Bibliography

Bibliography of selected texts:

General books about the Baha’i Faith:
Baha’u’llah and the New Era by J. E. Esslemont

Writings of Baha’u’llah:
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah
Kitab-i-Aqdas
Kitab-i-Iqan
The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys
Prayers and Meditations
Proclamation of Baha’u’llah
Tablets of Baha’u’llah
Baha’i Prayers

Writings of Abdu’l-Baha:
Foundations of World Unity
Memorials of the Faithful (stories and tributes to many early believers and martyrs for the Faith)
Abdu’l-Baha in London
Paris Talks
Promulgation of Universal Peace
Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha
Some Answered Questions (many common questions from early believers are clarified)
Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha
Tablets of the Divine Plan
A Traveler’s Narrative
The Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Baha (an important document wherein the Guardianship and successorship of the Faith is laid out)
Baha’i World Faith (only Writings of Abdu’l-Baha)
Baha’i Prayers

Books and letters of Shoghi Effendi, First Guardian of the Baha’i Faith:
God Passes By (a history of the Baha’i Faith)
Advent of Divine Justice
Messages to America
Baha’i Administration
The World Order of Baha’u’llah (includes “The Dispensation of Baha’u’llah”, clarifying and detailing the role of the Guardianship in the Baha’i Faith)