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Abstract:
Starting places for studying the Bahá'í Faith: introductory books, articles, and magazines etc.

About the Bahá'í Faith:

Introductory Sources

[various authors]

2001

This is a sample of introductory materials on the Bahá'í Faith. See also many more here.
For the official website, see bahai.org
(see also the non-official bahai.com).

1. The Bahá'í Faith: A source guide for reporters (offsite)
2. The Bahá'ís, a magazine-format introduction to the Bahá’í Faith
3. An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, a thorough, easy-to-read overview adapted from bahai.org
4. Light to the World, a film about the life and teachings of Bahá’u’lláh (2017), in many languages
5. Dawn of the Light, a film about how the Bahá'í teachings inspire to serve humanity and to contribute to building a new pattern of life (2019), in many languages
6. Exemplar, a film about the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021), in many languages
7. Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour, (2022) a film about the history of the global Bahá’í community since 1921 in many languages
8. A brief article: A Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Peter Smith
9. A full book: A Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Moojan Momen
10. A Brief Course on the Bahá'í Faith, compiled at the Bahá'í World Centre
11. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, by John E. Esslemont
12. The New Garden: An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, by Hushmand Fatheazam
13. The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion, by William S. Hatcher and Douglas Martin
14. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality, compiled by Paul Lample
15. The Divine Art of Living, compiled by Mabel Hyde Paine
16. The "Warwick Leaflets": 60 pamphlets on many Bahá'í subjects
17. A Pocketful of Meaning, a compilation from the Bahá'í Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacred texts of the world's faiths
18. Detailed Arabic & Fársí transcription list and glossary for Bahá’ís
19. Short glossary of Bahá'í terms, places, and people

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