: Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyún), in Encyclopedia Britannica. Biography of Napoleon III, to whom Bahá'u'lláh wrote two Tablets. [about]
  292. 1999. Biography of Tsar Alexander: Tablet to Tsar Alexander II (Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus), in Encyclopedia Britannica. Short biography of Tsar Alexander ll describing him as a great historical figure without the charisma of a great man. Suggests history should view what he did, such as abolishing serfdom and building railroads, as more important than who he was. [about]
  293. 1999. Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch, by Robert Weinberg, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 9. The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a Bahá'í. [about]
  294. 1999. Ambassador at the Court: The Life and Photography of Effie Baker, by Graham Hassall. Extensive biography of Effie Baker, an early Australian Bahá'í. [about]
  295. 1999. Alaskan Bahá'í Community: Its Growth and Development: The Formative Years: To 156 B. E. (1999), by John E. Kolstoe. Compilation of historical materials on the Faith in Alaska up through the late 1990s. [about]
  296. 1999-2013. Contemporary Biographies and In Memoriams, by Jack McLean. Biographies of contemporary Bahá'ís, known personally to the author: Andy Andrews, Charles Keedwell, Damian Firth, Edna Halsted Nablo, Ian Semple, Latifa Toeg, Majorie Eleanor Merrick, Michel Morisset, Peter Paul Morgan, Suzanne Sabih. [about]
  297. 1999-2000. Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison, in World Order, 31:2. An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidance, practical guidelines for Baha’i pioneering and teaching, inspirational essays, literary and scriptural commentary, biography, and even a film script. [about]
  298. 1999 Spring. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The, by Ahang Rabbani, in World Order, 30:3. The history of Hájí Mírzá Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab. [about]
  299. 1998. Unfurling the Divine Flag in Tokyo: An Early Bahá'í History, by Barbara R. Sims. History of Bahá'í activities in Japan, 1909-1994, and life stories of notable persons. [about]
  300. 1998. Thelma Perks, by Graham Hassall, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 20 (1986-1992). Perks (1901-1988) was a prominent Australian Bahá'í who served at various times on the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia, and as an inaugural Auxiliary Board member and later Continental Counselor. [about]
  301. 1998. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Harry and Ruth Randall, by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Brief account of William Henry ('Harry') Randall (1863-1929) and his wife Ruth's first encounter with 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Randall became a prominent American Bahá’í and was named a Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  302. 1998. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Grace Robarts Ober, by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Brief account of Grace Ober's interactions with 'Abdu'l-Bahá during his visit to the USA. [about]
  303. 1998. Stories of Muriel Ives Newhall Barrow: Elizabeth Cheney, by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. One-paragraph account of an incident in the life of Elizabeth Cheney, pioneer Bahá'í teacher in Paraguay. [about]
  304. 1998. Robert Hayden's Epic of Community, by Benjamin Friedlander, in Melus. A study of Hayden's poetry in the context of the American experience. [about]
  305. 1998. Rahmatu'llah Muhajir: Hand of the Cause of God the Treasure of All Humanity, by Richard Francis. Short biography of a Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  306. 1998. Olinga, Enoch, by Richard Francis. Life of Hand of the Cause of God and "Father of Victories." [about]
  307. 1998. O. Z. Whitehead (1911-1998): Actor and writer, by Robert Weinberg, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 8. Oothout Zabriskie 'Zebby' Whitehead (1911–1998) was an American stage and film character actor who later became a Bahá'í pioneer in the Republic of Ireland, and authored three books of Bahá'í biographies. [about]
  308. 1998. Notes on The Báb, Some, by Robert Stockman. Brief overview of sources on the Bábí period, the Bab's history, and his writings. [about]
  309. 1998. Mother's Stories: Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall. Stories of Abdu'l-Bahá and early Bahá'ís told by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall (1897-1984), daughter of Howard Colby Ives and Elizabeth Church Hoyt. [about]
  310. 1998. Moody, Susan, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. [about]
  311. 1998. Montana Baha'i History, by Betty Bennett. Collection of historical materials compiled between 1994-1998 and distributed at Montana summer schools. [about]
  312. 1998. Life of Thomas Breakwell, The, by Rajwantee Lakshiman-Lepain. Breakwell (1872–1902) was a religious seeker who became a Bahá'í in Paris in 1901, the first Englishman to become a Bahá'í as well as the first westerner to contribute to the Huqúqu'lláh. [about]
  313. 1998. Life of Agnes Alexander, by Duane Troxel. Essay prepared for the Bahá'í Esperanto League's 25th anniversary booklet (see wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahá'í_Esperanto-League). [about]
