Finding out more

Websites - introductions to the Baha'i Faith

The Bahá'ís represents the official presence of the Bahá'í Faith on the World Wide Web. It is sponsored by the Office of Public Information of the Bahá'í International Community. The site gives a comprehensive overview of the Faith.

A comprehensive overview of the Faith can be found on Wiki, at Baha'i Faith.

An introduction to the Baha'i Faith is a good comprehensive introduction, written by a Baha'i.

Websites - resources on the Baha'i Faith

For a list of, with links to, all the writings that have been translated into English, see Baha'u'llah explore.

All writings that are officially available (in English, Arabic and Persian) can be found online at the Baha'i Reference Library and can be downloaded in Word or PDF.

Baha'i Online Library is a vast online library with a wide range of materials on the Faith.

H-Baha'i has a large collection of the writings in the original Arabic and Persian and many scholarly materials on the Faith.

Baha'is Online collects together Baha'i-related stories, articles, blogs and weblinks from across the Internet.

Blogs

Alison Marshall's Meditations on Baha'u'llah. Meditations on, and quotes from, Baha'u'llah and his revelation.

Baquia's Baha'i Rants. Well-written, insightful comment on what's going on in the Baha'i world.

Barney Leith's Barnabas Quotidianus. Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith.

Neghan's Daily Baha'i Blog. An unofficial personal blog about the Baha’i Faith.

The Muslim Network for Baha'i Rights. Run by a group of Muslim interfaith activists to promote human rights, religious freedom and respect within the Arab and Muslim world.

General books about the Faith

William Garlington: The Baha'i Faith in America, Praeger Publishers, 2005. A dispassionate, scholarly treatment of the Baha'i Faith, its teachings and its historical development in America, from 1895 to the present.

Janice Mazidi: One With All the Earth. An Introduction to the Baha'i Teachings, Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 2003. The first half of this book is a biography of Baha'u'llah and the second half is a summary of the teachings. It is well written and very accessible.

Peter Smith: The Bahá'í Religion (Oxford: George Ronald, 1988). This a general introduction to the Faith.

Publishers

Kalimat Press is an independent publisher that specialises in Baha'i books. The website has a full list of its titles. These have been put into helpful categories such as books on Christianity, books on spirituality, books on social issues and scholarly and academic books.

George Ronald is one of the main Baha'i publishers. Many books mentioned on this site have been published by this publisher.