Mírzá Muhsin Afnán

Mírzá Muhsin.

Mírzá Muhsin (1863 - 1927) was a member of the Afnán family who married into the family of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Biography

Muhsin was a son of Afnán-i-Kabír. In the late 1880's he operated a branch of the Afnán family trading company based in Constantinople however he wound up the branch by 1889 and visited the Holy Land around the same time.

In 1899 Muhsin moved to the Holy Land and married Túbá Khánum, a daughter of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and they had four children. Their three sons were Ruhi, Suhayl, and Fu'ad, and their daugher was Thurayya.

Muhsin came to own land in the Holy Land and his brother, Siyyid ‘Alí Afnán, who had broken the Covenant by supporting Mírzá Muhammad ‘Alí, attempted to secure the rights to the profits of the land levelling accusations against ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to support his claims. He later donated his home in Haifa, No. 4 Haparsim Street, to the Faith so it could be used as a pilgrim house for Bahá’ís from the West. In 1913 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent him to Alexandria, Egypt, with instructions to care for Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl who was suffering a prolonged illness.

Muhsin passed away in 1927 and Shoghi Effendi participated in his funeral in Haifa, and also described him as the "beloved son-in-law" of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and a "distinguished servant of His Cause" following his passing. His children and wife later opposed Shoghi Effendi and were named Covenant-breakers after his passing.