Fátimih Khánum (Persian: فاطمه خانم) was the wife of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh and Ásíyih Khánum. She is the grandmother of Shoghi Effendi.
Coming from the renowned Bábí-Bahá'í family; Nahrí Family, she was born in Isfahán. She was chosen at the age of 23, to be the wife of the Master, for whom she bore nine children. Four daughters survived to adulthood. During her fifty or so years of marriage to 'Abdu'l-Bahá she became His beloved confidante. The ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá devastated her. Known by the friends as Holy Mother, Munírih Khánum served as the matriarch type figure after the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf. Her diligent efforts of shielding her family from the Covenant Breakers helped her grandson. Munírih Khánum spent most of her life devoted to piety and the Holy Family. She was very close to her sister-in-law Bahíyyih Khánum. The Holy Mother wrote many letters to the friends, encouraging them to include women in Bahá'í activities and to understand the equality of the sexes. Shoghi Effendi had a monument built in her honour, where she is currently buried.
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Munirih Khanum, the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha'.
The couple married on March 8, 1873 in the House of 'Abbúd.
Munírih Khánum was twenty-five, 'Abdu'l-Bahá was twenty-eight.
The marriage was a happy union.
They had nine children: Ḥusayn Effendi (died 1305/1887, aged five), Mihdí (died aged two-and-a-half), Ṭúbá (died sometime in 'Akka'), Fu'ádíyyih (died in infancy), and Ruḥangíz (died in 1893, she was the favorite grandchild of Bahá'u'lláh) "five of my children died in the poisonous climate of 'Akká'" she later bitterly reflected.
Four children survived adulthood – all daughters; Ḍiyá'iyyih Khánum (mother of Shoghi Effendi) (died in 1951) Túbá Khánum (1880–1959) Rúḥá Khánum and Munavvar Khánum (died in 1971). Munírih Khánum was very emotionally attached to her children and devoted to her husband.
Coming from the renowned Bábí-Bahá'í family; Nahrí Family, she was born in Isfahán. She was chosen at the age of 23, to be the wife of the Master, for whom she bore nine children. Four daughters survived to adulthood. During her fifty or so years of marriage to 'Abdu'l-Bahá she became His beloved confidante. The ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá devastated her. Known by the friends as Holy Mother, Munírih Khánum served as the matriarch type figure after the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf. Her diligent efforts of shielding her family from the Covenant Breakers helped her grandson. Munírih Khánum spent most of her life devoted to piety and the Holy Family. She was very close to her sister-in-law Bahíyyih Khánum. The Holy Mother wrote many letters to the friends, encouraging them to include women in Bahá'í activities and to understand the equality of the sexes. Shoghi Effendi had a monument built in her honour, where she is currently buried.
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Munirih Khanum, the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha'.
The couple married on March 8, 1873 in the House of 'Abbúd.
Munírih Khánum was twenty-five, 'Abdu'l-Bahá was twenty-eight.
The marriage was a happy union.
They had nine children: Ḥusayn Effendi (died 1305/1887, aged five), Mihdí (died aged two-and-a-half), Ṭúbá (died sometime in 'Akka'), Fu'ádíyyih (died in infancy), and Ruḥangíz (died in 1893, she was the favorite grandchild of Bahá'u'lláh) "five of my children died in the poisonous climate of 'Akká'" she later bitterly reflected.
Four children survived adulthood – all daughters; Ḍiyá'iyyih Khánum (mother of Shoghi Effendi) (died in 1951) Túbá Khánum (1880–1959) Rúḥá Khánum and Munavvar Khánum (died in 1971). Munírih Khánum was very emotionally attached to her children and devoted to her husband.
Fátimih Khánum (Persian: فاطمه خانم) was the wife of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh and Ásíyih Khánum. She is the grandmother of Shoghi Effendi.
Coming from the renowned Bábí-Bahá'í family; Nahrí Family, she was born in Isfahán. She was chosen at the age of 23, to be the wife of the Master, for whom she bore nine children. Four daughters survived to adulthood. During her fifty or so years of marriage to 'Abdu'l-Bahá she became His beloved confidante. The ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá devastated her. Known by the friends as Holy Mother, Munírih Khánum served as the matriarch type figure after the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf. Her diligent efforts of shielding her family from the Covenant Breakers helped her grandson. Munírih Khánum spent most of her life devoted to piety and the Holy Family. She was very close to her sister-in-law Bahíyyih Khánum. The Holy Mother wrote many letters to the friends, encouraging them to include women in Bahá'í activities and to understand the equality of the sexes. Shoghi Effendi had a monument built in her honour, where she is currently buried.
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Munirih Khanum, the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha'.
The couple married on March 8, 1873 in the House of 'Abbúd.
Munírih Khánum was twenty-five, 'Abdu'l-Bahá was twenty-eight.
The marriage was a happy union.
They had nine children: Ḥusayn Effendi (died 1305/1887, aged five), Mihdí (died aged two-and-a-half), Ṭúbá (died sometime in 'Akka'), Fu'ádíyyih (died in infancy), and Ruḥangíz (died in 1893, she was the favorite grandchild of Bahá'u'lláh) "five of my children died in the poisonous climate of 'Akká'" she later bitterly reflected.
Four children survived adulthood – all daughters; Ḍiyá'iyyih Khánum (mother of Shoghi Effendi) (died in 1951) Túbá Khánum (1880–1959) Rúḥá Khánum and Munavvar Khánum (died in 1971). Munírih Khánum was very emotionally attached to her children and devoted to her husband.
Coming from the renowned Bábí-Bahá'í family; Nahrí Family, she was born in Isfahán. She was chosen at the age of 23, to be the wife of the Master, for whom she bore nine children. Four daughters survived to adulthood. During her fifty or so years of marriage to 'Abdu'l-Bahá she became His beloved confidante. The ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá devastated her. Known by the friends as Holy Mother, Munírih Khánum served as the matriarch type figure after the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf. Her diligent efforts of shielding her family from the Covenant Breakers helped her grandson. Munírih Khánum spent most of her life devoted to piety and the Holy Family. She was very close to her sister-in-law Bahíyyih Khánum. The Holy Mother wrote many letters to the friends, encouraging them to include women in Bahá'í activities and to understand the equality of the sexes. Shoghi Effendi had a monument built in her honour, where she is currently buried.
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Munirih Khanum, the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha'.
The couple married on March 8, 1873 in the House of 'Abbúd.
Munírih Khánum was twenty-five, 'Abdu'l-Bahá was twenty-eight.
The marriage was a happy union.
They had nine children: Ḥusayn Effendi (died 1305/1887, aged five), Mihdí (died aged two-and-a-half), Ṭúbá (died sometime in 'Akka'), Fu'ádíyyih (died in infancy), and Ruḥangíz (died in 1893, she was the favorite grandchild of Bahá'u'lláh) "five of my children died in the poisonous climate of 'Akká'" she later bitterly reflected.
Four children survived adulthood – all daughters; Ḍiyá'iyyih Khánum (mother of Shoghi Effendi) (died in 1951) Túbá Khánum (1880–1959) Rúḥá Khánum and Munavvar Khánum (died in 1971). Munírih Khánum was very emotionally attached to her children and devoted to her husband.
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