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  1. Posted 2025-07-03 in BWC compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Bahá'í Prayers and Tablets for Children (2021).
  2. Posted 2025-07-02 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Divine Utterances of the Bab Regarding Karím Khán Kirmání (2025). An excerpt from a Tablet referring to a prominent Shaykhí and an opponent of the Báb’s mission, and the Báb’s theological response to Khán's claims.
  3. Posted 2025-07-02 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Supplication by the Bab for Siyyid Kazim (2025). A devotional supplication revealed in honour of the Shaykhí leader; study of the broader context of early Bábí discourse and devotional practice, contributing to the understanding of the Báb’s early writings and Shaykhí-Bábí relations.
  4. Posted 2025-06-30 in Books:   Suzanne Maloney Lebensold. Light in All Our Lives, A: The Life and Times of Lucille Sanche Maloney (2022). The life of one of the first French-Canadian Bahá'ís, written by her daughter; a detailed portrayal of the atmosphere of the time and conditions of the Bahá'ís in the early 20th century, from Quebec to Europe, during periods of historic change.
  5. Posted 2025-06-29 in Biographies:   Dr. Auguste Forel: In Memoriam (1936). Short tribute to Dr. Auguste Forel (1848–1931), renowned Swiss scientist, following his passing, honoring his contributions to science and confirming his membership in the Bahá'í community.
  6. Posted 2025-06-28 in Research notes:   Mike Thomas. Title "Bahá'u'lláh", The (2025). Exploration of whether "Bahá'u'lláh" may be considered an "honorific title" (ﻟَﻘﺐَﺗْﺸﺮﯾﻔﻰ , laqab tashrífí) for Mı́rzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí. Answers from Perplexity AI.
  7. Posted 2025-06-27 in Audio:   Shoghi Effendi, Nosheen Shabani, ed. Call to the Nations: Audio Reading (2025). Audio of Call to the Nations in English, read by a group of Bahá'ís from Australia.
  8. Posted 2025-06-26 in Books:   Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani, Abdu'l-Bahá, Adib Masumian, trans., Farnaz Ma'sumian, trans. Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913: The Talks and Travels of the Master as Recorded by Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání [contents, biographies, index] (2024). Front and back matter only (table of contents, selected biographical notes, and index).
  9. Posted 2025-06-26 in Unpublished articles:   Behrooz Sabet. Reframing Social Principles: Centering the Spiritual Core of the Bahá'í Faith in Modern Discourse (2025). This essay urges a re-centering of Bahá’í social teachings within their spiritual core, offering a coherent response to modern crises and moral voids; social principles must emanate from this foundation to preserve their meaning and integrity.
  10. Posted 2025-06-25 in Published articles:   Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. Evidences of Bahá'u'lláh's Theophanic Awakening and Disclosure before His Síyáh-Chál Experience (2025). While the Síyáh-Chál was the birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh's mission, his awakening to his divine station might have gone through multiple stages, with his experience in the prison being the culmination of that process; some recognized his station earlier.
  11. Posted 2025-06-25 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb (2019). Honoring the Báb’s bicentenary, highlighting His role in preparing humanity for Bahá’u’lláh’s unifying vision and urging selfless service for global transformation.
  12. Posted 2025-06-25 in Biographies:   Author unknown. Martha L. Root: In Memoriam (1942). Overview of Root's life, correspondence, and travels.
  13. Posted 2025-06-25 in Biographies:   Author unknown. Martha Root's Travels in India, Burma and Australia — Her Death in Honolulu (1942). A detailed account of Root's travels and teaching activities across the world.
  14. Posted 2025-06-25 in Published articles:   Boris Handal. Quddús and the Story of Joseph: A Typological Exploration (2025). How Quddús can be understood through the lens of Joseph’s narrative of sacrifice, patience, and divine favor; shared motifs of exile, leadership, trials, and ultimate vindication; the possibilities and limits of drawing such typological comparisons.
