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All the books listed here are available through sources like Amazon. They are published in a variety of formats and over the years there are new editions.
This small selection of books, out of the hundreds of 'authorized' texts about the Baha'i Faith, and the thousands that have been written about it, are especially selected to give an overview of the Faith and to strongly introduce its Principle Figures and Their Writings.
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Baha'u'llah and the New Era
Esslemont, John Ebenezer 1874-1925
Wilmette: Bah�'� Publishing Trust
Published 2006
(Continuously updated for facts and statistics)
ISBN-13: 978-1-931847-27-8(alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-931847-27-4(alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-931847-94-0(ebook)
This is considered a "text book" explanation about the Baha'i Faith including its history, laws, and principles. Very informative and easy to read.
The Divine Art of Living:
Selections from the Writings of
Baha'u'llah, The Bab, and Abdu'l-Baha
by Mabel Hyde Paine
various printings since 1900
An extremely popular and inspirational spiritual guide.
Selections from the Writings of the Bab
Baha'i Pub Trust; since 1976
Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah
Translated by Shoghi Effendi
National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bah�'�s of the United States
Baha'i Publishing Trust, Wilmette, Illinois 60091
1983 Edition ISBN 0-87743-187-5
Baha'u'llah wrote a great number of Tablets and Books. This is a sampling of hundreds of quotations from them.
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
(Baha'u'llah)
Translated by Shoghi Effendi
Wilmette, Ill.:
National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the United States
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1941
1988 Edition ISBN 0-87743-182-5
This book is an especially valuable first book to read of a Book by Baha'u'llah because it is Baha'u'llah's own summary of what He has Written.
Kitab-i-Aqdas
(Baha'u'llah)
The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book
Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1993.
Baha'i World Centre 1992
Universal House of Justice
ISBN 0-85398-999-0
This is considered the foremost and most important Book of the Baha'i Revelation.
Abdu'l-Baha
Some Answered Questions
('Abdu'l-Baha)
Compiled and translated by Laura Clifford Barney
Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1930
the National Spiritual Assembly of the
Baha'is of the United States
1987 Edition ISBN 0-87743-190-6
This is a compilation of "table talks" where after dinner Abdu'l-Baha answers questions and discusses a great number of subjects ranging from spiritual theological questions to social issues. An extremely helpful table of contents
Guidance for Today and Tomorrow
Shoghi Effendi
Wilmette:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1980.
ISBN-10: 0900125144
ISBN-13: 978-0900125140
Insights into the Baha'i view of what the future will be like.
Citadel of Faith
Shoghi Effendi
Wilmette:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1980.
Commentary applicable to the current social conditions in the United States and the world.
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