Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá ( fa, ‎ ; 18841955) was a prominent

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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

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, the martyr-poet, and the father of ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, (1911 – September 22, 2007). Varqá joined

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's entourage while he traveled across America. He was appointed Trustee of the

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in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause in 1951.

References

* *Baháʼí World, Vol. 13, pp. 831–4.

External links

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