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'''Ásíyih <u>Kh</u>ánum''' (c. 1820-1886) ({{ArB|آسیه خانم}}), later and more widely known by her title '''Navváb''', is [[Bahá'u'lláh]]'s first and most well known wife. She is the daughter of Mírzá Ismá'il-i-Vazír, a nobleman.<ref>Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani'Asiyih Khanum, the Most Exalted Leaf''</ref>
'''Ásíyih Khánum''' (1820-1866) was the wife of [[Bahá’u’lláh]], prophet founder of the [[Bahá’í Faith]]. She was the daughter of Mírzá Ismá’íl-i-Vazír, a wealthy nobleman. She is also referred to as '''Navváb'''(ih) or '''Búyúk Khánum'''.


Chosen to marry the young Bahá’u’lláh, they were wedded in [[Tehran]] in 1251 AH (1835)<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Baha'u'llah - The King of Glory'', p. 21</ref>. At the time of the marriage, Bahá’u’lláh was 18 and Ásíyih Khánum was 15<ref>Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Baha'u'llah, p. 117</ref>. A contemporary described her as "tall, slender, graceful, eyes of dark blue"<ref>Lady Blomfield, ''The Chosen Highway'', p. 39</ref>. Together they had 7 children: [['Abdu'l-Bahá]], [[Bahíyyih Khánum]], [[Mírzá Mihdí]], Sádiq, Kázim, 'Alí-Muhammad, and 'Alí-Muhammad. Only the eldest three survived till adulthood.
She and Bahá'u'lláh married some time between [[September 24]] and [[October 22]], [[1835]], in [[Tehran]] at the age of fifteen. She had seven of his children, of whom only three lived to adulthood:


She accompanied Bahá'u'lláh through his exiles and became his confidante<ref>Adib Taherzadeh, ''The Child of the Covenant'', p. 21</ref>. She was given the title of Navváb by Bahá'u'llah, a respectable term Persian nobles called their wives. Bahá'u'lláh also named her the ''Most Exalted Leaf'' and declared her his "perpetual consort in all the worlds of God." Amongst the Bahá'ís she is seen as the paragon of the woman. Bahá'u'lláh named her son, [['Abdu'l-Bahá]] as his vicar<ref>Baha'i Faith-Brittanica article, p. 2</ref>.
*'Abdu'l-Bahá (1844-1921)
*Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932)
*Mírzá Mihdí (1848-1870)


She was given the title ''Navváb'' by Bahá'u'lláh. The name ''Navváb'' was a respectable term Persian nobles referred to their wives by. Bahá'u'lláh also named her the ''Most Exalted Leaf'' and declared her his "perpetual consort in all the worlds of God." When the family rented and then acquired the [[Mansion of Bahji]], she stayed in the [[Bahá'í World Centre buildings#House of `Abbúd|House of `Abbúd]]. She died in 1886 in [[Akká]]. Her remains were moved to a new grave by [[Shoghi Effendi]] in December 1939 alongside her youngest son [[Mírzá Mihdí]] in the gardens below [[The Arc (Bahá'í)|the Arc]] on [[Mount Carmel, Israel|Mount Carmel]] in [[Haifa]] in an area now called the [[Bahá'í World Centre buildings#Monument Gardens|Monument Gardens]].
Ásíyih Khánum died in 1886 in [[Akká]]. After her death, Bahá'u'lláh was devastated and revealed a tablet in honour of her. He was said to be so grievous that he lost appetite to eat<ref>Ruhiyyih Rabbani, ''The Passing of Shoghi Effendi'', p. 5</ref>. Her remains were moved to a new grave by [[Shoghi Effendi]] in December 1939 alongside her youngest son [[Mírzá Mihdí]] in the gardens below [[The Arc (Bahá'í)|the Arc]] on [[Mount Carmel, Israel|Mount Carmel]] in [[Haifa]] in an area now called the [[Bahá'í World Centre buildings#Monument Gardens|Monument Gardens]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:37, 11 February 2009

Ásíyih Khánum (1820-1866) was the wife of Bahá’u’lláh, prophet founder of the Bahá’í Faith. She was the daughter of Mírzá Ismá’íl-i-Vazír, a wealthy nobleman. She is also referred to as Navváb(ih) or Búyúk Khánum.

Chosen to marry the young Bahá’u’lláh, they were wedded in Tehran in 1251 AH (1835)[1]. At the time of the marriage, Bahá’u’lláh was 18 and Ásíyih Khánum was 15[2]. A contemporary described her as "tall, slender, graceful, eyes of dark blue"[3]. Together they had 7 children: 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahíyyih Khánum, Mírzá Mihdí, Sádiq, Kázim, 'Alí-Muhammad, and 'Alí-Muhammad. Only the eldest three survived till adulthood.

She accompanied Bahá'u'lláh through his exiles and became his confidante[4]. She was given the title of Navváb by Bahá'u'llah, a respectable term Persian nobles called their wives. Bahá'u'lláh also named her the Most Exalted Leaf and declared her his "perpetual consort in all the worlds of God." Amongst the Bahá'ís she is seen as the paragon of the woman. Bahá'u'lláh named her son, 'Abdu'l-Bahá as his vicar[5].

Ásíyih Khánum died in 1886 in Akká. After her death, Bahá'u'lláh was devastated and revealed a tablet in honour of her. He was said to be so grievous that he lost appetite to eat[6]. Her remains were moved to a new grave by Shoghi Effendi in December 1939 alongside her youngest son Mírzá Mihdí in the gardens below the Arc on Mount Carmel in Haifa in an area now called the Monument Gardens.

See also

References

  • Smith, Peter (1999). A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1851681841.
  • Cameron, G. (1996). A Basic Bahá'í Chronology. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0853984022. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  1. ^ H.M. Balyuzi, Baha'u'llah - The King of Glory, p. 21
  2. ^ Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Baha'u'llah, p. 117
  3. ^ Lady Blomfield, The Chosen Highway, p. 39
  4. ^ Adib Taherzadeh, The Child of the Covenant, p. 21
  5. ^ Baha'i Faith-Brittanica article, p. 2
  6. ^ Ruhiyyih Rabbani, The Passing of Shoghi Effendi, p. 5
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