Valíyu'lláh Varqá
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Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá (1884–1955) was a prominent Persian
Bahá'í
, and appointed a Hand of the Cause
by Shoghi Effendi
.
He was the son of Varqá
, the martyr-poet, and the father of `Alí-Muhammad Varqá
, (1911 – September 22, 2007).
Valí'u'lláh Varqá joined `Abdu'l-Bahá
's entourage while he traveled across America. He was appointed Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh
in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause in 1951.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
Bahá'í
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
, and appointed a Hand of the Cause
Hands of the Cause
The Hands of the Cause of God, Hands of the Cause, or Hands were a select group of Bahá'ís, appointed for life, whose main function was to propagate and protect the Bahá'í Faith...
by Shoghi Effendi
Shoghi Effendi
Shoghí Effendí Rabbání , better known as Shoghi Effendi, was the Guardian and appointed head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957...
.
He was the son of Varqá
Varqá
Varqá , born Mírzá `Alí-Muhammad , was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, a global religion of Persian origin...
, the martyr-poet, and the father of `Alí-Muhammad Varqá
`Alí-Muhammad Varqá
`Alí-Muhammad Varqá was a prominent adherent of the Bahá'í Faith. He was the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God, an appointed position in the Bahá'í Faith whose main function is to propagate and protect the religion on the international level.Varqá was born in 1911 in Tehran, Iran to a...
, (1911 – September 22, 2007).
Valí'u'lláh Varqá joined `Abdu'l-Bahá
`Abdu'l-Bahá
‘Abdu’l-Bahá , born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá was born in Tehran to an aristocratic family of the realm...
's entourage while he traveled across America. He was appointed Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh
Huqúqu'lláh
Huqúqu'lláh , sometimes called the Law of Huqúq is a socio-economic and spiritual law of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, a charter document of the Bahá'í Faith, written by Bahá'u'lláh...
in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause in 1951.