Moojan Momen (b. 1950) is a retired physician and historian specializing in

Baháʼí studies The scholarly study of the Baháʼí Faith, its Baháʼí teachings, teachings, History of the Baháʼí Faith, history and Baháʼí literature, literature is currently conducted in a variety of venues, including institutes of the Baháʼí admin ...

who has published numerous books and articles about the

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and

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, especially

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, including for

Encyclopædia Iranica ''Encyclopædia Iranica'' is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English-language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times. Scope The ''Encyc ...

the

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, and is a Fellow of the

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. His book ''An introduction to Shi'i Islam'' has been used as required reading in university and seminary courses on

. He won the 7th annual Thomas Robbins Award for Excellence in the Study of

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in 2009 for his article “Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852.” He is an editor of ''

Baháʼí Studies Review ''Baháʼí Studies Review'' was a peer-reviewed academic journal, published annually from 1991 to 2015, that covered contemporary issues regarding the principles, history, and philosophy of the Baháʼí Faith. Note that some formats, including th ...

'' and serves as a faculty member at the Bahá'í Wilmette Institute.Wilmette Institute: Moojan Momen
Retrieved December 25, 2016 He was born 1950, in

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

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, but the family migrated to England in 1955 where he was educated at

Queen's College, Taunton Queen's College is a co-educational private school located in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England. It is a day/boarding school for pupils aged 0–18. The school incorporates nursery, pre-prep, prep, and senior schools. The current Hea ...

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, and

Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital founded by philanthropist Thomas Guy in 1721, located in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the Kin ...

(teaching hospital), London. He is married to another scholar/publisher Wendi Momen.

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* Adíb Tálaqání (Hand of the Cause), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1 (1985) * Afnán: Genealogy of the Afnān Family, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1 (1985) * Alí Akbar Shahmírzádí (Hájjí Akhund), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1 (1985) * Amín Hájjí: trustees of Huqúqu'lláh, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1 (1985) * Badasht, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3 (1989) * Baha'i Pioneers, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2013) * Bahá'í Conventions, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3 (1989) * Bahá'íyyih Khánum, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3 (1989) * Balyuzi, H. M., by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3 (1989) * Chase, Thornton, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 5 (1992) * Cosmogony and Cosmology, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 6 (1993) * Dhikr: in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7 (1996) * Divorce, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7 (1996) * Dolgorukov Memoirs, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7 (1996) * Fayzí, Abu'l-Qásim (Hand of the Cause), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 9 (1999) * Festivals, Bahá'í, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 9 (1999) * Fádl Mázandarání, Mírzá Asadu'lláh, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 9 (1999) * Haydar Alí Isfahání, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 12 (2004) * Hidden Words (Kalemát-i-Maknuna), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011) * House of Justice (Baytu'l-'Adl), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 3 (1989) * Lawh (Tablet), by Moojan Momen and Todd Lawson, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2005) * Martyrs, Bábí, by Peter Smith and Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2005) * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2010) * Mazhar-i Ilahi (Manifestation of God), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2016) * Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáyegání, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 1 (1985) * Nineteen Day Feast, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2014) * Sabet, Habib, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2015) * Shoghi Effendi, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011) * Sobhi, Fazlollah Mohtadi, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2015) * Spiritual Assembly (Mahfel-i-Ruháni), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011) * Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí), by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 7 (1996) * Women in the works of the Bab and in the Babi Movement, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2011) * Zuhur al-Haqq, by Moojan Momen, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (2002)

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