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  1. 1997/2022. Sources of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Vahid Rafati and Denis MacEoin. List of the original Tablets excerpted by Shoghi Effendi in compiling Gleanings. [about]
  2. 2008/2022. Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, The, by Boris Handal, in Australian Bahá'í Bulletin. Overview of the Bahá'í Covenant, the nature of Covenant-breaking, and the spiritual foundation for being firm in such a fundamental principle. [about]
  3. 2009-2022. Translation list. Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging. [about]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. 2016/2022. Coordinates of Baha'i Holy Sites and the Junaynih Garden. Latitude, longitude, and brief descriptions of key sites such as Akka prison, Bahji, Ridvan Garden, Bahá'í cemetery, cave of Elijah, and the houses of Bahá'u'lláh, Abbud, Udi Khammar, and Abdu'l-Bahá, followed by a history of the Junaynih Garden. [about]
  7. 2016/2022. Glossary of Arabic and Persian Transcription. Comprehensive list of names and terms encountered in Bahá'í history, with transcription (accents, underlines and underdots), locations, word meanings, history and definitions. [about]
  8. 2017/2022. Bahá'í Teachings on The Universe. Compilation of writings related to the cosmos, the worlds of God, and spiritual evolution. [about]
  9. 2021-2022. Nine Year Plan, The: 2022-2031, by Universal House of Justice. 9 letters from November 2021 to January 2022, addressed to the Bahá'í world, Continental Counsellors, Auxiliary Board members, and National Spiritual Assemblies. Link to free download of book (offsite). [about]
  10. 2021/2022. Enregistrements audio en français. Enregistrements audio en français des écrits sacrés baha'is, par Dominique Marchal. [about]
  11. 2022 (2017). 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage, by Iraj Ghanooni. A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
  12. 2022. 15 Bahá'í Word Search Puzzles, by Duane Troxel. Word-search puzzles with Bahá'í themes. Solutions provided at end. [about]
  13. 2022 (2018). 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]
  14. 2022. Bábí-Bahá'í Community in Khorasan, The, by Minou Foadi, in Encyclopaedia Iranica. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. [about]
  15. 2022. Beyond Welfare: A Preliminary Bahá'í Normative Framework for Economic Rights and Responsibilities, by Vargha Taefi, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 31:1-2. The conceptual underpinnings of a Bahá’í approach to economic growth and disparity, mapped onto an applied framework of economic rights and responsibilities, give rise to economic justice and individual and institutional rights and responsibilities. [about]
  16. 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]
  17. 2022. Compilation on All of Humanity Embracing the Bahá'í Faith, A. [about]
  18. 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]
  19. 2022. Der Herr Ist Nahe / The Lord Is Near: The Divine Mystery of the Transformation of Mt. Carmel, by Harry Liedtke. Brief history of the Templer Society and Georg David Hardegg, who landed in Haifa in 1868 and built a spiritual colony at the foot of Mt. Carmel. [about]
  20. 2022. Divine Melody: Song of the Mystic Dove. Selections from the Writings that refer to the Word of God as music emanating from the mystic dove or the Nightingale of Paradise, and the Divine Word as a melody calling for us to spread the Word in song and praise. [about]
  21. 2022. Efficient Searches and Shortcuts, by Brett Zamir. A series of videos introducing rationales for, and details on use of, browser keyword shortcuts with the Bahá'í Writings [about]
  22. 2022. Genealogies of Bahá'ís on WikiTree, by Donald Osborn and Vicky Majewski. Links to online genealogies, and a video presentation "Using the tools of genealogy." [about]
  23. 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]
  24. 2022. Key Passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude) in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Cross-reference compilation of 40 passages from the Kitáb-i-Íqán selected by Shoghi Effendi for inclusion in Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, adapted from Hooper Dunbar's Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. [about]
  25. 2022. Kitáb-i-Aqdas: le plus saint livre, by Bahá'u'lláh. Révision de la traduction française du Kitáb-i-Aqdas (ed. MEB, 2014); voir Avant-propos. [about]
  26. 2022. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude, by Bahá'u'lláh: Interlinear Presentation. Parallel translations of Ali Kuli Khan (1904) and the authorized one by Shoghi Effendi (1931), and the Persian text. [about]
  27. 2022 (1972-11-26). La Constitution do la Maison Universelle de Justice, by Universal House of Justice. La Constitution fut signée dans la Ville de Haïfa le quatrième jour du mois de Qawl de la cent-vingt-neuvième année de l'Ère bahá'íe. [about]
  28. 2022. Late Ottoman Sunni Missionary Project, The, by Necati Alkan, in Missions and Preaching: Connected and Decompartmentalised Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa. Excerpts from the author's book Non-Sunni Muslims in the Late Ottoman Empire: State and Missionary Perceptions of the Alawis. Contains only passing mentions of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
  29. 2022. Lo sviluppo socio-economico della comunità bahá'í, by Luca Forconi. Panoramica sull’azione sociale baha’i con gran parte dei contenuti estratti e tradotti dal documento "For the Betterment of the World" (OSED / BIC, 2018), integrati da alcuni cenni alla letteratura in ambito economico. [about]
  30. 2022. Love of Iran, A, by Iraj Ghanooni. Philosophical reflections on how fundamentally our homeland shapes our reality, and how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s deep love of His own homeland of Iran went far beyond a particularistic sentiment of nationalism and was in fact one of "universal patriotism." [about]
