PERIODICALS
BP300 Periodicals - International

.A1 General, cutter by title
.A2-Z By specific international organization, then by title
.A7 Association Europeenne Francophne pour les Etudes Bahá'íes
.A8 Association for Bahá'í Studies (Ottawa)
.A83 Association for Bahá'í Studies for English-Speaking Europe
.B112 Bahaa Esperanto-Ligo
.B22 (Bahá'í) Association for Arts
.B25 Bahá'í Computer User's Association
.B3 Bahá'í International Community
.B312 Bahá'í International Community. Office of Public Information
.B315 Bahá'í International Health Agency
.B34 Bahá'í World Centre
.B37 Bahá'ís in Recovery Fellowship
.C45 CIRBAL
.H8 Huqúqu'lláh Institution
.I45 Images International
.I57 International Bahá'í Audio-Visual Centre
.I58 International Bahá'í Bureau
.I6 International Chinese Teaching Committee
.N48 New Era Aviation Fellowship
.P47 Persian-American Educational Society
.V35 Vanguard Trust

BP300.1 Periodicals - Continental

Cutter by continent (table IV), then by title

BP300.2 Periodicals - National

Cutter by country or regional assembly (table III), then by title
.x-1 District, regional periodicals .x-2 Local periodicals Where .x stands for the cutter of the country or region.

BP302 STATISTICS

BP303 PROGRAMS

Collections of Bahá'í programs to be used in Bahá'í feasts, holy days, commemorations, etc.

CONGRESSES, CONVENTIONS, REGIONAL MEETINGS

In Bahá'í terminology, a convention is held for electoral purposes: to elect delegates in the case of the district or regional convention; to elect administrative bodies in the case of the local, national and international conventions. A conference is held for the purposes of deepening, study and fellowship.

BP304 General
BP304.1 International conventions
BP304.2 International conferences, by country A-Z (table III)
BP304.3 National conventions, by country A-Z (table III), date
BP304.4 National conferences, by country A-Z (table III), date
BP304.5 District/State/Provincial conventions
BP304.6 District/State/Provincial conferences
BP304.7 Local conventions
BP304.8 Local conferences

DIRECTORIES

BP305 General, international
BP305.1 National
BP305.2 District
BP305.3 Local

EXHIBITIONS

BP306 General
BP306.1 International exhibitions
BP306.2 National exhibitions, by country A-Z
BP306.3 District & regional exhibitions
BP306.4 Local exhibitions
[BP307]
[BP308]
BP309 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Classified by topic: Add as a decimal the portion of the classification number after BP3; e.g. a bibliography on the Guardianship would be BP309.81 [The number for Guardianship is BP381; the portion after BP3 is 81, which would be added as a decimal to BP309]

BP310 SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.

Use for recognized Bahá'í organization, association, societies (e.g. college/university clubs, women's clubs, etc.). For material on Covenant-breaker groups by Covenant-breakers, use BP399; for material on covenant-breaker groups from an orthodox or neutral viewpoint, use BP310.9.

.A1 General .A2-Z Specific societies, e.g. as in BP300.A2-Z

BP310.9 Covenant-breaker organizations/groups from an orthodox or neutral viewpoint.

.A1 General .A2-Z Specific groups Use BP330-355 when such groups are treated purely historically. .A9 Azalis .B3 Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant (Joshuans; Jensenites) .O7 Orthodox Bahai Faith

[BP311-BP319]

COLLECTIONS

Use BP360-364 for holy texts and authorized interpretation)

BP320 Several authors

[BP321-BP324]

BP325 Individual authors

[BP326]

BP327 DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, YEARBOOKS, THESAURI

[BP328]

BP329 CHRONOLOGIES, READY REFERENCES, REFERENCE COMPILATIONS

HISTORY

BP330 General works and Iran
BP330.9 Historiography

By date
BP331 Heroic Age, 1844-1921 (19th century)
BP331.1 Ministry of the Báb, 1844-1853; pre-Bábí preparation (Shaykhis)
BP331.2 Ministry of Bahá'u'lláh, 1853-1892
BP331.21 Baghdad period, 1853-1863
BP331.22 Constantinople/Adrianople period, 1863-1868
BP331.23 Akka period, 1868-1877
BP331.24 Mazra'ih-Bahji period, 1877-1892
BP331.3 Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, 1892-1921

BP332 Formative Age, 1921- (20th century)
BP332.1 Guardianship of Shoghi Effendi, 1921-1957
BP332.11 First epoch, 1921-1944/46
BP332.12 Second epoch, 1944/46-1963
BP332.121 Ten Year Crusade, 1953-1963

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.911.

BP332.2 Stewardship of Hands of the Cause of God, 1957-1963

BP332.3 From the election of the Universal House of Justice, 1963-

Including description of international teaching plans from a historical viewpoint (except the Ten Year Crusade)

BP332.31 Third epoch, 1963-1986

BP332.311 Nine Year Plan, 1964-1973

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.912.

BP332.312 Five Year Plan, 1974-1979

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.913.

BP332.313 Seven Year Plan, 1979-1986

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.914.

BP332.32 Fourth epoch, 1986-

BP332.321 Six Year Plan, 1986-1992

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.915. Includes Two Year Supplementary Plan for Eastern Europe and the USSR.

BP332.322 Holy Year, 1992-1993

BP332.323 Three Year Plan, 1993-1996

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.916.

