Nabíl-i-Akbar

Deceased Person

1829 – 1892

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Who was Nabíl-i-Akbar?

Áqá Muḥammad-i-Qá'iní was a distinguished Bahá'í from the town of Qá'in. He is one of 19 Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, and referred to by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a Hand of the Cause of God.

In the abjad notation, the name "Muhammad" has the same numerical value as "Nabíl".

Nabíl-i-Akbar was the recipient of a tablet from Bahá'u'lláh, the Tablet of Wisdom.

'Abdu'l-Bahá recounted:

Nabíl completed his studentship under Shaykh Murtaday-i-Ansari, and after he had obtained his sanction and blessing, Nabíl moved from Najaf to Baghdad. This teacher was the same Shaykh who refused to associate himself with the Shi'ih divines gathered together to concert plans against Bahá'u'lláh during his time in Baghdad.

It has been claimed that "no one within the enclave of the Bahá'í Faith has ever surpassed the profundity of his erudition". As far as the accomplishment demanded of a Shi'ih mujtahid is concerned, his attainment was superb, but naturally he had little knowledge of the lore and the scholarship of the West. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl of Gulpáygán, on the other hand, was well versed in Islamic studies and had a wide and comprehensive knowledge of Western thought as well.

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Born
Mar 29, 1829
Also known as
  • Nabil-i-Akbar
Died
Jul 6, 1892
Bukhara

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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