  31. 2022. Mulla Husayn's Journey: Google Earth video, by Boris Handal. This silent video captured from Google Earth shows Mulla Husayn's 800km, 82-day journey from Mashhad to Shaykh Tabarsi with 200+ Babis (21 July - 12 October 1848). [about]
  32. 2022. Need for an Integrative Conceptual Framework for Addressing Mental Health Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic, The, by Bayan Jalalizadeh, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 31:1-2. Overview of the state of mental health and illness in the world during the Covid pandemic, summary of the prevailing frameworks and practices, and a potential framework which could guide a response to current mental health challenges. [about]
  33. 2022. Nine Valleys - Towards Embodied Experience, The: Understanding the Confluence of Material and Spirit in the Design of a Bahá'í House of Worship, by Vedad Haghighi. Detailed proposal, with extensive site photographs and illustrations, for a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Thorhill, Ontario (location of the Canada Bahá'í National Centre); discussion of the embodied experience of worship in a temple to promote unity. (offsite) [about]
  34. 2022. Passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh, by Bahá'u'lláh. Compilatie van 40 passages uit de Kitáb-i-Íqán door Shoghi Effendi geselecteerd voor opname in Bloemlezing uit de Geschriften van Bahá'u'lláh. [about]
  35. 2022. Poems in Latter Days, Some, by Jack McLean. Poems written 2009-2022 on themes from incidents in everyday life, eulogies to friends who have passed and others still living, metaphysical poems inspired by the spiritual quest, and the many faces of love. [about]
  36. 2022. Principle of the Oneness of Humankind, The: Strong Foundationalism, Non-Adversarialism, and the Imperatives of Our Time, by Filip Boicu. Some of the ways in which the concept of globalization has been framed in the recent past; the vision of Shoghi Effendi; The Seven Valleys and social change; moral codes and ethical living; the oneness of humankind and non-adversarialism. [about]
  37. 2022. Reference Desk, The: Projects that Support Bahá'í Scholarship in the Digital Age. 13 presentations on how digital technologies are supporting Bahá’í scholarship. Webmasters, bibliographers, genealogists, and archivists speak about their journey in reference projects: origins, progress, and insights into how their projects are used. [about]
  38. 2022. Reflections on the Challenge of Our Age, by Paul Lample, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 31:1-2. On how Bahá'ís expect to search for truth and build a just and peaceful world through the conscious transformation of the moral order — not by force or coercion but by example, persuasion, and cooperation. [about]
  39. 2022. Réflexions intimes sur le Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by Pierre Daoust. Un petit recueil de réflexions; une sorte de voyage dans un domaine aux multiples paysages, qui donnera l'envie à d'autres de lire le Kitáb-i-Aqdas et d'être eux aussi touchés par sa profondeur, sa sagesse, et sa beauté. [about]
  40. 2022 (2003). Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia. Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en sociale principes; heilige oorlog en vechten; redenen achter de reputatie van de islam als een oorlogsreligie; apocalypse. [about]
  41. 2022. Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History, by Denis MacEoin: Some Notes, by Grover Gonzales. [about]
  42. 2022. Tabla de la Medicina, by Bahá'u'lláh. Spanish translation of Lawh-i-Tibb, from an English translation by S. Lambden. [about]
  43. 2022 (1863-05-09). Tablet of Firayját (Lawḥ-i-Firayját) / Tablet of Firáq (Lawḥ-i-Firáq), by Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet revealed in Firayjat, a place where Bahá’u’lláh stayed in Baghdad, which is about 5km north of the Riḍván Garden. Translator, date, and source unknown. Includes scan of the original Arabic, and background materials including excerpt from Balyuzi. [about]
  44. 2022. Tablets of Baha'u'llah vol. 4, by Bahá'u'lláh. A selection of provisional translations from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh occasionally accompanied by the commentary of the translator, and a study outline. [about]
  45. 2022. Two Parts of the Law of God, The: The Essential and the Secondary Teachings of the True Religion of God, and Counterfeit Doctrines. Four compilations on themes related to the progressive revelation of the religion of God; essential vs. secondary teachings; counterfeit doctrines of the false religion of man. [about]
  46. 2022 (1912). Varqá and His Son: A Talk by `Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. English translation, and two transcripts of the Persian original, of a talk given by `Abdu'l-Bahá in New York on May 31, 1912. [about]
  47. 2022 (2017). 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]
  48. 2022-02. Bahá'í Faith: The Basics, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Moojan Momen, in Nova Religio, 25:3. [about]
  49. 2022-02-17. Term Limits for Members of Spiritual Assemblies, by Universal House of Justice. Quotations from Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice on matters regarding Bahá'í elections, and why there are no term limits for members of Bahá'í assemblies. [about]
  50. 2022-02-23. TextBrowser, Bahaiwritings, and Bahai-browser.org: Web apps for browsing the Bahá'í Writings with customizability , by Brett Zamir. Tutorial videos on an experimental web app to browse Writings with high customizability and in parallel. [about]
