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  1. Eileen Maddocks. 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith (2018). — Parallels between the Millerite expectations of Christ's return in the West, expectations of the ret...
  2. Michael W. Sours. 1844 Ottoman 'Edict of Toleration' in Bahá'í Secondary Literature, The (1998). — This edict, issued the year the Baha'i era began, permitted Jews to return to Palestine. The return ...
  3. Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans. A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám (2016). — On apparently-conflicting hadiths (sayings ascribed to the prophet Muhammad) regarding the Hidden Im...
  4. Michael W. Sours. Arjen Bolhuis, trans. Aantekeningen: Kitáb-i-Íqán (Boek van Zekerheid) (2023). — Uitleg over een van de hoofdthema's in Baha'u'llah's Boek van Zekerheid.
  5. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy (2019). — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world."
  6. Combiz Nuri. 'Abdu'l-Baha: A Biblical Figure? (2009). — Biblical prophecies that could relate to Abdu'l-Baha and the Seventh Angel of the Apocalypse, and th...
  7. Marion Weinstein. ['Abdu'l-Bahá] Declares Zionists Must Work with Other Races: From the Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, July 17, 1919) (1919-09-08). — An interview with 'Abdu'l-Baha on the League of Nations, Baha'i ideas for peace, and the Holy Land. ...
  8. Ray Estes, Miles Lane. Abrahamic Covenant as the Pathway to the Glory of God, The: Exploring the Mysteries of Divine Unity (2006/2011). — 77 audio files of talks and interviews by a born-again Christian who became a Baha'i, and related ma...
  9. Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2023). — 80 selections, updated August 2023.
  10. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  11. Moojan Momen. Ages and Cycles (1995). — Overview of the ideas of specific cycles and periods of time in Baha'i belief.
  12. Foad Seddigh. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An (2019). — This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His compl...
  13. Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h...
  14. Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
  15. William P. Collins. Apocalypse and Millennium: Catastrophe, Progress, and the Lesser Peace (2002). — Some approaches to the Lesser Peace in light of millennialism, and the Baha'i vision of a divine pla...
  16. Robert Riggs. Apocalypse Unsealed (1981). — Early draft of the later book Apocalypse - An Exegesis.
  17. Sen McGlinn. Apocalypse Unsealed, The: Some thoughts on the use of Christian Scripture in the Bahá'í community, by Robert Riggs: Review and Commentary (2002). — On Baha'i use of Biblical literature, especially interpretations of end-time symbolism and the Book ...
  18. Robert Riggs. Apocalypse, The: An Exegesis (1998-12). — Detailed study of astrology, numerology, and other esoterica, in an attempt to understand The Revela...
  19. 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 Pe...
  20. Rauf Murtuzov. Apparent Contradictory Dates in Bahá'í Texts Regarding the Public Announcement of the Prophet Muhammad (2023). — Short discussion of quotes showing an apparent discrepancy between writings of the Bab and Abdu'l-Ba...
  21. William Sears. Applying Christian Prophecy to Baha'u'llah (2010). — An audio-only version of a 6-part video discussion of the Baha'i interpretation of Biblical propheci...
  22. David Friedman. Are there indications of a Second Coming of a Messiah in the Old Testament? (1999). — Some claim that the New Testament teaching of a "Second Coming" is not found in the Old Testament; h...
  23. Universal House of Justice. Armageddon and Megiddo / Mt. Carmel (2018-09-02). — One-paragraph note saying that no reference has been found in the Baha'i Writings tying "armageddon"...
  24. Don Dainty. As It Was in the Days of Noah: So Unfolds the Surprising Fulfilment of Biblical Foresights of the 'Return' (2009). — Booklet exploring the biblical and Baha'i concept that rejection of the Manifestation results in cal...
  25. Universal House of Justice. Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace (2001-04-19). — Letter sent to all NSAs and later broadcast to the Baha'i world to explain the process through which...
  26. W. A. Rice. Babi Pamphlet, A (1902). — Review of an unnamed booklet sent to E.G. Browne, a "little manuscript book of 118 small pages, writ...
  27. Zaid Lundberg. Bahá'í Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation (1996-05). — Progressive revelation is part of a coherent system of apocalypticism. Paper includes discussion of ...
  28. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
  29. Brian J. Mistler. Bahá'í Faith: Prophecy and Conversion (2001-02). — Results of a field study of Baha'is in the United States and Australia which demonstrate that family...