  15. Posted 2025-06-25 in Study Guides:   Nosheen Shabani. Tablet of Lawh-i-Ahmad: Study Guide (2025). Brief study guide of the Arabic Tablet of Ahmad, with notes. Includes parallel version with Persian and English.
  16. Posted 2025-06-25 in Study Guides:   Nosheen Shabani. Tablet of "The Holy Mariner": Study Guide (2025). Brief study guide with notes. Includes parallel version of Arabic. Persian, and English.
  17. Posted 2025-06-25 in Unpublished articles:   Bahman Nadimi. Human Brain, The: The Missing Link in Scientific and Philosophical Narratives of Human Evolution (2025). On how the brain’s biology, together with its philosophical implications, can deepen the evolution debate and unite scientific and philosophical perspectives
  18. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Prayer Revealed by the Báb for the Son of Siyyid Kazim Rashti, A (2025). This exalted prayer, revealed by the Báb in honour of Āqā Siyyid Aḥmad Āqāzādih—son of the eminent Shaykhí leader Ḥájí Siyyid Kāẓim Rashtí—offers a luminous glimpse into the spiritual majesty of the Báb’s supplicatory style and divine devotion.
  19. Posted 2025-06-24 in Bahá'í Writings:   The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, United States Bahá'í Publishing Trust, comp. Bahá'í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, The Báb, and `Abdu'l-Bahá (2002). Compilation prayer book shared on bahai.org.
  20. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Bab to Karim Khan Kirmani (2025). This Arabic Epistle of the Báb, addressed to Karím Khān Kirmání and delivered by Quddús in 1845, rebukes the Shaykhí leader’s pretensions and denials. Despite its summons to truth, he opposed the Báb’s Cause and composed polemics against His Revelation.
  21. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥasan Gawhar (2025).
  22. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Epistle of the Báb to Sharīf Sulaymān, the Sharīf of Mecca, and to the People of Mecca (2025).
  23. Posted 2025-06-24 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Inquiry and Revelation: The Questions of Mullá ʿAbdu'l-Jalíl-i Urumiyyih-i and the Báb's Epistle in Reply (2025).
  24. Posted 2025-06-23 in Published articles:   Bahá'í World. New Institution of Learning, A: The Training Institute (2025). The Bahá’í training institute builds capacity for individual and community transformation through study, service, and collective learning.
  25. Posted 2025-06-23 in Provisional translations:   Shoghi Effendi, Shidan Ashraf, trans. Prayer of the Guardian for Aid in Spiritual Steadfastness (2025). This prayer for spiritual growth is recited either in private or in gatherings, especially at commemoration of the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Blessed Báb.
  26. Posted 2025-06-23 in Provisional translations:   Shoghi Effendi, Shidan Ashraf, trans. Prayer of the Guardian for Liberation and Deliverance (2025).
  27. Posted 2025-06-22 in Published articles:   Bahá'í World. Global Community, A: Elements of a Global Spiritual Endeavor (2006-2021) (2025). The global Bahá’í community advances unity, social transformation, and spiritual principles through systematic learning, community-building, and inclusive, grassroots action worldwide; overview of 2006–2021.
  28. Posted 2025-06-22 in Essays and short articles:   Mohammad Norozi. Hájí Mírzá Áqásí: A Portrait of a Tyrannical and Ignorant Prime Minister With a Translation of His Letter Addressed to the 'Ulamá of Isfahán (2025). Analysis of a letter by Áqásí to the divines of Isfahán, which incited clerical opposition to the Báb; context of the Báb's 6-month sojourn in Isfahán under the protection of Manuchehr Khan. Áqásí claimed the Báb was a heretic who should be exiled.
  29. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb Revealed in Muscat in Honour of Shaykh Salmán Āl-'Aṣfūr (2025). Addressed to a respected jurist of Bushihr, this Tablet - rich in Qur’anic cadence and imagery - affirms the divine origin of the Báb's Revelation, summons the people of the Qur'án to recognize Him, and warns the heedless of their fate.
