Bahá'í Faith

Bernard Lewis states that the Muslim laity and Islamic authorities have always had great difficulty in accommodating post-Islamic monotheistic religions such as the Bahá'í Faith, since the followers of such religions cannot be dismissed either as benighted heathens, like the polytheists of Asia and the animists of Africa, nor as outdated precursors, like the Jews and Christians. Moreover, their very existence presents a challenge to the Islamic doctrine of the perfection and finality of Muhammad's revelation.^[76]

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Bahá'í apologetics—for critical viewpoints.
List of Bahá'ís
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Bahá'í Faith in fiction

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Notes

^ Houghton 2004
^ See Bahá'í statistics for a breakdown of different estimates.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Manfred 2005, pp. 737-740
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Esslemont 1980
^ Bahá'ís prefer the orthographies "Bahá'í", "Bahá'ís", "the Báb", "Bahá'u'lláh", and "`Abdu'l-Bahá", using a particular transcription of the Arabic and Persian in publications. "Bahai", "Bahais", "Baha'i", "the Bab", "Bahaullah" and "Baha'u'llah" are often used when diacriticals are unavailable.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Britannica 1988
^ Effendi 1944, pp. 139
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hatcher, John S. (March-December 2005). "Unveiling the Hurí of Love". Journal of Bahá'í Studies 15 (1): p. 1-38.
^ ^a ^b Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: pp. 1–38.
^ Stockman, Robert. "Jesus Christ in the Baha'i Writings". Baha'i Studies Review 2 (1).
^ `Abdu'l-Bahá (1990). Some Answered Questions, Softcover, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 113. ISBN 0-87743-162-0 url=http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAQ/saq-27.html#pg113.
^ McMullen, Michael D. (2000). The Baha'i: The Religious Construction of a Global Identity. Atlanta, Georgia: Rutgers University Press, pp. 7. ISBN 0813528364.
^ `Abdu'l-Bahá (1978). Selections From the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Hardcover, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 67. ISBN 0853980810.
^ Stockman, Robert (1997). "The Baha'i Faith and Syncretism", A Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith.
^ ^a ^b "Bahais". Encyclopaedia of Islam Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
^ Taherzadeh, A. (1984). The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 3: `Akka, The Early Years 1868–77. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, pp. 262. ISBN 0853981442.
^ Lundberg, Zaid (1996-05). "The Concept of Progressive Revelation", Baha'i Apocalypticism: The Concept of Progressive Revelation. Department of History of Religion at the Faculty of Theology, Lund University. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
^ McMullen, Michael D. (2000). The Baha'i: The Religious Construction of a Global Identity. Atlanta, Georgia: Rutgers University Press, pp. 57–58. ISBN 0813528364.
^ Masumian, Farnaz (1995). Life After Death: A study of the afterlife in world religions. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1-85168-074-8.
^ Bahá'í International Community (2006). Worldwide Community. Bahá'í International Community. Retrieved on 2006-05-31.
^ ^a ^b Encyclopædia Britannica (2002). Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-2002. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2006-05-31.
^ adherents.com (2002). Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents. adherents.com. Retrieved on 2005-08-28.
^ (2004) World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York, United States: World Almanac Books. ISBN 0886879108.
^ FP Magazine (2007-05-01). The List: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religions. FP. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
^ Effendi, Shoghi (1944). God Passes By. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 281. ISBN 0877430209.
^ ^a ^b Principles of the Bahá'í Faith. bahai.com (2006-03-26). Retrieved on 2006-06-14.
^ Cole, Juan (1989). "Bahai Faith". Encyclopædia Iranica.
^ Taherzadeh, Adib (1976). The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 1: Baghdad 1853–63. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, pp. 96–99. ISBN 0853982708.
^ Taherzadeh, Adib (1972). The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853983445.
^ ^a ^b Momen, Moojan. Covenant, The, and Covenant-breaker. Retrieved on 2006-06-14.
^ Denis MacEoin, Encyclopædia Iranica, p. 448
^ Taherzadeh, Adib (1987). The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 4: Mazra'ih & Bahji 1877–92. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, 125. ISBN 0853982708.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Affolter, Friedrich W. (Jan. 2005). "The Specter of Ideological Genocide: The Bahá'ís of Iran". War Crimes, Genocide, & Crimes against Humanity 1 (1): pp. 75–114.
^ Winter, Jonah (1997-09-17). "Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions". Master of Arts Thesis, University of Toronto.
^ ^a ^b ^c Balyuzi, Hasan (2001). `Abdu'l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, Paperback, Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853980438.
^ ^a ^b "Baha'-allah". Encyclopædia Iranica. (1989).
^ Bahá'u'lláh [1873–92] (1994). Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp.217. ISBN 0877431744.
^ Taherzadeh, A. (2000). The Child of the Covenant. Oxford, UK: George Ronald, pp. 347–363. ISBN 0853984395.
^ Stockman, Robert (1995). "Bahá'í Faith: A portraint", in Joel Beversluis (ed): A SourceBook for Earth's Community of Religions. Grand Rapids, MI: CoNexus Press.
^ Bahá'u'lláh (1991). Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 122. ISBN 0877430640.
^ ^a ^b Bahá'í International Community (2006). History of Active Cooperation with the United Nations. bahai.org. Retrieved on 2006-06-15.
^ Bahá'í World News Service (2000-09-08). Bahá'í United Nations Representative Addresses World Leaders at the Millennium Summit. Bahá'í International Community. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
^ Danesh, Helen; Danesh, John; Danesh, Amelia (1991). "The Life of Shoghi Effendi", in M. Bergsmo (Ed.): Studying the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. George Ronald. ISBN 0853983364.
^ Hassal, Graham (1996). "Baha'i History in the Formative Age". Journal of Bahá'í Studies 6 (4): pp.1–21.
^ Momen, Moojan; Smith, Peter (1989). "The Baha'i Faith 1957–1988: A Survey of Contemporary Developments". Religion 19: pp. 63–91.
^ Universal House of Justice (2003-01-17). 17 January 2003 letter. bahai-library.org. Retrieved on 2006-06-15.
^ ^a ^b Universal House Of Justice (2006). Five Year Plan 2006–2011. West Palm Beach, Florida: Palabra Publications.
^ Bahá'í International Community. "Systematic Social Development Investigated", Bahá'í World News Service, 2007-01-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
^ ^a ^b Ruhi Institute (1991). Learning About Growth: The Story of the Ruhi Institute and Large-scale Expansion of the Bahá'í Faith in Colombia. Riviera Beach, FL: Palabra Publications.
^ The Ruhi Institute: Statement of Purpose and Methods (1996-03-18). Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
^ Ruhi Institute. Reflections on the Life of the Spirit: Ruhi Book 1. Riviera Beach, FL: Palabra Publications. ISBN 89010-01-X.
^ Universal House of Justice (1991-12-9). Letter to a National Spiritual Assembly. bahai-library.org. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
^ Universal House of Justice (1992). "Introduction", The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 5. ISBN 0853989990.
^ Walbridge, John (2006-03-23). Prayer and Worship. bahai-library.org. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
^ adherents.com (2001-05). Baha'i Houses of Worship. adherents.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-14.
^ Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Warwick (2003-10-12). Baha'i Marriage. Bahá'ís of Warwick. Retrieved on 2006-06-14.
^ (1997) Bahá'í marriage and family life: selections from the writings of the Bahá'í Faith. Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432589.
^ Bahá'u'lláh [1873] (1992). The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 105. ISBN 0853989990.
^ Effendi, Shoghi; The Universal House of Justice (1983). in Hornby, Helen (Ed.): Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'í Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India. ISBN 8185091463.
^ Faizi, Abu'l-Qasim (1968). Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name. Bahá'í Publishing Trust, PO Box No. 19, New Delhi, India.
^ ^a ^b International Federation for Human Rights (2003-08-01). Discrimination against religious minorities in Iran. fdih.org. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (2007). A Faith Denied: The Persecution of the Baha'is of Iran. Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
^ Nash, Geoffrey (1982). Iran's secret pogrom : The conspiracy to wipe out the Bahaʼis. Sudbury, Suffolk: Neville Spearman Limited. ISBN 0854350055.
^ Sanasarian, Eliz (2000). Religious Minorities in Iran. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 52–53. ISBN 0521770734.
^ Akhavi, Shahrough (1980). Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: clergy-state relations in the Pahlavi period. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. ISBN 0873954084.
^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton Book Company Publishers, pp. 432. ISBN 0691101345.
^ Simpson, John; Shubart, Tira. Lifting the Veil. London year = 1995: Hodder & Stoughton General Division, pg. 223. ISBN 0340628146.
^ Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (2006-03-08). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Netherlands Institute of Human Rights. Retrieved on 2006-05-31.
^ Bahá'í International Community (2005-04-14). Bahá'í International Community dismayed at lack of Human Rights Resolution on Iran. Religion News Service. Retrieved on 2006-03-08.
^ ^a ^b CNN. "Iran's arrest of Baha'is condemned", CNN, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Asma Jahangir (2006-03-20). Special Rapporteur on Freedom of religion or belief concerned about treatment of followers of Bahá'í Faith in Iran. United Nations. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
^ Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (2008-05-14). IHRDC Condemns the Arrest of Leading Bahá’ís. Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
^ Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (2006-12-16). Government Must Find Solution for Baha'i Egyptians. eipr.org. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
^ Johnston, Cynthia. "Egypt Baha'is win court fight over identity papers", Reuters, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ Samaan, Magdy. "Bahai court ruling yet to be implemented", Daily News Egypt, 2008-04-21. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
^ Lewis (1984) p.21