  314. 1998. Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, by Suheil Badi Bushrui and Joe Jenkins. Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá sketched by Kahlil Gibran. [about]
  315. 1998. John Henry Wilcott: A Pioneer Twice Over, by D. Llewellyn Drong. Book length biography of an early Bahá'í pioneer. [about]
  316. 1998. Ishráq Khávarí, by Vahid Rafati, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 8. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  317. 1998. Haney, Paul, by Richard Francis. Brief bio of the life of a Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  318. 1998. First Obligation, The: Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund, by Robert Weinberg. Bio prepared for the UK Bahá'í Centenary (1998-99). [about]
  319. 1998. Dodge, Arther Pillsbury, by Richard Francis. Life of the first president of the New York Bahá'í Community (1898) and "disciple of Abdu'l-Bahá." [about]
  320. 1998. Chase, Thornton: The First Bahá'í from the Western Hemisphere, by Richard Francis. Biography of the life of Thornton Chase, a prominent early American Bahá'í. [about]
  321. 1998. Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi, by Adib Taherzadeh and Dariush Lamie. Three short biographies of about the man who asked to be exempt from the laws of the Aqdas. [about]
  322. 1998. Balyuzi, Hasan M., by Richard Francis. Brief bio of this "Hand of the Cause of God, the Treasure of All Humanity." [about]
  323. 1998. Autobiography and Silence: The Early Career of Shaykhu'r-Ra'is Qajar, by Juan Cole, in Iran im 19. Jarhundert und die Entstehung der Bahá'í-Religion. Early biography and thought of Abu al-Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra'is, Qajar prince, dissident, Shi`ite jurist, poet and major figure in the Constitutional Revolution in Iran [about]
  324. 1998. Amoz Everett Gibson: The First Black Member of the Universal House of Justice, by Richard Francis. Biography of a prominent black Bahá'í teacher and former member of the Universal House of Justice. [about]
  325. 1998/2020. Etemad-al-Dawla, Aqa Khan Nuri, by Abbas Amanat, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  326. 1998/2001. John Cornell: in memoriam. Brief bio note written by Dr. Cornell in 1998 for posting at the Bahá'í Library Online, and a memoriam biography published by the BCCA in 2001. [about]
  327. 1998-09. Pritam Singh. Short biography of the first Sikh Bahá'í (1881-1959). [about]
  328. 1998-09. Narayenrao Rangnath Vakil. Short biography of the first Hindu Bahá'í (?-1943). [about]
  329. 1998-07. Shoghi Effendi: The Sign of God on Earth, by Grace Shahrokh and Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. The Guardian's life, his station, his accomplishments, and his passing. [about]
  330. 1998-01. Artemus Lamb, 1905-1998, by Quentin Farrand. Biography of a pioneer to Central and South America, who also recorded pilgrim's notes with the Guardian. [about]
  331. 1997. Theodore Russell Livingston, by Duane L. Herrmann. Bahá'í teacher and Mayor of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. [about]
  332. 1997. Tablet to Fuad (Lawh-i-Fuad): Translator's introduction, and bio from Encyclopedia Britannica, by Juan Cole. [about]
  333. 1997. Shoghi Effendi: Guide for a New Millennium, by Glenford Mitchell, in Bahá'í World, vol. 25. The Bahá'í community is a global laboratory in which a transformation in individual and collective behaviour is progressing, leading to a new sense of community and the glimmerings of a new world order. [about]
  334. 1997. Roger White: An Obituary: Writer and editor, "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community (1929-1993), by Robert Weinberg, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 7. Brief biography, written as an obituary, of a famous Bahá'í poet. [about]
  335. 1997. Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The, by Ahang Rabbani. Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Refugee from Isfahan," discussing the history of these remains. Includes biographical notes. [about]
  336. 1997. Profiles of Some Topeka Bahá'ís, by Duane L. Herrmann. Background for the author's research into Kansas Bahá'í history. [about]
  337. 1997. Mulla `Abdu'l-Karim Qazvini (Mirza Ahmad Katib), by John Walbridge. [about]
  338. 1997. Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him, by Universal House of Justice. Letter from the US NSA on the importance of commitment to the covenant, a letter from the UHJ on covenant-breaking, and the history "Mason Remey and Those Who Followed Him." [about]
  339. 1997. Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph, by Peter Terry. Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Italy. She had a great impact on her fellow believers during her lifetime, but is little-recognized today. [about]
  340. 1997. Ethel Jenner Rosenberg, by Robert Weinberg: Review, by Peter P. Morgan, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 7:4. [about]
  341. 1997. Early Baha'is of Enterprise, Kansas, 1897, by Duane L. Herrmann. Originally published to commemorate the centennial of the Bahá'í community of Enterprise, Kansas, the second in the western hemisphere. [about]
  342. 1997. Bourgeois, Jean-Baptiste Louis (1856-1930), by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Short biography of the architect and designer of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Wilmette, Illinois. [about]
  343. 1997. Barbara Senn Hilty Ehrsam, by Duane L. Herrmann. Ehrsam (1848-1924) was a religious seeker who was instrumental in the establishment of the first Bahá'í group in Kansas, USA. [about]