  30. Adam Berry. Bahá'í Faith and Its Relationship to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, The: A Brief History (2004-09-22). — Baha'i history in Iran and America; relationship with Christian missionaries in Iran and Christian c...
  31. Reginald L. Priestley. Bahá'í Fireside Notebook, The (2012). — A believer's personal fireside notebook, compiled for his study and deepening: notes, timelines, and...
  32. Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Bahá'í Proofs, The (1902). — A book of history and theology composed in America, in which Gulpaygani gives an exposition of the F...
  33. Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
  34. Francis Beckwith. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered (1989 Winter/Spring ). — An antagonistic and polemical overview of the Baha'i Faith by a Christian.
  35. David Friedman. Bahá'í-Christian Dialogue: Some Key Issues Considered, by Francis Beckwith: A Bahá'í Response (1998). — Lengthy theological apologia.
  36. Francis Henry Skrine. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds (1912). — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro...
  37. Muhammad Mustafa. Rowshan Mustapha, trans. Baha'u'llah: The Great Announcement of the Qur'an (1993). — Meanings of some of the verses of the Qur'an, as viewed from the perspective of the Writings of the ...
  38. John E. Esslemont. Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1980). — The classic introductory text on the Baha'i Faith focusing on Baha'i teachings and the lives of the ...
  39. Universal House of Justice. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era Regarding the Explanation of Daniel 12:12: Beckwith's Allegations (1990-11-06). — Responses to allegations Francis Beckwith makes in his booklet "Baha'i" about changes to this book.
  40. Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur...
  41. Christopher Buck. Baha'u'llah as Zoroastrian saviour (1998). — Examines the Baha'i view of Zoroastrianism to understand tensions between scholarship and "messiahsh...
  42. Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec...
  43. 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 ...
  44. Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
  45. Shoghi Effendi. Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford (1923-1924). — Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing...
  46. Universal House of Justice, Iraj Ayman, Muhammad Afnan, Robert Stockman. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Letters and Letters of the Living (1994-10-02).
  47. Ibrahim George Kheiralla. Behaism: In Reply to the Attack of Robert P. Richardson (1915-10). — A defense of the Baha'i Faith, with reference to fulfilled prophecy. Followed by the journal's short...
  48. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments (n.d.).
  49. Universal House of Justice. Biblical Questions, Interpretation of: Ezekiel 10:19, Jeremiah 49:38 and Micah 7:12 (1998-05-12). — Can certain passages from the Hebrew Bible be taken as prophetic references to the Babi or Baha'i Fa...
  50. Universal House of Justice. Biblical Verses, Interpretation of (1986-01-07). — Interpretation of Biblical verses. Includes chart showing all references in the Baha'i writings to v...
  51. William Ridgers. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation.
  52. Book of Revelation, The: Explanations from the Letters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abul Fazl (1933). — Discussion of the content and symbolism of the biblical Book of Revelation.
  53. E. S. Campbell. Books of God Are Open, The (1950/1969). — Two editions of a compilation prepared by a former Baptist minister, presenting the Faith to those f...
  54. Chris Manvell, Carolyn Sparey-Gillies. Brief Introduction to Millennial Zeal in the Nineteenth Century, A (1997). — Joseph Wolff, William Miller, and millennial zeal in early 19th-century America; biblical proofs of ...
  55. Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl Gulpáygání. Brilliant Proof, The (1998). — Two editions of a work of apologetics by an eminent Baha'i scholar, first published in 1912 and repr...
  56. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and Related Subjects (1991). — A compilation on the status of Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and other figures.
  57. Moojan Momen. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1995).
  58. Daniel Conner. Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith (1971-72 Winter). — Brief summary of the history and thought of Buddhism; commonalities with Western concepts; different...
  59. Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso...
  60. William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
  61. Gary L. Matthews. Challenge of Baha'u'llah, The: Proofs of the Bahá'í Revelation (1993). — Link to book (offsite).
  62. George Townshend. Christ and Baha'u'llah (1957). — The Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible, has come and Baha'u'llah is the Return of Christ.
  63. George Townshend. Maison Editions Bahá'íes, trans. Christ et Bahá'u'lláh (1968). — Le Royaume de Dieu, comme prédit dans la Bible, est venu et Baha'u'llah est le retour du Christ.
