Abu'l-Qásim Faizi or Fayḍí (1906–1980) was a

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Baháʼí. He studied at the

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. He married Gloria ʻAláʼí in 1939. Together they pioneered to

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and

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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 ...

called him the 'sprititual conqueror' of Arabia, and appointed him

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in 1957. In 1960, when the National Spiritual Assembly of France accepted Mason Remey's claim to be the

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after the death of

, the Custodians (who were the nine

Hands of the Cause of God Hand of the Cause was a title given to prominent early members of the Baháʼí Faith, appointed for life by the religion's founders. Of the fifty individuals given the title, the last living was ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, who died in 2007. Hands o ...

assigned specifically to work at the

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) sent Abu'l-Qásim Faizi to meet with them. Through his reports, the Hands of the Cause disbanded the Assembly, declaring its members Covenant-breakers.

Bibliography

* Biography: "Faizi" published by George Ronald - also available on Amazon

References

External links

Author introduced Faith to a generation
about the passing of Gloria Faizi. *, talking about the Ridván Garden near 'Akká Iranian Bahá'ís Hands of the Cause 1906 births 1980 deaths Sindhi people 20th-century Bahá'ís {{Baháʼí-stub