Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní, Letter of the Living
Born: Unknown
Death: February 2, 1849
Place of Birth: Unknown
Location of Death: Shaykh Tabarsí
Burial Location: No Cemetery details
Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí Qazvíní was the sixteenth Letter of the Living. He was the son of Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb, a mujtahid (preeminent religious scholar) of Qazvin; cousin and brother-in-law of Táhirih, closely associated with her in Karbala; entrusted by her with a sealed letter and a verbal message to be delivered to the Promised One whom they both sought; present at Badasht; killed at Shaykh Tabarsí.
Source:
“Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní” Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project. baha’i-encyclopedia-project.org
Image:
Baha’i World Centre Archives – Door to the House of the Báb
