Bibliography 2: #BIB32394

Key	BIB32394
Reference type	Journal Article
Title	Istoriia muchenichestva Khadzhi Mukhammada Rizy Isfakhani v Ashkhabade
Journal	Pis'mennye Pamiatniki Vostoka
Translated title	History of the Martyrdom of Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani
Author	Ioannesian, IU. A.
Year	2009
Date	Vesna–Leto 2009
Issue	1 (10)
Abstract	The History of the Martyrdom translated from Persian gives an account of Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani’s martyrdom, which took place in Ashkabad on 8 September 1889. The martyr, murdered by Shi’ih fanatics, belonged to the local Baha’i community – the first completely organized Baha’i community outside of Iran from both the administrative and institutionary standpoints. The author of the History – a prominent Baha’i scholar, Mirza Abu-l-Fadl Gulpaygani, was an eye-witness of the events related to the ruthless murder and its subsequent developments. The events played a significant role in the history of the emerging new religion. Not only was this the first time since its inception that its followers were treated justly and their victimizers punished, but also the Baha’i Faith was legally recognized as an independent religion during a court hearing. The murder received much publicity also due to the fact that the local Baha’i community appealed to the Russian authorities to mitigate the penalty of the murderers. Their intercession, though causing much surprise, was granted. The above translation is done from a manuscript (probably Gulpaygani’s autograph) found among Baron V. R. Rosen’s materials in the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
Language	Russian
Keywords	MARTYRS; ISFAHANI, HAJI MUHAMMAD RIDA; ISHQABAD; RUSSIA; BIOGRAPHY
Pages	34–58
File attachments	internal-pdf://2075143181/PPV_2009_1-10_2_ioannesyan.pdf

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