BP332.324 Four Year Plan, 1996-2000

Historical viewpoint only. Statistics, see BP302; as means of teaching, see BP373.917.

[BP333-349]

By country

BP350 United States

[BP351]

BP352 By state, A-Z

[BP353-BP354]

BP355 Other countries, A-Z (table III) except Iran and United States

BP356 Travelogues

Accounts of Bahá'ís' travels to spread their religion.

[BP357]

BP358 Pilgrims' notes

Accounts of Bahá'ís' pilgrimages, especially including notes of talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi.

[BP359]

HOLY TEXTS AND INTERPRETATION

Compilations from works by Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi; class compilations on specific topics with those topics]

BP360 .A1 Selections, collected works with no title, by language and date
.A11-19 Prayerbooks [table I, by language]
.A2-Z Compilations, by title

BP360.1 General works on Bahá'í scriptures
BP360.2 Authorship

Works dealing with the general question of authorship of Bahá'í scriptures, e.g. relationship between word of the central figures of the Faith and those letters sent out under the name of a secretary.

BP360.3 Method and nature of revelation/writing

Works dealing with how the scriptures were revealed, how interpretations were written.

BP360.4 Concordances, indexes, dictionaries
BP360.5 Hermeneutics (principles of scriptural criticism)
BP360.6 Commentaries, textual studies
BP360.7 Treatises on special subjects, A-Z by subject

.C64 Color

BP360.8 Study and teaching
BP360.9 History

Works dealing with the circumstances of writing, for whom revealed, destiny of original ms., when and where first published.

BP360.95 History of translations

Writings of the Báb

BP361 .A1 Selections and compilations from various works, by date for collected works, A-Z by title for selections
.A11-19 Prayerbooks [table I, by language]
.A2-Z Specific works [table II]

.B3-395 Bayan, Arabic
.B4-495 Bayan, Persian
.D3-395 Dala'il-i-Sab'ih
.K3-395 Khasa'il-i-Sab'ih
.K5-595 Kitab-i-Asma'
.K7-795 Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n
.K9-995 Kitabu'r-Ruh
.L32-3295 Lawh-i-Haji Mirza Aqasi
.L34-3495 Lawh-i-Hurufat
.L36-3695 Law-i-Muhammad Shah
.Q3-395 Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Ahsanu'l-Qisas)
.R3-395 Risaliy-i-'Adliyyih
.R4-495 Risaliy-i-Dhahabiyyih
.R5-595 Risaliy-i-Fiqhiyyih
.R6-695 Risaliy-i-Furu'-i-'Adliyyih
.S2-295 Sahifatu'l-Haramayn
.S3-395 Sahifiy-i-Ja'fariyyih
.S4-495 Sahifiy-i-Makhdhumiyyih
.S5-595 Sahifiy-i-Radaviyyih
.S8-895 Suriy-i-Tawhid
.T3-395 Tafsir-i-Nubuvvat-i-Khassih
.Z5-595 Ziyarat-i-Shah Abdu'l-Azim
.Z9-995 Other works of the Bab's

BP361.1 General works on the Báb's writings
BP361.2 Authorship
BP361.3 Method and nature of revelation/writing
BP361.4 Concordances, indexes, dictionaries
BP361.5 Hermeneutics
BP361.6 Commentaries, textual studies
BP361.7 Treatises on special subjects
BP361.8 Study and teaching
BP361.9 History
BP361.95 History of translations

Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

BP362 .A1 Selections and compilations from various works, by date for collected works, A-Z by title for selections

.A11-19 Prayerbooks [table I, by language]

.A2-Z Specific works [table II]