  64. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Christ, Return of: Warwick Leaflets (1994/2012). — Some Christian prophecies and their fulfillment in the Baha'i Faith.
  65. Robert Stockman. Christianity from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). — Includes two topics: "A Baha'i approach to the Bible" and "Baha'i Writings on Jesus Christ."
  66. Julie Cruikshank. Claiming legitimacy: Prophecy narratives from northern aboriginal women (1994-03-22). — Includes a discussion of Angela Sidney, a Tagish elder who was very active in the Baha'i Faith, and...
  67. Kamran Ekbal. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
  68. Eileen Maddocks. Coming of the Glory, The: How the Hebrew Scriptures Reveal the Plan of God (2020/2022/2023). — Prophecies dating back to the book of Genesis about the future time of glory, when their descendents...
  69. Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans, Mehdi Wolf, ed. Commentary on Verses of John (Tafsír-i-Áyát-i-Yuhanná) (2001). — Excerpt from a longer Tablet on Jesus' prophecy "It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do...
  70. Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995). — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
  71. Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
  72. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Crisis and Victory (1991).
  73. Said Amir Arjomand. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth...
  74. Helen S. Goodall, Ella Goodall Cooper. Daily Lessons Received at Akka: January 1908 (1979). — Includes translations of three Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha.
  75. Universal House of Justice. Daniel's Prophecies (2007). — Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications...
  76. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Dates in Baha'u'llah and the New Era: A response to Francis Beckwith (1992-09-24). — Response to certain allegations Beckwith makes in his booklet Baha'i.
  77. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
  78. Khazeh Fananapazir. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). — Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God."
  79. Kamran Ekbal. Der Messianismus des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts und die Entstehung der Baha'i Religion (1998). — On the resurgence of a millenarianistic climate in the 19th century from China through the Middle-Ea...
  80. Jack McLean. Did Prophecy Fail? The Lesser Peace and the Year 2000 (2003-08). — Prior to the 2010s, there was widespread belief in the Baha'i community that the Lesser Peace would ...
  81. Linda S. Covey. Diné Becoming Baha'i: Through the Lens of Ancient Prophecies (2011-05). — Some Diné (Navajo) convert to the Baha'i Faith because it fulfills their ancient prophecies, its in...
  82. Abdu'l-Bahá, Mary Basil Hall. Drama of the Kingdom (1933). — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...
  83. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  84. Moshe Sharon. End of Days (2018). — On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by ...
  85. Don Dainty. Entrancing Biblical Journey to meet the Promised Christ Returned, An: Bahá'u'lláh - The 'Glory of God' (2011). — On biblical prophecies and Baha'u'llah as their fulfilment.
  86. Christopher Buck. Eschatology of Globalization, The: The Multiple Messiahship of Bahá'u'lláh Revisited (2004). — This paper argues that Baha'u'llah's signal contribution to globalization was to ethicize and sacral...
  87. Peter Terry. Essays on Jesus and the New Testament (2015). — Scripture and progressive revelation, canonization of the Bible, teachings of the New Testament, Bah...
  88. William Miller. Evidence from Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ, about the Year 1843 (1842). — Nineteen lectures on the upcoming return of Christ; resurrection; the 2,300 days; Daniel's vision; D...
  89. Karl Weaver. Explanation of a Zoroastrian Prophecy: Length of the "Bahá'í Cycle" (2017). — Review of certain concepts in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient astrology, and modern astronomic...
  90. Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ameen Ullah Fareed, trans. Explanations Concerning Sacred Mysteries (1902). — Essays on the book of Daniel, and on the mysteries of: daily sacrifice, the kingdom, death, prayers ...
  91. Robert W. Balch, John Domitrovich, Barbara Lynn Mahnke, Vanessa Morrison. Fifteen Years of Failed Prophecy: Coping with cognitive dissonance in a Bahá'í sect (1997). — An academic article about the prophetic expectations of a covenant-breaker group, Baha’is Under th...
  92. Zaid Lundberg. From Adam to Bahá'u'lláh: The Idea of a Chain of Prophecy (2002). — Whilst the modern period has seen a series of scientific paradigm shifts which have radically altere...
  93. Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur...
  94. Rúhíyyih Khánum (published as Rúhíyyih Rabbání). Good Message, The (1960/1961). — A simplified rendering of themes in Shoghi Effendi's translation of Gleanings, used in Africa as a p...
  95. Harry Liedtke. Greenland Promise, The (2012). — Commentary on the misunderstood prediction of Abdu'l-Baha that Greenland would one day become green ...
  96. Dana Paxson. Half Million Years, A (2021). — Exploring the 500,000-year Baha’i cycle asserted by Shoghi Effendi, in two versions: academic-styl...
  97. Grover Gonzales. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh (2020). — On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets an...
  98. George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
  99. Stephen D. Dighton. His New Name: A Biblical Examination of the Claims of Bahá'u'lláh (1994). — Summary of Baha'i concepts, including quotes from both the Bible and the Baha'i Writings, answering ...
  100. Bruce Limber. I Daniel: Index (1999). — An index to the contents of Robert Riggs' book I, Daniel.
  101. Robert Riggs. I, Daniel (1998). — Spiritual, metaphorical, and esoteric teachings from the Bible's book of Daniel.
  102. Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
  103. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. Indigenous Messengers of God (2014-2020). — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings.
  104. Peter J. Khan. Institute on Islam (1971). — Transcription of tape #7 which deals with prophecies in the Qur'an, and recordings of a one-weekend ...
  105. Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An (2001). — One of Baha’u’llah's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Mani...
  106. Muhammad Afnan. Adib Masumian, trans. Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...', The (2023). — Short overview of the historical background of the Bab's invocation.
  107. Universal House of Justice. Inayat Rawhani, trans. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution (1986). — Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 Fe...
  108. Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
  109. Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab...
  110. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission.
  111. Sohrab Kourosh. Kitáb-i-Iqán, The: Revolutionizing the Concepts of Religion, Eschatology and Theology (2018). — The Kitab-i-Íqan resolves and removes eschatological barriers and establishes the fundamentals of a...
  112. Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). — Notes on various topics related to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude.
  113. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Last Prophet and Last Day: Shaykhí, Bábí and Bahá'í Exegesis of the 'Seal of the Prophets' (Q. 33:40) (2023). — Survey and analysis of viewpoints on the meaning of "Seal of the Prophets"; the prophetic cycle and ...
  114. Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) (2024-08). — Authorized translation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Temp...
  115. Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
  116. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
  117. Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
  118. Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
  119. Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites.
  120. Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, Ulrich Gollmer. Making the Crooked Straight (2007). — Two pages on a prophecy concerning the advent of Man Yuzhiruhu'llah.
  121. Ahang Rabbani. Messianic Expectations in Nineteenth Century Christian and Islamic Communities (2006-02). — The phenomenon of messianism and its manifestations in early-modern American Christianity and in Ira...
  122. Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
  123. Christopher Buck. Mystery of the Sworded Warrior in Hindu Apocalypse, The: Was Kalki Visnuyas Bahá'u'lláh? (1980). — Does Baha'u'llah fulfill messianic expectations associated with Kalki Vishnuyasas, the tenth incarna...
  124. Christopher Buck. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism (1996). — Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Baha'i category of "Manif...
  125. Linda S. Covey. Navajo Tradition, The: Transition to the Bahá'í Faith (2010). — Examines three reasons behind the conversion of some Navajo to Baha'i in the early 1960s: fulfillmen...
  126. Linda S. Covey. Necessary History, A: Teaching On and Off The Reservations (2016). — On the early Baha’i literature directed toward Native Americans; history of Baha’i conversion ac...
  127. Universal House of Justice. New Race of Men and the meaning of "Tread Under", A (2013-09-13). — The meaning of the phrase "A race of men ... will tread under all who are in heaven." Includes compi...
  128. Universal House of Justice. New Religious Movements, Tolkien, Marriage (1994-07-06). — Various questions: new religious movements; Indian Letter of the Living; J.R.R. Tolkien; eternality...
  129. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling (2008 Fall). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah...
  130. Lee Brown. North American Indian Prophecies (1986). — Talked delivered at the 1986 Continental Indigenous Council, Tanana Valley Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, A...
  131. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Bible, Some (1963). — Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Central and East Africa
  132. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Central and East Africa, comp. Notes on Bahá'í Proofs Based on the Qur'an, Some (2000-08). — Compilation by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Central and East Africa
  133. Virginia Orbison. Notes on Words of the Guardian (1956). — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ...
  134. George Townshend. Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The (1949). — Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation o...
