Afnán (Arabic: ﺍﻓﻨﺎﻥ, "Branches"), is a term in literature of the Baháʼí Faith referring to maternal relatives of the Báb, and is used as a surname by their descendants.[1] This name is also mentioned in the Quran.
The Báb's wife was named Khadíjih-Bagum, who had two brothers, Hajjí Mírzá Abu'l-Qasim and Hajjí Mírzá Siyyid Hasan. The descendants of these two brothers-in-law of the Báb, along with the descendants of his maternal uncles are known as the Afnán. The Afnán are of the Sayyid class, i.e. claiming descent from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.[2][3]
Baháʼí scriptures grant a special station to the members of the Afnán, indicating that Baháʼís should treat them with particular respect and courtesy, but do not grant them any administrative or spiritual authority within the Baháʼí Faith.[4]
^ abcSmith, Peter (2000). "Afnan". A concise encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 30. ISBN1-85168-184-1.
^Juan R. I. Cole. "Religious Dissidence and Urban Leadership: Bahais in Qajar Shiraz and Tehran". University of Michigan. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^Ehsan Yarshater. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 6, Parts 1-3. Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 236.
^"Flow of Divine Authority". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
External linksedit
"Genealogy of the Afnán, compiled by Ahang Rabbani". bahai.library.org. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
"The Genealogy of Bab, showing connection with Baháʼu'lláh's descendants, by Mirza Abid, Published in Nabil's Dawnbreakers". bahai.library.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
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