.A3-395 Alvah-i-Laylatu'l-Quds
.A5-595 Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom)
.A9-995 Az Bagh-i-Ilahi
.B2-295 Baz-Av-i-Bidih-Jami
.B4-495 Bisharat (Glad Tidings)
.C4-495 Chihar Vadi (Four Valleys)
.H3-395 Haft Vadi (Seven Valleys)
.H4-495 Halih Halih Ya Bisharat
.H7-795 Hur-i- Ujab
.H8-895 Hurufat-i- Allin
.I7-795 Ishraqat
.K2-295 Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih (Words of Paradise)
.K3-395 Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)
.K4-495 Kitab-i-'Ahd
.K6-695 Kitab-i-Aqdas
.K7-795 Kitab-i-Badi'
.K8-895 Kitab-i-Iqan
.L12-1295 Lawh-i-'Abdu'l-'Aziz va Vukala
.L13-1395 Lawh-i-'Abdu'l-Vahhab
.L14-1495 Lawh-i-'Abdu'r-Razzaq
.L15-1595 Lawh-i-Ahbab
.L16-1695 Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tabelt of Ahmad)
.L17-1795 Lawh-i-Amraj
.L18-1895 Lawh-i-Anta'l-Kafi (Long Healing Prayer)
.L19-1995 Lawh-i-Aqdas (Tablet to the Christians)
.L22-2295 Lawh-i-Ashraf
.L23-2395 Lawh-i-Ashiq va Ma'shuq
.L24-2495 Lawh-i-Ayiy-i-Nur
.L25-2595 Lawh-i-Baha
.L26-2695 Lawh-i-Baqa
.L27-2795 Lawh-i-Basitatu'l-Haqiqah
.L28-2895 Lawh-i-Bismilih
.L29-2995 Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq
.L32-3295 Lawh-i-Burhan
.L33-3395 Lawh-i-Dunya
.L34-3495 Lawh-i-Fitnih
.L35-3595 Lawh-i-Ghulamu'l-Khuld
.L36-3695 Lawh-i-Habib
.L37-3795 Lawh-i-Haft Pursish
.L38-3895 Lawh-i-Hajj
.L39-3995 Lawh-i-Hawdaj
.L42-4295 Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)
.L43-4395 Lawh-i-Hirtik
.L44-4495 Lawh-i-Huriyyih
.L45-4595 Lawh-i-Husayn
.L46-4695 Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhi'b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)
.L47-4795 Lawh-i-Ittihad
.L48-4895 Lawh-i-Jamal
.L49-4995 Lawh-i-Karim
.L52-5295 Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel)
.L53-5395 Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'am
.L54-5495 Lawh-i-Malikih (Tablet to Queen Victoria)
.L55-5595 Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus (Tablet to Czar Alexander II)
.L56-5695 Lawh-i-Mallahu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner)
.L57-5795 Lawh-i-Manikji Sahib
.L58-5895 Lawh-i-Maqsud
.L59-5995 Lawh-i-Maryam
.L62-6295 Lawh-i-Mawhid
.L63-6395 Lawh-i-Mubahilih
.L64-6495 Lawh-i-Napulyun I (First Tablet to Napoleon III)
.L65-6595 Lawh-i-Napulyun II (Second Tablet to Napoleon III)
.L66-6695 Lawh-i-Nasir
.L67-6795 Lawh-i-Nuqtih
.L68-6895 Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX)
.L69-6995 Lawh-i-Pisar 'Amm
.L72-7295 Lawh-i-Qina'
.L73-7395 Lawh-i-Quds
.L74-7495 Lawh-i-Rafi'
.L75-7595 Lawh-i-Ra'is
.L76-7695 Lawh-i-Raqsha
.L77-7795 Lawh-i-Rasul
.L78-7895 Lawh-i-Ruh
.L79-7995 Lawh-i-Ru'ya
.L82-8295 Lawh-i-Sahab
.L83-8395 Lawh-i-Salman I
.L84-8495 Lawh-i-Salman II
.L85-8595 Lawh-i-Samsun
.L86-8695 Lawh-i-Sayyah
.L87-8795 Lawh-i-Shaykh Fani
.L88-8895 Lawh-i-Sultan
.L89-8995 Lawh-i-Tawhid
.L92-9295 Lawh-i-Tibb
.L93-9395 Lawh-i-Tuqa
.L94-9495 Lawh-i-Yusuf
.L95-9595 Lawh-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin
.L96-9695 Lawh-i-Ziyarih
.M2-295 Madinatu'r-Rida
.M3-395 Madinatu't-Tawhid
.M4-495 Mathnavi
.M8-895 Munajathay-i-Siyam
.Q2-295 Qad-Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet)
.Q3-395 Qasidiy-i-Varqa'iyyih
.R3-395 Rashh-i-'Ama
.R5-595 Ridvanu'l-'Adl
.R6-695 Ridvanu'l-Iqrar
.S2-295 Sahifiy-i-Shattiyyih
.S3-395 Salat-i-Mayyit
.S4-495 Saqi Az Ghayb-i-Baqa
.S5-595 Shikkar Shikan Shavand
.S6-695 Subhana Rabbiya'l- Ala
.S7-795 Subhanika Ya Hu
.S8-895 Suratu'llah
.S911-91195 Suriy-i-Ahzan
.S913-91395 Suriy-i-Amin
.S915-91595 Suriy-i-Amr
.S917-91795 Suriy-i-A'rab
.S919-91995 Suriy-i-Ashab
.S921-92195 Suriy-i-Asma'
.S923-92395 Suriy-i-Bayan
.S925-92595 Suriy-i-Damm
.S927-92795 Suriy-i-Dhabih
.S929-92995 Suriy-i-Dhibh
.S931-93195 Suriy-i-Dhikr
.S933-93395 Suriy-i-Fadl
.S935-93595 Suriy-i-Fath
.S937-93795 Suriy-i-Fu'ad
.S939-93995 Suriy-i-Ghusm (Tablet of the Branch)
.S941-94195 Suriy-i-Hajj I
.S943-94395 Suriy-i-Hajj II
.S945-94595 Suriy-i-Haykal
.S947-94795 Suriy-i-Hifz
.S949-94995 Suriy-i-Hijr
.S951-95195 Suriy-i- Ibad
.S953-95395 Suriy-i-Ism
.S955-95595 Suriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil
.S957-95795 Suriy-i-Javad .S959-95995 Suriy-i-Khitab
.S961-96195 Suriy-i-Ma'ani
.S963-96395 Suriy-i-Man'
.S965-96595 Suriy-i-Muluk (Tablet to the Kings)
.S967-96795 Suriy-i-Nida
.S969-96995 Suriy-i-Nush
.S971-97195 Suriy-i-Qadir
.S973-97395 Suriy-i-Qahir
.S975-97595 Suriy-i-Qalam
.S977-97795 Suriy-i-Qamis
.S979-97995 Suriy-i-Sabr
.S981-98195 Suriy-i-Sultan
.S983-98395 Suriy-i-Vafa
.S985-98595 Suriy-i-Ziyarih
.S987-98795 Suriy-i-Zubur
.S989-98995 Suriy-i-Zuhur
.T2-295 Tafsir-i-Hu
.T3-395 Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih
.T4-495 Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Va'sh-Shams
.T5-595 Tajalliyat
.T6-695 Tarazat
.Z3-395 Ziyarat-namih (Tablet of Visitation)
.Z4-495 Ziyarat-namiy-i-Awliya
.Z5-595 Ziyarat-namiy-i-Babu'l-Bab va Quddus
.Z6-695 Ziyarat-namiy-i-Bayt
.Z7-795 Ziyarat-namiy-i-Maryam
.Z8-895 Ziyarat-namiy-i
Siyyidu'sh-Shuhada
.Z9-995 Other works of Bahá'u'lláh's

