Adib Taherzadeh (29 April 1921 in

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– January 26, 2000) was a Baháʼí author who also served as a member of the

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, the supreme governing body of the Baháʼís, between 1988 and 2000.

Biography

Taherzadeh was born into an

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family that had a strong association with the

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since its inception, in

. Taherzadeh served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of the British Isles from 1960 to 1971. He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of the Republic of Ireland when it was formed in 1972 and was appointed in 1976 to the European Continental Board of Counsellors, a senior advisory body. He was elected to the Universal House of Justice in 1988. Taherzadeh wrote several books on the Baháʼí history and teachings, which included a four volume study of the life and writings of

Baháʼu'lláh Baháʼu'lláh (, born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Iran and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Báb ...

, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith.

Works

* * * * * * * * Taherzadeh, A.; Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Ireland (1982).
Spiritualization of the Baháʼí Community - A Plan for Teaching
'. * Barnes, Kiser (ed.) (2003).
Stories of Baha'u'llah and Some Notable Believers
'. Extracts compiled from Adib Taherzadeh's The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, Volumes 1–4.

References

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