Chronology: Date 1892-07-05

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1892 5 Jul 189-	The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Nabil-i-Akbar Áqá Muhammed-i-Qá'iní. He was born in Naw-Firist, Persia (Iran) on 29 March 1829. [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project; MoFp1] "It has been claimed that no one within the enclave of the Bahá'í Faith has ever surpassed the profundity of his erudition." Bahá'u'lláh addressed the Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) in his honour. [EB115] He was imprisoned a number of times in Iran for his Bahá'í activities and eventually moved to Ashkhabad ('Ishqábád, Turkmenistan). He died in Bukhárá, Uzbekistan. 'Abdu'l-Bahá designated him a Hand of the Cause of God. [LoF28-31] For details of his life see EB112–15 and LoF28-31. He was named as one of the Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh. For a brief biography see "Nabil-e aʿzam Zaranadi, Mollā Mohammad," by Vahid Rafati, Encyclopædia Iranica	* Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; - Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; - Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Bukhara, Uzbekistan; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hands of the Cause, referred to as such by `Abdu'l-Bahá; Iran; Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom); Nabil-i-Akbar (Aqa Muhammed-i-Qaini); Naw-Firist, Iran; Uzbekistan


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