  344. 1997/2003. Hofman, David. Two short articles about Hofman, one from 1997 and one on his death in 2003. [about]
  345. 1997-09. Elizabeth and Elsbeth: Typically Extraordinary Kansas Women, by Duane L. Herrmann, in Kanhistique. A sketch of two women who helped establish the Kansas Bahá'í community in 1897. [about]
  346. 1997-09-06. Rogers, Otto Donald, by Norman Zepp, in The 1998 Canadian Encyclopedia. [about]
  347. 1997-08. Who Was Thomas Breakwell?, by Robert Weinberg, in Bahá'í Journal (UK). Brief bio of the first English Bahá'í and an individual central in early European Bahá'í community. [about]
  348. 1997 Fall. Shoghi Effendi: After a Hundred Years, in World Order, 29:1. Editorial for an issue dedicated to the centennial of the Guardian's birth, summarizing his life and his place in Bahá'í history. [about]
  349. 1996. Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  350. 1996. Recollections of Muriel Handley, by Muriel Handley and John Handley, in 75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia. Personal history of an early Bahá'í life in Australia. [about]
  351. 1996. Raising the Banner in Korea: An Early Bahá'í History, by Barbara R. Sims. Bahá'í activities in Korea 1921-1988. [about]
  352. 1996. Obituary: Marzieh Nabil Carpenter Gail (1908-1993): Translator and Author, "Patron Saint" of Women Bahá'í Scholars, by Constance M. Chen, in Bahá'í Studies Review, 6. A short biography of a famous female Bahá'í scholar and translator. [about]
  353. 1996. Obituary: Knight of Baha'u'llah Mary Zabolotny McCulloch, by Universal House of Justice and Kenneth McCulloch. Includes a tribute from the Universal House of Justice, a bibliography by Kenneth McCulloch, a letter from the National Spiritual Assembly, and a note from her husband. [about]
  354. 1996. Lidia Zamenhof, by John T. Dale. Brief biography of the daughter of Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto. [about]
  355. 1996. Ibn Asdaq, missionary and martyr, by Stephen Lambden, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  356. 1996. Ibn Abhar, Hand of the Cause, by Stephen Lambden, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  357. 1996. H. Collis Featherstone 1913-1990: An Extraordinary, Ordinary Man, by Graham Waterman and Kaye Waterman, in 75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia. The life and activities of an Australian Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause. [about]
  358. 1996. Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons, by Sandra Lynn Hutchison, in Abdu'l-Bahá in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons. Overview of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journeys to America and his meetings with Agnes Parsons. [about]
  359. 1996. Dunns, The: Keys to Their Success, by Madge Featherstone and Kaye Waterman, in 75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia. John Henry Hyde Dunn(c. 1855–1941) and Clara Dunn (1869–1960) were a pioneer Bahá'í couple in Australia. [about]
  360. 1996. Dreyfus-Barney, Hippolyte and Laura Clifford, by Shapour Rassekh, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  361. 1996. Dawlatábádí, Sayyed Yahyá, by Abbas Amanat, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  362. 1996. Baker, Euphemia Eleanor, by Graham Hassall, in Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 14: 1940-1980, ed. John Ritchie. Short biography of an early Australian Bahá'í. [about]
  363. 1996. Australian-New Zealand Bahá'í Connections, The, by David Brown Carr, in 75 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Australasia. History and relationship of the early Australian and New Zealand Bahá'í communities, the magazine Herald of the South, and some brief biographies. [about]
  364. 1996-01. Enlightened Scholarship: E.G. Browne and H.M. Balyuzi, by Richard Logan. Examination of the qualities of scholarship embodied by E. G. Browne and H. M. Balyuzi. [about]
  365. 1995. True, Corinne, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  366. 1995. Remey, Charles Mason, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  367. 1995. Macnutt, Howard, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  368. 1995. Knobloch, Fanny, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  369. 1995. Holley, Horace Hotchkiss, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Biography of a Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  370. 1995. Hoar, William, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  371. 1995. Gulpáygání, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, by Moojan Momen. [about]
  372. 1995. Greenleaf, Charles, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  373. 1995. Esslemont, John Ebenezer, by Moojan Momen. Short biography of a famous Bahá'í author and Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  374. 1995. Dodge, Arthur, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  375. 1995. Chase, Thornton, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  376. 1995. Browne, Edward Granville, by Moojan Momen. Short biography of an English orientalist and famous scholar of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths. [about]
  377. 1995. Brittingham, Isabella, by Robert Stockman. [about]
  378. 1995. Bahá'u'lláh, by Juan Cole. Biography of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  379. 1995. Badí` Khurasani, by Moojan Momen. Short biography of Badi, a Bahá'í renowned for his bravery and devotion. [about]
