- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul (2001). Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretations of the word al-Rum, transl. "Rome" or "Byzantium"; different types of soul; the soul's progress through the realms of creation. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Functioning of the Universal House of Justice: A Provisional Translation and Commentary (2007). A translation of and commentary on a tablet by Abdu'l-Bahá on the functioning and powers of the Universal House of Justice, and a lengthy critique of an earlier translation by Juan Cole. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. 'Abdul-Baha (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause) (1985). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Afnán: Genealogy of the Afnān Family (1985). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Ages and Cycles (1995). Overview of the ideas of specific cycles and periods of time in Bahá'í belief. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Akhund, Haji (Haji Mulla `Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi) (1995). Short biography of an Iranian Hand of the Cause of God. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Akka Traditions (hadith) in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (2003). The probable source for Islamic traditions about 'Akká in Bahá'u'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — probably from a 6th-century work named "Fadá’il ‘Akká wa ‘Asqalán" based on hadith transmitted by Bahá ad-Dín al-Qásim in Damascus in 581-585. Articles.
- Mehraeen Mottahedin-Mavaddat, Moojan Momen. Alavíyyih Khánum and 'Alí Ján, Mullá (2009). On the couple, both distinguished Iranian teachers of the Bahá’í Faith; Mullá ‘Alí Ján was executed for his faith. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Alí Akbar Shahmírzádí (Hájjí Akhund) (1985). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Ali Bastami, Mulla (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Alí Bastámí, Mullá (2009). On the second disciple to recognize the Báb, and the first Bábí martyr. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Amín Hájjí: trustees of Huqúqu'lláh (1985). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Amin, Haji Abu'l-Hasan (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Apocalyptic Thinking and Process Thinking: A Bahá'í Contribution to Religious Thought (2012). The process of change in religious thinking and how it manifests in expectations about the Lesser Peace, both from Bahá'í texts and within the community. Includes discussions of "the calamity," and of non-Bahá'í political evolution in the 20th century. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Attempted Assassination of Nasir al Din Shah in 1852, The: Millennialism and Violence (2004-03-23). A new account of the events of 1852, referencing a document that has not been previously used which sheds a different light on the events; also broader context of the study of violent millennialists and contemporary incidents like Waco and Aum Shinrikyo. Audio.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Bab, The (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Babi and Bahá'í community of Iran, The: A case of 'suspended genocide'? (2005-06). A description of the four phases of the persecutions that the Babis and Baha’is in Iran have suffered (the Babis, the early Bahá'ís, during the Pahlavi dynasty, and following the 1979 Islamic revolution) and how they fit in with categories of genocide. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts (1981). A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers. Books.
- Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. Babi Movement, The: A Resource Mobilization Perspective (1986). Babism from a sociological standpoint, esp. the place of the Babis in their contemporary cultural and economic classes. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Badasht (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Badí' (Bahá'í) Calendar: An Introduction, The (2014-11). Summary of the nature of Bahá'í calendar, the way the Badí' calendar works, and the reason for the 2014 revisions inaugurated by the Universal House of Justice. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Badí` Khurasani (1995). Short biography of Badi, a Bahá'í renowned for his bravery and devotion. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Community of Ashkhabad, The: Its Social Basis and Importance in Bahá'í History (1991). Origin and history of the Bahá'ís in Ishqabad (Ashgabat) in Turkistan, analysis of the social composition of this community, and its importance of in terms of the rest of the Bahá'í world. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Community of Iran, The: Patterns of Exile and Problems of Communication (1991). An examination of the causes and patterns of migrations of Iranian Bahá'ís. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Conventions (1989). Brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith 1957-1988, The: A Survey of Contemporary Developments (1989). A general account of developments in the Bahá'í Faith during these three decades. Articles.
- Moojan Momen, ed. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions (2005). Papers presented at 'Irfán Colloquia. Books.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Societies, The: Exploring Universes of Discourse (1987). How misunderstandings can arise between pioneers and the cultures they've moved to; traditional vs. modern ways of communication, and the dynamics of conversion. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith, Scholarship on (1995). This article is a survey of attempts to analyse and study the Bábí and Bahá'í Faith from a scholarly viewpoint. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Faith: The Basics, by Christopher Buck: Review (2022-02). Reviews.