BP362.1 General works on Bahá'u'lláh's writings
BP362.2 Authorship
BP362.3 Method and nature of revelation/writing
BP362.4 Concordances, indexes, dictionaries
BP362.5 Hermeneutics
BP362.6 Commentaries, textual studies
BP362.7 Treatises on special subjects
BP362.8 Study and teaching
BP362.9 History
BP362.95 History of translations

Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

BP363 .A1 Selections and compilations from various works, by date for collected works, A-Z by title for selections (including collections of talks)

.A11-19 Prayerbooks [table I, by language]

.A2-Z Specific works [table II]

.A5-595 Alvah-i-Tablighiy-i-Imrika (Tablets of the Divine Plan)
.A6-695 Alvah-i-Vasaya (Will and Testament)
.L12-1295 Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih
.L14-1495 Lawh-i-'Ahd va Mithaq
.L16-1695 Lawh-i-'Ammih
.L18-1895 Lawh-i-Ayat
.L22-2295 Lawh-i-Du Niday-i-Falah va Najah
.L24-2495 Lawh-i-Duktur Fural (Tablet to Dr. Forel)
.L26-2695 Lawh-i-Haft Sham
.L28-2895 Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti
.L32-3295 Lawh-i-Khurasan
.L34-3495 Lawh-i-Lahih
.L36-3695 Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr
.L38-3895 Lawh-i-Muhabbat
.L42-4295 Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis
.L44-4495 Lawh-i-Tarbiyat
.M3-395 Madaniyyih (Secret of Divine Civilization)
.M4-495 Maqaliy-i-Sayyah (Traveller's Narrative)
.M8-895 Mufavidat (Some Answered Questions)
.S3-395 Sharh-i Fass-i Nigin-i Ism-i A'zam
.S4-495 Sharh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan
.S5-595 Siyasiyyih
.T2-295 Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful)
.T3-395 Tafsir-i Bismi'llahi'r- Rahmani'r-Rahim
.T4-495 Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan
.Z5-595 Ziyarat-namih (Tablet of Visitation)
.Z9-995 Other works of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's

BP363.1 General works on 'Abdu'l-Bahá's writings
BP363.2 Authorship
BP363.3 Method and nature of revelation/writing
BP363.4 Concordances, indexes, dictionaries
BP363.5 Hermeneutics
BP363.6 Commentaries, textual studies
BP363.7 Treatises on special subjects
BP363.8 Study and teaching
BP363.9 History
BP363.95 History of translations

Letters and works by Shoghi Effendi

BP364 .A1 Selections and compilations from various works, by date for collected works, A-Z by title for selections

.A11-19 Prayerbooks [table I, by language]

.A2-Z Works, by title [table II]

BP364.1 General works on Shoghi Effendi's writings
BP364.2 Authorship
BP364.3 Method and nature of writing
BP364.4 Concordances, indexes, dictionaries
BP364.5 Hermeneutics
BP364.6 Commentaries, textual studies
BP364.7 Treatises on special subjects
BP364.8 Study and teaching
BP364.9 History
BP364.95 History of translations

BP365 GENERAL WORKS
BP365.5 General special

DOCTRINES, THEOLOGY

BP366 .A11 Comparative
.A12 Outlines
.A13 Compendia
.A14 Apologetics, proofs
Use BP372 when apologetics is in regard to a specific religion.
.A2-Z General works (by main entry)

BP366.1 God
BP366.11 Unknowable
BP366.12 Names, titles; Greatest Name
BP366.15 Primal will; Holy Spirit
BP366.2 Manifestations of God; Messengers; Prophets
BP366.21 Oneness
BP366.22 Revelation; progressive revelation
BP366.24 Relationship to God
BP366.25 Most Great Infallibility
BP366.27 Miracles
BP366.28 Prophecy (foretelling events by revelation);

Forecasting (intelligent prediction by believers based upon what the Manifestations said). For specific prophecies about the Last Days, and for Bahá'í eschatology, use BP366.6.

BP366.29 Future Manifestations
BP366.3 Covenant
BP366.31 Eternal (Greater) Covenant

The covenant made by each Manifestation with his followers promising the coming of the next Manifestation.

BP366.32 Specific (Lesser) Covenant

The covenant made by Bahá'u'lláh with his followers to accept 'Abdu'l-Bahá as Head; that made by 'Abdu'l-Bahá that they accept Shoghi Effendi as Guardian; agreement by all Bahá'ís to uphold institutions of the Bahá'í administrative order.

