Ibn-i-Abhar
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Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí (d.1917) known as Ibn-i-Abhar (Arabic: ابن ابحار), 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.
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[edit] Background
Ibn-i-Abhar was born in the village of Abhar. His father came from a family of the leading Islamic clergy of the village, and became a Bábí after reading some of the writings of the Báb. Due to the persecution which followed, the family moved to Qazvin, and in 1868 became followers of Bahá'u'lláh, who claimed to be the messianic figure of which the Báb had foretold.
[edit] Travels
In 1874 his father was poisoned. He began traveling to different parts of Iran, where he taught many in the Bábí community who accepted Bahá'u'lláh. His teaching, however, led to a fourteen-month imprisonment. After his release, he continued traveling throughout Iran, and in 1886 made a trip to 'Akká. That same year he became one of the four Hands of the Cause appointed by Bahá'u'lláh, and began travel-teaching outside of Iran, to Caucasia, Turkmenistan, and India.
From 1890 to 1894 he was imprisoned in a dungeon in Tihrán, actually wearing the same chains that once were used on Bahá'u'lláh while a prisoner there.
After his release in 1894, he again traveled to ‘Akká, and then to ‘Ishqábád. In 1897 he participated in the gathering which led to the formation of the Central Spiritual Assembly of Tihrán, which later became the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran.
In 1907 he traveled across India with Mírzá Mahmúd-i-Zarqání and two American Bahá'ís, Harlan Ober and Hooper Harris.
Throughout his life he was able to visit the Holy Land eleven times, and traveled extensively inside Iran, passing away in 1917.
[edit] Family
He married Munírih Khánum, the daughter of Hají Ákhúnd. His wife played a major role in the founding of the Girls' School in Tihrán.
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[edit] References
- en.wikipedia.org
- Balyuzi, Hasan (1985). Eminent Bahá'ís in the time of Bahá'u'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. ISBN 0-85398-152-3.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá [1971] (1997). Memorials of the Faithful, Softcover, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-87743-242-2.
- Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude, Paperback, Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-413-1.
