Hasan Balyuzi shared with the Guardian of the Faith descent from the same great-grandfather, Haji Mirza Abu'l-Qasim--one of the two brothers of Khadijih-Bagum, the wife of the Bab-whose daughter, Fatimih-Sultan Bagum, was Mr. Balyuzi's paternal grandmother. His paternal grandfather was Muhammad-Hasan , a merchant of a Bushire family, whom Baha'u'llah accepted as of the family of the Bab, and a son of this union was Mirza 'Ali Aqa, later entitled Muvuqqari'd-Dawlih, the father of Hasan Balyuzi. His mother, Munavvar Khanum, traced her descent from both brothers of the wife of the Bab, and thus Mr. Balyuzi's 'illustrious lineage' had a twofold bond with Khadijih-Bagum for whom he had a particular love and esteem. Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, close relative of Mr. Balyuzi and Custodian of the House of the Bab in Shiraz, has stated that during his pilgrimage the Guardian of the Faith referred to three outstanding members of the Afnan family. The most distinguished was Khadijih Bagum, the wife of the Bab, then Haji Mirza Siyyid 'Ali, the uncle of the Bab and one of the Seven Martyrs of Tehran, while, 'at the present moment', the most distinguished was Hasan Balyuzi, and 'all the Afnan should follow in his footsteps' .
—Baha'i World, Volume 18
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—Baha'i World, Volume 18
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Hasan Balyuzi shared with the Guardian of the Faith descent from the same great-grandfather, Haji Mirza Abu'l-Qasim--one of the two brothers of Khadijih-Bagum, the wife of the Bab-whose daughter, Fatimih-Sultan Bagum, was Mr. Balyuzi's paternal grandmother. His paternal grandfather was Muhammad-Hasan , a merchant of a Bushire family, whom Baha'u'llah accepted as of the family of the Bab, and a son of this union was Mirza 'Ali Aqa, later entitled Muvuqqari'd-Dawlih, the father of Hasan Balyuzi. His mother, Munavvar Khanum, traced her descent from both brothers of the wife of the Bab, and thus Mr. Balyuzi's 'illustrious lineage' had a twofold bond with Khadijih-Bagum for whom he had a particular love and esteem. Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, close relative of Mr. Balyuzi and Custodian of the House of the Bab in Shiraz, has stated that during his pilgrimage the Guardian of the Faith referred to three outstanding members of the Afnan family. The most distinguished was Khadijih Bagum, the wife of the Bab, then Haji Mirza Siyyid 'Ali, the uncle of the Bab and one of the Seven Martyrs of Tehran, while, 'at the present moment', the most distinguished was Hasan Balyuzi, and 'all the Afnan should follow in his footsteps' .
—Baha'i World, Volume 18
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—Baha'i World, Volume 18
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