Wikipedia:WikiProject Bahá'í Faith/Article sources

WP:WPBFS

This page offers a list of suggested sources for articles relating to the Bahá'í Faith.

The sources below are classified according to their type: Either they are primary, secondary, or tertiary sources. Reliable, published secondary sources are preferred on Wikipedia, especially in establishing the notability of a subject (see WP:PSTS), but all three types of sources can be used to support statements within articles. All analyses and interpretive or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary or tertiary source, and must not be an original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors.

An additional concern when selecting a source for an article is its independence: Sources must be intellectually independent of their subject in order to prove that they are notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia. In this case, it means that relying solely on Bahá'í sources (or, conversely, on "anti-Bahá'í" sources) is not sufficient to establish notability.

Primary sources

The following can be considered as primary sources, as they collect original materials produced by the central figures of the Bahá'í Faith and by Bahá'í institutions. These sources are generally not independent, as they are closely associated with the worldwide Bahá'í community. As such, these sources may not be used to establish the notability of a subject (see WP:PSTS), but they can be used to support statements within articles.

The Bahá'í Faith – Official website
Bahá'í Reference Library – Writings of the Bahá'í Faith
The Universal House of Justice - Official Website
Bahá'í International Community (BIC) – Official website
- Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS) – Official news service
- One Country – BIC newsletter
National Bahá'í communities – Useful for country articles

General collections

Bahá'í Library Online – Unofficial library of Bahá'í materials from various sources
Ocean – Downloadable collection of writings from a variety of religious traditions
BahaiResearch.com – Collected writings from a variety of religious traditions
Holy-Writings.com – Collected writings from a variety of religious traditions

Topical collections

Loom of Reality – Topic-based collection of Bahá'í writings
Covenant Study – Collected writings regarding the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh

Secondary sources

The following can be considered as secondary sources, as they collect works that offer analysis of the primary sources below. They may or may not be intellectually independent of the worldwide Bahá'í community; care should be used to select one or more independent, secondary sources to establish the notability of a subject.

General collections

Bahá'í Library Online – Unofficial library of Bahá'í materials from various sources
BahaiResearch.com – Collected writings from a variety of religious traditions
Holy-Writings.com – Collected writings from a variety of religious traditions

Bahá'í studies

Individual collections

William S. Hatcher Library

Tertiary sources

The following can be considered as tertiary sources, as they summarize primary and secondary sources. They may or may not be intellectually independent of the worldwide Bahá'í community; care should be used to select one or more independent sources to establish the notability of a subject. They are especially useful in evaluating due weight, especially when primary and secondary sources contradict one another.