Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees by Baharieh Rouhani Maani aims to fill a gap in the early history of the Bábí and Bahá’í faiths concerning services rendered by women closely related to the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh and`Abdu’l-Baha. This course provides a forum for exploring the lives and legacy of the most prominent among such women: 

Fatimih Bagum and  Khadijih Bagum, the mother and wife of the Báb respectively, titled the Most Favored of All Women; Zahra Bagum, sister of the wife of the Báb; Fatimih Khanum, the second wife of the Báb; Khadijih Khanum, mother of Bahá’u’lláh; Asiyih Khanum, wife of Bahá’u’lláh, titled Navvab and the Most Exalted leaf; Bahiyyih Khanum, daughter of Bahá’u’lláh and sister of ‘Abdu'l-Baha, titled the Greatest Holy Leaf; Fatimih Khanum, the second wife of Bahá’u’lláh, titled Mahd-i ‘Ulya; Gawhar Khanum, the third wife of Bahá’u’lláh; the sisters of Bahá’u’lláh; Jinab-i-Maryam, Bahá’u’lláh's cousin and sister-in-law, titled the Crimson Leaf; and Munireh Khanum, the wife of  ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Required Text

The readings for this course are from the book Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees, which must be purchased.  It is available as a Kindle e-book for $9.99 and can be downloaded into any computer, tablet or e-reader using the Kindle software. The book can also be purchased from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or the Bahá'í Distribution Service (currently out of stock).