The Bahá'í Reference Library hosts freely downloadable copies of
all the major Bahá'í scriptural works and books that have been
translated into English, as well as many texts in their original
languages (Persian and Arabic).
(HTM) Bahá'í Reference Library - Authoritative source of Bahá'í writings
Archival copies of some Bahá'í texts are also available on
Bahai.works, a part of the Bahaipedia family of websites.
(HTM) Bahai.works - Published works
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The Gutenberg project also hosts archival copies of certain Bahá'í
texts; some of these are available on Gopher.
(HTM) Gutenberg Project search (gopher)
This page provides links to a selection of Bahá'í texts that are
available on the web and on gopher.
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Bahá’í Prayers
A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and
‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Bahá’í Sacred Writings
A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of
Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,
representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings.
(HTM) Official source (https)
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The Call of the Divine Beloved
Seven Tablets revealed by Bahá’u’lláh on mystical themes,
including the poem Rashḥ-i-‘Amá and new translations of the
Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Days of Remembrance
Forty-five selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
revealed for, or relating to, nine Bahá’í Holy Days.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
A Tablet addressed to Shaykh Muhammad-Taqiy-i-Najafi, a
prominent Muslim cleric who had persecuted the Bahá’ís.
It was revealed around 1891 at the Mansion of Bahjí and
translated by Shoghi Effendi.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Gems of Divine Mysteries
An epistle revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Arabic during his
exile in Baghdad, in reply to questions from Siyyid
Yusuf-i-Sidihi Isfahani.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah
A selection of passages from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh,
compiled and translated by Shoghi Effendi, including extracts
from Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, the Kitáb-i-Íqán, and
the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, as well as other Tablets.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Hidden Words
A work consisting of short passages revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
in Persian and Arabic in 1857/58 during His exile in Baghdad,
translated by Shoghi Effendi.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book
Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws, written in Arabic around 1873
while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was
supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to
a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries.
The first authorized English translation was published in 1992,
annotated and accompanied by the supplementary Writings and
the questions and answers.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude
A treatise revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad in 1861/62 in
response to questions posed by one of the maternal uncles of
the Báb, translated by Shoghi Effendi and first published in
English in 1931.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh
A selection of prayers and meditations revealed by Bahá’u’lláh,
compiled and translated by Shoghi Effendi and first published
in 1938.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys
Two works written in Baghdad after Bahá’u’lláh returned from
Kurdistan in 1856. The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys were
addressed to Sufi mystics with whom He had been in contact in
Sulaymáníyyih. These works are part of the publication Call of
the Divine Beloved.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
Six works comprising letters written by Bahá’u’lláh during His
exile in Adrianople and the early years of His banishment to
‘Akká, addressed to the monarchs and leaders of His time,
including Napoleon III of France, Czar Alexander II of Russia,
Queen Victoria of England, Nasiri’d-Din Shah of Persia, and
Pope Pius IX.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Tabernacle of Unity
Five Tablets addressed to individuals of Zoroastrian background,
including two letters responding to questions posed by the Parsi
Zoroastrian scholar and philanthropist Manikchi Sahib, as well
as the Tablet of the Seven Questions and two other Tablets.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Sixteen Tablets revealed by Bahá’u’lláh during the later years
of His life, including the Tablet of Carmel, the Book of the
Covenant, and the Tablet of Wisdom, as well as excerpts from
other Writings.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb
A collection of excerpts from books and Tablets revealed by the
Báb, including the Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’ (Commentary on the Súrih of
Joseph), the Persian Bayán, Dalá’il-i-Sab‘ih (the Seven Proofs),
the Kitáb-i-Asmá’ (the Book of Names), and various other
Writings. It was first published in an authorized English
translation in 1976.
(HTM) Official source (https)
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A Traveler’s Narrative
A historical account written by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá around 1886 and
first published anonymously in Persian in 1890. The English
translation was prepared by Professor Edward G. Browne and
first published by Cambridge University Press in 1891.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Bahá'í World Faith
Bahá'í World Faith was intended to replace the earlier
compilation Bahá'í Scriptures with newer translations. However,
many of the translations in Bahá'í World Faith have themselves
been superseded by more authoritative versions. The reader is
thus advised that some of the translations included here could
be poor or even incorrect.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Light of the World
Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of
Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in
His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the
nature and significance of His Covenant.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Memorials of the Faithful
Eulogies of some eighty early Bahá’ís transcribed from a series
of talks given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Haifa around 1914–15.
The Persian transcripts were later corrected by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
and compiled into a single volume, published in 1924. An English
translation was published in 1971.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Paris Talks
A compilation of talks given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His first
stay in Paris, from October to December 1911. Also included
are three talks delivered during visits to England in 1912–13
and a Tablet revealed in 1913.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
A collection of transcriptions of over one hundred talks
delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during the nine months in 1912 when
He travelled across the United States and Canada.
(HTM) Official source (https)
The Secret of Divine Civilization
A treatise written by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Persian in 1875, addressed
to the rulers and people of Persia. It was printed in Bombay in
1882 and widely circulated in Iran. This English translation was
first published in 1957.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
A collection of English translations of more than two hundred
letters, prayers, and other Writings by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, first
published in 1978.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Selections from the writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá
Some of the materials printed in this volume were first printed
in 1909 in a collection as "Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas". Their
translations in that volume have been superseded by the
authoritative translations printed in "Selections from the
Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá".
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Some Answered Questions
A collection of transcriptions of table talks given by
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in ‘Akká between 1904 and 1906 in response to
questions posed by Laura Dreyfus-Barney, an American Bahá’í
resident in Paris, and first published in 1908. The new
edition, extensively retranslated, was published in 2014.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel
A letter written by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921 in reply to a letter
from Professor Auguste Forel, a Swiss psychiatrist.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Tablets of the Divine Plan
Fourteen letters addressed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the North
American Bahá’í community as a whole as well as by region—
Canada and the Northeastern, Southern, Central, and Western
United States. The first eight letters were written between
26 March and 22 April 1916, the remainder between 2 February
and 8 March 1917.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Tablets to The Hague
Two letters of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá written in response to letters
addressed to Him by the Executive Committee of the Central
Organization for a Durable Peace.
(HTM) Official source (https)
Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
A document written in three parts between 1901 and 1908. It
was read officially in the Holy Land on 3 January 1922.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
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The Advent of Divine Justice
A letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of North
America, dated 25 December 1938.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Bahá’í Administration
A selection of letters and messages addressed to the Bahá’ís
of the United States and Canada, written between January 1922
and July 1932.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Citadel of Faith
A collection of messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of
the United States, written between 1947 and 1957.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
God Passes By
A historical review by Shoghi Effendi of the first century of
the Bahá’í Faith, published in 1944 on the occasion of the
one-hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of the Báb.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
Messages to the Baha'i World: 1950-1957
General messages of Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís, written
between 1950 and 1957.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
The Promised Day is Come
A letter written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá’ís of the West,
dated 28 March 1941.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
This Decisive Hour
A collection of letters and cablegrams written by Shoghi Effendi
to the North American Bahá’í community from 1932 to 1946,
originally published under the title Messages to America.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher) (as Messages to America)
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
Seven letters written by Shoghi Effendi and addressed to the
Bahá’ís of the United States and the West, first collected
in 1938, comprising “The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh”,
“The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Further Considerations”,
“The Goal of a New World Order”, “The Golden Age of the Cause
of Bahá’u’lláh”, “America and the Most Great Peace”,
“The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh”, and “The Unfoldment of
World Civilization”.
(HTM) Official source (https)
(HTM) Gutenberg (gopher)
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____/ Other Authors \, _____________________________________
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