The Bahá'í Reference Library hosts freely downloadable copies of all the major Bahá'í scriptural works and books that have been translated into English, as well as many texts in their original languages (Persian and Arabic).
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Archival copies of some Bahá'í texts are also available on Bahai.works, a part of the Bahaipedia family of websites.
The Gutenberg project also hosts archival copies of certain Bahá'í texts; some of these are available on Gopher.
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This page provides links to a selection of Bahá'í texts that are available on the web and on gopher.
A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá.
A Tablet addressed to Shaykh Muhammad-Taqiy-i-Najafi, a prominent Muslim cleric who had persecuted the Bahá’ís. It was revealed around 1891 at the Mansion of Bahjí and translated by Shoghi Effendi.
An epistle revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Arabic during his exile in Baghdad, in reply to questions from Siyyid Yusuf-i-Sidihi Isfahani.
A selection of passages from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, compiled and translated by Shoghi Effendi, including extracts from Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, the Kitáb-i-Íqán, and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, as well as other Tablets.
A work consisting of short passages revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Persian and Arabic in 1857/58 during His exile in Baghdad, translated by Shoghi Effendi.
Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws, written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. The first authorized English translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by the supplementary Writings and the questions and answers.
A treatise revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad in 1861/62 in response to questions posed by one of the maternal uncles of the Báb, translated by Shoghi Effendi and first published in English in 1931.
A selection of prayers and meditations revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, compiled and translated by Shoghi Effendi and first published in 1938.
Two works written in Baghdad after Bahá’u’lláh returned from Kurdistan in 1856. The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys were addressed to Sufi mystics with whom He had been in contact in Sulaymáníyyih. These works are part of the publication Call of the Divine Beloved.
Six works comprising letters written by Bahá’u’lláh during His exile in Adrianople and the early years of His banishment to ‘Akká, addressed to the monarchs and leaders of His time, including Napoleon III of France, Czar Alexander II of Russia, Queen Victoria of England, Nasiri’d-Din Shah of Persia, and Pope Pius IX.
Sixteen Tablets revealed by Bahá’u’lláh during the later years of His life, including the Tablet of Carmel, the Book of the Covenant, and the Tablet of Wisdom, as well as excerpts from other Writings.
The Secret of Divine Civilization
Selections from the writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá
The Will And Testament of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá
Messages to the Baha'i World: 1950-1957