BP366.33 Covenant-breaking

Use for material dealing with the general teachings on covenant-breaking. Items by covenant-breakers go in B399; biography of covenant-breakers in BP395.6-395.7; history of covenant-breaker groups in BP310.9, or collectively as appropriate in BP330-355.

BP366.4 Creation; Worlds of God
BP366.41 Eternality of creation
BP366.42 Kingdoms of creation (mineral, vegetable, animal, human)
BP366.429 Environment; ecology
BP366.43 Humanity
BP366.433 Immortality; life after death; eternal life;

reincarnation (not a Bahá'í doctrine, but there are Bahá'í statements about it)

BP366.434 Free will and predestination
BP366.435 Evolution of mankind
BP366.436 Soul, mind, spirit; knowledge; dreams
BP366.437 Purpose of man; personal virtues; "living the Bahá'í life"; qualities

.A1 General works

.A2-Z By specific quality or virtue:

.A25 Acquiescence
.C6 Courage
.C62 Courtesy
.D5 Dignity
.E5 Encouragement
.F3 Faith, belief & doubt
.F6 Forgiveness
.F7 Friendliness
.H3 Happiness
.H6 Hospitality
.H8 Humility
.L65 Love
.M6 Moderation
.M62 Modesty
.O2 Obedience
.P4 Perseverance
.P8 Purity
.R4 Reverence
.S3 Sacrifice
.S35 Saving, thrift
.S4 Service
.S5 Sincerity
.S7 Steadfastness
.T7 Trustworthiness
.T75 Truthfulness

BP366.438 Sin; salvation
BP366.5 Good and evil
BP366.51 Heaven and hell
BP366.52 Light and darkness
BP366.6 Eschatology; millennialism
BP366.61 Resurrection; return
BP366.62 Day of God; Last days
BP366.63 Calamity; catastrophe

BAHÁ'Í LAW

BP367 General works
BP367.1 Codification
BP367.2 Justice; rule of law
BP367.9 Punishment and reward
BP367.99 Capital punishment; life imprisonment

BP368 Laws of personal status
BP368.1 Chastity; sexual morality
BP368.11 Birth control; abortion; transsexuality; sterilization
BP368.2 Marriage and family life
BP368.21 Courtship; betrothal
BP368.22 Parental consent
BP368.23 Dowry
BP368.24 Divorce; year of patience
BP368.3 Burial; funerals
BP368.4 Bequest and inheritance; wills
BP368.5 Prohibitions
BP368.51 Alcohol, opium, drugs, discouragement of smoking
BP368.52 Gambling
BP368.53 Murder; manslaughter
BP368.54 Arson
BP368.55 Adultery
BP368.56 Homosexuality
BP368.57 Backbiting, gossip
BP368.58 Participation in partisan politics

For Bahá'í theories of government, use BP374.6.

BP368.59 Holy war; jihad
BP368.6 Membership in secret societies

.A1 General works
.A11-Z By specific society
.F7 Freemasonry; masonic lodges

BP368.61 Theft
BP368.62 Psychic phenomena
BP368.8 Financial obligations

Use for works on financial obligations as part of Bahá'í law. Those works dealing with the principles of voluntary giving, and the institution of the Bahá'í Fund supported by such donations, are under BP384.4.

BP368.61 Huququ'llah
BP368.82 Tithe
BP368.9 Other laws of personal status

BP369 Devotional practices; worship
BP369.1 Prayer
BP369.11 Obligatory prayer
BP369.12 Congregational prayer
BP369.2 Fasting
BP369.3 Pilgrimage
BP369.31 To the House of the Báb, Shiraz
BP369.32 To the House of Bahá'u'lláh, Baghdad
BP369.33 To the Holy Tombs, Haifa-'Akka
BP369.39 Other pilgrimages
BP369.4 Meditation
BP369.5 Mysticism
BP369.6 Work/occupation as worship
BP369.8 Calendar
BP369.83 Holy Days
BP369.831 Naw-Ruz, March 21
BP369.832 Ridvan Festival, April 21-May 2
BP369.833 Declaration of the Báb, May 23
BP369.834 Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, May 29
BP369.835 Martyrdom of the Báb, July 9
BP369.836 Birth of the Báb, October 20
BP369.837 Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, November 12
BP369.84 Other anniversaries, special observances.

For Nineteen Day Feast, use BP382.4.

BP369.841 Ayyam-i-Ha, February 26-March 1
BP369.842 Day of the Covenant, November 26
BP369.843 Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, November 28

SPECIAL SUBJECTS

BP370
.A35 Agriculture
.A58 Anthropology
.A8 Astrology
.B7 Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Electronic Media, Telecommunications)
.D38 Data Processing, computers, automation
.M37 Martyrdom
.M43 Medicine; health
.P47 Persecution
.P5 Philosophy
.P75 Psychology
.P8 Publishing, books, book collecting, bookselling
.S6 Sociology, society

BAHÁ'Í EDUCATION

BP371 General works

(including philosophy of education; principle of universal compulsory education); for child rearing, see BP376.C4 and BP368.2

BP371.1 Teaching methods
BP371.11 Syllabi, study courses, outlines
BP371.2 Deepening, personal study
BP371.3 Schools and education institutions; educational levels
BP371.31 Elementary (incl. tutorial schools); child education
BP371.32 Secondary schools; youth education
BP371.33 Colleges/Universities; higher education
BP371.36 Summer schools; winter schools; teaching institutes
BP371.39 Specific schools, colleges, universities

by country A-Z (table III), then by school name: e.g.
.I5 R32 Rabbani School
.U54 G73 Green Acre

BP371.4 Scholarship, academic study, Bahá'í studies For historiography, use BP330.9
BP371.9 Education of Bahá'í institutions

BAHÁ'Í FAITH AND OTHER RELIGIONS (incl. atheism, agnosticism)

BP372 General works

Specific religions and groups
When a work is written with the purpose of disproving or attacking the Bahá'í Faith, the International Bahá'í Library places the work in BP398, even though it may be written from the viewpoint of a particular religion.

