Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá (1884 - November 12, 1955)[1] (Arabic: مرزا فاليالله خان الفارقة) was a prominent Persian Bahá'í, and appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi. He was the son of Varqá, the martyr-poet, and the father of ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá, the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God for the Baha'i Faith. Valí'u'lláh Varqá joined ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's entourage while he traveled across America in 1912. He was appointed Trustee of the Ḥuqúqu'lláh in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause of Cause in 1951.
After Mr. Varqá's death the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi ordered that a memorial be erected at his own expense, at the grave of Mr. Varqá in Stuttgart.
From his memoir:
"In the summer of the year 1909, while I was in 'Akká, I was instructed by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá to return to Ṭihrán to fulfill a mission which He so kindly entrusted to me. In Ṭihrán, after having carried His mission, I married Bahíyyih Khánum, daughter of the late Saní-us-Sulṭán, surnamed Saní Illáhí, of whom I had ten children. Seven of these children, three sons and four daughters, are now living and they are: 'Alí Muḥammad; Mihdí; Malíhih (Ms. Qubád); Munírih (Mrs. Farzar); Parvín (Mrs. Muvafiq); Maḥmúd; Lami (Mrs. Níkanpúr). I thank God that they are all Bahá'ís and are firm in the Cause."
"After my marriage I took employment in the Russian Embassy as a secretary, but when ‘Abdu'l-Bahá was about to leave for America I left for 'Akká with His permission and had the great honor of attending Him on His historic journey. After my return to Ṭihrán, I was employed as First Secretary Translator by the Turkish Embassy. My daytime was spent working at the office and at night I was happy to serve on the Spiritual Assembly and on various Bahá'í committees. At both the Embassies I had made it a condition with them not to require me to do anything concerned with politics. After many years of service, however, i was asked to do a service which slightly touched on politics, whereupon I tendered my resignation."
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After Mr. Varqá's death the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi ordered that a memorial be erected at his own expense, at the grave of Mr. Varqá in Stuttgart.
From his memoir:
"In the summer of the year 1909, while I was in 'Akká, I was instructed by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá to return to Ṭihrán to fulfill a mission which He so kindly entrusted to me. In Ṭihrán, after having carried His mission, I married Bahíyyih Khánum, daughter of the late Saní-us-Sulṭán, surnamed Saní Illáhí, of whom I had ten children. Seven of these children, three sons and four daughters, are now living and they are: 'Alí Muḥammad; Mihdí; Malíhih (Ms. Qubád); Munírih (Mrs. Farzar); Parvín (Mrs. Muvafiq); Maḥmúd; Lami (Mrs. Níkanpúr). I thank God that they are all Bahá'ís and are firm in the Cause."
"After my marriage I took employment in the Russian Embassy as a secretary, but when ‘Abdu'l-Bahá was about to leave for America I left for 'Akká with His permission and had the great honor of attending Him on His historic journey. After my return to Ṭihrán, I was employed as First Secretary Translator by the Turkish Embassy. My daytime was spent working at the office and at night I was happy to serve on the Spiritual Assembly and on various Bahá'í committees. At both the Embassies I had made it a condition with them not to require me to do anything concerned with politics. After many years of service, however, i was asked to do a service which slightly touched on politics, whereupon I tendered my resignation."
http://bahaikipedia.org/Val%C3%ADyu%27ll%C3%A1h_Varq%C3%A1
Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá (1884 - November 12, 1955)[1] (Arabic: مرزا فاليالله خان الفارقة) was a prominent Persian Bahá'í, and appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi. He was the son of Varqá, the martyr-poet, and the father of ‘Alí-Muhammad Varqá, the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God for the Baha'i Faith. Valí'u'lláh Varqá joined ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's entourage while he traveled across America in 1912. He was appointed Trustee of the Ḥuqúqu'lláh in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause of Cause in 1951.
After Mr. Varqá's death the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi ordered that a memorial be erected at his own expense, at the grave of Mr. Varqá in Stuttgart.
From his memoir:
"In the summer of the year 1909, while I was in 'Akká, I was instructed by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá to return to Ṭihrán to fulfill a mission which He so kindly entrusted to me. In Ṭihrán, after having carried His mission, I married Bahíyyih Khánum, daughter of the late Saní-us-Sulṭán, surnamed Saní Illáhí, of whom I had ten children. Seven of these children, three sons and four daughters, are now living and they are: 'Alí Muḥammad; Mihdí; Malíhih (Ms. Qubád); Munírih (Mrs. Farzar); Parvín (Mrs. Muvafiq); Maḥmúd; Lami (Mrs. Níkanpúr). I thank God that they are all Bahá'ís and are firm in the Cause."
"After my marriage I took employment in the Russian Embassy as a secretary, but when ‘Abdu'l-Bahá was about to leave for America I left for 'Akká with His permission and had the great honor of attending Him on His historic journey. After my return to Ṭihrán, I was employed as First Secretary Translator by the Turkish Embassy. My daytime was spent working at the office and at night I was happy to serve on the Spiritual Assembly and on various Bahá'í committees. At both the Embassies I had made it a condition with them not to require me to do anything concerned with politics. After many years of service, however, i was asked to do a service which slightly touched on politics, whereupon I tendered my resignation."
http://bahaikipedia.org/Val%C3%ADyu%27ll%C3%A1h_Varq%C3%A1
After Mr. Varqá's death the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi ordered that a memorial be erected at his own expense, at the grave of Mr. Varqá in Stuttgart.
From his memoir:
"In the summer of the year 1909, while I was in 'Akká, I was instructed by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá to return to Ṭihrán to fulfill a mission which He so kindly entrusted to me. In Ṭihrán, after having carried His mission, I married Bahíyyih Khánum, daughter of the late Saní-us-Sulṭán, surnamed Saní Illáhí, of whom I had ten children. Seven of these children, three sons and four daughters, are now living and they are: 'Alí Muḥammad; Mihdí; Malíhih (Ms. Qubád); Munírih (Mrs. Farzar); Parvín (Mrs. Muvafiq); Maḥmúd; Lami (Mrs. Níkanpúr). I thank God that they are all Bahá'ís and are firm in the Cause."
"After my marriage I took employment in the Russian Embassy as a secretary, but when ‘Abdu'l-Bahá was about to leave for America I left for 'Akká with His permission and had the great honor of attending Him on His historic journey. After my return to Ṭihrán, I was employed as First Secretary Translator by the Turkish Embassy. My daytime was spent working at the office and at night I was happy to serve on the Spiritual Assembly and on various Bahá'í committees. At both the Embassies I had made it a condition with them not to require me to do anything concerned with politics. After many years of service, however, i was asked to do a service which slightly touched on politics, whereupon I tendered my resignation."
http://bahaikipedia.org/Val%C3%ADyu%27ll%C3%A1h_Varq%C3%A1
Inscription
VALIY'ULLAH VARQA
HAND DER SACHE GOTTES
1883-1955
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The memorial also has an inscription in Persian.
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