Khurásán
Khurásán, or Khorasan, is a former province of Iran which was located in the northeast of the country from the late 19th century until 2004. The province was situated at one end of Greater Khurásán, a historical region of Central Asia comprising territories formerly held by various Persian empires, including Iran's Khurásán province as well as parts of what is now southern Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan.[1]
Khurásán, styled as the "Land of Khá"[2], was mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas by Bahá’u’lláh, who lauded its heroic believers:
| “ | We hear from thee the voice of heroes, raised in glorification of thy Lord, the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted. Blessed the day on which the banners of the divine Names shall be upraised in the kingdom of creation in My Name, the All-Glorious. On that day the faithful shall rejoice in the victory of God, and the disbelievers shall lament. | ” |
| — Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 94[3] | ||
In 2004, the province was divided into three different provinces: North, Razavi and South Khorasan provinces.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Khorasan-historical-region-Asia
- ↑ https://www.bahai.org/r/280934114
- ↑ https://www.bahai.org/r/799062078
- ↑ Online edition, Al-Jazeera Satellite Network. "Iran breaks up largest province". Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2006.
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