Prophet's Daughter: The Life and Legacy of Bahíyyih Khánum : Outstanding Heroine of the Baháʼí FaithBaha'i Publishing Trust, 2005 - 359 pages The first full-length biography of one of the greatest women in world religious history. Her towering spiritual strength offers readers an unrivaled model of sacrifice and service to one's faith.Born in Tehran, Bahiyyih Khanum (18461932) was the daughter of Baha'u'llah (18171892), Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i religion. Because Baha'u'llah's teachings were seen in His homeland as a heretical threat to the established order, He and His immediate family and a small group of followers were exiled for some forty years. Meanwhile, thousands of other followers were exterminated in an effort to eradicate the new faith.From the age of seven, Bahiyyih Khanum accompanied her father in exile to Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople, and eventually 'Akka, suffering all of the privations her father suffered. Yet she played a unique and crucial role in supporting her family; assisting members of the religion during periods of unspeakably brutal persecution; managing the small band's household under prison conditions; and, later in life, working with Baha'u'llah's successors to establish the Baha'i Faith as a universally recognized world religion. Her confident and resilient response to hardship and suffering, her acceptance of administrative responsibility, her exemplary leadership, and her capacity to deal constructively with change were exceptional. |
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Contents
Role in Baháí History | 3 |
Explorations | 10 |
Her Unique Role during Baháulláhs Ministry | 16 |
Support of the Center of the Covenant | 52 |
Rise of the Faith in the West and the Arrival of the First | 59 |
Her Role during the Renewal of Incarceration | 67 |
Entombment of the Remains of the Báb on Mount Carmel | 75 |
Household Manager and Hostess to Pilgrims | 87 |
The Evening of Her Life | 200 |
The Passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf | 211 |
NineMonth Period of Mourning | 217 |
The RestingPlace of the Greatest Holy Leaf and the Rise of | 226 |
Role Model for Both Sexes | 239 |
Accepting Administrative Responsibility | 253 |
Responsibilities of Rank | 268 |
Dealing with Change | 287 |
The War Years 191418 | 95 |
The Passing of AbdulBahá | 106 |
Period of Renewed Anxiety | 115 |
Response to Her Appointment | 131 |
The Bond between the Guardian and the Greatest Holy Leaf | 185 |
Her Enduring Legacy | 299 |
Glossary | 327 |
Bibliography | 339 |
A Basic Baháí Reading List | 345 |
Common terms and phrases
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