Baha’u’llah was born in Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 1817. His given name was Husayn-‘Ali. His father was Mirza Abbas of the province of Nur, and often referred to as Mirza Buzurg. He was a prominent and wealthy man who had been a minister at the court of Fath-’Alí Shah and subsequently the governor of [...]

Photo of the Shrine of the Báb, Mount Carmel (BWNS)
Today, the Bahá’ís commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb, the prophet-herald of the Bahá’í Faith. The events surrounding His execution, no less than the way He lived, were a portent of the persecutions that have afflicted the Bahá’ís and their response. The Bahá’í World News [...]