ABOUT KALIMÁT PRESS . . .

Kalimát Press was founded in 1978 by Anthony A. Lee and Payam Afsharian, Bahá'ís in the Los Angeles area, during the Bahá'í month of Kalimát (words). It is a small, privately owned publishing company which is exclusively oriented towards the publication of books and other materials on the Bahá'í Faith.

From its inception, Kalimát Press has sought to encourage the publication of new ideas and new approaches to the Bahá'í Teachings. The company has been especially interested in the publication of books for Bahá'í children, materials on Bahá'í history, translations from Persian, original Bahá'í scholarship, and essays on the relevance of Bahá'í teachings to contemporary social issues.

Since 1978, Kalimát Press has published over one-hundred titles. These include the scholarly series Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions. The eighteen volumes of this series have included essays on history, theology, poetry, and other academic topics. These include essays on the Bahá'í Faith in America, in Europe, in India, and in other parts of the world.

Kalimát Press now publishes only one or two books  per year. Our intention is to ensure the continued production of serious Bahá'í books which will enrich and diversify the range of Bahá'í literature available in English. We are particularly interested in books on Bahá'í history, and more than half of the titles that we have produced have been directly related to this concern.

We have published the Bahá'í Holy Day series in order to provide local Bahá'í communities with reference materials for important Bahá'í anniversaries. The titles include: The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, Days of Ridván, The Declaration of the Báb, Twin Holy Days, Naw-Rúz: New Day, The Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and The Martyrdom of the Báb.  Also, A Feast for the Soul.

Kalimát Press                                                           Kalimát Press Distribution
Editorial Office                                                         Ware-Pak, Inc.
1600 Sawtelle Boulevard                                          2427 Bond Street
Suite 310                                                                    University Park, IL  60466
Los Angeles, CA  90025