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Abu'l-Qásim Faizi
Abu'l-Qásim Faizi or Fayḍí (1906–1980) was a Persian Baháʼí. He studied at the American University of Beirut where he was good friends with Munib Shahid. He married Gloria ʻAláʼí in 1939. Together they pioneered to Iraq and Bahrain. Shoghi Effendi called him the 'sprititual conqueror' of Arabia, and appointed him Hand of the Cause of God in 1957. In 1960, when the National Spiritual Assembly of France accepted Mason Remey's claim to be the Guardian after the death of Shoghi Effendi, the Custodians (who were the nine Hands of the Cause of God assigned specifically to work at the Baháʼí World Centre The Baháʼí World Centre is the name given to the spiritual and administrative centre of the Baháʼí Faith, representing sites in or near the cities of Acre and Haifa, Israel. Much of the international governance and coordination of th ...) sent Abu'l-Qásim Faizi to meet with them. Through his reports, the Hands of the Cause disbanded the Assembly, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu'l-Qasim Faizi
The name Abu al-Qasim or Abu'l-Qasim ( ar, أبو القاسم), meaning ''father of Qasim'', is a Kunya (Arabic), kunya or attributive name of Islamic prophet Muhammad, describing him as father to his son Qasim ibn Muhammad. Since then the name has been used by the following: People *Al-Mustakfi, also known as ''Abu al-Qasim Abdallah'' was the Caliph of Baghdad from September 944 to 946. *Al-Muti, also known as ''Abu al-Qasim al-Fadl'' was the Caliph of Baghdad from 28 January 946 to 5 August 974. *Al-Muqtadi also known as ''Abu al-Qasim Abdallah'' was the Caliph of Baghdad from 2 April 1075 to 3 February 1094. *Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi (died 982), Kalbid emir of Sicily *Abu al-Qasim Kashani (died after 1324), Persian historian active in the late Ilkhanate era *Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (born 1952), Secretary General of Libya's General People's Congress *Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (1940–1983), Egyptian poet *Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909–1934), Tunisian poet *Abu'l-Qásim Faizi (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |