Vakílu'd-Dawlih

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Vakílu'd-Dawlih.

Afnán-i-Yazdí (Persian: أفنان اليازدي‎‎, surnamed Vakílu'd-Dawlih; 1830 – 1909), also known as Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí, was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He is identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.

He was an Afnán, a cousin of the Báb and the chief builder of the first Bahá'í House of Worship in 'Ishqábád, present day Turkmenistan, which was initiated by `Abdu'l-Bahá in or about 1902.

References

Balyuzi, H.M. (1985). Eminent Bahá'ís in the time of Bahá'u'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. ISBN 0-85398-152-3.

External links

Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-Taqí - section from Memorials of the Faithful, p. 126.

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Central figures	The Báb Bahá'u'lláh Abdu'l-Bahá

Scripture	Kitáb-i-Aqdas Kitáb-i-Íqán Hidden Words Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Summons

Key figures	Shoghi Effendi Bahíyyih Khánum Martha Root Táhirih Badí‘ Apostles Hands of the Cause

Principal teachings	Unity of humanity Unity of religion Gender equality Harmony of science and religion Auxiliary language

See also	Symbols Texts Teachings Laws History Administration Calendar Pilgrimage Prayer Category

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Name	Vakilud-Dawlih
Alternative names
Short description	Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh
Date of birth	1830
Place of birth
Date of death	1909
Place of death

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