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`Abdu'l-Bahá [1901-08] (1992). The Will And Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Mona Vale, N.S.W, Australia: Bahá'í Publications Australia. ISBN 0909991472.

Britannica (1992), “The Bahá'í Faith”, Britannica Book of the Year, Chicago, ISBN 0852294867

Effendi, Shoghi (1944), God Passes By, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, ISBN 0877430209, <http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/GPB/gpb-9.html#gr26>

Esslemont, John (1980), Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era (5th ed.), Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, ISBN 0877431604, <http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/je/BNE/>

Hatcher, W.S.; & Martin, J.D. (1998). The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432643.

Heggie, James (1986). Bahá'í References to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853982422.

Houghton (2004), “Bahaism”, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, vol. Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bahaism>

Lewis, Bernard (1984). The Jews of Islam. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691008078.

Momen, Moojan (1994). Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853983844.

Momen, Moojan (2000). Islam and the Bahá'í Faith, An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith for Muslims. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-853984468.

Momen, Moojan (1990). Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853982996.

Hutter, Manfred (2005), “Bahā'īs”, in Jones, Lindsay, Encyclopedia of Religion, vol. 2 (2nd ed. ed.), Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, pp. 737–740, ISBN 0028657330

Motlagh, Hudishar (1992). I Shall Come Again. Global Perspective. ISBN 0-937661-01-5.

Schaefer, Udo (2000). Making the Crooked Straight: A Contribution to Bahá'í Apologetics. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-443-3.

Townshend, George (1966). Christ and Bahá’u’lláh. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853980055.

Universal House of Justice (2001). Century of Light. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432945.

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