Bahíyyih Khánum
Bahíyyih Khánum | |
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Bahíyyih Khánum in 1895 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Fátimih Núrí Late 1846/early 1847 |
| Died | 15 July 1932 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Monument Gardens 32°48′52.59″N 34°59′14.17″E / 32.8146083°N 34.9872694°E |
| Nationality | Persian |
| Parent(s) | Baháʼu'lláh (father) Ásíyih Khánum (mother) |
| Relatives | Shoghi Effendi (great-nephew) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Baháʼí Faith |
Bahíyyih Khánum (1846 – 15 July 1932) was the only daughter of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and Ásíyih Khánum. She was born in 1846 with the given name Fatimih Sultan, and was entitled "Varaqiy-i-'Ulyá" or "Greatest Holy Leaf". Brought up through the trying times her family lived through, in adulthood she served the interests of the religion and was even occasionally trusted with running the affairs of the religion. Greatly favoured by Bahá'u'lláh, she is seen within the Baháʼí Faith as one of the greatest women to have lived. According to Baháʼís, every dispensation has one particular holy woman or "immortal heroine". In the time of Jesus it was the Virgin Mary, the time of Muhammad it was his daughter Fatima Zahra and during the Báb's dispensation it was Táhirih. Baháʼís believe that Bahíyyih Khánum is the outstanding heroine of the Baháʼí dispensation.