Dr. M. Sálíh | |
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| Born | 1884 |
| Died | November 12, 1943 |
| NSA member | Egypt & Sudan ???? - 1943 |
Dr. Mohamed Sálíh (1884 - November 12, 1943) was an early Egyptian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan.
Biography[edit]
Sálíh was born in 1884. He was introduced to the Bahá’í Faith in 1900 while attending high school in Alexandria by a fellow student who was a Bahá’í and he accepted the religion. He graduated in 1901 and enrolled to study medicine at the University of Beirut in Lebanon. He was able to frequently visit the Holy Land and spend time with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá while attending the University. In his final year he fell ill and transferred to a University in Lyon, France, allowing him to serve as a translator for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His tour of Europe between 1911 and 1912.[1]
In 1913 Sálíh graduated and returned to Egypt where he was active in teaching the Faith and he was ultimately elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Alexandria and National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan serving from at least 1935.[2] He made a teaching trip to Tunis, Tunisia, at the request of Shoghi Effendi in 1937 and another teaching trip to France in 1938 also at Shoghi Effendi's request, strengthening both the countries Bahá’í communities and stimulating activity.[1]
During 1943 Sálíh spent much of the year helping with efforts to plan celebrations of the Centenary of the Bahá’í Faith the following year. He retired from his professional career the same year in order to serve the Faith full time, however he passed away on November 12.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1945). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 9 (1940-1944), Pg(s) 606. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1935). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 93, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