  380. 1995. Amin, Haji Abu'l-Hasan, by Moojan Momen. [about]
  381. 1995. Ali Bastami, Mulla, by Moojan Momen. [about]
  382. 1995. Akhund, Haji (Haji Mulla `Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi), by Moojan Momen. Short biography of an Iranian Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  383. 1995. 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Moojan Momen. [about]
  384. 1994. Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle: An Historical Record of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Taiwan, by Barbara R. Sims. Bahá'í activities in Taiwan and personal histories, 1952-1992. Includes earliest pamphlet published in Chinese. [about]
  385. 1994. Queen Marie and the Baha'i Faith, by Robert Postlethwaite, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 6:2. On the first monarch to embrace the Bahá'í Faith; the stature and the character of Queen Marie and her unique position in the early 20th century; her identification as a Bahá'í and her plan to visit Haifa in 1929; her relationship with Martha Root. [about]
  386. 1994. Portraits and Career of Mohammed Ali, Son of Kazem-Beg, The: Scottish Missionaries and Russian Orientalism, by A. D. H. Bivar, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 57:2. Kazem-Beg has a place in Bahá'í history because of his early book The Bab and the Babis (St. Petersburg, 1865). Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths. [about]
  387. 1994. Persecution of the Bahá'í Community of Iran: 1983-1986, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 19 (1983-1986). Lengthy survey of events, and life stories of participants. [about]
  388. 1994. History of the Báb, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Biography of the Bab, distributed by Images International as a 34-page booklet. [about]
  389. 1994. History of Baha'u'llah and the Uniqueness of the Bahá'í Faith, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Overview of the life and writings of Bahá'u'lláh, with an epilogue on how the Bahá'í Faith differs from previous religions. [about]
  390. 1994. Harold and Florence Fitzner: Knights of Bahá'u'lláh to Portuguese Timor, by Graham Hassall, in And the Trees Clapped their Hands: Stories of Bahá'í Pioneers, ed. Clair Vreeland. Harold Thomas Fitzner (1893–1969) and his wife Florence (c. 1906-1980) were early South Australian Bahá'ís who pioneered to Portuguese Timor during the Ten Year Crusade; Harold was also involved in the publication of Herald of the South. [about]
  391. 1994. Grinévskaia, Izabélla Arkád'evna, by A. Grachëva, in Dictionary of Russian Women Writters. Short bio of a poet and playwright who wrote a social drama Bab ed-Din (1903), dedicated to the life and teachings of The Bab — a play she considered "her most significant dramatic work" — and its sequel Bekha-Ulla (1912). [about]
  392. 1994-11. Brief Sketch of the Life of Hugh Chance, A: Thirty-year member of the Universal House of Justice, by Duane L. Herrmann. Biography partly based on personal interviews with Chance over Thanksgiving weekend, 1994. [about]
  393. 1994-03-22. Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women, by Julie Cruikshank, in The American Indian Quarterly. Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Bahá'í Faith, and who believed that there is not necessary any conflict between Anglicanism, Bahá'í, and indigenous shamanism. [about]
  394. 1993. Our Beloved Guardian: An Introduction to the Life and Work of Shoghi Effendi, by Lowell Johnson. A comprehensive summary biography of Shoghi Effendi. Includes glossary of some antiquated English words and their contemporary or simplified English equivalents. Introduction by Marguerite Sears. [about]
  395. 1993. Margaret Ariel Gallagher: Field Sergeant of the Western Frontier, by Nevada Metherd. Gallagher (1920-2001) was an American Bahá'í and auxiliary board member. [about]
  396. 1993. El Fuego en la Cima de la Montaña, by Gloria A. Faizi. Traducción de Fire on the Mountain-Top (Faizi, 1973). [about]
  397. 1993/2003. Collins, Amelia: The Fulfilled Hope of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Richard Francis. Short biography of a prominent American Bahá'í. [about]
  398. 1993/2003. Ahmad-i-Yazd, by Richard Francis. Life of the recipient of the Arabic Tablet of Ahmad. [about]
  399. 1993/2001. Badi, Áqá Buzurg, by Richard Francis. Life of "the Pride of the Martyrs." [about]
  400. 1993/1998. Root, Martha, by Richard Francis. Bio of the "Herald of the Kingdom, Lioness at the Threshold." [about]
  401. 1993/1998. Gregory, Louis G.: The Advancement of Racial Unity in America, by Harlan F. Ober, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 12 (April 1950-1954). Short biography of an early African-American Bahá'í. [about]
  402. 1993-08. Robert Hayden and Being Politically Correct, by Duane L. Herrmann. Robert Hayden did not bow to or rebel against expectations of political correctness, and regarded his race as "human" rather than "black." He embraced his African-American identity, but did not want to be defined by it. [about]
  403. 1993-06. Schopflocher, Siegfried, by Will C. van den Hoonaard. Short biography of a prominent Baha''i from a German-Jewish background who served as a Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  404. 1992. Varqa and Son: The Heavenly Doves, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. 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. [about]
