Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy (or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy; August 28, 1828–November 7, 1910) was a prominent Russian author considered among the world's greatest novelists. His best-known and longest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are seen as genre-defining and among the best novels ever written. Tolstoy also gained notoriety as a moral and religious teacher; his philosophy on nonresistance to evil later influenced Mahatma Gandhi.[1]
Tolstoy was aware of the Bahá’í Faith and its teachings, and held them in high esteem. In 1902, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent Áqá ‘Azízu’lláh-i-Jadhdháb, a Persian Bahá’í of Jewish background from Mashhad, to meet with him in Odessa. Jadhdháb was able to proclaim the Faith to Tolstoy, answering several questions he had about the religion.[2][3]
See also[edit]
- Leo Tolstoy and the Bahá’í Faith, a book by Luigi Stendardo
References[edit]
- ↑ Morson, Gary S. (4 June 2025). "Leo Tolstoy". www.britannica.com. Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Hasan Balyuzi, Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 1985, p 185
- ↑ Hasan Balyuzi, Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 1985, p 189