- Moojan Momen, Peter Smith. Bahá'í History (1993). A general survey of the history of the Bahá'í Faith, including a brief overview of main events in Bábí and Bahá'í history. Next, a series of themes that have developed throughout Bahá'í history is examined. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Influence on the Reform Movements of the Islamic World in the 1860s and 1870s (1983-09). Bahá'í influences on the Middle Eastern reform movement in the 1860s and 1870s. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Baha'i Pioneers (2013). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Sacred Texts (2019). The Baha’i Faith is a scriptural religion. Momen explains the Baha’i beliefs about sacred texts and prophets, the transmission and distribution of the scripture and its role in the community (archived copy, original offline). Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Scholarship: Definitions and Perspectives (1993). Reflections on strictly religious Bahá'í scholarship vis-à-vis secular scholarship, and how one can effectively study the Faith in different fields. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Social Teachings (1996). Overview of Bahá'í teachings on prejudice, gender equality, the environment, human rights, economics, and government policy. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Spirituality (1997). Bahá'u'lláh summons us to a realisation of our true selves, urging us to free ourselves from the illusions of the world and to turn ourselves towards the Divine, the transcendent reality that is the true orientation of our lives. Articles-unpublished.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í World Centre (2009). On the spiritual center of the Bahá’í Faith, established in the twin cities of Acre and Haifa, the focal points of devotion for Bahá’ís around the world, and edifices of the administrative center. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Baha'is and the Constitutional Revolution, The: The Case of Sari, Mazandaran, 1906-1913 (2008-06). Accounts of the Constitutional Revolution in Iran have tended to ignore the role of the Baha’is. They educated people about the reforms envisaged and about the modern world, for which they were persecuted. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'íyyih Khánum (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways re-capitulated each other. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Bahá'í Consultation and the Transformation of Society (2014). Overview of consultation in the Bahá'í Faith, from its introduction in the Aqdas and first implementation in Iran in the 1870s, and ways in which successive Bahá'í leaders promoted it in the community and for transformation of society. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Balyuzi, H. M. (1989). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Brent Poirier, Christopher Buck, Moojan Momen, Jonah Winters. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1997). Study.
- Moojan Momen. Between Karbalá' and Tabríz: Contested Martyrdom Narratives (2014). On two models of martyrdom in the time after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, that of the ruling elite and that of the Bahá'is. The Bahá'í narrative is closer to the traditional Shiite, whereas modern Shiism is designed to foster the revolutionary spirit. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Beyond Pluralism (1995-04). Brief thoughts on the Bahá'í Faith as a "metareligion." Essays.
- Moojan Momen, Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, Anthony Lee. Black Pearls: Notes on Slavery (1988/1999). Editor's note, foreword, preface, and introduction to two editions of Black Pearls; brief overview of the institution of slavery. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: Chapter 31 of Some Answered Questions (2009). An examination of covenant-breaking in the Bahá’í Faith in terms of the Biblical reference to blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Browne, Edward Granville (1995). Short biography of an English orientalist and famous scholar of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith (2019). Momen explores the life of the founder of the Baha’i Faith, as well as the lives of his forerunner and successor. He delves into the key events concerning their beliefs and teachings and reflects on their legacy (archived copy, original offline). Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Change of Culture, A (2003/2011). An overview of the process of cultural change in the Bahá'í community. Articles-unpublished.
- Moojan Momen. Changing Reality: The Bahá'í Community and the Creation of a New Reality (2005). The Bahá’í teachings criticize the socially created realities of warfare, environmental destruction, and the subordination of women, lower social classes and ethnic minorities, instead promoting a vision of global solidarity and individual worth. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Chase, Thornton (1992). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (2013). 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. Articles.
- Abdu'l-Bahá. Moojan Momen, trans. Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) (1985-12). Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms "Hidden Treasure", "Love", "Creation", and "Knowledge" in a manner which suggests that the recipient was a Sufi and an admirer of Ibn 'Arabí. Translations.
- Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995). Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions. Resources.
- Moojan Momen. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A (2017). On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlíd, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as given by Shi`i clerics like Ayatu’llah Khomeini vs. the interpretation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Concept of 'Light' in Iranian Religion, The (2003-03-25). Audio.
- Moojan Momen. Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran (2004). Early attacks on the Bahá'í community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations, but in the 20th century, non-religious accusations based on widely held and often fantastical conspiracy theories have become more prevalent. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Constitutional Movement and the Bahá'ís of Iran, The: The Creation of an 'Enemy Within' (2012-12). Bahá'ís had a complex relationship with the Constitutionalist Movement, sometimes supporting it and sometimes abstaining from involvement, but the impact of the Bahá'ís on the reformers and on the Revolution has been underestimated. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Cosmogony and Cosmology (1993). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Cyprus Exiles, The (1991-06). History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Dhikr: in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions (1996). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Division and Unity in the Baha'i Community: Towards a Definition of Fundamentalism (2009). 15 criteria that define "fundamentalism," and their applicability and/or inapplicability to the Bahá'í community; it may be more useful to use a psychological definition that sees the phenomenon as a value-free cognitive style, a way of perceiving. Articles-unpublished.
