Audiobooks and Stories

On November 28, 1921, the head of the Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, passed away. There were six Western believers in Haifa on the night of the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Mr. John Bosch and Mrs. Louise Stapfer Bosch from Geyserville, California; Dr. Florian Krug and Mrs. Grace Krug from New York, and Fraulein Johanna Hauff from Stuttgart. All of them were there as pilgrims. The only other Western believer present in Haifa was Mr. Curtis Kelsey from New York, who was in Haifa to install electrical power plants to light the shrines of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. This book tells the story of these believers, how they became Bahá’ís, the circumstances that led them to Haifa, and how their experience at the time of the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá shaped their path of service to the Cause of God. The intent is to give the reader the feeling of being in the holy land, one hundred years ago, when the moon of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá set over Haifa.

Audiobook will download as a zipfile.

An audiobook of The Nine Year Plan (2022-2031). This is an M4B file.

A compilation of Messages of the Universal House of Justice: Contents includes:

• 25 November 2020 – To the Bahá’ís of the World
• Ridván Message 2021 – To the Bahá’ís of the World
• 25 November 2021 – To the Friends Gathering in the Holy Land to Mark the Centenary Commemoration of the Ascension of ‘Abdul-Bahá
• 27 November 2021 – On the Occasion of the Centenary Commemoration of the Ascension of ‘Abdul-Baha
• 1 December 2021 – To the Bahá’ís of the World
• 30 December 2021 – To the Conference of Continental Boards of Counsellors
• 1 January 2022 – To all National Spiritual Assemblies
• 3 January 2022 – To the Auxiliary Board Members through the world
• 4 January 2022 – To the Bahá’ís of the World
• Ridván Message 2022 – To the Bahá’ís of the World

Crossing the Line audiobook on CD. The CD is made using an MP3 file and may not be compatible with all CD players.

At 14, Richard (Ricky) Abercrombie was besieged by prejudice because of his multi-racial background and angered by unsatisfactory answers to his heartfelt questions about religious truth. The time was 1960, and the place was Greenville, South Carolina. Ricky began carrying a gun, skipping school, and numbing his painful emotions with alcohol. His parents were worried and his future looked bleak. What happened next – an invitation to a birthday party at the home of a Bahá’í family – changed his life forever. Ricky became intrigued by Bahá’í teachings on racial equality, peaceful strategies for social justice, and the fundamental unity of religion. As he investigated these teachings, Ricky experienced a profound spiritual awakening that led him to give up the gun, stop drinking, and engage in life with hope and joy. His friends and family initially opposed his dangerous new association with racially integrated groups, but Ricky’s steadfastness drew them into investigating his new beliefs themselves. This true story of how a rebellious teenager transformed his own character and affected the lives of dozens of friends and family members is a cover-to-cover delight.

At 14, Richard (Ricky) Abercrombie was besieged by prejudice because of his multi-racial background and angered by unsatisfactory answers to his heartfelt questions about religious truth. The time was 1960, and the place was Greenville, South Carolina. Ricky began carrying a gun, skipping school, and numbing his painful emotions with alcohol. His parents were worried and his future looked bleak. What happened next – an invitation to a birthday party at the home of a Bahá’í family – changed his life forever. Ricky became intrigued by Bahá’í teachings on racial equality, peaceful strategies for social justice, and the fundamental unity of religion. As he investigated these teachings, Ricky experienced a profound spiritual awakening that led him to give up the gun, stop drinking, and engage in life with hope and joy. His friends and family initially opposed his dangerous new association with racially integrated groups, but Ricky’s steadfastness drew them into investigating his new beliefs themselves. This true story of how a rebellious teenager transformed his own character and affected the lives of dozens of friends and family members is a cover-to-cover delight.

Audiobook will download as a zipfile.

The Story of Baha'u'llah audiobook MP3 file for download.

Brings to life in rich detail the compelling story of the Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith. This book chronologically follows the story told in Release the Sun (Bahá'í Publishing, 2003) and includes the life of the Bab and the dramatic events of the Dawnbreaker era. The Story of Baha'u'llah presents in a clear narrative style the life of the Prophet from His birth into a wealthy and noble family, through His transforming spiritual experience while incarcerated in the infamous Black Pit of Tehran, and over the decades of harsh and increasingly remote exile that followed. Woven into the story are Baha'u'llah's principal teachings and references to historical events and persons that place the development of the new religion in a global context.

Audiobook will download as a zipfile.