Lights of Irfan: Book 1

The Lights of 'Irfan is a series of the 'Irfan publications in the English language, containing the text of the papers presented at the 'Irfan Colloquia and Seminars, sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund. 'Irfan is a Persian-Arabic word referring to mystical, theological, and spiritual knowledge. Haj Mehdi Arjmand (1861-1941) was a distinguished Baha'i scholar of Biblical studies and a prominent teacher of the Bahai Faith in Iran.

Papers include:

• Pilgrimage and Religious Identity in the Baha'i Faith by Per-Olof Akerdahl
• Kitab-i-Aqdas as Described and Glorified by Shoghi Effendi by Cyrus Alai
• The Seven Valleys of Baha'u'llah and Farid ud-Din Attar by Sheila Banani
• Common Teachings in Chinese Culture and the Baha'i Faith from Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization by Albert K. Cheung
• The Bedrock of Baha'i Belief: The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation by Zaid Lundberg
• The New Age Phenomenon and the Baha'i Faith by Zaid Lundberg
• A Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'an and in the Writings of Baha'u'llah by Moojan Momen
• The Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory: A Summary of Glorious Revelation by William Ridgers
• The Development of Humankind by Julio Savi
• The Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology by Gary Selchert
• Some Chronological Issues in the Lawh-i-Hikmat of Baha'u'llah by Peter Terry
• 'Abdu'l-Baha's Explanation of the Teachings of Baha'u'llah: Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920) by Peter Terry