Shoghi Effendi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shoghi Effendi |
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Shoghi Effendi in Haifa, 1921
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| Religion | Baháʼí Faith |
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| Nationality | Persian |
| Born | Shoghí Effendi 1 March 1897 Acre, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 4 November 1957 (age 60) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | New Southgate Cemetery, London 51°37′26″N 0°08′39″W / 51.6240°N 0.1441°WCoordinates: 51°37′26″N 0°08′39″W / 51.6240°N 0.1441°W |
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Rúhíyyih Khánum (m. 1937)
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| Parents | Mírzá Hádí Shírází (father) Ḍíyáʼíyyih Khánum (mother) |
| Relatives | Baháʼu'lláh (great-grandfather) ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (grandfather) |
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| Title | Guardian |
| Successor | None |
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Shoghi Effendi (1 March 1897-4 November 1957) was a Persian man. He was the great-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh who founded the religion known as the Bahá'í Faith.
After Bahá'u'lláh died, Shoghi Effendi's grandfather, `Abdu'l-Bahá lead the Bahá'ís. `Abdu'l-Bahá died, he left a "will and testament" that said that Shoghi Effendi was the "Guardian", and that his job was to guard and lead the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá's will said that only Shoghi Effendi could interpret `Abdu'l-Bahá's or Bahá'u'lláh's books and letters. This was to prevent different people from splitting the religion up because they thought Bahá'u'lláh or `Abdu'l-Bahá meant different things, the way many other religions have split up.
Images for kids
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Shoghi Effendi before 1940
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A sample of Shoghi Effendi's signature.
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Mary Maxwell known as Rúhíyyih Khanum
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Shoghi Effendi's resting place in London at the New Southgate Cemetery
