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The Wilmette Institute is the Bahá'í community's only institute offering both college-level residential and correspondence courses on Bahá'í history and theology, as well as a series of courses on all of the major world religions. Sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Courses are open to both Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís.

Getting Started: GUIDES for researching Baha'i studies online. Some of this page's topics include: How do I know which are reliable websites and which to avoid?; Glossary of internet-related terms; Starting points for researching the humanities online; Description of Bah á'í internet resources; and Topical bibliography to Bah á'í scholarship. These pages are at the Bahá'í Academics Resource Library - the Internet's largest collection of Bahá'í texts.

Resources for Study

Bahai-Studies.Org - a directory of Associations for Bahá'í Studies (15 on 8-4-02)
Association for Bahá'í Studies - Hosted by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia
Association for Bahá'í Studies - Japan
On-Line Library of the Baha'i Writings in Japanese -
Bahá’i Publishing Trust Japan On-Line Book Shop -
Association of Bahá'í Studies of North America -
Bahá'í Academics Resource Area - the Internet's largest collection of Bahá'í texts
Bahá'í PowWow Conferences based on "Circles of Learning"
The Bahá’í Reference Library is an agency of the Bahá’í International Community, a non-governmental organization that represents and encompasses the worldwide membership of the Bahá’í Faith. This site provides electronic access to selected writings of the Bahá’í Faith in English, Persian and Arabic.
Bahai Text & Info by Subject Searchable Text, including some whole books, and Software for PC & Handheld Devices, (PocketPC and Palm PDA). Also download Ocean here. AND http://BahaiText.Info in a frame
Bahá'í World Statistics -
Centro Studi Bahá'í in Acuto, Italy - Sponsored by Assemblea Spirituale Nazionale Italia
Foundation for the Investigation of Reality
"The New Garden" by Hushmand Fatheazam is an outstanding collection of facts about the teachings, history and principles of the Baha'i Faith. Published first in 1963, this book stems from experiences during the early days of mass acceptance of the Baha'i religion in India. Available as FREE e-book (pdf) from Juxta Publishing.
Planet Bahá'í - A broad-based resource on the Baha'i Faith, including feature articles, a large link library, weekly newsletter, discussion forum, chat room, and more.
LA PLUMA DEL CONOCIMIENTO - Revista elaborada por el Círculo de Estudios Bahá'ís "Vahíd" de la Comunidad Bahá'í del Perú, Sud América.
La Mujer - Recopilación del Departamento de Investigación de la Casa Universal de Justicia (Women prepared for the UHJ in Spanish) hosted at Mujer Baha'i
Science and Religion Special Interest Group of the Association for Bahá'í Studies. "Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights ... It is not possible to fly with one wing alone!" - `Abdu'l-Bahá
Subscription information for The Journal of Bahá'í Studies - a cross-disciplinary, international, trilingual (English/French/Spanish) quarterly
The Unfoldment of Divine Civilization - a teacher training course

Feast, Prayer & Devotional Writings

Daily Baha'i Quote - Daily Bahá´í Quote is a service which provides an inspirational message for each day that contains 1) a quote from the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, 2) a selection from The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh, and 3) a prayer. It is a virtual daybook available to anyone who has access to the Internet.
Bahá'í Prayers at bahaiprayers.org - Full List
Bahá'í Prayers - Some Prayers on Bahaivision - Listed by First Line
The Baha'i 19-Day Feast - Enhancing the Quality of Feast
ChoicestFruits.com - Selections from the "most noteworthy" tablets of Baha'u'llah
Direction to Bahji (the Bahá'í Qiblih) - Figure out your direction to the Qiblih (Bahji).
Feast and Holy Days - a resource for feast and Ayyám-i-Há preparations.
The Bahá’í Devotions Site - A large collection of Programs, Songs and Writings for Devotional Meetings Feasts, Holy Days. Available in Doc, Pub and Pdf formats.
Bahai-Devotions.Org - Two sets of Devotions for 19 Day Feasts
The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting - - selection of extracts and prayers from the Baha'i Writings regarding prayer and fasting. PDF
Kekahi Mau Pule Bahá'í - Baha'i Prayers in the Hawai'ian Language
Bahai-Readings.org - Daily Readings from the Bahá'í Writings
Reciting the Verses of God: Spiritual Virtues and Practices - Daily Bahá'í writings arranged by Date and by Subject. Copyright 1995 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India Editors: Shahin Vafai & Dwight W. Allen hosted by Brian Fountain
Resource for Devotional Programs -
The Short Obligatory Prayer by Bahá'u'lláh - in English and Arabic Hosted by the Bahá'ís of North San Diego County, CA
Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí - The Bahá'í Writings quote Rúmí’s Mathnáví in many places; this is a compilation of quotes culled from the footnotes of various Writings

About Bahá'í Writings

Names of main writings and a schedule of reading