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Birth and Childhood of Baha'u'llah(Bookfold Version)

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Murgh-Mahallih summer res., in

Shimran 1914Puppet Show Shimran, Garden 1900-40

Tihran 1930

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Entrance to Mrz Buzurg's House in Tihran


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Father, Family, Lineage, Location

Looking north onto the shore of the Caspian Sea, and nestling

against the protective rocky peaks to the south, lies the small villageof Takur. This village is the ancestral home of one of the mostancient, wealthy and renowned families of Nur, a family honoured by

its descent from Abraham, Zoroaster and the ancient Prophets, andthrough the last Zoroastrian King of Persia. Many members of thisfamily held important Government posts, both in the Civil and theMilitary.

It was to this illustrious family that Bah'u'llh's father was born, and

named 'Abbas. As an adult, he was married, and lived within thePersian Capital of Tihran, where he was a favoured minister of theCrown.

Father Named 'Mirza Buzurg'

Bah'u'llh's father was distinguished by a special name from the

Shah himself. One day the Shah was marvelling at a masterpiece ofbeautiful writing, wondering if anyone alive could ever create itsequal. Bah'u'llh's father was suggested, and was sent for.

Challenged to match its excellence and beauty, he copied this workof art, adding his own lines, and after illuminating them, he brought

the new masterpiece as a present to the Shah.

The Shah was overwhelmed with admiration, and he issued a royaldecree giving Bah'u'llh's father the name of 'Mirza Buzurg'; he alsogave him a robe of honour, which he had himself worn, and

exempted his entire village from tax. A few years later, Bah'u'llh'sfather was made a high-ranking advisor to the Shah's own son, andso he prospered in this and many other ways.


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Birth of Bah'u'llh

Bah'u'llh's father had seven wives, and a great many childrenthrough them. At dawn, on the second day of the Islamic Year, on 12

November 1817, his wife Khadijih Khanum gave birth to the eldestof her surviving sons.

At that very same moment, Shaykh Ahmad, who announced thecoming of the Bb and Bah'u'llh, was found fallen upon his face,repeating in wrapt devotion the words, 'God is Great!' and saying,'That which I have been announcing to you is now revealed. At this

very hour the light of the Promised One has broken, and is sheddingillumination upon the world.'

Given the name of Husayn-'Al, as the Child grew from an infant into

adulthood, He astounded all who encountered Him, and would later,as Bah'u'llh, change the face of history.

Infancy

From His birth, Bah'u'llh never cried, always remaining in a mostremarkable state of peacefulness. His mother was completely

astonished, and before long it became obvious to everyone around,that her Child was entirely different from other children.

ResidenceBah'u'llh was brought up on the outskirts of Tihran, close to a

moat. Part of every year, typically in the summer months, He would

spend in His father's great mansion in their ancestral village ofTakur, on the shores of the sea.

In a prominent place of this mansion, there still survives theinscription of Bah'u'llh's father, recording, "When you reach the

threshold of the Beloved, say 'Yea'; for 'Peace' and 'Upon Thee' findno place there. This is the vale of Love, pause your steps; this is holyground, cast off your shoes!"

Character and Qualities

Bah'u'llh as a child displayed a purity of character quiteextraordinary, and a wonderful, innate wisdom and knowledge.

He greatly loved outdoor life, spending most of His time in the gardenor fields.


Takur 1930Nur

Abdul Baha's Room

Takur and Mansion

Bah'u'llh's RoomTakur Entrance

Takur Residence

Bah'u'llh's Room


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