- Moojan Momen. Divorce (1996). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Dolgorukov Memoirs (1996). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Early Western Accounts of the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Akka Traditions (hadith) in (2003). Study.
- Moojan Momen. Esslemont, John Ebenezer (1995). Short biography of a famous Bahá'í author and Hand of the Cause of God. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Exploring Universes of Discourse: The Meeting of the Bahá'í Faith and Traditional Society (1987). To communicate, people need to share not just a common language; there must also be a common framework for understanding, a "universe of discourse." Bahá'í pioneers must bridge cultural and linguistic divides when imparting the teachings of the Faith. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Fádl Mázandarání, Mírzá Asadu'lláh (1999). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Family and Early Life of Tahirih Qurrat al-`Ayn, The (2003). 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. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Family in Bahá'í Faith, The (1996). Overview of Bahá'í teachings on marriage, children, and education. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Fayzí, Abu'l-Qásim (Hand of the Cause) (1999). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Festivals, Bahá'í (1999). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Juan Cole, ed, Moojan Momen, ed. From Iran East and West (1984). Essays on Bahá'í history in the Middle East, the United States, and India. Books.
- Moojan Momen. Fundamentalism and Liberalism: Towards an Understanding of the Dichotomy (1992). Explores extremes of religious belief in an attempt to understand their distinctions and commonalities. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Fundamentalism and Liberalism: Towards an Understanding of the Dichotomy (2002). Explores extremes of religious belief an attempt to understand their distinctions and commonalities. (Updated version.) Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Globalization of the Bahá'í Community: 1892-1921, The (2005). On the connection between Abdu’l-Baha’s thinking and his practical directives in the global expansion of the Baha’i religion, considered in light of Jan Aart Scholte's globalization categories: normative, psychological, economic, and institutional. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. God of Bahá'u'lláh, The (2005). A close look at the view of God presented in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and analysis of the consequences of a number of His statements.
Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Gulpáygání, Mirza Abu'l-Fadl (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Haydar Alí Isfahání (2004). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Haziratu'l-Quds (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Hidden Words (Kalemát-i-Maknuna) (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith and to explain the Bahá'í Faith to those who are from a Hindu background. Books.
- Moojan Momen. House of Justice (Baytu'l-'Adl) (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. In All the Ways that Matter, Women Don't Count (1994). The Bahá'í goal of achieving sexual equality cannot be achieved merely by trying to advance the position of women in society, but rather society itself must be "feminized." Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Insider and Outsider Scholarship in Bahá'í Studies (2008). 'Insider' and 'outsider' scholars can both use academic methodolology in the study of religion with productive results. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: History of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Ádharbáyján (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Fárs (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Gílán (1994). History of the Bahá'í Faith in the Iranian province of Gilan. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Isfahan (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Káshán and Central Provinces (Sultánábád, Mahallát, and Gulpáygán) (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Khamsih (Zanján) (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Khurásán (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Khúzistán (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Qazvín (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Tehran (including Qumm, Simnán, and Dámghán) (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Province of Yazd (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Provinces of Kirmán and Sístán (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Provinces of Kirmánsháh, Hamadán, Kurdistán, and Luristán (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Iran: Provinces of Mázandarán and Gurgán (1994). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Is the Baha'i Faith a World Religion? (1989). The Bahá'í Faith has the potential to become a world religion, but whilst it has achieved a global distribution, it is still limited by the cultural presuppositions of some of its adherents, and so does not reach all types of people. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Jamál Effendi and the early history of the Bahá'í Faith in South Asia (1999). Includes maps on Jamal Effendi's journeys in India, and journeys in Southeast Asia. Articles.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Lawh (Tablet) (2005). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Learning from History (1989). The challenges caused by the influx of Third World villagers into the Bahá’í world community. The value of a study of the history of the Bahá’í Faith in understanding this development and in helping us towards appropriate presentations of the Faith. Articles.
- Juan Cole, Moojan Momen. Mafia, Mob and Shiism in Iraq: The Rebellion of Ottoman Karbala 1824-1843 (1986). On the role of gangs in urban social history of the 19-century Ottoman empire; with a decline in government control, gangs ran protection rackets and acted as a parallel government, making alliances and becoming popular leaders against an alien threat. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Marginality and Apostasy in the Bahá'í Community (2007). Study of a particular type of articulate and well-educated ex-Bahá'ís, here termed "marginal" and "apostates," who first appeared in the West about 25 years ago and reached the peak of their activity in the last decade. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bāb (2019-09-24). Guest post for the launch of the British Library's "Discovering Sacred Texts" exhibition, on three unique haykal and calligraphy works of the Bāb and Bahā’u’llāh which are on display for the first time. Essays.
- Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. Martyrs, Bábí (2005). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (2010). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Mazhar-i Ilahi (Manifestation of God) (2016). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Memorials of the Faithful: The Democratization of Sainthood (2016). Hagiography in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the precedent of Faridu'd-Din's "Memorials of the Saints"; Abdu'l-Bahá innovations in this traditional literary format. Articles.
- Hamid Algar, Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin, et al.. Mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Encyclopedia Iranica: Sixty Excerpts (1985-2013). Excerpts of 60 articles in the Encyclopedia, with links to the offsite originals, which contain a reference to the Faith. These items are not long enough to warrant a separate entry in this Library, yet are included here for ease of discovery. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure (2007). The argument about exactly when Bahá'u'lláh became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival perspectives. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Methodology in Bahá'í studies (2001). How Bahá'í scholars can interact with secular academia. Bahá’í scholarship can develop in two ways: interior (scholarship that develops within the Bahá’í community, based on faith) and exterior (academic scholarship based on rationalistic methodology). Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852 (2008-08). Events leading up to the assassination attempt, and political and social factors leading to the violence. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Millennialist Narrative and Apocalyptic Violence: The Case of the Babis of Iran (2018). How apocalyptic narratives played out in events of 1848-50, stages in the escalation of the conflict, factors that increased the likelihood of violence, and developments after 1852 that moved the focus of the religion from pre- to post-millennialism. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáyegání (1985). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Mulla Husayn Bushrui (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Community (2002). The five characteristic features common to mystical orders in Buddhism, Christianity or Islam. Bahá'u'lláh's attitude to these characteristic features. Bahá'u'lláh turns the whole of the Bahá'í community into a mystical fellowship. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Robert Stockman, comp. Names of the Bahá'í Months, The: Separating Fact from Fiction (2012-11). A blog post, compiled for the Wilmette Institute, on the original source of the names of the months of the Badí calendar — taken from a dawn prayer by the Fifth Shí’í Imám, Muhammad al-Báqir, for the month of Ramadan. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Nineteen Day Feast (2014). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review (1998). Reviews.
- Moojan Momen. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab (2011). The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions; relevance to the performing arts; and the concept of refinement which comes across in both the person and the writings of the Báb. Articles.
- Báb, The, E. G. Browne. Moojan Momen, ed. Persian Bayan, A Summary (1987). Overview and summary of The Bab's Persian Bayán, translated by Browne, edited by Momen. Writings.
- Moojan Momen. Power and the Bahá'í community (2018). While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Preliminary Survey of the Bahá'í Community of Iran during the Nineteenth Century, A (1998). On the early growth and consolidation of the Bahá'í community in Iran; its membership and social and geographical composition; persecution; institutional developments; communications with Bahá'u'lláh; the conversion of Jews and Zoroastrians; women. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Psychology of Mysticism and its Relationship to the Bahá'í Faith (1984-03). Contrast of theories of mysticism and its physiological components from the perspective of 20th-century psychology. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Relativism: A Basis For Bahá'í Metaphysics (1988). "Relativism" as a means of reconciling the often widely-divergent theologies of the world's religions. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Relativism: A Theological and Cognitive Basis for Bahá'í Ideas about God and the Spiritual World (2011). A response to Kluge's critiques of his earlier article on relativism. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Religion and Relevance: The Baha'is in Britain 1899-1930, by Lil Osborn: Review (2017). Reviews.
- Moojan Momen. Religions of the World: Divisive or Divine?: A Look at Religious Fundamentalism (2001-11). What 'fundamentalism' means from the religious viewpoint; sociological and psychological explanations of it; why it is that it has come to the fore at the present time. Articles-unpublished.
- Moojan Momen. Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran (1995). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin. Response to MacEoin's "Problems of Scholarship" and "A Critique of Moojan Momen's Response," A (1983). A discussion touching on many topics, including scientific objectivity in the study of religion, faith vs reason, liberalism, academic standards, and the nature of sects vs "world religion." Articles.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Ruh al-Quddus (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Russia (1995). Overview of the development of the Bahá'í community in Russia. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Sabet, Habib (2015). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Sayyid Kazim Rashti (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Scholarship and the Bahá'í Community (1988). The place of scholarship in the Bahá’í community and the value of Bahá’í studies to that community; the problems that may arise for Bahá’í scholars in relation to their own spiritual life and also in relation to the Bahá’í community. Articles.
