Moojan Momen^[a] (b. 1950) is a retired physician and historian specializing inBaháʼí studies who has published numerous books and articles about theBaháʼí Faith andIslam, especiallyShia Islam, including forEncyclopædia Iranica^[1][2] theBritish Library,^[3] and is a Fellow of theRoyal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.^[2]

His bookAn introduction to Shi'i Islam has been used as required reading in university and seminary courses onShia Islam.^[4] He won the 7th annual Thomas Robbins Award for Excellence in the Study ofNew Religious Movements in 2009 for his article “Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852.”^[5] He is an editor ofBaháʼí Studies Review and serves as a faculty member at the Bahá'í Wilmette Institute.^[6]

He was born 1950, inTabriz,Iran, but the family migrated to England in 1955 where he was educated atQueen's College, Taunton,St John's College, Cambridge, andGuy's Hospital (teaching hospital), London.^[1] He is married to another scholar/publisher Wendi Momen.^[1]

• Smith, Peter;Momen, Moojan (January 1989). "The Baha'i Faith 1957–1988: A survey of contemporary developments".Religion.19 (1):63–91.doi:10.1016/0048-721X(89)90077-8.
• Momen, Moojan (June 2005)."The Babi and Baha'i community of Iran: a case of "suspended genocide"?"(PDF).Journal of Genocide Research.7 (2):221–241.doi:10.1080/14623520500127431.S2CID 56704626.
• Momen, Moojan (2007)."Marginality and Apostasy in the Baha'i Community".Religion.37 (3):187–209.doi:10.1016/j.religion.2007.06.008.S2CID 55630282.
• Momen, Moojan (August 2008). "Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852".Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.12 (1):57–82.doi:10.1525/nr.2008.12.1.57.JSTOR 10.1525/nr.2008.12.1.57.

• 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)

• Momen, Moojan (2004). "Millennialist dreams and apocalyptic nightmares". InSharon, Moshe (ed.).Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements, and the Babi-Bahá'í Faiths. Leiden:Brill. pp. 97–116.ISBN 90-04-13904-4.
• Momen, Moojan (2005). "The role of women in the Iranian Baha'i community during the Qajar period". In Robert Gleave; C. E. Bosworth; V. S. Curtis; R. M. Gleave; V. A. Martin (eds.).Religion and Society in Qajar Iran. RoutledgeCurzon/British Institute of Persian Studies(BIPS). Vol. 4. London: Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 346–370.ISBN 9780415573474.OCLC 606741540.
• Momen, Moojan (2014). "Between Karbalāʾ and Tabrīz; Contested Martyrdom Narratives". In Sasha Dehghani; Silvia Horsch-Al Saad; Eli Bar-Chen; Almut Sh. Bruckstein; Navid Kermani; Angelika Neuwirth; Andreas Pflitsch; Martin Tamcke (eds.).Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East. Ex Oriente Lux: Rezeptionen und Exegesen als traditionskritik. Vol. 14. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag. pp. 43–55.ISBN 978-3-95650-030-5.ISSN 1863-9348.OCLC 1256588197.

• Momen, Moojan, ed. (1981).The Bábí and Baháʼí Religions, 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 0-85398-102-7.
• Momen, Moojan, ed. (1982).Studies in Babi And Baha’i History. Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions. Vol. 1. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press.
• Momen, Moojan (1985).An introduction to Shi'i Islam: the history and doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.ISBN 9780300035315.OCLC 473693840.
• Momen, Moojan, ed. (1987).Selections from the Writings of E.G. Browne on the Bábí and Baháʼí Religions. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 0-85398-247-3. Retrieved2022-12-23.
• Momen, Moojan (1990).Hinduism and the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 0-85398-299-6.
• Momen, Moojan (1991)."The Baháʼí Community of Ashkhabad: Its Social Basis and Importance in Baháʼí History". In Shirin Akiner (ed.).Cultural Change and Continuity in Central Asia. London, UK: Kegan Paul. pp. 278–305.ISBN 9780710303516.
• Momen, Moojan (1994).Buddhism and the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 0-85398-384-4.
• Momen, Moojan (1997).A Short Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications.ISBN 1-85168-209-0.
• Momen, Moojan (2000).Islam and the Baháʼí Faith, An Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith for Muslims. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 0-85398-446-8.
• Momen, Moojan (2007).Baháʼu'lláh: A Short Biography. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications.ISBN 978-1-85168-469-4.
• Momen, Moojan (2008).The Baháʼí Faith: A Beginner's Guide. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications.ISBN 978-1-85168-563-9.
• Momen, Moojan (2009) [Originally published asThe Phenomenon of Religion in 1999].Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications.ISBN 978-1-85168-599-8.OL 25434252M.
• Momen, Moojan (2015).The Baha'i Communities of Iran, 1851-1921, Volume 1: The North of Iran. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.ISBN 978-0-85398-585-3.

• "Moojan Momen; Gale In Context: Biography". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale. 2006. RetrievedJun 29, 2021.
• Momen, Moojan."Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Moojan Momen"(PDF).

• "List of documents by Moojan Momen".Bahai-Library.com. Retrieved2024-10-20.

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