Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá ( fa, ; 18841955) was a prominent
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
Baháʼí who was appointed a
Hand of the Cause by
Shoghi Effendi
Shoghí Effendi (; 1 March 1897 – 4 November 1957) was the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, appointed to the role of Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957. He created a series of teaching plans that over ...
.
He was the son of
Varqá
Varqá ( ar, , born Mírzá ʻAlí-Muhammad ( fa, ); died 1896) was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. Varqá was referred to by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (; Persian: , 23 May 1844 – 28 No ...
, the martyr-poet, and the father of
ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, (1911 – September 22, 2007).
Varqá joined
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (; Persian: , 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ʻAbbás ( fa, عباس), was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh and served as head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá was later canonized as the ...
's entourage while he traveled across America. He was appointed Trustee of the
Huqúqu'lláh
Ḥuqúqu'lláh ( ar, ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, "Right of God") is a voluntary wealth tax paid by adherents of the Baháʼí Faith to support the work of the religion. Individuals following the practice calculate 19% of their discretionary income ...
in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause in 1951.
References
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*Baháʼí World, Vol. 13, pp. 831–4.
External links
* Valíyu'lláh Varqá a
Find-a-Grave.com
Valiyu'llah
Valiyu'llah
1955 deaths
1884 births
19th-century Bahá'ís
20th-century Bahá'ís
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