- Moojan Momen, ed. Scripture and Revelation: Papers presented at the First Irfan Colloquium (1997). Books.
- Moojan Momen. Sheikh Ahmad al-Ahsai (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Bahá'í Faith. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Shoghi Effendi (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Shoghi Effendi's Translation of Terms Related to Law in Bahá'í Scripture (2015). Patterns in the Guardian's translation of terms related to the word law; different Arabic/Persian words translated as "law"; quotations in which Shoghi Effendi translated each word in some other way. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, A (1997-04-24). An introduction to the teachings, beliefs, practices, and history of the Bahá'í Faith. Books.
- Moojan Momen. Significance of the New Millennium (1997-09). Facing a new Millennium, Bahá'ís advocate the goal of increasing unity, peace, and the spiritualisation of our society and our world; the Bahá'í teachings contain a practical programme to attain these objectives. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Sobhi, Fazlollah Mohtadi (2015). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Social Basis of the Bábí Upheavals in Iran (1848-1953): A Preliminary Analysis (1983). In the mid-19th century, Iran was shaken by unrest caused by the Bábí movement, which set off a chain of events that led on the one hand, to the constitutional movement in Iran, and on the other, to the establishment of the now world-wide Bahá'í Faith. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Spiritual Assembly (Mahfel-i-Ruháni) (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Star Tablet of the Bab, The (2019-10-29). Guest post celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab with an account of one of the Bahá'í Faith's most important manuscripts, the Star Tablet, written in his own hand. Essays.
- Moojan Momen. Story of David and Esther Tanyi, by Enoch Tanyi Nyenti: Review (2018). Reviews.
- Moojan Momen. Study of Religion, The: Some Comments on Methodology of Studying Religion (1991). Reasons for the broad variety of different theoretical frameworks from which to view religious phenomena and the lack of a unified model. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2000). Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophecy and the status of Subh-e Azal. Articles.
- Muin Afnani, Stephen Lambden, Moojan Momen. Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Study.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Moojan Momen, trans. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Translation (2010). Translations.
- Moojan Momen. Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality: Introduction (2010). The conflict in Islam between philosopher-mystics who adhere to the philosophy of existential oneness (wahdat al-wujud) and those who oppose this view as heresy.
Articles.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Moojan Momen, trans. Tablet of Unity (2001). Refers to unities of religion, words, ritual acts, ranks, wealth, and souls. Translations.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Tahirih Qurratul-ayn (2011). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Tehran, Iran (2009). On the capital city of Iran and birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh, called by Him the "Land of Tá" (Ard-i-Tá), site of numerous important events in Bahá’í history. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. The Báb; Husayn Bushru'i; Ruh al-Quddus; Tahirih (2004). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. The Bahá'ís of America: The Growth of a Religious Movement by Mike McMullen: Review (2016). Reviews.
- Moojan Momen. Transliteration (1991). Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb (1982). The trial of Mullá `Alí Bastámí was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the first occasion on which the new Bábí movement encountered the opposition of the ulama, and a crucial turning point in the development of the movement. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Turkmenistan (1995). History of the Bahá'í Faith in Turkmenistan. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Two Episodes from the Life of Bahá'u'lláh in Iran (2019). 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. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Understanding Bahá'í History: Introduction to the study of history (2013-03). Video and transcript, prepared for the Wilmette Institute, about how to approach and understand the study of history, biases of eyewitnesses, and the subjective construction of facts. Video.
- Moojan Momen. United Kingdom: History of the Bahá'í Faith (1998). A short history of the Bahá'í community of the United Kingdom. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family (2003-09). The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and 19th-century Iran, viewed through the lens of the Baraghani family as it faced schisms of the Akhbari, Shaykhi, and Bábí movements. Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí) (1996). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Who Was a Bahá'í in the Upper Echelons of Qájár Iran? (2023). The nature of multiple religious identities in a traditional society; five criteria by which many individuals can be identified as having secretly been Bahá'ís in the ruling society and administration of Qájár Iran. Link to article (offsite). Articles.
- Moojan Momen. Women in the works of the Bab and in the Babi Movement (2011). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Work of A.L.M. Nicolas (1864-1937), The (1981). Short bio, including list of the works of Nicolas. Biographies.
- Moojan Momen, comp. Works of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í, The: A Bibliography (1991). An annotated encyclopedia of core Shaykhi writings. Based on Shaykh Abu'l-Qasim Kirmani's Fihirist Kutub Masháyikh 'Izám. Resources.
- Moojan Momen. Yahyá, Mírzá (2009). 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." Encyclopedia.
- Moojan Momen. Zuhur al-Haqq (2002). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
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