Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn

Who is Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn?

Núrayn-i-Nayyirayn are two brothers who were followers of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, a global religion of Persian origin. They were beheaded in 1879 as a result of being Bahá'ís. Numerous letters and tablets were written in their honour by Bahá'u'lláh, who gave them the titles which they are commonly known as: the King of Martyrs and the Beloved of Martyrs.

The older brother was Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn, given the title Mahbúbu'sh-Shuhadá'. His brother was Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan, given the title Sultánu'sh-Shuhada'. The latter was identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.

The two were both natives of Isfahan, and were both rich and highly endowed with trading acumen. They were beheaded in the city of Isfahan in 1879 as a result of three persons: Mir Muhammad-Husayn, the Imám-Jum'ih of Isfahan; Shaykh Muhammad-Baqir, another influential Muslim cleric of Isfahan; and Sultán-Mas'úd Mírzá, the son of Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, who governed Isfahan during the time.