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faith: Bahá'í links
July 20, 2004 The Bahá'ís were early adopters on the web, and there are many resources available if you wish to learn more about the Faith. Here are a handful of sites I can personally recommend.
Bahá'í Prayers
Prayers of Bahá'u'llah, 'Abdul-Bahá and The Báb are are available here in many languages. It has been my great pleasure and privilege to create and maintain this site, and I hope you enjoy visiting it.
The Bahá'í World
This site is the main official presence of the Bahá'í Faith on the web. It contains excellent introductory materials on Bahá'í history, beliefs and culture, including brief introductions to the central figures of the Faith. Well-written and informative. The site has been localized into several languages, including Arabic and Farsi (Persian).
The Bahá'í Reference Library
The Bahá'í Reference Library contains many Bahá'í writings and scriptures in English, Arabic and Farsi. The site was created by the Bahá'í International Community to respectfully showcase Bahá'í works including prayers, histories, introductions, and current publications from Bahá'í institutions. The writings are well-presented and searchable.
Bahá'í World News Service
News articles, press releases and photographs of current events in Bahá'í communities around the world.
The Bahá'í Faith Index
The Bahá'í Index site is a search engine and portal to several thousand Bahá'í sites on the internet. The site is a volunteer effort that keeps getting more elaborate all the time. The forums on the site seem fairly popular. Resources are available in many different languages. The index is quite selective and only includes sites related to the Faith in some way.
Bahá'í Distribution Service
Sales of Bahá'í books, music and other materials, primarily in English, by the American Bahá'í publishing house. They have a much broader selection of material than Amazon.com or other non-Bahá'í book sellers.
Siyah-Chal
A solemn animated Flash presentation marking the 150th anniversary of Bahá'u'llah's imprisonment in the Siyah-Chal, or Black Pit. This was a foul dungeon dug deep into the ground in Tehran where the early believers were incarcerated and often executed. Bahá'u'llah wrote, "The Ancient Beauty hath consented to be bound with chains that mankind might be released from bondage." Quietly moving.