  51. 2022-03. Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna, by Joshua Hall, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 31:3. Comparison of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna; this helps one understand the philosophical content and significance, and rational rigor, of Bahá’u’lláh’s own statements on God’s existence and creative act. [about]
  52. 2022-03. Bahá'u'lláh's 'Long Healing Prayer' ("Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí") in Light of a Metaphysics of Unity, by Daniel Azim Pschaida, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 31:3. On the originality and deep coherence of this prayer as expressed by its rhyme, alliterations, and structures organized around the number 19; the prayer is an invitation to meditate on God’s names, and see reality in a metaphysics of wholeness and unity. [about]
  53. 2022-03-10. Update of "Additional Tablets" by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Permanency of URLs on bahai.org, by Universal House of Justice. Answers to two questions: the PDF at bahai.org for "Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks" will be updated, and website addresses (URLs) at bahai.org are permanent and can reliably be cited. [about]
  54. 2022-04. Bahá'í Faith: The Basics, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Susan Maneck, in Journal of Religious History, 46:2. [about]
  55. 2022-04. One Concern with the Notion of Power as an Element of the Conceptual Framework Guiding the Activities of the Bahá'í Community, by Filip Boicu. Power can be defined in negative or positive ways, as either adversarialism (oppressive power dominance) or mutualism (emancipatory egalitarian empowerment). Anti-foundationalism argues that injustice must be challenged at the individual, micro-level. [about]
  56. 2022-04. Strong Foundationalism in the Bahá'í Faith?: An Analysis of Michael Karlberg's 'Ontological Foundationalism', by Filip Boicu. A close reading of Michael Karlberg's Constructing Social Reality. An Inquiry into the Normative Foundations of Social Change, and reflections on the Bahá’í methodology for social justice and social change that he has put forward. [about]
  57. 2022-04-01. Responding to the War in Ukraine, by Universal House of Justice. Actions Bahá'ís are taking in response to the invasion of Ukraine; the role of prayers and acts of service in bringing about a future without destructive weapons. [about]
  58. 2022-05. Bahá'í Library Online at 25: Background, Functioning, and Future, by Jonah Winters. Notes written for the 25th anniversary of this website. [about]
  59. 2022-05. Karlberg's Notion of Consultation and Bahá'í Consultation (Ontological Truths, Knowledge and Ethics), by Filip Boicu. Michael Karlberg proposes a "consultative epistemology" as central to the Bahá'í methodology for social change. The claim is that a new model for civilization building has been born, one that transcends previous limitations. [about]
  60. 2022-05-16. Progressive Revelation: A Brief Circumstantial/Historical Contextualization, by Mehdi Wolf. Progressive revelation must be understood in the context of the twin purposes of a divine Manifestation, as well as the prevailing historical circumstances. The varying attitudes to law and science are used as test cases. [about]
  61. 2022-06. "Seal of the Prophets" and "Divine Presence": Why These Two Key Verses Should Be Read Together, by Christopher Buck. On two verses from the Qur'án on Muhammad as the "Seal of the Prophets" and the meaning of "attainment unto the divine Presence"; Shoghi Effendi as translator; comments by Nader Saiedi and Dergham Aqiqi; explanations from Kamalu'd-Din Bakhtavar. [about]
  62. 2022-07 (1969). 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]
  63. 2022-08. Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved (Centre mondial bahá'í - 2018), by Bahá'u'lláh. La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés, mais quelques changements ont été nécessaires pour la clarté et l'exactitude. [about]
  64. 2022-08. What Is Bahá'í Education?, by Filip Boicu. different current expectations about what should fall under the topic of "Bahá’í education"; three types of curricula (FUNDAEC, Anisa, BIHE) and their theoretical sources; these must be drawn together into a field of study; the importance of universities. [about]
  65. 2022-08-03. The Pursuit of Social Justice, by Michael Karlberg, in Bahá'í World. An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organization, and social change, and their implications for the pursuit of peace and justice. [about]
  66. 2022-08-27. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings, by Christopher Buck. Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metaphors": it is the most comprehensive, pervasive symbol and allegory of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Bahá’í Writings. [about]
  67. 2022-09. "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles, by Christopher Buck. Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's answer to the question "What has Bahá’u’lláh brought that we have not heard before?" [about]
  68. 2022-09. Economic Significance of the Law of Huququ'llah, by Hooshmand Badiee. Wilmette Institute webinar on the "Right of God": the Institution of Ḥuqúqu’lláh; sustainable development; the Input-Output model; distributive justice; the social function of wealth; equality; market equilibrium; the tax system; the law of Zakát. [about]
  69. 2022-09-13. Towards a Sustainable Food System, by Bahá'í International Community. Short selection on sustainable, non-exploitative food systems that provide for the global population. [about]
  70. 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice. Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, the human family's crisis of identity, prejudice, Africa, and economic injustice. [about]
  71. 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]
 

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