| Preface | 7 |
PART ONE:
La'áliy-i-'Irfán (Selections from previously unpublished Bahá'í Writings) |
| Some Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh | 12 |
| Some of the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá | 18 |
| Some Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | 25 |
| From the Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá | 29 |
PART TWO:
Gulchín-i-`Irfán (Essays) |
| Resources for the Study of the Writings of the Báb | Farid Radmehr | 44 |
| A Review of the Báb's "Sahífiy-i-'Adlíyyih" (The Book of Justice) | Mehry Afnan | 73 |
A Review of the Contents of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet Known as
"Aflákíyyih" (Celestial Orbits) | Muhammad Afnan | 82 |
| Divine Legislation and Authorized Interpretation | Vahid Ra'fati | 91 |
| 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Viewpoint on Knowledge and the Learned | Sahpour Rassekh | 104 |
| 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Interpretations of Some Qur'anic Verses and Islamic Hadíths | Mona Alizadeh | 130 |
| The Images of Bahá'u'lláh in the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá | Faruq Izadinia | 150 |
| Manifestations of Bahá'í Life in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Life | Flower Sámi(Kaviyani) | 187 |
| A Reflection on Rational Knowledge | Muhammad Afnan | 199 |
PART THREE:
Rashahát-i-'Irfán (Elucidations) |
| The Invocation Chanted in Síyáh Chál (Black Pit) | Muhammad Afnan | 206 |
PART FOUR:
Documents |
| Salim Qub`íyn and his book, "`Abdu'l-Bahá va al-Bahá'íiyyih" | Vahid Ra'fati | 210 |
Siyyid Kázim Rashtí's Decree Authorizing 'Abdu'l-Kháliq-i-Yazdi
to Practice Islamic Jurisprudence | Vahid Behmardi | 216 |
PART FIVE:
Appendices |
| Erratum for Safíniy-i-'Irfán, Book Six | 223 |
| Tables of Contents of Safíniy-i-'Irfán, Books one to six | 226 |
| 'Irfán Colloquium Publications | 231 |
