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1817 12 Nov
181-		 Birth of Mírzá Husayn `Alíy-i-Núrí (Bahá'u'lláh) in Tehran, called by Him the "Land of Tá" (Ard-i-Tá). [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project]
  • He was of royal Persian blood, a descendant of Zoroaster and the Sásáníyán kings of Persia through Yazdigird III, the last king of that dynasty. Through His mother He was a descendant of Abraham through Katurah and Jesse. [BW8:874; GPB94; RB1:305]
  • He was born in Tihrán in the district t know as Darvázih-Shimran (Shimran Gate). This district has become know as Mahalyih Arabhá (the Arab quarter.) His father was Mírzá `Abbás whose ancestral home is Tákur in the province of Núr. His father was also known as Mírzá Buzurg in royal circles. [BKG13; RB1:7]
  • His mother was Khadíjih Khánum. [BBD127; BBRSM57–8]
  • He was born at dawn. [LOG353; DB12]
  • For biblical reference see LOG378.
  • RB1:304 for extracts from Shoghi Effendi re: His station.
  • BBD39, GPB157–8 for a condensed history.
  • See GPB93-99 for the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's station.
    		• * Bahá'u'lláh, Basic timeline; * Bahaullah (chronology); - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Births and deaths; Abraham; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'u'lláh, Childhood of; Holy days; Iran; Khadijih Khanum; Mírzá Buzurg; Núr, Iran; Tehran, Iran; Twin Holy days; Zoroaster (Zarathustra)
    1817 (In the year)
    181-    		 The birth of Fátimih Umm-Salamih, Táhirih (the Pure One), Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Solace of the Eyes), Zarrín-Táj (Crown of Gold). [BBD220; GPB7, 73, 75; DB81note2]
  • In BBRSM16 her name was given as Fátimih Bigum Baragháni and birth year is 1814.
  • See Light of Faith: A collection of stories by Paris Sadeghzadeh and Behnam Golmohammadi p67-78.
    		•  - Births and deaths; - Letters of the Living; Iran; Qazvin, Iran; Tahirih (Qurratu'l-'Ayn, Zarrín-Táj)
    c. 1817
    181-    		 Birth of Hand of the Cause Mullá Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikání (Hájí Amín), in Ardikán, near Yazd. - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; Ardikan, Iran; Hájí Amin (Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikani); Iran; Yazd, Iran
    1817 (In the year)
    181-    		 Shaykh Ahmad traveled to Persia and visits Shíráz and Tihrán. He was in Tihrán when Bahá'u'lláh is born. [DB13] * Bahaullah (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Iran; Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i; Shaykhism; Shíráz, Iran; Tehran, Iran
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