‘Abdu’l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari
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'Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902 – 1972) was a prominent Iranian
Bahá'í
scholar. He was a Muslim clergy from Mashad and became a Bahá'í in 1927. He was a teacher in one of the Bahá'í school
s in Iran
, until the schools were closed in 1934. He prepared many compilations of Bahá'í writings, commentaries, apologetic works
and historic studies.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
Bahá'í
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
scholar. He was a Muslim clergy from Mashad and became a Bahá'í in 1927. He was a teacher in one of the Bahá'í school
Bahá'í school
A Bahá'í school at its simplest would be a school run officially by the Bahá'í institutions in its jurisdiction and may be a local class or set of classes, normally run weekly where children get together to study about Bahá'í teachings, Bahá'í central figures, or Bahá'í administration...
s in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, until the schools were closed in 1934. He prepared many compilations of Bahá'í writings, commentaries, apologetic works
Bahá'í apologetics
Apologetics is the branch of theology which seeks to defend a religion's tenets through reasoned argument. Bahá'ís generally believe that the proof of the truth of the religion can be found through independent investigation...
and historic studies.