  405. 1992. Tahirih, Letter of the Living, and Khadijih Bagum, Wife of the Báb, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Life stories of two key heroines of Bábí history. [about]
  406. 1992. Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunuzi: The Promises Fulfilled, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Life story of an early follower of Shaykhs Ahmad and Rashti, who also met both the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  407. 1992. Mulla Rida: The Indestructible, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Extracts from the Persian book Masabih-i-Hidayat, by Azizu'llah-i-Sulaymani, about a famous life-long teacher of the Faith in Iran. [about]
  408. 1992. Mulla Husayn Bushru'i: The Indomitable, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Life story of the first believer in the Bab. [about]
  409. 1992. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl: The Greatest Scholar, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Lengthy biography of an early scholar, whose writings Persian Bahá'ís often consider as ranking second to the Holy Writings and the writings of Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  410. 1992. Glimpse of Glory, A: Stories of the Life of Baha'u'llah, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Anecdotes about some early followers of Bahá'u'lláh, and the circumstances of his own life. [about]
  411. 1992. Fadl-i-Shirazi: Guided By Dreams, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Life story of an early believer; content derived from the Persian book Masabih-i-Hidayat by Aziz'u'llah Sulaymani. [about]
  412. 1992. Fadl-i-Qa'ini: The Tamed Phoenix, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. History of an early Bahá'í, teacher of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani, and in whose honor the Lawh-i-Hikmat was revealed. [about]
  413. 1992. Early Believers in the West, Some, by Grace Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William Sutherland Maxwell, Thomas Breakwell, John Ebenezer Esslemont, George Townshend, and Horace Hotchkiss Holley. [about]
  414. 1992. Chase, Thornton, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 5. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  415. 1992. Ahmad, The Flame of Fire, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. History of the recipient of the Tablet of Ahmad, extracted from an article by Hand of the Case Jinab-i-Abu'l-Qasim-i-Faizi in Bahá'í News, 1967. [about]
  416. 1992. Abdu'l-Bahá: The Mystery of God, by Darius Shahrokh, in Windows to the Past. Overview of the life of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  417. 1992/2017. Bicentenaire de Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'í International Community. French translation of the Bahá'í International Community's 1992 Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, updated for the 2017 bicentennial of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh. [about]
  418. 1992/2015. Rabindranath Tagore: Some Encounters with Bahá'ís, by Peter Terry. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is alleged to have met India's poet laureate Tagore in Chicago in 1912. This article examines the historical sources for that story. [about]
  419. 1992-05. Statement on Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Bahá'í International Community. Introduction to the life and work of Bahá'u'lláh, released in 1992 in honor of the centenary of his death, at the request of the Universal House of Justice. [about]
  420. 1991. Macau Bahá'í Community in the Early Years, by Barbara R. Sims. Brief overview of the history of Macau, and a detailed account of Bahá'í involvement 1953-1975, and stories of early believers. [about]
  421. 1991. Life of Shoghi Effendi, The, by Helen Danesh and John Danesh, in Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, ed. M. Bergsmo. Chapter length biography, and overview of the Guardian's life's work. [about]
  422. 1991. Crown of Glory: Memoirs of Jinab-i-Aziz'u'llah Azizi, by Aziz'u'llah Azizi. Autobiography of Jináb-i-Azízí, "the Tailor," a companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá who travelled with the Master to London and Paris, and also met with Shoghi Effendi. Includes photographs, and provisional translations of several Tablets. [about]
  423. 1991. Bertha: An Early American Baha'i Stalwart, by Duane L. Herrmann, in Herald of the South. Brief profile of an early pioneer in Bahá'í publications and education (and sister of Mabel Hyde Paine). Many of the Guardian's letters on education were written to her as secretary of the Louhelen School Committee. [about]
  424. 1991. Arches of the Years, by Marzieh Gail. Early days of the Bahá'í Faith in America and of Abdu'l-Bahá's visit in 1912; Phoebe Hearst; Versailles Conference; and about Marzieh Gail herself. [about]
  425. 1991/2001. Itchyfeet: Travels with Reg Priestley, by Reginald L. Priestley. Autobiography of a world traveller who visited many places in and around Israel while in the Palestine Policeman service in the 1940s, and the story of his acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  426. 1991-06. Cyprus Exiles, The, by Moojan Momen, in Bahá'í Studies Bulletin, 5:3-6:1. History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies. [about]
