‘Ináyatu’lláh Aḥmadpúr | |
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| Born | 1890 Milan, Iran |
| Died | February, 1974 Tehran, Iran |
| NSA member | Iran |
‘Ináyatu’lláh Aḥmadpúr (1890 - February 1974) was a Persian Bahá’í who served on the first National Spiritual Assembly of Iran.
Background[edit]
‘Ináyatu’lláh was born in the Province of Milan. His father was Hájí Ahmad Milani who was a Shaykhi who became a Bábi when the Letter of the Living Mullá Yúsúf-i-Ardibílí visited Milan and he owned the factory which concealed the remains of the Báb for a time.[1]
Haji Ahmad passed away when ‘Ináyatu’lláh was very young. ‘Ináyatu’lláh's elder brothers had a business in Tabriz and he moved there to work for them. He studied the Faith in his youth, and went on pilgrimage twice during the time of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and twice during the time of Shoghi Effendi. Shoghi Effendi asked him to chant verses of the Báb at Chihríq on his behalf during one of his pilgrimages.[1]
In 1934 ‘Ináyatu’lláh was elected to the first properly constituted National Spiritual Assembly of Iran and moved to Tehran to serve on the body, with his home serving as a centre for Bahá’í gatherings, and he served on the body until at least 1944.[2] He later pioneered to Chihríq at the request of the Guardian, building a house and remaining there for many years. He had children who pioneered to Asia, Europe and Africa.[1]
In 1974 he passed away in Tehran. The Universal House of Justice cabled the following after his passing:
HEARTS GRIEVED PASSING DEDICATED STAUNCH PROMOTER CAUSE INAYATULLAH AHMADPUR STOP HIS PERSEVERANCE LOYALTY LONG RECORD SERVICE LOVINGLY REMEMBERED PRAYING SHRINES PROGRESS HIS SOUL CONVEY WARMEST SYMPATHY RELATIVES ADVISE HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY[3]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 529-530. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 184. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 530. View as PDF.
