Title of ‘Abbás Effendi, the eldest son and successor of Bahá'u'lláh and interpreter of His teachings, Centre of His Covenant, Perfect Exemplar of the Bahá’í Faith.[2] This title means Servant of Bahá (Glory), i.e., Servant of Bahá'u'lláh. He preferred this title over others because it emphasized His servitude to Bahá'u'lláh.
Sultán of the Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1909; nephew and successor of ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz, with whom he was responsible for the forty years of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's imprisonment.[2]
Also simply Riḍá (AR: رِّضَا). The eighth Imám of Shi’ih Islám. Martyred in the year 203 AH, poisoned near Tus in Khurásán on the order of Khalífih Ma’mun and buried in Mashhad.[3]
Title assumed by Siyyid ‘Alí-Muḥammad Shírází after the declaration of His Mission as the promised Qá'im (or Mihdí/Mahdi) in Shíráz in May 1844. The Prophet-Herald of Bahá'u'lláh; a Manifestation of God whose dispensation preceded that of Bahá'u'lláh, and who foretold His coming. The return of the Prophet Elijah, of John the Baptist and of the Twelfth Imám.[4] Founder of the Bábí religion.
The third Imám of Shi’ih Islám: Ḥusayn, son of ‘Alí and Fáṭimih. Martyred in the year 61 AH (680 CE); killed at Karbila on the 10th day of Muharram.[3]
Also Abraham. Patriarch of the people of Israel, Founder of the Jewish nation. Known as the "Friend of God", "Father of the Faithful", and "Father of a Multitude". Born in Ur in Chaldea; ancestor of many Manifestations of God, including Jesus, Muhammad, the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.[6]
The twelfth Imám of Shi’ih Islám; the son of Ḥasan ‘Askarí and Nargis-Khatun. Died in 260 AH (873-4 CE), aged five. Twelver Shi’ih Muslims hold that he did not die, but instead disappeared and would return in the Last Days, at which point the Mahdí would return to lead the faithful, establish peace, and restore the original ideals of Islám.[3][7][8] Known as Imám Mihdí, Hujjatu’lláh (the Proof of God), Baqíyyatu’lláh (the Remnant of God), and Qá’im-i-‘Alí-Muḥammad (He who shall arise of the family of Muḥammad).
The fifth Imám of Shi’ih Islám; the son of Zaynu’l-‘Abidín and Umm-i-‘Abdu’llah (the daughter of Imám Ḥasan). Poisoned by Ibrahim ibn-i-Valíd.[3] The Du‘ay-i-Sahar, the source of the names of the Bahá’í months which was famously said to contain the hidden Greatest Name of God, is ascribed to him.[9][10]
A title of Afnán-i-Yazdí, also known as Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí: one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá’u’lláh, cousin of the Báb, and the chief builder of the first House of Worship in 'Ishqábád.
‘Alí-ibn-i-Ḥusayn-i-Sajjad (AR: علي بن الحسين السجاد), the fourth Imám of Shi’ih Islám; the grandson of ‘Alí, the son of Ḥusayn and Shahr-Bánú (the daughter of Yazdigirdm the last Sassanian Sháh. Poisoned by Valíd.[3]
pronunciation), Servant of Glory.