Rahmatu'lláh Muhájir
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| Born | April 4, 1923 'Abdu'l-'Azím, Iran |
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| Died | December 29, 1979 |
| Title(s) | Knight of Bahá’u’lláh Hand of the Cause, 1957 |
| Appointed by | Shoghi Effendi |
Raḥmatu'lláh Muhájir (April 4, 1923 - December 29, 1979)[1] (Arabic: رحمةالله مُهاجر) was a Hand of the Cause, and Knight of Bahá’u’lláh. He pioneered to the Mentawai Islands with his wife Írán Furútan where they helped to establish 12 Bahá’í schools, 33 Local Spiritual Assemblies, and bring about 4,000 individual Bahá’í believers on Siberut Island alone to the Cause.
Dr Muhájir was a prominent fourth generation Bahá’í, born on 4 April 1923 in the town of 'Abdu'l-'Azím, Iran. In 1957 he was elected a member of the National Spiritual Assembly, and in October of that year he was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi. Dr Muhájir and his wife were named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for their response to the Ten Year Crusade. His family left Indonesia in 1958 to travel all over the world, inspiring mass teaching campaigns in several developing countries. He died in Ecuador in 1979.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Rabbani, R. (Ed.) (1992). The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963. Bahá’í World Centre. pp. p. xxiii. ISBN 085398350X. http://bahai-library.com/published.uhj/ministry.custodians.html#xxiii.
[edit] References
- Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853984131.
- Furútan Muhájir, Irán. Dr. Muhájir (Paperback ed.). London, UK: Bahá’í Publishing Trust. ISBN 1870989260.
[edit] External links
- BWNS: Heroic life inspires conference
- Rahmatu'llah Muhajir: Hand of the Cause of God - the Treasure of All Humanity by Richard Francis, 1998
- Raḥmatu'lláh Muhájir, photograph from Bahá’í Media Bank.
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