  427. 1991-03. Failure of the Tommy Kabu Movement, The: A Reassessment of the Evidence, by Graham Hassall, in Pacific Studies, 14:2. The rise and fall of Koivi-Aua, better known as Tom Kabu (1922?-1969), an influential local innovator and "proto-nationalist" leader in colonial Papua New Guinea and the first Papuan Bahá'í. [about]
  428. 1990. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith, by Annemarie Schimmel, in The Bahá'í Faith and Islam. One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed views on the the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in his dissertation "The Development of Metaphysics in Persia" and his poetical magnum opus the Javidnama. [about]
  429. 1990. Bushrú'í, Mullá Muhammad Husayn, by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 4. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  430. 1990. Browne, Edward Granville: life and academic career, by Michael Wickens, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 4. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  431. 1990/2018. To Russia with Love: Journal of a Member of the Quddus Team, by Jack McLean. Journal of a visit through Moscow, Kiev, and Levov in August 1990 by the four travel teachers Shamsi Sedagat, Ann Clavin, Leo Misagi, and Jack McLean. [about]
  432. 1990-10. H. Collis Featherstone, by Graham Hassall, in Australian Bahá'í Bulletin. Biography of a prominent Australian Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  433. 1989. Traces That Remain: A Pictorial History of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith among the Japanese, by Barbara R. Sims. Extensive history of Bahá'í events and personages in Japan, 1914-1983. [about]
  434. 1989. Prison Memories of Mr. Amoui (Feb. 1984 - March 1989), by Ramezanali Amoui. Memoirs of five years in an Iranian prison. Includes Persian original. The author's full name is not known — and the last name could be Amu'i — and the translator's name is not certain. [about]
  435. 1989. Hilda Brooks and the Australian Bahá'í Community, by Graham Hassall, in The Role of Women in an Advancing Civilization, ed. Sitarih 'Ala'í & Colleen Daws. The role played by Hilda Margaret Brooks (1896-1969) in the development of the Australian Bahá'í Community. [about]
  436. 1989. Bárfurúshí, Muhammad `Alí, by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  437. 1989. Barághání, Muhammad Taqí, by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  438. 1989. Balyuzi, H. M., by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  439. 1989. Balágí, Muhammad Jawád (anti-Bahá'í activist), by Etan Kohlberg, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  440. 1989. Bahá'u'lláh, by Juan Cole, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  441. 1989. Bahá'íyyih Khánum, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  442. 1989. Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází), by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  443. 1989. Áyatí, Abdu'l-Husayn, by Iraj Afshar, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  444. 1989-08. Giachery, Ugo: Obituary, in American Bahá'í. Born into a Sicilian aristocratic family, Giachery (1896–1989) migrated to the USA in his 20s, where he met his future wife and became a Bahá'í. The couple returned to Italy in 1947, and he was subsequently appointed as a Hand of the Cause. [about]
  445. 1989-01. True, Edna M. (1888-1988), in Bahá'í News, 694. Brief bio of the daughter of Hand of the Cause of God Corinne True. [about]
  446. 1989 Winter. Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran, by Juan Cole, in Iranian Studies, 22:1. Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed light on an epoch. This paper examines 1700s Iran via the Shi'i scholar Mohammad Mehdi Niraq (d. 1794). No mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths. [about]
  447. 1988. Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, The, by Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. An abridged and updated version of the author's biography Priceless Pearl. [about]
  448. 1988. Black Pearls: Servants in the Households of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh , by Abu'l-Qasim Afnan. Biographies of Haji Mubarak, Fiddih, Isfandiyar, Mas'ud, and Salih Aqa; slavery and Islamic history. Preface by Moojan Momen. [about]
  449. 1988. Australian Women and Religious Change: Margaret Dixson and the First Melbourne Baha'is, by Graham Hassall, in Proceedings of the Association for Bahá'í Studies. Women played an important role in the initial spread and development of the Bahá’í Faith in Australia. In doing so, they struggled to break the bounds that traditionally defined women's place in the life and organization of a religious community. [about]
  450. 1988/2019. Beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in Watauga County, North Carolina, by Audrey Mike Parker. Beginnings of the Faith in a mountain community. Less an historical account, this is more an overview of the efforts of Bahá'ís to establish a community within a southern Appalachian county. Includes biographical interview with Janie Winebarger Dougherty. [about]
  451. 1988-01. Navidi, Dr. Aziz (1913-1987): Intrepid Pioneer, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, by Graham Walker, in Bahá'í News, 682. A brief tribute of this scholar, attorney, and travel teacher. Taken from an address by his son-in-law, Walker. [about]
