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- September 1
Mullá Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikání surnamed Amín-i-Iláhí, better known as Hájí Amín (1831-1928) was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Amín served as the trustee of Huqúqu'lláh, was posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
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- September 2
Mírzá Muḥammad (Arabic: مرزا أبو الفاضي), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844-1914) was the foremost Bahá'í scholar who helped spread the Bahá'í Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh who never actually met Bahá'u'lláh. His given name was Muhammad, and he chose the alias Abu'l-Fadl (progenitor of virtue) for himself, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá frequently addressed him as Abu'l-Fada'il (progenitor of virtues). Read on.
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- September 3
Varqá born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Varqá was referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote a tablet addressed to Varqá, praising the high station of the King and Beloved of Martyrs.
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- September 4
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Furúghí (Arabic: مرزا محمود) (d.1927-8) also known by the appelation Fádil-i-Furúghí, was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. He was the only Iranian Bahá'í teacher who was given the chance to meet face to face with a Qajar Shah, was later identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. The Islamic divines of Dúghábád caused the governor of the district to have Mírzá Mahmúd arrested for being a Bahá'í. He was sent in chains to Mashhad. From his prison-cell, he managed to secretly send a letter to Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who issued an order for the release of Mírzá Mahmúd. The clerics of Mashhad managed to have him exiled, rather than set free, to a remote corner of Khorasan named Kalát. Read on.
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- September 5
Ḥají Mullá `Alí-Akbar Shahmírzádí (Arabic: حاج ملا على أكبر شهميرزادي), known as Ḥají Ákhúnd (1842-1910) was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. He was arrested many times in Tihrán: in 1886 on the orders of Mulla ‘Ali Kani, in 1872 for seven months by Nayibu's-Saltanih, in 1882 for two years by Nayibu's-Saltanih, in 1887, and in 1891 for two years with Hájí Amín. Read on.
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- September 6
Martha Root was a prominent traveling teacher of the Bahá'í Faith in the late 19th and early 20th century. Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith called her "the foremost travel teacher in the first Bahá'í Century", and named her a Hand of the Cause posthumously. Known by her numerous visits with Heads of State and other public figures. Of special importance was her efforts with Queen Marie of Romania, considered the first Monarch to accept Bahá'u'lláh. Read More
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- September 7
Edward Browne was a British orientalist who published many books and articles on the Bábí and Bahá'í religions. Browne was born in Uley near Dursley in Gloucestershire on February 7, 1862 and is best known to modern Bahá'ís for his description of his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh. Browne's scholarly reputation has endured until the present. His mastery of Iranian culture and thought has been equaled by few Westerners before or since, and his scholarship, as well as the eloquence and grace of his literary style, have given his works permanent value, even after great changes in scholarly methodology. The Iranians, despite their early suspicion about his interest in the Bábís, accepted him as a loyal friend for his scholarship, his political support, and his sympathetic understanding of their culture and literature. Read more
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- September 8
Varqá born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Varqá was referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote a tablet addressed to Varqá, praising the high station of the King and Beloved of Martyrs.
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- September 9
Edward Browne was a British orientalist who published many books and articles on the Bábí and Bahá'í religions. Browne was born in Uley near Dursley in Gloucestershire on February 7, 1862 and is best known to modern Bahá'ís for his description of his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh. Browne's scholarly reputation has endured until the present. His mastery of Iranian culture and thought has been equaled by few Westerners before or since, and his scholarship, as well as the eloquence and grace of his literary style, have given his works permanent value, even after great changes in scholarly methodology. The Iranians, despite their early suspicion about his interest in the Bábís, accepted him as a loyal friend for his scholarship, his political support, and his sympathetic understanding of their culture and literature. (more...)
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- September 10
Yankee Leong (c. November 19, 1899 - June 17, 1986) was the first individual to declare his belief in Bahá'u'lláh in Malaysia and worked tirelessly to help the faith grow in the region. He was born to a poor family in Malaya, on the Malaysian Peninsula and had an took an intense interest in religion and his studies. Yankee declared in the Bahá'í Faith on December 19, 1953 in Seremban. After his deceleration he made it his priority to establish several Local Spiritual Assemblies in the region, and wrote letters introducing many to the Faith. Seven years after he declared he was invited by John Fozdar to teach in Brunei and Sarawak, and through his help the Faith began to grow in that region. Read more
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- September 11
Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn (Arabic: نورين نيران, meaning "twin shining lights") are two brothers who were followers of Bahá'u'lláh. They were beheaded in 1879 as a result of being Bahá'ís. Numerous letters and tablets were written in their honour by Bahá'u'lláh, who gave them the titles which they are commonly known as: the King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs.