BP372.1 Sabaeanism
BP372.2 Hinduism
BP372.29 Yoga
BP372.3 Buddhism
BP372.4 Zoroastrianism
BP372.5 Judaism
BP372.59 Zionism; Jewish nationalism
BP372.6 Christianity; Bible
BP372.61 Catholicism

Include Roman Catholicism and members of the Roman communion.

BP372.62 Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Include Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Nestorian, Armenian, Doukhobors.

BP372.63 Protestantism

Include Baptists, Anglicans, Congregationalist, Methodists, Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists, etc.

BP372.67 Mormonism
BP372.69 Other Christian groups, A-Z

.C48 Children of God .C52 Christian Science .J48 Jehovah's Witnesses .T4 Tempelgesellschaft (German Templers)

BP372.7 Islam; Qur'an (Koran)
BP372.71 Shiah
BP372.72 Sunni
BP372.79 Other Islamic groups, A-Z

.A35 Ahl-i-Haqq .A36 Ahmadiyya movement .S5 Shaykhism .S8 Sufism

BP372.8 Bábí Faith

Used for discussion of the interrelationships and differences between Bábí and Bahá'í revelations.

BP372.9 Other religious groups

.A5 Ananda Marga .N48 New Thought .O25 Occultism (incl. UFO enthusiasts) .S4 Shintoism .S5 Sikhism .T4 Theosophy .U5 Unification Church

BP372.99 Atheism; agnosticism

TEACHING (i.e. PROPAGATING) THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH

BP373 General works
BP373.1 Declaration and enrollment; membership
BP373.18 Withdrawal; resignation
BP373.19 Recantation
BP373.2 Public information; publicity; proclamation; advertising
BP373.3 Firesides (home meetings for teaching the Bahá'í Faith)
BP373.4 Travelling teachers
BP373.5 Pioneers and pioneering (volunteer teachers who move to unopened territories to propagate the Faith).

Place here descriptions and general works on pioneering. Biography goes in BP390-395.

BP373.6 Correspondence courses
BP373.9 Teaching plans

Description of teaching plans as instruments of teaching; statistics are in BP302; teaching plans in historical contexts are included in BP330-355.

BP373.91 Global/international teaching plans
BP373.911 Ten Year Crusade, 1953-1963
BP373.912 Nine Year Plan, 1964-1973
BP373.913 Five Year Plan, 1974-1979
BP373.914 Seven Year Plan, 1979-1986
BP373.915 Six Year Plan, 1986-1992
BP373.916 Three Year Plan, 1993-1996
BP373.917 Four Year Plan, 1996-2000

SOCIAL TEACHINGS

BP374 General works
BP374.1 Independent investigation of truth
BP374.2 Unity of mankind; elimination of prejudice; racial unity
BP374.22 Equality of men and women
BP374.3 Unity of religions

Use for general Bahá'í principles of religious unity. For relationship to other religions, use BP372.

BP374.35 Cycles
BP374.4 Harmony of science and religion
BP374.5 Universal peace
BP374.51 Lesser peace; collective security
BP374.519 War; just war

For the Bahá'í position on military service and duty towards government, see BP374.62; prohibition against holy war is under BP368.59.

BP374.52 Most Great Peace
BP374.59 Universal auxiliary language

(incl. uniform script, approach to Esperanto and other international languages)

BP374.6 Theories of government and the body politic

For prohibition against participation in politics, use BP368.58.

.A1 General works
.A2-Z By specific political, legal, socio-economic theory
.C3 Capitalism
.C6 Communism, socialism, marxism
.P3 Pacifism

BP374.61 World government; world commonwealth
BP374.611 International executive
BP374.612 International legislature
BP374.613 International tribunal
BP374.614 International police force
BP374.62 Individual and state
BP374.621 Obedience/loyalty to government
BP374.622 Military service

Doctrine on war, just war, is under BP374.519; prohibition of holy war under BP368.59.

BP374.623 Human rights and civil liberties
BP374.63 International relations; international law
BP374.67 Kingship; constitutional monarchy
BP374.7 Economics; spiritual solution to economic problems
BP374.79 Social and economic development
BP374.8 Other social teachings
BP374.9 Social life and customs
BP374.99 Amusements, pastimes (dancing, card-playing, games)

BP375 ADDRESSES, ESSAYS, LECTURES

SPECIFIC CLASSES OF PEOPLE

BP376 .A8 Asians
.B5 Blacks
.C4 Children
.I5 Indigenous peoples (aborigines, Native Americans)
.I7 Iranians; Persians
.P3 Parents
.R6 Romany/Gypsies
.S5 Single people
.W6 Women
.Y6 Youth

