Luṭfu’lláh Ḥakím
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| Lutfu'lláh Hakím | |
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| Born | 1888 Iran |
| Passing | August 10, 1968 Haifa, Israel |
| Resting place | Bahá’í cemetery, Haifa, Israel |
| IBC member | 1951 - 1963 |
| UHJ member | 1963 - 1968 |
Lutfu'lláh Hakím (1888 - August 10, 1968) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1963 to 1968.
Dr. Hakím was born into a family of distinguished Jewish medical doctors in Iran in 1888. His grandfather, Hakim Masih, was the first Jew to embrace the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh. In 1910 he went to London to study physiotherapy and was among the friends who met ‘Abdu’l-Bahá there. Soon after, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá called him to Haifa to serve at the World Centre of the Faith.
In 1920, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asked Lutfu'lláh Hakím to accompany Shoghi Effendi to England. Dr. Hakim was in Haifa when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá passed away in November 1921. In 1924 he returned to Persia and in 1950 he moved again to England. Later the Guardian summoned him to the World Centre and he was appointed to the first International Bahá’í Council in 1951. He was later elected to the first Universal House of Justice in 1963.
The House of Justice said upon his passing:
| “ | GRIEVE ANNOUNCE PASSING LUṬFU’LLÁH ḤAKÍM DEDICATED SERVANT CAUSE GOD. SPECIAL MISSIONS ENTRUSTED HIM FULL CONFIDENCE REPOSED IN HIM BY MASTER AND GUARDIAN HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH EARLY DISTINGUISHED BELIEVERS EAST WEST INCLUDING HIS COLLABORATION ESSLEMONT HIS SERVICES PERSIA BRITISH ISLES HOLY LAND HIS MEMBERSHIP APPOINTED AND ELECTED INTERNATIONAL BAHA'I COUNCIL HIS ELECTION UNIVERSAL HOUSE JUSTICE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED IMMORTAL ANNALS FAITH BAHA'U'LLAH. INFORM BELIEVERS HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL MEETINGS ALL CENTRES. CONVEY ALL MEMBERS HIS FAMILY EXPRESSIONS LOVING SYMPATHY ASSURANCE PRAYERS PROGRESS HIS RADIANT SOUL ABHA KINGDOM.[1] | ” |
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- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?pageID=2&discussionID=182130&messages_per_page=4. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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