‘Azízu’lláh Bahádur
‘Azízu’lláh Khan S. Bahádur was a Persian Bahá’í who served as a Secretary for both ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, however he ultimately broke the Covenant.
Biography[edit]
Bahádur was from Shiraz. He was knowledgeable about Persian literature, had good handwriting,[1] and served ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land for twelve years.[2] In the 1910's he studied at the American University of Beirut and became fluent in English.[3]
In July, 1914, Bahádur was visiting the Holy Land during a break in his studies in Beirut and while he was there ‘Abdu’l-Bahá requested that he accompany Habíbu’lláh Khudabakhsh to Europe to deepen the community and mitigate the activity of Aminu’llah Fareed, who had broken the Covenant and was touring Europe and attempting to speak to Bahá’í communities. Bahádur and Khudabakhsh were in Stuttgart, Germany, when the First World War began and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá recalled them to the Holy Land.[4] After Shoghi Effendi, who was serving as a Secretary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, moved to England to study at Oxford in 1920 Bahádur assisted ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, translating Tablets to Western Bahá’ís into English.[5]
After the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Bahádur served as Shoghi Effendi's secretary answering letters on his behalf in late 1923 and 1924.[6] Due to his fluency in Persian, Arabic, and English he was able to serve as a secretary for communications to Bahá’ís of both the East and West.[1] By 1925 he had suffered a hand injury and in May that year he visited Stuttgart where he associated with the Bahá’í community.[7]
As of the 1930's Bahádur had returned to Shiraz and established himself as a lawyer.[3] He later broke the Covenant and was expelled from the Bahá’í community.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ali Nakhjavani, Shoghi Effendi: The Range and Power of his Pen, Casa Editrice Baha'i: Ariccia, 2006, p 240
- ↑ Marie A. Watson, My Pilgrimage to the Land of Desire, Baha'i Publishing Committee: New York, 1932, p 19
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1933). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 4 (1930-1932), Pg(s) 370. View as PDF.
- ↑ H. M. Balyuzi, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant, George Ronald: Oxford, 1971, p 408
- ↑ Riaz Khadem, Shoghi Effendi in Oxford, George Ronald: Oxford, 1999, p 57
- ↑ Graham Hassall (Ed.), Messages to the Antipodes, Baha'i Publications Australia: Mona Vale, 1997, p iv
- ↑ Graham Hassall (Ed.), Messages to the Antipodes, Baha'i Publications Australia: Mona Vale, 1997, p 31