JUVENILE (CHILDREN'S) LITERATURE

BP377 General works

Classified by topic
Subdivide BP377 by the portion of the classification that comes after BP3, e.g. a book of quotations from 'Abdu'l-Bahá for children would be BP377.63 .A1 [a book of quotations from 'Abdu'l-Bahá would be BP363.A1; dropping the BP3 leaves 63.A1 which is added to BP377]

BP378 FOLKLORE, LEGENDS, MYTHOLOGY, ORAL TRADITION

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER; GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH

BP380 General works
BP380.1 Distribution of decision-making authority; centralization, decentralization
BP380.2 Administrative rights & obligations of the individual (including sanctions); individual participation
BP381 Guardianship
BP381.2 Infallibility
BP381.3 Succession
BP381.5 Relationship to the Universal House of Justice
BP382 Rulers
BP382.1 Universal House of Justice
BP382.11 Constitution
BP382.12 Messages (cutter by title)
BP382.13 Legislation
BP382.15 Infallibility
BP382.18 Bahá'í World Centre; Departments and Committees
BP382.19 Endowments (International)
BP382.2 National Spiritual Assemblies
BP382.21 Constitutions; incorporation
BP382.22 Messages, by country A-Z (table III), then by title
BP382.23 Procedures

.A1 General
.A2-Z By country (table III)

BP382.24 Annual reports, by country A-Z (table III)
BP382.27 Officers
BP382.271 Chairman; vice-chairman
BP382.272 Secretary
BP382.273 Treasurer
BP382.28 Departments and committees
BP382.281 Administrative Committees (incl. State Bahá'í Councils)
BP382.29 Endowments (National)
BP382.3 Local Spiritual Assemblies
BP382.31 Constitutions; incorporation
BP382.32 Messages, by country A-Z (table III), by locality A-Z, then by title
BP382.33 Procedures, by country A-Z (table III), by locality A-Z
BP382.34 Annual reports, by country A-Z (table III), by locality A-Z
BP382.37 Officers
BP382.371 Chairman; vice-chairman
BP382.372 Secretary
BP382.373 Treasurer
BP382.38 Departments and committees
BP382.39 Endowments (Local)
BP382.4 Groups
BP382.47 Officers
BP382.5 Nineteen Day Feast
BP382.6 Elections
BP382.8 Consultation; problem solving; conflict resolution
BP382.9 Isolated believers
BP383 Learned
BP383.1 Hands of the Cause of God
BP383.2 International Teaching Centre
BP383.3 Continental Boards of Counsellors
BP383.4 Auxiliary Boards
BP383.45 Assistants to Auxiliary Board members
BP384 Other institutions
BP384.1 Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (Bahá'í temple and dependencies)

Used for discussion of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár's institutional organization and significance. Architecture is under BP389.1.

BP384.2 Bahá'í World Centre Institutions

For the Universal House of Justice see BP382.1; International Teaching Centre, BP383.2. For architecture, use BP389.5.

BP384.21 International Bahá'í Archives
BP384.22 International Bahá'í Library
BP384.23 Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts
BP384.28 International Bahá'í Council
BP384.3 Haziratu'l-Quds

Use for general purpose and function. Architecture is under BP389.2.

BP384.4 Funds

Use for general works on the principle of voluntary giving, and Bahá'í funds supported by such donations. Financial obligations under Bahá'í law are under BP368.8.

BP384.5 Bahá'í International Community

The entity which represents Bahá'ís of the world in dealing with international organizations such as the UN.

BP384.6 Archives, Libraries, Museums

General guidelines on setting up such institutions. For international institutions dealt with separately, see BP384.21, 384.22. For architecture, use BP389.53, 389.53, 389.9.

BP385 MEDITATIONS

BP386 INSPIRATIONAL WORKS

BP387 MUSIC
BP387.9 Songbooks, hymnals' (with or without musical scores)

BP388 ART AND ARTISTS (VISUAL ARTS)
By type

BP388.1 Painting
BP388.2 Drawing, design, illustration
BP388.3 Sculpture
BP388.4 Decorative arts
BP388.9 By artist, A-Z

BP389 ARCHITECTURE

BP389.1 Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (Temples and temple dependencies)
BP389.19 Specific temples, by country A-Z (table III)

Included here are proposed temples that have yet to be, or will not be, constructed.

BP389.2 Haziratu'l-Quds (administrative centers)
BP389.29 Specific Haziratu'l-Quds, by country A-Z (table III)
BP389.3 Schools and institutes
BP389.39 Specific schools, by country A-Z (table III), then by name of school
BP389.4 Shrines and holy places
BP389.41 Shrine of the Báb
BP389.42 Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh and mansion of Bahji
BP389.43 House of the Báb, Shiraz
BP389.44 House of Bahá'u'lláh, Baghdad
BP389.49 Other shrines and holy places

.M49 Mazra'ih

BP389.5 Bahá'í World Centre Institution Buildings
BP389.51 Seat of the Universal House of Justice
BP389.52 Seat of the International Teaching Centre
BP389.53 International Bahá'í Archives Building
BP389.54 International Bahá'í Library Building
BP389.55 Seat of the Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts
BP389.59 Other Bahá'í World Centre Buildings
BP389.8 Landscaping, gardens, cemeteries, ornaments
BP389.9 Other Bahá'í buildings, by country A-Z (table III), by locality, by building name

BIOGRAPHY

BP390 Collective
Individual
BP391 The Báb
BP392 Bahá'u'lláh
BP393 'Abdu'l-Bahá
BP394 Shoghi Effendi
BP395 Other individuals

