About the Bahai Story Library

The Bahai Story Library is a free, growing collection of true stories from the Bahá'í Faith — stories about Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, the Hands of the Cause, and the believers who knew them. Every story shows its source clearly and is narrated aloud in a voice chosen to fit the source author.

What makes this library different

• Every story is sourced. No story appears here without a citation to a published Bahá'í work. A verification badge tells you how authoritative the source is. See the Source Library.
• Every story is narrated. Realistic, human-sounding text-to-speech reads each story aloud, with the narrator's voice matched to the gender and character of the source author.
• The site is fully automated. Once a source is approved, stories from it are ingested, tagged, cited, narrated, and published with no per-story manual work.
• It's free for everyone, forever. Optional donations keep the small ongoing costs covered. There is no advertising, ever.

What we will not include

• Anything we can't trace to a verified source
• Photographs, drawings, or any depiction of Bahá'u'lláh
• Stories about Covenant-breakers or related controversies
• Politically charged content that could embarrass the Bahá'í community
• Modern stories about specific living individuals without their explicit consent

Read more about how stories are reviewed in our editorial process.

Support this work

The site costs roughly $25 per month to run, with an one-time launch cost of around $300 for audio generation. If you'd like to help cover those costs, see our Support page.