Mírzá Mustafá | |
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| Born | 1837 |
| Died | 1910 Iskanderun, Turkey |
Mírzá Muhammad Mustafá Baghdádí (1837 - 1910) was an early Persian Bahá’í who established himself in Beirut where he assisted Bahá’ís traveling from Iran to the Holy Land on pilgrimage. He was named an Apostle of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi.
Biography[edit]
Baghdádí was born in 1837 into a Shaykhí family with his father, Shaykh Muhammad-i-Shibl, serving as the personal representative of Siyyid Káẓim in Baghdad. In 1844 his father became a Bábí and his family hosted Ṭáhirih when she moved to Baghdad in the mid 1840's. When Ṭáhirih was expelled from Iraq in 1847 Baghdádí and his father were part of the company that accompanied her to Qazvin with his father paying the expenses of the journey.[1]
After one month in Qazvin Baghdádí and his father went to Tehran where they met with Mullá Ḥusayn then returned to Baghdad.[2] When Bahá’u’lláh was living in exile in Baghdad from 1853 to 1863 Baghdádí became a staunch supporter and became a Bahá’í after His claims to be the Manifestation of God foretold by the Báb became known after 1863. The Bahá’í community of Baghdad was later subject to persecution with many members being arrested in 1874 including Baghdádí.[1]
After being released Baghdádí traveled to Akka and met with Bahá’u’lláh requesting permission to establish his residence nearby. Bahá’u’lláh advised him to settle in Beirut so that he could assist pilgrims traveling from Iran in reaching the Holy Land. Baghdádí remained in Beirut assisting pilgrims until after the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh in 1892 when he moved to Iskandarun. He passed away there in 1910.[1] He had children including Zia Bagdadi who went on to assist with the development of the Bahá’í Faith in the United States.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 H.M. Balyuzi, Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 1985, p 270
- ↑ https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bagdadi-family
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 7 (1936-1938), Pg(s) 535. View as PDF.
