Windows to the Past

by Darius Shahrokh

compiled by Grace Shahrokh
1992

In 1992, Dr. Darius Shahrokh, a retired physician-surgeon, recorded some deepening talks upon the insistence of friends in his Bahá’í Community. These were first intended for local use. Then it became apparent that Bahá’í deepening and stories on audiotape met the needs of people in various circumstances, such as those with vision or reading problems, audio learners, isolated Bahá’ís, those with long commutes who want to listen to talks while driving, immigrants who find reading English difficult but are comfortable with spoken English. Also the tapes are useful for new Bahá’ís and Bahá’í youth who want to become rapidly well-informed about the Faith without having to purchase a lot of books.

In view of these needs, Dr. Shahrokh expanded the extent of material, which at this time has been obtained by approximately twenty-five National Spiritual Assemblies for aiding their teaching and deepening programs, with plans to translate into various languages. Each program is the result of months of study of resources in both English and Persian. Most cassettes include a map, photos, and/or list of references. Dr. Shahrokh and his wife, Grace, who assisted with research and editing, have done their best to make the information as accurate as possible. The PDF transcripts have been scanned from the original typewritten scripts.

Some reference is made to Windows to the Past as stories, but it should be remembered that the stories are not intended to be entertainment, but to inform, elucidate, and inspire the listener. The essay tapes have relevant stories purposefully placed to lighten the concentration or emphasize a point.

See more about the author in the biography and obituary of Darius K. Shahrokh.

Note: if any links below are dead, see bahai-library.com/wttp.
A Guide to Pronunciation part 1	MP3 (13 MB)	PDF_ Pronunciation
A Guide to Pronunciation part 2	MP3 (13 MB)
Ahmad: The Flame of Fire	MP3 (18 MB)	PDF transcript
Mirza Abu'l-Fadl: The Greatest Scholar	MP3 (17 MB)	PDF transcript
Basics of the Bahá'í Faith part 1	MP3 (12 MB)	PDF transcript   PDF Persian
Basics of the Bahá'í Faith part 2	MP3 (13 MB)
History of Bahá'u'lláh/Uniqueness of Baha%27i Faith	MP3 (14 MB)	PDF transcript
World Order of Bahá'u'lláh	MP3 (8 MB)
Station of Bahá'u'lláh	MP3 (8 MB)
Abdul-Baha: The Mystery of God	MP3 (19 MB)	PDF transcript
History of the Bab part 1  insert, map of Iran	MP3 (13 MB)	PDF transcript
History of the Bab part 2	MP3 (12 MB)
A Glimpse of Glory	MP3 (10 MB)	PDF transcript
Significance of the Kitab-i-Aqdas part 1	MP3 (21 MB)	PDF transcript
Significance of the Kitab-i-Aqdas part 2	MP3 (13 MB)
Tahirih/Khadijih Bagum	MP3 (20 MB)	PDF transcript
Mulla Rida: The Indestructible	MP3 (18 MB)	PDF transcript
Obedience	MP3 (10 MB)	PDF transcript
Varqa and Son: The Heavenly Doves (1&2 combined)	MP3 (27 MB)	PDF transcript
The Covenant part 1	MP3 (20 MB)	PDF transcript
The Covenant part 2	MP3 (10 MB)
Shoghi Effendi: The Sign of God part 1	MP3 (13 MB)
Shoghi Effendi: The Sign of God part 2	MP3 (13 MB)	PDF transcript
Fadl-i-Qa'ini The Tamed Phoenix	MP3 (21 MB)	PDF transcript
Fadl-i-Shirazi: Guided By Dreams	MP3 (21 MB)	PDF transcript
The Mystery of Martyrdom	MP3 (20 MB)	PDF transcript
Some Early Believers In the West part 1	MP3 (19 MB)	PDF transcript
Some Early Believers In the West part 2	MP3 (13 MB)
An Explanation About The Book of Certitude and The Hidden Words part 1	MP3 (20 MB)
An Explanation About The Book of Certitude and The Hidden Words part 2	MP3 (18 MB)
Mulla Husayn: The Indomitable part 1	MP3 (20 MB)	PDF transcript
Mulla Husayn: The Indomitable part 2	MP3 (17 MB)
Zoroaster: Bahá'u'lláh's Ancestor	MP3 (20 MB)	PDF transcript
Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunuzi: Promises Fulfilled	MP3 (15 MB)	PDF transcript
Bahá'í Holy Days part 1	MP3 (21 MB)	PDF transcript
Bahá'í Holy Days part 2	MP3 (21 MB)
Author's Acknowledgements	MP3 (1 MB)	(history of the WTTP audio series)