…the Research Department… notes that the collection and
collation of the Sacred Writings is an ongoing process, and the numbers are
continually being revised. The estimates of the numbers of unique works can be
given as follows:
- For Bahá’u’lláh, nearly 20,000 unique works have been identified. Most of these Writings have been collected; however, 865 are known to have been revealed, but the texts are not available. Close to 15,000 of the collected works have been authenticated by the Archives Office to date.
- For the Báb, over 2,000 unique works have been identified. Most of these Writings have been collected; however, 74 are known to have been revealed, but the texts are not available. Nearly 1,600 of the collected works have been authenticated.
- For ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, over 30,000 unique works have been identified. All of these Writings have been collected and over 27,000 of them have been authenticated.
- For Shoghi Effendi, over 22,000 unique works have been identified. All of these documents have been collected and the majority of them have been authenticated.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 6 June 2013 written by the Department of the Secretariat of the Universal House of Justice to and individual believer)