For autobiography, add cutters from .A1 to .A15 after the cutter for the name. Biography by others uses first the cutter of the person who is the subject of the biography, followed by the cutter for the name of the author.
.A2 Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani
.A28 Adams, Paul
.A34 Afrukhtih, Yunis Khan
.A38 Akhtar-Khavari, Ardashir
.A42 Alaviyan, Buzurg
.A421 Ala'i, Shu'a'u'llah
.A44 Ali Kuli Khan
.A52 Anderson, Angela
.A522 Anderson, Eileen Littrell
.A53 Anderson, Ted
.A92 'Azizi, 'Azizu'llah
.B33 Bahiyyih Khanum
.B34 Baker, Dorothy
.B35 Baker, Effie
.B55 Biman, Khusraw
.B76 Brown, Ramona Allen
.B78 Brugiroux, Andre
.C34 Caldwell, Jenabe
.C36 Cardell, Ted
.C37 Caswell, Louise
.C6 Cobb, Stanwood
.C64 Collins, Amelia E.
.D4 De Corrales, Jeanne Frankel
.D48 Dhuka'i Bayda'i, Ni'matu'llah
.D81 Dudley, Alice
.F57 Firdawsi, Hashim
.F67 Forel, Auguste Henri
.F87 Furutan, Ali-Akbar
.G33 Gail, Marzieh .G47 Getsinger, Lua Moore
.G5 Giachery, Ugo
.G66 Gooljar, Mahendranath
.G73 Gregory, Louis G.
.H33 Hafizi, Yuhanna
.H39 Haydar-'Ali, Haji Mirza
.K44 Kelsey, Curtis D.
.K45 Khadem, Zikrullah
.K48 Khadijih Bagum, wife of the Bab
.L56 Lion, Lisa
.L62 Locke, Alain LeRoy
.M36 Marsella, Elena (Fernie)
.M38 Mathews, Loulie Albee
.M39 Mawzun, Sayfu'llah
.M392 Mayberry, Florence
.M4 McKay, Doris
.M53 Miessler, Muriel
.M67 Mori, Hazel
.M8 Mu'ayyad, Habib
.M82 Muhajir, Rahmatu'llah
.M83 Muhammad Aliy-i-Zunuzi
.M84 Muhammad Tahir-i-Malmiri
.M85 Mulla Husayn-i-Bushru'i
.M86 Munirih Khanum
.M87 Murray, Ethel Benchley
.M88 Muttahidih, Ya'qub
.N2 Navvab
.N68 Nounou, Salim
.N87 Nur, Husayn-'Ali
.Q8 Qubad, Isfandiyar
.R25 Rahmani-Shirazi, Hadi
.R49 Reynolds, Audrie
.R53 Rice-Wray, Edris
.R62 Robiati, Augusto
.R66 Root, Martha L.
.R68 Rouhizadegan, Olya [Ruhizadigan, Ulya]
.S313 Sabet, Habib
.S315 Sabit, Rustom
.S32 Sadru's-Sudur
.S35 Samandar, Kazim
.S37 Schopflocher, Lorol
.S38 Schuurman, Tristan
.S4 Sears, William
.S53 Sifidvash, Siyavush
.S93 Szanto-Felbermann, Renee
.S94 Szepesi, Angela
.T33 Tahirih
.T48 Thabit-i-Maraghi'i, Muhammad
.T68 Townshend, George
.T78 True, Corinne
.W47 West, Marion
.Y35 Yan Kee Leong
.Y39 Yazdi, Marion Carpenter
.Z35 Zamenhof, Lidia

Covenant-breaker biography

BP395.6 Collective
BP395.7 Individual, A-Z

Relationship of non-Bahá'ís to the Faith

BP395.8 Collective
BP395.9 Individual, A-Z

BP397 MISCELLANEA

OPPOSITION, DEFENSE

BP398 .A1 General works about opposition to and defense of the Faith .A2-Z Polemical works written to attack or disprove the Bahá'í Faith

BP399 COVENANT-BREAKER WORKS

Use only for materials by covenant-breakers. For treatment of Covenant-breaker groups and organizations from an orthodox or neutral viewpoint, use BP310.9 or BP330-355 where appropriate. The general subject of covenant-breaking is under BP366.33.

BP399.9 Covenant-Breaker periodicals

Periodicals

Statistics

Programs

Congresses, Conventions,
Regional Meetings

Directories

Exhibitions

Bibliography

Societies, Clubs,
Associations, Etc.

Collections

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,
Yearbooks, Thesauri

Chronologies,
Ready References,
Reference Compilations

History

Travelogues

Pilgrims' Notes

Holy Texts
and Interpretation

Writings of the Báb

Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Letters and works
by Shoghi Effendi

General Works

Doctrines, Theology

Bahá'í Law

Special Subjects

Bahá'í Education

Bahá'í Faith
and Other Religions

Teaching (i.e. Propagating)
The Bahá'í Faith

Social Teachings

Addresses, Essays, Lectures

Specific Classes of People

Juvenile (children's)
Literature

Folklore, Legends, Mythology,
Oral Traditions

Administrative Order

Meditations

Inspirational Works

Music

Art and Artists

Architecture

Biography

Miscellanea

Opposition, Defense

Covenant-Breaker Works