Baha’i Books

The Baha'i community of Iran is the country's largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha'i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran.Central to...

Muchas son las preguntas sobre Dios que miles de millones de hombres se han hecho a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad: Si Dios existe, ¿quién es Él, cómo se le puede conocer, cómo se lo puede imaginar, cómo...

In Quotations for Many Paths to the Bahá'í Faith, author Nathan Thomas has compiled a collection of passages from the Bahá'í Holy Writings and other sources to help introduce this new religion. The Bahá'í Faith offers the world a message of fulfillment...

The early histories of all the Baha'i communities of southern Iran are narrated here for the first time. Drawing on original sources including manuscript histories, letters, family records and material previously published only in Persian, Dr Moojan...

. . . the institution of marriage as conceived and established by Bahá’u’lláh is extremely simple though of a vital social importance, constituting as it does the very foundation of social life.  From a letter written...

The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by...

Many young people are beset by a host of fears, worries, anxieties and insecurities that make for superficial and discouraging relationships, lack of motivation, and confused, escapist or hedonistic lifestyle choices that can determine a future riddled...

 ‘. . . the Days immediately associated with the Manifestation of God possess a unique distinction and occupy a station which no mind can ever comprehend.’ Bahá’u’lláhThe 19th century was unique in every...

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Persian Language Version - The dramatic story of the beloved son of Bahá'u'lláh, who fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many other Bahá'ís were imprisoned, and who sacrificed his life that others might attain the...

A journey through the Book of CertitudeThe Kitáb-i-Íqán is one of the most important Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. Bahá’u’lláh revealed this book within the space...

What is the “Mystic Path”; and Who is “the Beloved”?The answers to the above questions can be found in the following words revealed in the 19th century by Bahá ’u’lláh, the Prophet Founder of the...

Junun was the pen name of my dear grandfather, Jinab-i-Mirza Faraj’u’llah Fanaian who, in his early adolescence, set out upon the path followed by the unsung heroes and heroines of a heroic age. This was a time of great turmoil in Persia when...

Beha U'llah, Part 2: The Glory of God (1900) is a book written by Ibrahim George Kheiralla. The book is a continuation of his previous work, Beha U'llah, Part 1, which was published in 1899. The book is a detailed account of the life and teachings of...

The Advent of Divine Justice is a letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Baháʼís of the United States and Canada written on 25 December 1938. It describes the unique spiritual destiny of America, its role in establishing the Most Great Peace and the...

In Advancing the Oneness of Humanity: The Olympic Games Kiser Barnes takes uson an exhilarating journey to the heart of the Olympic spirit. This compellingnarrative explores how Bahá'u'lláh's vision of the unity and oneness of humanityresonates with the...

The story of a well-connected, wealthy woman from the West whose devotion to a spiritual leader from the East transformed her life into one of selfless service to humanityThe Life of Laura Barney traces the journey of Laura Barney from her pampered...

Among those who visit 'Akká, some have made great forward strides. Lightless candles, they were set alight; withered, they began to bloom; dead, they were recalled to life and went home with tidings of great joy. 'Abdu'l-Bahá. . .each pilgrim brings back...

A story of love, belief and triumph. It is historic because it is the first time that the story of the House of the Báb in Bushehr has been told. It is also Manijeh's story, because she was the custodian of that holy place. This book describes a...

Agnes Alexander was the only Hand of the Cause of God to be mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan. 'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote of her: 'I declare by the Lord of Hosts that had this respected daughter founded an empire, that empire would not have been so...

The short prayer revealed by the Báb known as ‘The Remover of Difficulties’ is among those best known and most frequently recited by Bahá’ís all over the world. It is one of the first prayers learnt by...

Shoghi Effendi Through the Pilgrim's Eye tells the story of the Guardian's ministry from 1922 when the young Shoghi Effendi, just 24 years old, was charged with guiding the affairs of a worldwide Faith. Rather than a biography, it draws on the diary...

Light and glory, greeting and praise be upon the Hands of His Cause, through whom the light of fortitude hath shone forth . . . Bahá'u'lláhThe first Hands of the Cause of God were appointed by Bahá'u'lláh. They were given various responsibilities,...

The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh is a unique and priceless heritage, unprecedented in past Dispensations. It carries within itself enormous potentialities for the future in the unfoldment of Bahá'u'lláh's new world order and ultimately the Golden Age of...

