At seventeen he married into a family of Bábís of the town of Ardikán, near Yazd, Iran. When news of the declaration of Baháʼu'lláh came, he accepted immediately and travelled throughout the Persian Empire teaching the new message.
He was a literate man, and earned his living by trading and writing for the illiterate as he travelled. He was known to collect letters that people wished to forward to Baháʼu'lláh, and also distributed tablets of Baháʼu'lláh where people received them.
He made his way to 'Akká, and became the first Baháʼí from outside of the city to see Baháʼu'lláh, returning on several occasions. When Haji Shah-Muhammad Manshadi was killed in 1880, Amín became the trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh.
Hájí Amín lived a long life, and was Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh [“Right of God”—a certain Baháʼí fund] during the ministries of Baháʼu'lláh and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and during part of the ministry of Shoghi Effendi. During his long and turbulent life he was a source of inspiration and loving guidance for all the believers. He often visited their homes and urged them to become detached from the things of the world and to follow the path of modesty in all aspects of life.
In 1891, he was imprisoned for three years in Tihran and Qazvin, and during the time of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá he continued his travels, visiting 'Akká and Haifa on many occasions. In old age he settled down in Tihran.
Referencesedit
Balyuzi, H.M. (1985). Eminent Baháʼís in the time of Baháʼu'lláh. The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. ISBN0-85398-152-3.
Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN0-85398-413-1.
hájí, amín, mullá, hasan, ardikání, persian, ملا, أبو, الحسن, أرديكاني, surnamed, amín, iláhí, 1831, 1928, better, known, eminent, follower, baháʼu, lláh, founder, baháʼí, faith, amín, served, trustee, huqúqu, lláh, posthumously, appointed, hand, cause, shoghi. Mulla Abu l Hasan i Ardikani Persian ملا أبو الحسن أرديكاني surnamed Amin i Ilahi 1831 1928 better known as Haji Amin was an eminent follower of Bahaʼu llah founder of the Bahaʼi Faith Amin served as the trustee of Huququ llah was posthumously appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi and identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahaʼu llah Background editAt seventeen he married into a family of Babis of the town of Ardikan near Yazd Iran When news of the declaration of Bahaʼu llah came he accepted immediately and travelled throughout the Persian Empire teaching the new message He was a literate man and earned his living by trading and writing for the illiterate as he travelled He was known to collect letters that people wished to forward to Bahaʼu llah and also distributed tablets of Bahaʼu llah where people received them He made his way to Akka and became the first Bahaʼi from outside of the city to see Bahaʼu llah returning on several occasions When Haji Shah Muhammad Manshadi was killed in 1880 Amin became the trustee of the Huququ llah Haji Amin lived a long life and was Trustee of the Huququ llah Right of God a certain Bahaʼi fund during the ministries of Bahaʼu llah and ʻAbdu l Baha and during part of the ministry of Shoghi Effendi During his long and turbulent life he was a source of inspiration and loving guidance for all the believers He often visited their homes and urged them to become detached from the things of the world and to follow the path of modesty in all aspects of life In 1891 he was imprisoned for three years in Tihran and Qazvin and during the time of ʻAbdu l Baha he continued his travels visiting Akka and Haifa on many occasions In old age he settled down in Tihran References editBalyuzi H M 1985 Eminent Bahaʼis in the time of Bahaʼu llah The Camelot Press Ltd Southampton ISBN 0 85398 152 3 Harper Barron 1997 Lights of Fortitude Paperback ed Oxford UK George Ronald ISBN 0 85398 413 1 External links editBiography by Moojan Momen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haji Amin amp oldid 1008124469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
