Bahíyyih Khánum was the only daughter of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and Ásíyih Khánum. She was born in 1846 with the given name Fatimih Sultan, and was entitled "Varaqiy-i-'Ulyá" or
Bahíyyih Khánum in 1895
Prison in Acre in which Bahíyyih and her family were imprisoned
Bahíyyih, known as "the Greatest Holy Leaf".
Shoghí Effendi was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, inclu
Shoghi Effendi in Haifa, 1921
The young Shoghi, c. 1905
Shoghi Effendi before 1940
One of Shoghi Effendi's earliest letters as Abdu'l-Bahá's amanuensis, 1919