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Today's featured individual Bahíyyih Khánum Bahíyyih Khánum titled The Greatest Holy Leaf (1846 - July 15, 1932) was the second child and first daughter of Bahá’u’lláh and his wife Ásíyih Khánum. Known by the Persian friends as "Ḥadrat-i-Varaqiyih-'Ulyá" meaning Her Holiness the Greatest Holy Leaf. Beloved by the Bahá’ís, she is regarded as one of the greatest woman to have ever lived. Bahá’u’lláh states: "Verily, We have elevated thee to the rank of one of the most distinguished among thy sex, and granted thee, in My court, a station such as none other woman hath surpassed." She exemplified piety, selflessness and devotion, Shoghi Effendi writes: "May God help us to follow her example.."

Tomorrow's featured individual Rúḥíyyih Khánum Amatu'l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum (August 8, 1910 - January 19, 2000), born Mary Maxwell, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi, the head of the Bahá’í Faith from 1921-1957. She was appointed by him as a Hand of the Cause, and served an important role in the transfer of authority from 1957-1963. In 2004, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest Canadians" on the television show 'The Greatest Canadian. Mary Sutherland Maxwell was the long awaited child of William Sutherland Maxwell the renowned Canadian architect and May Maxwell the famous Bahá’í teacher.