Muhammad Sa‘íd Adham
Muhammad Sa‘íd Adham (d. September 5, 1945) was an early Egyptian Bahá’í who helped establish the Bahá’í Administration in Egypt and served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan.
Background[edit]
Sa‘íd was born in Egypt and established himself in Alexandria working as a teacher in a government school. In 1913 he met ‘Abdu’l-Bahá while He was staying in Ramleh after His tour of the West, attended a meeting presided over by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and became a Bahá’í.[1]
After becoming a Bahá’í Sa‘íd helped establish the Bahá’í community in Alexandria and was instrumental to securing a property to serve as a Bahá’í Center which was able to house Bahá’ís visiting the city. In 1922 he was transferred to Cairo in his teaching career and he served the community of that city and also spent his spare time assisting in translating many Bahá’í texts into Arabic including the Kitab-i-Iqan and the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.[2]
Sa‘íd served on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Cairo after moving to the city as Chairman and he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt and Sudan after it was established in 1924. He participated in the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Faith in Egypt in May 1944 helping to plan its event. In October 1944 he retired from his professional career in order to devote himself to serving the Faith fulltime.[2]
In 1945 Sa‘íd passed away. Shoghi Effendi conveyed the following message after his passing:
"Hearts greatly stricken (by the) passing (away of the) distinguished servant (of the) Faith, beloved Muhammad Sa‘íd. His meritorious services (are) unforgettable (and) his reward (is) great (in the) Abhá Kingdom. Praying ardently (for the) progress (of) his soul. Assure friends (and) his relatives (of my) heartfelt sympathy, (and) advise friends (to) hold befitting memorial gathering (in) honor (of) his imperishable memory."[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 529. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 530. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 528. View as PDF.