  30. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part I (2025). This Tablet composed in Quranic-style Arabic, addressed to the Báb's uncle and sent amid rising unrest following His public declaration in Mecca, offers reassurance, affirms the divine source of His Mission, and reasserts His divine authority.
  31. Posted 2025-06-22 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part II (2025). This Tablet to His uncle in Búshihr, sent amid rising opposition to His Mission, reaffirms the truth of His Cause, instructs the establishment of a house for divine remembrance, and urges steadfastness in the path of God.
  32. Posted 2025-06-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Letter to the World's Religious Leaders: In multiple languages (2002). Letter proclaiming the importance of eliminating religious prejudices and calling for a deeper acceptance of religious unity.
  33. Posted 2025-06-20 in Personal compilations:   Susan Gammage, comp. Prayers and Readings for Funeral (2025). A short compilation of Bahá’í funeral prayers and readings offering comfort, spiritual reflection, and insights on the soul’s journey and reunion with God after death.
  34. Posted 2025-06-20 in Research notes:   Mike Thomas. Status of Bahá'u'lláh during the Ministry of the Báb (2025). The unique circumstance where two Messengers were present at the same time raises the question regarding the status of Baha'u'llah prior to His declaration during the Báb's life; notes on when Abbás Effendı́ started using the name "Abdu'l-Bahá."
  35. Posted 2025-06-20 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Confinement of the Membership of the Universal House of Justice to Men, The (2013). Affirms gender equality in the Bahá’í Faith, while upholding men's exclusive eligibility for the Universal House of Justice as divinely ordained but unexplained.
  36. Posted 2025-05-31 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Báb to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Asghar), from Muscat (2025). Letter from the Báb to His uncle recounting His pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, and entrusting His uncle with conveying its message to their relatives in Shíráz; includes Persian text, and an image of the Tablet in the Báb's own hand.
  37. Posted 2025-05-29 in Essays and short articles:   Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (Azíz), Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter from Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn on the Báb's Transfer from Mákū to Tabríz, A (2025). A newly uncovered letter by Āqā Siyyid Ḥusayn, the Báb’s amanuensis, reveals that the Báb was transferred to Tabríz during His confinement in Máh-Kú — a detail absent from established Bábí-Bahá’í histories; includes translation, and original Persian.
  38. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Letter of the Bab to His Uncle, Siyyid Hasan-'Alí (Khál-i-Aṣghar), A (2025). Letter to the Báb's uncle Khal-i-Asghar revealed during His imprisonment in Mákú, which offers a glimpse into His concern for His family; beyond its historical value, it reflects the Báb’s compassion, humility, and spiritual nobility amid tribulation.
  39. Posted 2025-05-29 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Tablet of the Báb Addressed to Mullá 'Abdu'l-Kháliq Yazdí (2025). Tablet on the theological concept of Yawm al-Badā', the "Day of the Alteration of Divine Will," in which the Báb explains the spiritual and metaphysical rationale for abandoning His intended journey to ʿIráq; background, context, and bio of Yazdí.
  40. Posted 2025-05-28 in BIC documents:   Bahá'í International Community. HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors (2011). Addressing HIV/AIDS requires transforming gender attitudes, empowering women, engaging men, and mobilizing faith communities to promote equality, compassion, and responsible sexual attitudes.
  41. Posted 2025-05-24 in Pilgrims' notes:   Interview Between a Prominent Rabbi and 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1912). Interview in New York, c. April 1912, emphasizing true religion and prophetic influence over tradition, imitation, and doctrinal distractions across major faiths.
  42. Posted 2025-05-23 in Provisional translations:   The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. إلى علماء تبريز (Tablet of the Báb Revealed to the Divines of Tabríz) (2025). Proclamation from the Castle of Chihriq to the ulama of the city of Tabriz, summoning them to the religion of God; includes Arabic text.
