A recommended reading list of selections of Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings in English, as well as historical and narrative accounts of His life and mission.

The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Gems of Divine Mysteries

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

The Kitáb-i-Aqdas

The Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh

The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys

The Summons of the Lord of Hosts

The Call of the Divine Beloved

The Tabernacle of Unity

Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh

Commentaries on the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

A Companion to the Study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán

Hooper C. Dunbar. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1998.

Learn Well This Tablet

H. Richard Gurinsky. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 2000.

The Ocean of His Words – A Reader’s Guide to the Art of Bahá’u’lláh

John S. Hatcher. Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1997.

Unveiling the Hidden Words

Diana Malouf. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1997.

Logos and Civilization – Spirit, History and Order in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Nader Saiedi. University Press of Maryland, 2000.

The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, Vols. 1-4

Adib Taherzadeh. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1974-1987.

Historical Accounts

Bahá’u’lláh

H. M. Balyuzi. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1963.

Bahá’u’lláh – The King of Glory

H. M. Balyuzi. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1980.

Eminent Bahá’ís in the Time of Bahá’u’lláh

H. M. Balyuzi. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1985.

Robe of Light – The Persian Years of the Supreme Prophet Bahá’u’lláh 1817-1853

David S. Ruhe. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1994.

Literary Works

Stories of Bahá’u’lláh

‘Alí-Akbar Furutan. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1986.

Bahá’u’lláh – The Prince of Peace

David Hofman. Oxford: George Ronald Publisher, 1992.

The Prisoner and the Kings

William Sears. Toronto: General Publishing Company Ltd, 1971.