http://bahai-library.com Hosts materials on or related to the Baha'i Faith http://bahai-library.com/washington_buck_black_intelligentsia Author: Jesse Washington. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/washington_buck_black_intelligentsia http://bahai-library.com/hakim_purpose_creation Explores the nature of the human soul, and the Bahá’í understanding that creation exists for humanity to know and love God, develop spiritual qualities, and contribute to an ever-advancing civilization. Author: Kambiz Hakim. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/hakim_purpose_creation http://bahai-library.com/sabet_body_soul_epistemology Reconstructs 'Abdu'l-Bahá's metaphysics of the soul by distinguishing origin, embodiment, and manifestation within a comparative philosophical framework. Author: Behrooz Sabet. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sabet_body_soul_epistemology http://bahai-library.com/gulpaygani_rejection_traditions_interpretation Excerpt from the book The Brilliant Proof. Title created for this standalone page, not from original. Author: Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/gulpaygani_rejection_traditions_interpretation http://bahai-library.com/taherzadeh_remarks_iqan Explains that true understanding arises in the detached heart, not merely the mind, and shows how the Kitáb-i-Íqán leads readers to recognize the Manifestations of God. Author: Adib Taherzadeh. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/taherzadeh_remarks_iqan http://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_pschaida_prayers_parallel Side-by-side presentation of Persian and Arabic source passages with the English translation by Shoghi Effendi. Author: Bahá'u'lláh. Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_pschaida_prayers_parallel http://bahai-library.com/uhj_feast_talks_hymns Indicates the timing of when talks and hymns not consisting of the Writings may be used during the Nineteen Day Feast Author: Universal House of Justice. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_feast_talks_hymns http://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_ferguson_gleanings_parallel Side-by-side presentation of Persian and Arabic source passages with the English translation by Shoghi Effendi. Author: Bahá'u'lláh. Aaron J. R. Ferguson, comp. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_ferguson_gleanings_parallel http://bahai-library.com/sears_martyr-prophet_world_faith Overview of the life and mission of the Báb, commemorating the centenary of the Martyrdom of the Bab (July 9, 1850). Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_martyr-prophet_world_faith http://bahai-library.com/karlberg_smith_rethinking_justice On the evolution of social justice discourse and collective efforts to build new social forms and institutions capable of supplanting anachronistic and unjust ones; what ends should we aspire toward, and what means are most effective in pursuing them? Author: Michael Karlberg, Derik Smith. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/karlberg_smith_rethinking_justice http://bahai-library.com/sears_cry_from_heart A "personal cry of indignation at what is happening to the Bahá'ís of Iran" following the creation of the Islamic Republic; narratives recount the persecution and human suffering undergone by Iranian Bahá'ís. Includes list of martyrs. Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_cry_from_heart http://bahai-library.com/sears_prince_peace Through interpretation of biblical prophecies, Sears asserts that world peace has been within the grasp of the nations since the advent of Bahá'u'lláh. Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_prince_peace http://bahai-library.com/sears_god_loves_laughter The unpretentious and witty story of the author's youth and conversion to the Bahá'í Faith. Sears left broadcasting to travel the world expounding the Bahá'í Cause. Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_god_loves_laughter http://bahai-library.com/sears_closer_than_backyard Short meditation on finding happiness within oneself, and maximizing the joy of life. Author: William Sears, Edward R. Murrow. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_closer_than_backyard http://bahai-library.com/sears_all_flags_flying Continuation of the story of Sear's life that he began in God Loves Laughter; written in a rapid-fire speaking style, this is not strictly a biography, but more a series of personal vignettes. Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_all_flags_flying http://bahai-library.com/sears_half-inch_prophecy Book-length essay on how one half-inch of scripture by Micah in the Bible proves that Baha'u'llah is the Messenger that all the prophets of past religions have been awaiting; parallels between the life and exiles of Bahá'u'lláh and biblical metaphors. Author: William Sears. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/sears_half-inch_prophecy http://bahai-library.com/keys_emerald_tablet_documentation The oldest scripted version of The Emerald Tablet is dated 800 CE, written by Greek Apollonios (Arabic Balinus). Humanity has transcribable talisman petroglyphs of the same relationships 2500 years ancient. Author: Clyde Arthur Keys. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/keys_emerald_tablet_documentation http://bahai-library.com/reynolds_mighty_river A compilation from the Writings from a Native American perspective, emphasizing the natural organic character of the Faith within the world of creation. Author: Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Audrie Reynolds, comp. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/reynolds_mighty_river http://bahai-library.com/momen_maceoin_messiah_shiraz Author: Moojan Momen. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/momen_maceoin_messiah_shiraz http://bahai-library.com/smith_motif_research_berger Sociologist Berger identified two underlying messianic and gnostic themes as running through Bahá'í history; his approach is useful in studying other religious movements. Author: Peter Smith. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/smith_motif_research_berger http://bahai-library.com/llm_resources_bahai Links to Google Notebook AI collections of the Writings and Bahá'í historical journals. Author: Steven Phelps, comp, Violetta Zein, comp, Adib Masumian, comp, Chad Jones, comp. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/llm_resources_bahai http://bahai-library.com/hemmat_three_purities_daoism Using Daoism’s (Taoism) Three Purities, this study compares Daoist, Platonic, Sufi, and Bahá’í three-stage ontologies, highlighting creation, return, spiritual development, and ethical implications. Author: Amrollah Hemmat, David A. Palmer. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/hemmat_three_purities_daoism http://bahai-library.com/yazdani_iranian_intellectuals_1960s Three influential 1960s Iranian intellectuals perpetuated unfounded conspiracy theories linking Bahá'ís to foreign powers, inadvertently normalizing discrimination against their compatriots despite their progressive self-image. Author: Mina Yazdani. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/yazdani_iranian_intellectuals_1960s http://bahai-library.com/keys_what_is_abdul-bahai Thoughts on the magnitude of `Abdu'l-Bahá's influence on Khalil Gibran and his writings. Two major characters in Gibran's works were possibly cloaked representatives of `Abdu'l-Bahá himself. Author: Clyde Arthur Keys. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/keys_what_is_abdul-bahai http://bahai-library.com/fazli_dialogues_rethinking_development Explores development through justice, sustainability, and ethical values, integrating diverse perspectives on inequality, governance, livelihoods, ecology, technology, and knowledge. [Link to offsite document.] Author: Arash Fazli, ed, Amitabh Kundu, ed. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/fazli_dialogues_rethinking_development http://bahai-library.com/bab_norozi_spiritual_wayfaring An early treatise that reinterprets religious law as inward ascent; ritual acts signify stages of the soul's journey; a fourfold structure of divine manifestation within the human reality; outward practice becomes symbolic of ontological transformation. Author: The Báb. Mohammad Norozi, trans. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bab_norozi_spiritual_wayfaring http://bahai-library.com/bashiri_tarikh_tasis_anjoman On the founding and work of this philanthropic effort, established in the United States in 1910, to send earthquake relief to Iran under the support of Abdu'l-Bahá, who advocated for strengthening Iran through trade and sciences rather than conflict. Author: Mehrdad Bashiri. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:07:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bashiri_tarikh_tasis_anjoman http://bahai-library.com/uhj_lawh-jadhb_not_authenticated This "Tablet" of Bahá'u'lláh well-known as Lawh-i-Jazb is not authenticated. Author: Universal House of Justice. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_lawh-jadhb_not_authenticated http://bahai-library.com/bashiri_babi_koshi_yazd On a significant episode of persecution and a precursor to the tensions that contributed to the Constitutional Revolution; anti-Bahá’í violence encouraged by clerics and local politicians eventually ended under pressure from the central government. Author: Mehrdad Bashiri. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/bashiri_babi_koshi_yazd http://bahai-library.com/gonzales_khanum_cables_shoghi-effendi Some context for two cables sent Nov. 4 1957, the appointment of the International Bahá'í Council, and actions of some of the Hands. Includes appendix "Proclamation of Shoghi Effendi" (1951 February 9). Author: Grover Gonzales. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/gonzales_khanum_cables_shoghi-effendi http://bahai-library.com/buck_teachings_new_distinct Author: Christopher Buck. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:06:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/buck_teachings_new_distinct http://bahai-library.com/uhj_infallibility_manifestations_god Affirming the essential infallibility of the Manifestations of God, clarifying individual interpretation’s limits, and emphasizing humility, faith, and contextual understanding of scripture. Author: Universal House of Justice. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/uhj_infallibility_manifestations_god http://bahai-library.com/warwick_life_service Service to humanity as a spiritual duty, a form of worship, and the path to personal and collective happiness. Author: Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/warwick_life_service http://bahai-library.com/warwick_abdul-baha_master Introductory biography of 'Abdu'l-Bahá — Bahá'u'lláh's son, appointed leader, authorised interpreter, and selfless exemplar of Bahá'í life. Author: Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/warwick_abdul-baha_master http://bahai-library.com/norozi_execution_banu_qurayzih Examination of the historical context of this event from the days of the Prophet Muḥammad, 627 CE. Author: Mohammad Norozi. Wed, 13 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/norozi_execution_banu_qurayzih http://bahai-library.com/boicu_phelps_games_religion On the roles religion plays relative to growth, social change and development, justice, knowledge, and cosmology. Author: Filip Boicu, Steven Phelps. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/boicu_phelps_games_religion http://bahai-library.com/khan_advancement_women Explores Bahá’í teachings on gender equality, women’s education, family transformation, moral dignity, and how equal partnership between sexes advances peace and society. Author: Peter J. Khan, Janet A. Khan. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/khan_advancement_women http://bahai-library.com/mohajer_no_shaykh_slave Tahirih’s poetry rejects clerical and social hierarchy, using liminal mystical imagery to envision equality, women’s emancipation, spiritual renewal, and communal justice. Author: Neha Mohajer. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:00 GMT http://bahai-library.com/mohajer_no_shaykh_slave