  43. Posted 2025-05-20 in Pilgrims' notes:   Various. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes (1898). Collated adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either older or newer versions. None of the md/pdf files in this collection have been changed in any way from the github version, only file-names edited.
  44. Posted 2025-05-16 in Essays and short articles:   Arthur L. Dahl. Bahá'í: World Faith for Modern Man (1960). A general overview pamphlet introducing Bahá'í teachings and history.
  45. Posted 2025-05-16 in Published articles:   Nader Saiedi, Mohammad Norozi, trans. Manifestation of the Mystery, The (2025). Scholarly exploration of the question of how and when the Báb became conscious of His divinely entrusted mission, a theme both spiritually stirring and historically significant.
  46. Posted 2025-05-11 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán (2019). Explores the Persian Bayán's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into the Báb's Dispensation.
  47. Posted 2025-05-05 in Bibliographies:   bahaidata.org and wiki Tags: List of All "Properties" (2025). List of 6481 tags used by the Baha'i wiki sites, and a list of the 1046 wiki tags that correlate to the Baha'i Library's tags (as of last update, 2025 May 19).
  48. Posted 2025-05-05 in Notable talks:   Nader Saiedi, Anonymous, comp. Writings of the Báb, The: Notes from Talks given by Dr. Nader Saiedi (2020). Structured summarized notes from Dr. Saiedi’s 2019 talks on the Báb’s Writings, delivered at the Swedish and Norwegian Bahá'í summer school 2019, highlighting key theological concepts and themes. Includes some provisional translations quoted in the talks.
  49. Posted 2025-05-02 in Audio:   Nader Saiedi. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School (2019). On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell; the Imamate, the Hidden Imam; divine justice and free will; reason, independence; human rights, equality, women. Links to audio files, offsite.
  50. Posted 2025-05-01 in Links:   Riaz Ghadimi. ریاض اللغات (Arabic-Persian Dictionary) (2017). Link to a comprehensive Arabic-to-Persian dictionary with 250,000 entries, offering accessible, root-independent definitions, grammatical insights, and modern terminology for Persian-speaking readers. Includes short biography of author.
  51. Posted 2025-04-30 in Personal compilations:   Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Pierre Spierckel, trans. Dans l'océan de mes paroles (2025). Mise à jour d’une ancienne brochure de 1976, édit. A.S.N. de Suisse, qui compilait des extraits de diverses sources.
  52. Posted 2025-04-30 in BIC documents:   Pierre Spierckel, trans. Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá'ie à la Conférence des Nations unies sur le développement durable (2025). Déclaration de la Communauté internationale bahá’ie à Rio de Janeiro: "Sustaining Societies: Towards a New "We'."
  53. Posted 2025-04-30 in Personal compilations:   Pierre Spierckel, trans. Traductions personnelles: de traductions provisoires en anglais par Adib Masumian et autres sources (2025). Prières choisies sur le site d’Adib Masumian et dans diverses compilations.
  54. Posted 2025-04-28 in Bibliographies:   Steven Phelps, comp. Partial Inventory: Bibliography and Key to Source Codes (2025).
  55. Posted 2025-04-28 in Letters from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice, Nosheen Shabani, comp. پيام بيت العدل اعظم الهى خطاب به كنفرانس هيئت هاى مشاورين قارّه ای ٣٠ دسامبر ٢٠٢١ (Message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors on the Nine Year Plan) (2021). Overview of the 9-Year Plan, "the first major undertaking in a sacred twenty-five-year venture, generational in its scope and significance," implemented Ridvan 2022. English and Persian, parallel.
  56. Posted 2025-04-28 in Audio:   Nosheen Shabani, comp. Flame, The: Audio (2022). Audiobook bringing to life the story of Lua Getsinger, one of the earliest and most devoted disciples of the Bahá'í Faith in the West, the "mother-teacher of the American Bahá'í community." Includes two videos.