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- September 12
Mírzá Músá surnamed Áqáy-i-Kalím was the only true brother of Bahá'u'lláh. He was later by Shoghi Effendi as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. The life of Mírzá Músá was so inextricably bound up with that of Bahá'u'lláh himself, that his life and background mirror the life and travels of Bahá'u'lláh. He was an integral part of correspondence between Bahá'u'lláh and the Bahá'ís. He experienced the same imprisonment, exile, assaults, and degrading circumstances that were given to the small band of family members associated with Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. In the history of the Bahá'í cause, Mírzá Músá stands out as a loyal and faithful follower until the end.
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- September 13
Mullá Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikání surnamed Amín-i-Iláhí, better known as Hájí Amín (1831-1928) was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Amín served as the trustee of Huqúqu'lláh, was posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
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- September 14
Mírzá Muḥammad (Arabic: مرزا أبو الفاضي), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844-1914) was the foremost Bahá'í scholar who helped spread the Bahá'í Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh who never actually met Bahá'u'lláh. His given name was Muhammad, and he chose the alias Abu'l-Fadl (progenitor of virtue) for himself, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá frequently addressed him as Abu'l-Fada'il (progenitor of virtues). Read on.
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- September 15
Varqá born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Varqá was referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote a tablet addressed to Varqá, praising the high station of the King and Beloved of Martyrs.
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- September 16
Martha Root was a prominent traveling teacher of the Bahá'í Faith in the late 19th and early 20th century. Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith called her "the foremost travel teacher in the first Bahá'í Century", and named her a Hand of the Cause posthumously. Known by her numerous visits with Heads of State and other public figures. Of special importance was her efforts with Queen Marie of Romania, considered the first Monarch to accept Bahá'u'lláh. Read More
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- September 17
Mullá Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikání surnamed Amín-i-Iláhí, better known as Hájí Amín (1831-1928) was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Amín served as the trustee of Huqúqu'lláh, was posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
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- September 18
Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Furúghí (Arabic: مرزا محمود) (d.1927-8) also known by the appelation Fádil-i-Furúghí, was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. He was the only Iranian Bahá'í teacher who was given the chance to meet face to face with a Qajar Shah, was later identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. The Islamic divines of Dúghábád caused the governor of the district to have Mírzá Mahmúd arrested for being a Bahá'í. He was sent in chains to Mashhad. From his prison-cell, he managed to secretly send a letter to Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who issued an order for the release of Mírzá Mahmúd. The clerics of Mashhad managed to have him exiled, rather than set free, to a remote corner of Khorasan named Kalát. Read on.
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- September 19
Quddús (Arabic: قدوس)(c.1820-1849) was the most prominent disciple of the Báb, and the eighteenth and final Letter of the Living. He met the Báb in 1844 while in the city of Shiraz, and immediately recognized Him as the Promised One. Soon afterward, he traveled with Him as His companion on pilgrimage to Mecca, where he conveyed a letter written by the Báb to the Sharif of Mecca. Four years later, he was a pivotal figure at the Conference of Badasht. He was killed shortly after the battle of Shaykh Tabarsi in 1849, at the hands of an angry mob. (more...)
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- September 20
Mírzá Muḥammad (Arabic: مرزا أبو الفاضي), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844-1914) was the foremost Bahá'í scholar who helped spread the Bahá'í Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh who never actually met Bahá'u'lláh. His given name was Muhammad, and he chose the alias Abu'l-Fadl (progenitor of virtue) for himself, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá frequently addressed him as Abu'l-Fada'il (progenitor of virtues). More....
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- September 21
Varqá born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. Varqá was referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote a tablet addressed to Varqá, praising the high station of the King and Beloved of Martyrs. More...
