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Bahá'u'lláh (Mirza Husayn-Ali Nuri)
Tehran, Iran
Archival Overview
Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Endured forty years of imprisonment and exile across the Ottoman Empire while writing the Kitab-i-Aqdas and proclaiming the organic unity of the human race and world peace.
Biographical Record
Born into noble Persian aristocracy, Bahá'u'lláh sacrificed royal rank to champion the cause of the Báb. While chained in the subterranean dungeon of the Síyáh-Chál in Tehran in 1852, he received the divine calling of his prophetic mission.
Banished consecutively to Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople, and the penal fortress of Acre, he penned tablets to Queen Victoria, Napoleon III, and world emperors calling for collective security, reduction of armaments, compulsory education, and universal language.
Key Life Milestones
Vision in the Síyáh-Chál Dungeon
Imprisoned in the subterranean "Black Pit" of Tehran, where the Maiden of Heaven revealed his mission.
Declaration in the Garden of Ridván
Declared his prophetic station to companions in Baghdad beside the Tigris River before exile.
Incarceration in the Penal Colony of Acre
Arrived in chains at the grim Ottoman sea-fortress of Acre, continuing to compose sacred tablets.
Passing at the Mansion of Bahjí
Ascended peacefully at Bahjí; his shrine became the Qiblih of the Bahá'í world toward which prayers turn.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialBahji (Acre), Palestine