Bahá’í Glossary
Marzieh Gail
Mírzá Sa‘íd Khánmere-zaw-sa-eed-conForeign minister of Persia in 1863. Wrote authorities in Constantinople to exile Bahá’u’lláh from Baghdád.
Mírzá Shu‘á’’lláhmere-zaw-sho-awe-ol-lahSon of Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí
Mírzá Yaḥyámere-zaw-ya-h-yawTreacherous half-brother of Bahá’u’lláh and “Arch-Breaker of the Covenant of the Báb.” The Báb never named a successor, vicegerent or interpreter; He nominated Mírzá Yaḥyá (Ṣubḥ-i-Azal) merely “as a figure-head pending the imminent manifestation of the Promised One.” (GPB 28; 233). Mírzá Yaḥyá is stigmatized as “This vain and flaccid man” “befooled and manipulated” by Siyyid Muḥammad. (GPB 112).
Mishkín-Qalammesh-keen-cal-amMusk-scented Pen; title of a famed Bahá’í calligrapher.
Months (Bahá’í):First Day:
1stBaháBa-háSplendorMarch 21
2ndJalálja-lawlGloryApril 9
3rdamálja-mawlBeautyApril 28
4th‘Aẓamataz-am-atGrandeurMay 17
5thNúrnoorLightJune 5
6thRaḥmatra-h-matMercyJune 24
7thKalimátcal-eh-mawtWordsJuly 13
8thKamálcam-awlPerfectionAug. 1
9thAsmá’assm-awNamesAug. 20
10th‘Izzatezz-atMightSept. 8
11thMashíyyatmash-ee-yatWillSept. 27
12th‘IlmelmKnowledgeOct. 16
13thQudratcod-ratPowerNov. 4
14thQawlcoalSpeechNov. 23
15thMasa’ilmass-aw-ellQuestionsDec. 12
16thSharafsha-raffHonorDec. 31
17thSulṭánsol-tawnSovereigntyJan. 19
18thMulkmolkDominionFeb. 7
19th‘Aláa-lawLoftinessMarch 2
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