  57. Posted 2025-04-27 in Book excerpts:   Nader Saiedi. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab (contents and index only) (2008). A lengthy, detailed examination of the context, chronology, and content of the writings of the Báb. (Link to document, offsite; only the contents and index are on this site, for keyword searching.)
  58. Posted 2025-04-27 in Essays and short articles:   Faruq Izadinia, Mohammad Norozi, trans. چرا نوروز اهمیت یافت (Why Naw-Ruz Became Important) (2025). Essay in original Persian and in English translation, about various significances of the day of Naw Ruz.
  59. Posted 2025-04-27 in Books:   Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání. کتاب الفرائد (Book of The Peerless Gems) (2015). The Fará’id, Fadl's "greatest work," on a wide range of proofs and history, written in response to a critique of the Kitáb-i-Íqán by Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflus. Published in 1898 in Persian, with occasional Arabic citations. Retyped version, with an index.
  60. Posted 2025-04-26 in Books:   Society for Persian Letters and Arts, Vahid Rafati, Annemarie Schimmel. Mishkín Qalam: 19th-Century Artist and Calligrapher (1992). Visual collection of the art of Mishkín Qalam, 1826-1912. Includes introduction by Vahid Rafati, a biographical note by Annemarie Schimmel, and a preface by the editors.
  61. Posted 2025-04-26 in Published articles:   Anthony Lee. Recovering Biographies of Enslaved Africans In Nineteenth-Century Iran (2016). On the history, and lack of scholarship about, the East-African slave trade to Iran; as many as 1-2 million Africans were brought to Persia as servants, eunuchs, and concubines.
  62. Posted 2025-04-26 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'u'lláh. Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic) (n.d.).
  63. Posted 2025-04-26 in Notable talks:   Rabindranath Tagore. First and the Last Prophets of Persia, The (1930). Summary of a speech given by Tagore in New York on December 7, 1930, highlighting divine unity in creation and religion, honoring Zoroaster and Bahá’u’lláh for promoting universal love, truth, and spiritual harmony beyond divisions.
  64. Posted 2025-04-25 in Essays and short articles:   Anthony Lee 'Abdu'l-Baha's Response to American Racism, 1912. An attempt to locate the moment in history when the American Bahá'í community began to be focused on activism for racial unity and civil rights.
  65. Posted 2025-04-20 in BWC compilations:   Vahid Rafati. مآخذ اشعار در آثار بهائى (Sources of Poetry in the Bahá'í Writings) (1990). Links to a five-volume encyclopedic compilation documenting an extensive list of verses from Persian and Arabic poems that have been cited in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  66. Posted 2025-04-19 in Bahá'í Writings:   Bahá'í Reference Libraries in Multiple Languages (2025). Collection of links to worldwide websites providing texts of the Bahá'í Writings and literature online in various languages.
  67. Posted 2025-04-14 in Unpublished articles:   Anthony Lee. Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination, The: Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community (2025). The account of the declaration of the Báb to Mullá Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn Breakers vs. the accounts of two eyewitnesses, the Báb's wife Khadijih Bagum and his servant Haji Mubarak; "academic history" vs. "sacred history."
  68. Posted 2025-04-08 in Documents from the Universal House of Justice:   Universal House of Justice. Promise of World Peace, The: In multiple languages (1985).
  69. Posted 2025-04-07 in Biographies:   Guy Barclay. Story of Vivien Combe, The (1996). Biography of a world traveller and pioneer.
  70. Posted 2025-04-04 in Chronologies/genealogies:   Violetta Zein. Chronology of the Greatest Holy Leaf (2025). Links to a detailed biography and multimedia photo album of the life of the daughter of Bahá'u'lláh.
  71. Posted 2025-04-04 in Provisional translations:   Muhammad al-Baqir, Joshua Hall, trans. Prayer of Splendor, The: Du`á' al-Bahá (2017). An important supplication in Shí’í Islam, attributed to the fifth Imám; the Báb derived the titles of the months of his Badí calendar from the invocations of this prayer.
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