Baha'u'llah's Stupendous Revelation : Afnan-i-Yazdi (1830-1911)

November 2, 2013

Afnan-i-Yazdi (1830-1911) – an Apostle of Baha’u’llah

From: Baha’i Biographical Notes

He was also known as Haji Muhammad-Taqi, the Afnan, a cousin of the Báb and the chief builder of the first Baha’i House of Worship in ‘Ishqabad, in Russian Turkistan, which had been initiated by ‘Abdu'l-Baha in or about 1902. Haji Muhammad-Taqi's state title was Vakil’ud-Dawlih. He was named an Apostle of Baha'u'llah by Shoghi Effendi.

the challenge

"To strive to obtain a more adequate understanding of the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's stupendous Revelation must, it is my unalterable conviction, remain the first obligation and the object of the constant endeavor of each one of its loyal adherents. An exact and thorough comprehension of so vast a system, so sublime a revelation, so sacred a trust, is for obvious reasons beyond the reach and ken of our finite minds. We can, however, and it is our bounden duty to seek to derive fresh inspiration and added sustenance as we labor for the propagation of His Faith through a clearer apprehension of the truths it enshrines and the principles on which it is based." (Shoghi Effendi, ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)

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November 2, 2013

Afnan-i-Yazdi (1830-1911) – an Apostle of Baha’u’llah