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Asiyih Khanum

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Asiyih Khanum

Birth
Mazandaran, Iran
Death
1886 (aged 65–66)
Acre, Northern District, Israel
Burial
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel Add to Map
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Ásíyih Khánum (1820-1886) (Persian: آسیه خانم‎‎) was the wife of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. She is viewed by Bahá'ís as the paragon of a devoted mother and wife. She is also known by her titles of Navváb, the Most Exalted Leaf, Búyúk Khánum or Hadrat-i-Khánum. Khánum, is a title usually given to a Persian lady and is equivalent to madam. Bahá'u'lláh and Ásíyih Khánum were known as the Father of the Poor and the Mother of Consolation for their extraordinary generosity and regard for the impoverished. Bahá'u'lláh, along with Ásíyih Khánum and her children are regarded as the Bahá'í holy family.

~http://bahaikipedia.org/Ásíyih_Khánum

Ásíyih Khánum (1820-1886) (Persian: آسیه خانم‎‎) was the wife of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. She is viewed by Bahá'ís as the paragon of a devoted mother and wife. She is also known by her titles of Navváb, the Most Exalted Leaf, Búyúk Khánum or Hadrat-i-Khánum. Khánum, is a title usually given to a Persian lady and is equivalent to madam. Bahá'u'lláh and Ásíyih Khánum were known as the Father of the Poor and the Mother of Consolation for their extraordinary generosity and regard for the impoverished. Bahá'u'lláh, along with Ásíyih Khánum and her children are regarded as the Bahá'í holy family.

~http://bahaikipedia.org/Ásíyih_Khánum



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