  135. Universal House of Justice. One Common Faith (2005). — Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Baha'u'llah and the scriptures of other faiths...
  136. Shoghi Effendi, Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Passing of Abdu'l-Baha, The (1922). — A compilation on the last days of 'Abdu'l-Baha, his funeral, and tributes on his behalf. Later publi...
  137. Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1937 (1937). — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...
  138. Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). — Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious li...
  139. Kamran Hakim. Personal Interpretation of the term 'Seal of the Prophets' (1997). — A lengthy examination of the terms khatam, "seal," and Nabi, "Prophet," and their meanings in Islam.
  140. International Teaching Centre. Pilgrims Notes and the "Calamity" (1984-07-01). — Status of Pilgrims' Notes and their discussion of the catastrophic events some Baha'is believe might...
  141. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities (2020). — Guidance on calamitous events and our response to them.
  142. Duane Troxel. Powerpoints for Deepening (2004-2014). — 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Baha'i history, Central Figur...
  143. William Sears. Prisoner and the Kings, The (1971). — A historical account of Baha'u'llah's world-changing letters that He sent as a prisoner to the relig...
  144. Hossein Avaregan. Profezie con Valore Scientifico (1981). — L’autore illustra le quattro condizioni necessarie affinché a una profezia si possa dare valore s...
  145. David F. Young, comp. Progressive Revelation: The Bible and Bahá'u'lláh (2010). — A facilitator and a participant guide on studying The Bible and Baha’u’llah, prepared for the Co...
  146. Gloria A. Faizi. Promise of Lord Krishna, The (1975). — Baha'i fulfillment of Krishna's prophecy of return: "Whenever there is decay of righteousness and ex...
  147. Sabir Afaqi. Proofs from the Holy Qur'án Regarding the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh (1993). — Collection of prophecies and symbols from the Qur'an that foretell Baha'u'llah. Prepared for the dee...
  148. Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Baha'u'llah (2008). — Forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the writings of Baha’u’llah, the Bab, ‘Abdu’l-Baha,...
  149. Peter Terry, comp. Proofs of the Prophets: The Case for Lord Krishna (2008). — Compilation of texts related to Lord Krishna; forty proofs of prophethood set forth in the Bhagavad-...
  150. William Sears. Prophecies Fullfilled by Baha'u'llah (n.d.).
  151. Michael W. Sours, Christopher Buck. Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Commentary and Responses (1994). — Editorial statement about the nature of Baha'i scholarship and academic debate, followed by response...
  152. Stephen Lambden. Prophecy in the Johannine Farewell Discourse: The Advents of the Paraclete, Ahmad and Comforter (1997). — The exegetical history of sayings ascribed to Jesus which mention the Paraclete. Christian, Muslim...
  153. Sathia Varqa. Prophecy of Bahá'u'lláh, The: A Backward Bending Supply Curve Theorem (2006). — The fates of some of the dictators to whom Baha'u'llah addressed his tablets, and the choices and co...
  154. Universal House of Justice. Prophecy of Daniel; Modifications of Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1996-06-02). — Regarding the fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy of Daniel concerning 1,335 days, and modifications...
  155. Anna Kunz. Questions about Science and Religion: Interviews with Abdul Baha at Tiberias and Haifa (1922-09). — Questions asked of Abdu'l-Baha by two Christians visiting Haifa in 1921.
  156. George Townshend. Questions about the Second Coming (1953). — Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Baha’is of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Chri...
  157. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
  158. Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i...
  159. Romuald Boubou Moyo. Recherche sur les Signes Visibles dans le Ciel de la Venue des Manifestations de Dieu (2019). — Les annonces des venues des Manifestations de Dieu dans les écrits saints ont à la fois un sens ca...
  160. Keven Brown. Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A (2002/2012). — Baha'u'llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha referred to the 'hidden craft' of alchemy as part of divine philoso...
  161. Ismael Velasco. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn (2020-06). — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r...
  162. Youli A. Ioannesyan. Reflections on Some Messianic Prophecies in Shaykhi Works (2010). — A Baha’i interpretation of passages of messianic prophecy in the writings of Shaykh Ahmad and Siyy...
  163. Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. Regarding Jaʻfar-i-Kadhdháb ('Jaʻfar the Liar') (2016). — One-paragraph passage about the mystical cities Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the truthfulness of a figure...
  164. David Russell Garcia. Kees Poolman, trans. Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim) (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
  165. Wanden Mathews LaFarge. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The (1930). — Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Ali and the division which divid...
  166. William Sears. Release the Sun (1960). — Millennialism gripped many around the world during the early 19th century. While Christians expected...
  167. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians.
  168. Pym Trueman. Return of the Dreamtime (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
  169. Isabella D. Brittingham, comp. Revelation of Bahaullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons, The (1902-02). — One of the earliest English-language histories of the Faith, written to prove the truth of Baha'u'll...
  170. Jamshed K. Fozdar. Revivification of the Buddha's Dharma, The (1997). — The unrivaled impact of the Buddha's teachings upon Asian spirituality, his fundamental motivations,...
  171. Ervin Laszlo. Science and Prophecy (1989?).
  172. Ervin Laszlo. Science and Prophecy: Humankind's Path to Peace in Global Society (1989). — The path to peace can be trod through science — rational, scientific understanding — as well as ...
  173. David Yamartino. Second Coming, The: A Biblical Approach to Understanding the Evidence that Christ has Returned (2012). — Biblical principles for investigation of truth; the resurrection of Christ, prophecies fulfilled by ...
  174. Arjen Bolhuis, ed. Sequential Outline of the Kitáb-i-Íqán: condensed version (2021). — Aid to locating main themes and various subjects in Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude, adapted from Ho...
  175. Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith.
  176. Foad Seddigh. Significance of some Sites Mentioned in Memorials of the Faithful (2016). — Abdu'l-Baha cited many villages and cities: the Most Great House in Baghdád; the ruins of Madaen w...
  177. James B. Thomas. Signs of Prophet-Hood, The: An Exposition on a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2005). — On the signs of a Manifestation of God as articulated by ‘Abdu'l-Baha; the type of proof utilized...
  178. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Silences of God, The: A Meditation (2014). — While the Word of God dominated the history of religion, contemporaries question the orthodoxy of la...
  179. 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 prophec...
  180. Hossein Avaregan. Sul Valore Scientifico delle Profezie: Considerazioni di uno Studioso (1987). — Illustrazione del “calcolo della probabilità”, ramo della scienza matematica scoperto dal matem...
  181. Todd Lawson. Tablet (Lawh) in Bahá'í Usage (2005). — Meanings of the common Baha'i terms lawh (tablet), ketab (book), sahifa (treatise), resala (epistle)...
  182. Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb) (1997-04-21). — A notable, and lengthy, tablet from 1863.
  183. Aziz Mboya. Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Study Compilations (2000/2021). — Includes a provisional translation of the Persian part of this Tablet, and. two compilations on the ...
  184. Juan Cole, trans. Tablet of the Son (Jesus) (2001). — A tablet, partly written to a Christian priest, on the effect of Christ's revelation and Baha'u'llah...
  185. Cynthia C. Shawamreh. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah (1998-12). — Comparison of Baha'u'llah's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebre...
  186. Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition to the Manifestations of God (2016). — Summary of some themes from the Kitab-i-Iqan, concluding with a long prayer inviting the reader to s...
  187. Stephen Lambden, Kamran Ekbal. Tablet to Hardegg (Lawh-i-Hirtík): A Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to the Templer Leader Georg David Hardegg (2003). — A Tablet addressed to the German Templer/Templar leader Georg David Hardegg including the proclamati...
  188. Bahá'u'lláh. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to Hasan-i-Sháhábadí (Lawh-i-Hasan-i-Sháhábadí) (2002-02-14). — A tablet from the Akka period, addressed to a certain Hasan living in Shahabad of Arak in central Ir...
  189. David F. Young. Teaching Christians More Effectively: Handbook and Seminar (1999). — Baha'i views of Christianity; questions Christians might ask; interpretation of the Bible; theology ...
  190. Christopher Buck. The Prophecies of Jesus, by Michael Sours: Review (1992).
  191. Robert W. McLaughlin. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah (1982). — Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.
  192. William Sears. Thief in the Night: The Case of the Missing Millennium (1961). — In the early 19th-century there was world-wide and fervent expectation that during the 1840s the ret...
  193. Harry Liedtke. Thousand Years Must Elapse: Examining a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2022). — Commentary on a tablet by 'Abdu'l-Baha that addresses the present debasement of Persia and its futur...
