Literature · Religion · 1817–1892
Born: 12 November 1817 · Died: 29 May 1892 · Age at death: 74
Baháʼu'lláh died aged 74. He was born on 12 November 1817 and died on 29 May 1892.
Iranian religious leader and the founder of the Baháʼí Faith
Did you know?He spent most of his adult life in prison or exile across the Middle East because of his religious teachings.
Baháʼu'lláh was born into a noble family in Tehran. He gave up wealth and status after embracing a new religious movement. Years of prison and exile followed. Across the Ottoman Empire he wrote thousands of letters and books. He taught the unity of God, of religion and of humanity. He called for the equality of women and men and for universal education. Today the faith he founded has followers in almost every country.
Baháʼu'lláh (Persian:, born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Iran and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábism.
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Persian religious leader, born 1817
Baháʼu'lláh was born in Tehran on 12 November 1817.
He founded the Baháʼí Faith.
He was exiled from Persia and later imprisoned in Acre.
His main book of laws is the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
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Did you know?His shrine near Acre is the holiest place for Baháʼís.
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