  452. 1987. Summon Up Remembrance, by Marzieh Gail. Memoir left by Ali-Kuli Khan, one of the first translators of Bahá'í Writings; writings of his wife Florence; other family papers and memories. [about]
  453. 1987. Lettres à un bon catholique, by Jose Luis Marques Utrillas. Translation of "Letters to a Good Catholic," in which Spanish Bahá'í Utrillas narrates his personal adventure, his inner crises and mental readjustments, his experience as a post-conciliar priest, and his secularization [about]
  454. 1987. Hands of the Cause (Ayádí Amr Alláh), by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  455. 1987. Ardakání, Hajjí Abu'l-Hasan (Hand of the Cause), by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 2. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  456. 1987. Áqá Khan Kermání, by Mangol Bayat, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 2. Brief excerpt, with link to full article offsite. [about]
  457. 1986. When the Saints Come Marching In: The Art of Bahá'í Biography, by Sidney Edward Morrison and Frank Lewis, in dialogue magazine, 1:1. Comments on hagiography, including reviews of nine popular Bahá'í biographies. Includes response "In Praise of Saints" by Frank Lewis (from dialogue 1:3). [about]
  458. 1986. Remembering Bernard Leach, by Trudi Scott, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). Memories of the Bahá'í potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979). [about]
  459. 1986. Munirih Khanum: Memoirs and Letters, by Munirih Khanum. Autobiography of Khanum (1847-1938), the wife of Abdu'l-Bahá. Includes the arrangements for her marriage, her travel to Akka, her time with the wife of the Bab, and memorial letters written on the anniversaries of the passing of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  460. 1986. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Ali M. Yazdi, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Bahá'í. [about]
  461. 1986. In Memoriam, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). 95 biographies from Bahá'í World 18. Includes detailed bios of H.M. Balyuzi, A.Q. Faizi, Robert Hayden, Bernard Leach, Stanwood Cobb, Rahmatu'llah Muhajir, Adelbert Muhlschlegel, Doris Holley, Paul Haney, Enoch Olinga, Muhammad Labib, etc. [about]
  462. 1986. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Passing of Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). Includes compilations about Bahiyyih Khanum, a selection of her letters, the 50th anniversary commemoration (1982), a bibliography, and tributes by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Ali Nakhjavani, and Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. [about]
  463. 1986. Bios of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan and Kaushal Kishore Bhargava, by Dipchand Khianra, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). "One Kind Deed," a bio of Mihraban Rustam Bulbulan, and "Kaushal Kishore Bhargava: An Appreciation." [about]
  464. 1986. August Rudd: The First Bahá'í Pioneer to Sweden, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). History of the Bahá'í Faith in Sweden, 1920-1947. [about]
  465. 1986. August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá'ís: 1925-1927, by John Paul Vader, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 18 (1979-1983). History of Forel's involvement with the Faith. Includes correspondence from Shoghi Effendi. [about]
  466. 1986-2004. Encyclopaedia of Islam: Bahá'í Selections. 40 articles about, mentioning, or relevant to the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths. [about]
  467. 1985. The Story of Mona: 1965-1983, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. Biography of Mona Mahmudnizhad, an Iranian teenager who, in 1983, together with nine other women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz on the grounds of being a member of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  468. 1985. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáyegání, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  469. 1985. Kansas Farm Boy, by Duane L. Herrmann, in Once to Every Man and Nation, ed. Randie & Steven Gottlieb. Brief autobiography, with background on the author's introduction to and acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  470. 1985. El Concurso en Lo Alto: La Vida de Once Distinguidos Personajes de la Edad Heroica de la Fe , by Boris Handal. Biographies of eleven important Baha’i personages of the Heroic Age of the Bahá'í Faith: Mulla Ḥusayn, Vahid, Quddus, Mulla Sadiq, Shaykh Salman, Nabil-i-A’zam, Asiyih Khanum, Mirza Mihdi, Badi, and Varqa and Ruhu’llah. [about]
  471. 1985. Amín Hájjí: trustees of Huqúqu'lláh, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  472. 1985. Alí Bastámí, Mullá, by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  473. 1985. Alí Akbar Shahmírzádí (Hájjí Akhund), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  474. 1985. Ahsá'í, Shaykh Ahmad, by Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  475. 1985. Afnán: Genealogy of the Afnān Family, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." [about]
  476. 1985. Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  477. 1985. 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Life and Teachings, by Alessandro Bausani and Denis MacEoin, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1:1. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  478. 1985-07. First and Finest: John Henry and Clara Hyde Dunn in Australia, by Graham Hassall, in Herald of the South. Introduction of the Bahá'í Faith to Australia and New Zealand. [about]