Door of Hope is an indispensable guide to the history and sites of pilgrimage of the Bahá'í Faith in the Holy Land. The author lived at the Bahá'í World Centre for twenty-five years, and used the opportunity to make the subject of this book his...

Vol 1 - Early Years 1870-1922Beginning with their childhood years, this is the story of May Bolles and Sutherland Maxwell; their youth, their meeting and courtship in Paris; their marriage;their first pilgrimages; the birth of their daughter and the...

Manuchihr was waiting for a bus to take him from Qazvin, Iran, to his home in Tehran when a taxi with several men in it pulled up alongside him. He waved it away but was told to get in, they would make room for him. Since they were all heavily armed, he...

The Maxwells of Montreal Volume II (Middle and Late Years) covers the years 1923-1952. Beginning with the early ministry of the Guardian and the pilgrimage of May and her daughter in 1923/4, it describes Mary's education as a young Bahá'í, her pilgrimage...

As 'Abdu'l-Bahá'ís secretary and translator from 1918 to 1920, and then at Balliol College Oxford, the young Shoghi Effendi was being prepared to become the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith.As World War I drew to its close, Shoghi Effendi, a young...

Dr Momen examines the Bahá'í approach to:* Darshana* Dharma* Mokshaand gives an account of:* significant Hindu prophecies* the Bahá'í social teachings, laws and history* the Bahá'í community.Hinduism is one of the most ancient of the existing religious...

All Bahá'í parents face special problems in bringing up their children in a world dominated by very different principles from those governing a Bahá'í society. This book meets those problems head on, as it explores human nature and the rich theme of 'the...

In the mid 1800s, a Persian nobleman in exile claimed to be a new messenger of God. He called himself Baha'u'llah ("The Glory of God") and taught that all nations, races, and religions should come together to build a global civilization of peace and...

This compilation of communications from Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of Bahá'u'lláh's Faith, provides deep insight to the manner in which, over a period of some four and a half decades, he single-handedly raised vibrant Bahá'í communities in Australia...

Varqá and Rúḥu'lláh: 101 Stories of Bravery on the Move is the extraordinary story of a father and a son that arose in the 19th century to spread the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh throughout Iran with indomitable strength and resilience. Varqá the father, a...

How the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh functions in the daily life of Bahá'ís.. . . the Báb says that every religion of the past was fit to become universal.  The only reason why they failed to attain that...

In this wonderfully practical and human book, we are invited to turn our attention towards investigating our spiritual reality. Ronald Tomanio, Diane Iverson and Phyllis Ring describe how that experience is met and encountered and why it is indescribably...

Revealed by Baha'u'llah in Adrianople and sent to Mirza Ahmad Yazdi who was travelling from Baghdad to see Him, the Tablet of Ahmad is one of the prayers identified by Shoghi Effendi as having been invested with a 'special potency and significance'.H...

A straightforward account of the life and times of Bahá'u'lláh, written in a crisp, easily readable style.

A biographical essay of the wife of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and mother of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the Centre of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant. Her story, little known, is one of strength, patience, long-suffering and devotion to One who was her...

J. A. McLean offers the readers personal reflections and analysis of the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, combined with insights gleaned from spiritual psychology, philosophical theology and the world's religions in order to map out dimensions in...

From the kitchen of a Persian Bahá'í living in Canada comes a collection of Persian recipes and cooking methods blended with ingredients, shortcuts, and adaptations from a mix of other cultures. Here you will learn how to reproduce uniquely Persian...

The Baha'i Stories is an ideal brief introduction to The Baha'i Faith. It begins with Jeanie's own story on how she found the Baha'is, and continues with stories about the four Central Figures of the faith. The book is a...

Most of us have grown up in a culture where alcohol is commonplace. Many people believe it (and certain drugs) to be harmless – only severe substance abuse is harmful, responsible use can even be beneficial and is part of normal social life . . ...

Women of the Middle East in the 19th century are generally absent from the pages of history. Even their names are not recorded. They have no voice. They are invisible.The women closest to the twin Manifestations, the Báb and...

Today the list of abused drugs is so long it is nearly limitless, the routes of administration ensure an addiction risk unheard of in earlier eras, and the population at risk is greatly expanded, particularly among youth and the disadvantaged. The...