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ʻAbdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972) was a prominent
Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...
Baháʼí scholar. He became a Baháʼí in 1927. He was a teacher in one of the Baháʼí schools in
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, until the schools were closed in 1934. He prepared many compilations of Bahá'í writings, commentaries, apologetic works, and historic studies.


Works

Some of his more important works are as follows: *
Abvábu'l-Malakút
', a vocalized collection of Arabic Baháʼí prayers. *''Aqdáḥu'l-Faláḥ'' (volume
1
an
2
, comments on various subjects pertaining to the Abrahamic religions. *
Áthár-i-Qalam-i-Aʻlá
', volumes 3 and 4; collections of the writings of Baháʼu'lláh. *

', a Baháʼí Encyclopedia in 16 volumes. *
Ganjíniy-i-Ḥudúd va Aḥkám
', a collection of writings on Baháʼí laws and ordinances. *
Ganj-i-Sháygán
', a chronological survey of Baháʼuʼlláh's writings. *''Jannát-i-Naʻím'' (volume
1
an
2
, collections of the poems of Naʻím-i-Sidihí, a celebrated Baháʼí poet. *''Máʼidiy-i-Ásmání'' ** volume
1478
are collections of Bahá'u'lláh's Tablets ** volume
259
are collections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablets ** volume
3
an
6
are a collection of
Shoghi Effendi Shoghí Effendi (; ;1896 or 1897 – 4 November 1957) was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, in ...
's letters *''Muḥáḍirát'' (volume
12
an
3
, transcribed oral conversations with Ishráq-Khávarí on various subjects. *
Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn
', a biography of the
Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn (, meaning "twin shining lights") are two brothers who were followers of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, a global religion of Persian origin. They were beheaded in 1879 as a result of being Baháʼís. Numer ...
, two early Baháʼí martyrs. *
Payám-i-Malakút
', a thematically-arranged compilation of Baháʼí writings. *

', a commentary on the ''
Kitáb-i-Íqán The ''Kitáb-i-Íqán'' (, "Book of Certitude") is a book written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. It is the religion's primary theological work and one of many texts that Baháʼís hold sacred. It is considered the seco ...
(Book of Certitude)'', four volumes. *
Qámús-i-Tawqíʻ-i-Maníʻ-i-Naw-Rúz-i-108 Badíʻ
', a concordance to Shoghi Effendi's Naw-Rúz 108 BE message (in Persian). *''Raḥíq-i-Makhtúm'' (volume
1
an
2
, a selection of different subjects in alphabetical order in two volumes. Commentary on Shoghi Effendi's centennial letter
Lawḥ-i-Qarn
'. *

', a collection of Baháʼí writings on the nine Baháʼí Holy Days. *
Risáliy-i-Nuṣús-i-Alváḥ dar báriy-i-Baqáy-i-Arváḥ
', a collection of Baháʼí writings on the immortality of the human soul. *
Risáliy-i-Tasbíḥ va Tahlíl
', a vocalized collection of Arabic prayers by Baháʼuʼlláh. *
Sharḥ-i-Ḥayát-i-Ḥaḍrat-i-Valíyy-i-Amru'lláh
', a brief biography of Shoghi Effendi. *

', a transcribed verse-by-verse analysis of the ''
Kitáb-i-Aqdas The ''Kitáb-i-Aqdas'' () is the central religious text of the Baháʼí Faith, written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion, in 1873. Though it is the main source of Baháʼí laws and practices, much of the content deals with other ...
'' in Persian. *
Táríkh-i-Amríy-i-Hamadán
', a history of the Baháʼí Faith in the city of Hamadán. *
Yádigár
', transcribed oral remarks from Ishráq-Khávarí on various subjects.


See also

*
Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Mírzá Muḥammad (), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844–1914), was the foremost Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí scholar who helped spread the Baháʼí Faith in Baháʼí Faith in Egypt, Egypt, Baháʼí Faith in Turkmenistan, Turkmen ...
(1844–1914) *
Mírzá Asadu'llah Fádil Mázandarání Mírzá Asadu'lláh Fádil Mázandarání (1881–1957)Encyclopædia Iranica (1999). http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fazel-mazandarani FĀŻEL MĀZANDARĀNĪ, MĪRZĀ ASAD-ALLĀH] was a prominent Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí scholar in Iran. ...
(1881–1957) *
Adib Taherzadeh Adib Taherzadeh (29 April 1921 in Yazd, Iran – January 26, 2000) was a Baháʼí author who also served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Baháʼís, between 1988 and 2000. Biography Taherzadeh was ...
(1921–2000)


References

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Further reading

* Ṣáliḥ Mawlavínizhád, ''Ishráq-Khávarí: Zindigí, Áthár, va Kháṭirát'' (Madrid: Bunyád-i-Farhangíy-i-Niḥal, 2009). * Sulaymání, ʻAzízu'lláh, ''Maṣábíḥ-i-Hidáyat'', vol. 9 (Tehran: Muʼassisiy-i-Millíy-i-Maṭbúʻát-i-Amrí, 1975), pp. 8–122; availabl
online
at the Afnán Library.


External links


EŠRĀQ ḴĀVARĪ, ʿABD-AL-ḤAMĪD
''Encyclopedia Iranica''

(archived, 2008)

* ttps://bahai-library.com/shafipour_ishraq_khavari_bibliography Mr. Ishraq Khavari: Books and Publications by Adel Shafipour (2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishraq-Khavari, Abdul-Hamid 1902 births 1972 deaths Iranian Bahá'ís Converts to the Bahá'í Faith from Shia Islam 20th-century Bahá'ís