Varqá and Rúhu'lláh

101 Stories of Bravery on the Move

Boris Handal

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English

Urhobo Historical Society
04 December 2020

Middle Eastern history; History of religion; Baha'i

Varqá and Rúḥu'lláh: 101 Stories of Bravery on the Move is the extraordinary story of a father and a son that arose in the 19th century to spread the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh throughout Iran with indomitable strength and resilience. Varqá the father, a physician and a talented poet, and his gifted adolescent son Rúḥu'lláh, both of penetrating spiritual insight, took the New Gospel with zeal and courage to a generation blind in the most dire fanaticism.

Operating in the midst of a country sunk into corruption and bigotry, Varqá and Rúḥu'lláh were able to teach both the rich and the poor, the prince and the commoner, the scholar and the illiterate, the believer and the laic, in freedom or in prison. Their saga ended with their tragic martyrdom in the royal prison of Tehran in 1896 but has continued to live like a legend inspiring Bahá'ís around the world to serve.

Varqá's legacy of service and consecration was continued by Valíyu'lláh Varqá and Dr 'Alí-Muḥammad Varqá, his son and grandson, respectively, all three of whom were designated as Hands of the Cause of God.

By: Boris Handal
Imprint: Urhobo Historical Society
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9780648901457
ISBN 10: 0648901459
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 04 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Boris Handal is a Professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He has taught in schools and universities in South America, Asia and Australia for over thirty-five years. Dr Handal is the author of over 100 publications including several books about the history of the Bahá'í Faith.