Bahá'í Books, Prayers
and other Writings Online

The Bahá'í World Centre has a large set of the Bahá'í Writings in a plain text format. These files are available to everyone. This is a gift to the world. You will find these files at <ftp://ftp.bwc.org/pub>.

There is a "searchable" collection of the Bahá'í Writings called "True Seeker" which has been compiled by Mark Tofiq.

The Bahá'í Library has entire copies of many Bahá'í books on line to read. (Specific examples are found just below.) We are grateful for their hard work making these available.

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Ocean
Free Software Library of the World's Religious Literature. Ocean is a free collection of the World's Religious literature managed by a unique book-centered research engine.

Planet Bahá'í
An Online Community for anyone interested in the Bahá'í Faith.

The Writings of the Báb
The Báb is the Fore-runner of the Bahá'í Faith. He was born in 1819 and martryed in 1850.
Selections from the Writings of the Báb

Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
The Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He lived from 1817 to 1892. His Writings are beautifully spiritual and enlightening.
 1. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
 2. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
 3. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh
 4. The Kitáb-i-Íqán
 5. Prayers and Meditations
 6. Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh
 7. The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys
 8. Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
 9. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
 
'Abdu'l-Bahá
'Abdu'l-Bahá is the Son of Bahá'u'lláh. Some of His books are records of public talks He gave and discussions with people He encountered on His travels in Paris, London and the United States from the years 1911-1912.
 1. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London (unformatted; -140K)
 2. Foundations of World Unity
 3. Memorials of the Faithful
 4. Paris Talks
 5. The Promulgation of Universal Peace
 6. The Secret of Divine Civilization
 7. Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
 8. Some Answered Questions
 9. Tablet to August Forel
 10. Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (unformatted; -1.15M)
 
Other Authors
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era by J.E. Esslemont
This is an excellent introductory book about the Bahá'í Faith. Although it was first published in 1928 it has since been revised and is still one of the best introductory books about the Faith. It has been translated into some thirty different languages.

Compilations
The Compilations contain selected Bahá'í Writings on a particular topic with the exception of Bahá'í World Faith, which has selections on many topics, and which is a good book to to read for an overview of the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.
 1. Bahá'í Education
 2. Bahá'í Prayers
 3. Bahá'í World Faith ('Abdu'l-Bahá's section)
 4. Women
 
Several Compilations on the Arts and Architecture
Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith.
"In the Bahá'í Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are counted as worship."
 Compilations on the Arts, Architecture, Crafts, and related subjects.

US Bahá'í Website
Official US Website of the Bahá'í Faith. Contains links to other web sites.

Bahá'í World Center
Official Website of the Bahá'í Faith. Contains links to other web sites.

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