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- September 22
Edward Browne was a British orientalist who published many books and articles on the Bábí and Bahá'í religions. Browne was born in Uley near Dursley in Gloucestershire on February 7, 1862 and is best known to modern Bahá'ís for his description of his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh. Browne's scholarly reputation has endured until the present. His mastery of Iranian culture and thought has been equaled by few Westerners before or since, and his scholarship, as well as the eloquence and grace of his literary style, have given his works permanent value, even after great changes in scholarly methodology. The Iranians, despite their early suspicion about his interest in the Bábís, accepted him as a loyal friend for his scholarship, his political support, and his sympathetic understanding of their culture and literature. More...
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- September 23
Ḥají Mullá `Alí-Akbar Shahmírzádí (Arabic: حاج ملا على أكبر شهميرزادي), known as Ḥají Ákhúnd (1842-1910) was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause, and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. He was arrested many times in Tihrán: in 1886 on the orders of Mulla ‘Ali Kani, in 1872 for seven months by Nayibu's-Saltanih, in 1882 for two years by Nayibu's-Saltanih, in 1887, and in 1891 for two years with Hájí Amín. More...
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- September 24
Mírzá Mahmúd was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh and the only Iranian Bahá'í teacher who was given the chance to meet face to face with a Qajar Shah. He was later identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. During his life the Islamic divines of Dúghábád caused the governor of the district to have Mírzá Mahmúd arrested for being a Bahá'í. He was sent in chains to Mashhad where from his prison-cell he managed to secretly send a letter to Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who issued an order for his release. The clerics of Mashhad managed to have him exiled, rather than set free, to a remote corner of More...
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- September 25
'Alí-Muhammad Varqá was the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God, and was also and the trustee of Huqúqu'lláh. He was born in 1912 in Tehran, Iran to a distinguished Iranian Bahá'í Family. His grandfather, from whom he received his name was an Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and his father Valíyu'lláh Varqá, was also the trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh and a Hand of the Cause. Dr. Varqa traveled to many countries as a representative first of Shoghi Effendi, then of the Universal House of Justice. Dr. Varqa is survived by three daughters and six siblings. (more...}
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- September 26
Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn meaning "twin shining lights" were two brothers who were followers of Bahá'u'lláh. They were beheaded in 1879 as a result of being Bahá'ís. Numerous letters and tablets were written in their honour by Bahá'u'lláh, who gave them the titles which they are commonly known as: the King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs. More...
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- September 27
Yankee Leong (c. November 19, 1899 - June 17, 1986) was the first individual to declare his belief in Bahá'u'lláh in Malaysia and worked tirelessly to help the faith grow in the region. He was born to a poor family in Malaya, on the Malaysian Peninsula and had an took an intense interest in religion and his studies. Yankee declared in the Bahá'í Faith on December 19, 1953 in Seremban. After his deceleration he made it his priority to establish several Local Spiritual Assemblies in the region, and wrote letters introducing many to the Faith. Seven years after he declared he was invited by John Fozdar to teach in Brunei and Sarawak, and through his help the Faith began to grow in that region. More...
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- September 28
Mírzá Músá surnamed Áqáy-i-Kalím was the only true brother of Bahá'u'lláh. He was later named by Shoghi Effendi as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. The life of Mírzá Músá was so inextricably bound up with that of Bahá'u'lláh himself, that his life and background mirror the life and travels of Bahá'u'lláh. He was an integral part of correspondence between Bahá'u'lláh and the Bahá'ís. He experienced the same imprisonment, exile, assaults, and degrading circumstances that were given to the small band of family members associated with Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. (more...)
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- September 29
Hají Ákhúnd was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh, Hand of the Cause, and Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. He was living in Mashhad when he accepted the message of The Báb, this caused him to be immediately expelled from the city and the college he was attending. He eventually settled in Tihrán where he accepted Bahá'u'lláh and became a Bahá'í. It is recorded that when there was an outburst against the Bahá'ís in Tihrán, he would wrap his cloak around himself and sit waiting for the guards to come and arrest him. (more...)
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- September 30
Varqá was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh and was referred to by 'Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote a tablet addressed to Varqá regarding the high station of the King and Beloved of Martyrs. Varqá was martyred along with his father in 1896. His calm demeanor enraged his executioner, who would later be so terrified as to what he witnessed that he would run away screaming from the site. (more...)
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