  479. 1984. Ibrahim George Kheiralla and the Bahá'í Faith in America, by Richard Hollinger, in Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, Volume 2. A study of the Lebanese Bahá'í who first spread the Faith to the United States but later renounced his allegiance to Abdu'l-Bahá, based on many primary source materials the author unearthed in public and private archives. [about]
  480. 1984. From Copper to Gold: The Life of Dorothy Baker, by Dorothy Freeman Gilstrap. This biography’s purpose is to reflect not only the chronology of Baker’s life, but also the drives, the suffering, the delights, and the peak moments of decision that helped make her who she was. [about]
  481. 1983. At 48 West Tenth (memories of Juliet Thompson), by Marzieh Gail, in The Diary of Juliet Thompson. Thompson (1873–1956) was an American painter, a prominent early American Bahá'í, disciple of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and also "friend and neighbour" of Kahlil Gibran. [about]
  482. 1983-12. Munson, Joy: A Shining Example of Steadfastness, by LeNelma Johnson, in Bahá'í News, 630. Munson was an American Bahá'í who pioneered to India in 1976 at the age of 73, remaining in her post until her death in 1983. [about]
  483. 1983-10/11/12. Alexander, Agnes: 70 years of service, by Duane Troxel, in Bahá'í News. Biography of a prominent American Bahá'í and Hand of the Cause of God. [about]
  484. 1983-10-20. Baha'i Doctrine Attracts Non-whites, by James S. Tinney, in The National Leader, 2:24. On the Bahá'í Faith's progress toward racial unity; brief bios of Glenford Mitchell, Amoz Gibson, Wilma Brady, Barbara Eaton Bond, and Alberta Deas; reflections on Black experiences of the Bahá'í community. [about]
  485. 1982. Traveler's Narrative, A: Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Reprint of Browne's original translation of 1891 but lacking all of Browne's notes. [about]
  486. 1982. Tahirih, by Lowell Johnson. Overview of the life of Qurratu'l-`Ayn, "Solace of the Eye," aka Zarrín-Táj, "Crown of Gold." [about]
  487. 1982. Quddus, by Lowell Johnson. Overview of the life of Quddus, the most prominent disciple of the Báb and the eighteenth and final Letter of the Living. [about]
  488. 1982. My Memories of Baha'u'llah, by Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Salmani. Memories of one of Baha'u'llah's companions during his exile. [about]
  489. 1982. Mulla Husayn, by Lowell Johnson. A biography of Mulla Husayn, the first Letter of the Living. [about]
  490. 1982. Gift of Love, A: Offered to the Greatest Holy Leaf , by Abu'l-Qasim Faizi. Booklet on various topics related to the life of Bahá'u'lláh's daughter Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), dedicated as a gift of love to her memory on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of her passing [about]
  491. 1982. Bahiyyih Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, by Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. A compilation from Bahá'í sacred texts and writings of the Guardian of the Faith and Bahíyyih Khánum's own letters. [about]
  492. 1982-08. Armstrong, Counsellor Leonora: A Loving Portrait, by Kristine Leonard Asuncion, in Bahá'í News, 617. Brief biographical sketch of Counsellor Armstrong, the "Spiritual Mother of South America" (1895-1980). [about]
  493. 1981. Work of A.L.M. Nicolas (1864-1937), The, by Moojan Momen, in The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Short bio, including list of the works of Nicolas. [about]
  494. 1981. In Memoriam, in Bahá'í World, Vol. 17 (1976-1979). Anderson, Angela Annette; Azzáví, Siyyid Muḥammad; Battrick, Jeannette Hilda; Blackwell, Ellsworth; Blundell, Hugh; Boon, Choo Yeok; Bowman, Amelia; Brown, Ramona Allen Bray; Busey, Garreta Helen; Derozhinsky, Pamela; Ebo, António Francisco; Enongene... [about]
  495. 1981. Bahá'í Studies in Europe, by Peter Terry. Interviews with and bios of individuals engaged in study of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions, and descriptions of archives, in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, and Wales, 1980-81. [about]
  496. 1981-08. Speaking in Edinburgh, by Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell) Khanum. Address at Edinburgh Bahá'í Centre. Includes discussion of Shoghi Effendi in Scotland and the eagle and pillar at his resting place. [about]
  497. 1981-02. Terah: Personal reminiscences of teaching, traveling, loving, by Terah Cowart-Smith, in Bahá'í News, 262. Brief recollections of teaching in North America. Includes short letter from the Guardian. [about]
  498. 1980. Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí, by Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follower of Bahá'u'lláh and companion of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  499. 1980. Remember My Days: The Life-Story of Bahá'u'lláh, by Lowell Johnson. Biography of the prophet-founder of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  500. 1980. Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory, by Hasan M. Balyuzi. Bahá’u’lláh's ancestry and family, his many journeys when banished from Iran, the stories of those who accompanied Him to Constantinople and into the citadel of Akká, the marriage of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and the closing months of His life at Bahjí. [about]
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