Badi '

Badiʿ at the age of 15

Badiʿ (ﺑﺪﻳﻊ, DMG Badīʿ 'the miraculous') is the religious honorary title of Aqa Buzurg-i-Nishapuri (* 1852 in Nishapur , † July 1869 in Tehran , Iran ). He is also known under the title "The Pride of the Martyrs" because he brought the letter of Baha'ullah to Naser ad-Din Shah and was killed for it.

Life

Aqa Buzurg grew up in the city of Nishapur in the Iranian province of Khorasan . His father, Abdu'l-Majid-i-Nishapuri, was an eminent believer in the Bab and Baha'ullah . Aqa Buzurg initially showed no interest in it. Aqa Buzurg was moved to tears and transformed into an enthusiastic Baha'i through a conversation with the chronicler Nabil-i-A'zam , who quoted the Arabic poem Qasídiy-i-ʿIzz-i-Varqá'íyyih by Baha'ullah, among other things .

Aqa Buzurg intended to visit Baha'ullah. His journey took him to Mosul via Yazd and Baghdad . In Baghdad and Mosul he worked as a water carrier for the Baha'i there . Finally, Aqa Buzurg walked from Mosul to Akkon and reached the prison city in early 1869. He was able to speak to Baha'ullah twice in Acre Prison . During these interviews, Baha'ullah mentioned the letter to the Shah that he had already revealed. Aqa Buzurg asked to be allowed to deliver the missive to the Shah. Baha'ullah accepted this offer, although numerous other believers before Aqa Buzurg asked in vain for it. Aqa Buzurg received the title "Badi" (Arabic: "the wonderful") during these two interviews.

Badi 'was instructed to return to Persia alone and not to contact the believers. After a walk of about four months, he reached Tehran and handed the letter to the Shah. Badi 'was then captured and tortured in order to reveal the names of his alleged accomplices or at least his fellow believers in Tehran. Badi 'couldn't give anyone away, however. Eventually Badi 'died a martyr's death.

On the orders of the Shah, Badi 'was taken and his heroic behavior was described by Muhammad-Valí Sipahdár-iA`zam, who heard it from Kázim Khán-i-Farrásh-Báshí, who carried out the torture. The event was even described in a dispatch by a French diplomat. From Baha'ullah Badi 'received the title "The Pride of the Martyrs" and from Shoghi Effendi the title of Apostle of Baha'u'llah . The Kitab-i-Badi , a Baha'i holy scripture from the pen of Baha'ullah, is not named after the Badi 'of this article. There is, however, a letter of Baha'ullah to Badi 'which states that both knew about a possible martyrdom.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bahá'u'lláh: Claim and Annunciation . Bahai-Verlag, Hofheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-87037-419-8 , pp. 114-158 .
2. ↑ Hasan Balyuzi : Bahá'u'lláh, the Lord of Glory . Bahá'í-Verlag, Hofheim-Langenhain 1991, ISBN 3-87037-262-1 , p. 358 .
3. ↑ Hasan Balyuzi : Bahá'u'lláh, the Lord of Glory . Bahá'í-Verlag, Hofheim-Langenhain 1991, ISBN 3-87037-262-1 , p. 356-359 .
4. ^ Moojan Momen (Ed.): The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions, 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts . George Ronald, Oxford, UK 1981, ISBN 0-85398-102-7 , pp. 254-255 .
5. ↑ Hasan Balyuzi : Bahá'u'lláh, the Lord of Glory . Bahá'í-Verlag, Hofheim-Langenhain 1991, ISBN 3-87037-262-1 , p. 350-351 .

See also

• Badi calendar

literature

• Adib Taherzadeh : The Revelation of Baha'u'llah, Vol . 3 . George Ronald, Oxford, UK 1988, ISBN 0-85398-144-2 , pp. 174-203 .
• Abdu'l-Bahá : On Paths of Love of God : About the Báb and His Time . Ed .: Bahá'í-Verlag. Hofheim-Langenhain 1997, ISBN 3-87037-328-8 , p. 63-65 .
• Hasan Balyuzi : Eminent Bahá'ís in the time of Bahá'u'lláh . Ed .: The Camelot Press Ltd, Southampton. 1985, ISBN 0-85398-152-3 .
• Shoghi Effendi : God Passes By . Ed .: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Wilmette, Illinois, USA 1944, ISBN 0-87743-020-9 ( online ).
• Nabil-i-Zarandi : The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative . Ed .: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. Wilmette, Illinois, USA 1932, ISBN 0-900125-22-5 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Badi '  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Richard Francis: Áqá Buzurg (Badí ') the Pride of the Martyrs. Bahai-Library, 2001, accessed January 30, 2011 .