  194. Adib Taherzadeh. Three Momentous Years of the Heroic Age (1973-04-21). — A look at the extraordinary period of Revelation immediately after Baha’u’llah’s imprisonment ...
  195. Susan Maneck. Time and the Containment of Evil in Zoroastrianism (1997). — Basic beliefs of Zoroastrianism, the concept of time in Zoroastrianism, and Zoroastrianism in a Baha...
  196. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
  197. Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
  198. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká (2019). — Talks from 1904-1907.
  199. Valera Allen, Charlotte Linfoot. Two brief pilgrims' notes (1954). — Brief notes on (1) the infallibility of the Guardian in his choice of successor an (2) atomic energy...
  200. Anonymous. Two Comings of Messiah as Foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures (n.d.). — The Hebrew Scriptures foretell the Messiah’s two comings: as a suffering servant and as a triumpha...
  201. Christopher Buck. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism (1986). — Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
  202. David Friedman. Unknown Hour, The (1998). — Christians believe the Bible does not specify the time of Christ's return, but the Baha'i teachings ...
  203. John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (1994). — Baha’i scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: inde...
  204. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Victory Promises (1978). — Promises for success in spreading the Faith.
  205. Duane Troxel. Videos for Deepening (2004-2014). — Four videos: The Life of the Bab, The Life of the Guardian, The Return of Christ, and What Do Baha'i...
  206. William Miller. Joshua V. Himes, ed. Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology: Selected from Manuscripts of William Miller with a Memoir of His Life (1842). — Miller's memoir; scriptural interpretation; Bible chronology; various addresses and lectures; variou...
  207. David Russell Garcia. Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim) (2003-10). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
  208. James T. Bixby. What is Behaism (1912-06). — An outsider's early overview of Baha'i history and teachings. Includes discussion of Baha'i re-inter...
  209. Robert W. Balch, Gwen Farnsworth, Sue Wilkins. When the Bombs Drop: Reactions to Disconfirmed Prophecy in a Millennial Sect (1983-04). — An academic article about the prophetic expectations of a covenant-breaker group, Baha’is Under th...
  210. Jay Tyson. Wise Men of the West, The: A Search for the Promised One in the Latter Days (2019). — Sample chapters from a 2-volume novel of historical fiction on Miller and the Adventists through the...

2.   from the Chronology (15 results; expand)

  1. 1844-03-21 — Edict of Toleration was issued by the Sultan of Turkey: The Muslim government of the Ottoman Empire ...
  2. 1844-05-22 — Declaration of the Bab's Mission Two hours and eleven minutes after sunset Siyyid `Ali-Muhammad ma...
  3. 1845-01-10 — The beginning of the Islamic new year. Messianic fervour grew, particularly among Shaykhis. [BBRSM15...
  4. 1848-07-31 — Mulla Husayn and his companions, marching to Mazindaran, were joined by Babis who had been at Badash...
  5. 1851-10-05 — Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzi, the Bab's amanuensis, had been sent from the Bab's side in Chihriq to live i...
  6. 1852-10-00 — Baha'u'llah had a vision of the Maiden, who announced to Him that He was the Manifestation of God fo...
  7. 1853-10-31 — Some 600 female and 80 to 180 male Babis are taken prisoner at Nayriz and marched to Shiraz, along w...
  8. 1861-01-00 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Kitab-i-Íqan (The Book of Certitude), 'a comprehensive exposition of the n...
  9. 1866-11-14 — The 'star-fall' of 1866. [RB2:270, 422–6] The falling of stars was predicted in Matthew 24:29....
  10. 1868-08-31 — The ship arrived in Haifa in the early morning. [BKG269; GPB182; RB3:11] Baha'u'llah and His comp...
  11. 1868-10-30 — Christoph Hoffman, founder of the Templers, and Georg David Hardegg, his principal lieutenant, lande...
  12. 1876-06-04 — `Abdu'l-`Aziz either committed suicide or was assassinated. [BBD2; BBR485; GPB225] Accession of M...
  13. 1906-12-30 — The Constitution of Iran was re-established. The Baha'is were not included among the recognized reli...
  14. 1945-10-24 — The United Nations was formally established. There were Baha'i representatives in San Francisco in ...
  15. 2001-04-19 — The publication of the memorandum entitled Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace b...
 
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