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Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Baha’u’llah wrote thousands of documents in Persian and Arabic, which if compiled, would constitute more than 100 volumes. The principal works that have been translated and published in English include:
- The Most Holy Book (Kitab-i-Aqdas), the chief repository of the laws and institutions that Baha’u’llah prescribed for a future world civilization
- The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, a collection of weighty letters that Baha’u’llah wrote to the world leaders of His time, including Emperor Napoleon III, Queen Victoria, Czar Alexander II, Pope Pius IX, and Sultan Abdul-Aziz, in which He openly proclaimed His station, announced the dawn of a new age, and warned of catastrophic upheavals if they failed to act collectively to establish a just world order.
- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, a compilation of representative passages on a wide variety of subjects.
- Prayers and Meditations, a compilation of prayers and meditations
- The Hidden Words, a collection of ethical aphorisms
- The Book of Certitude (Kitab-i-Iqan), Baha’u’llah's principal doctrinal work, which lays out the entire panorama of the Divine purpose in human history
- The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys, the best known of Baha’u’llah's mystical writings
Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
The Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's eldest son and successor, include:
Writings of Shoghi Effendi
The Writings of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, include:
Writings of the Universal House of Justice
The Writings of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme Bahá'í administrative institution, include:
All of the Bahá'í Writings can be found online at the Bahá'í Reference Library
Last updated: December 27, 2005