Watch Now: "Theater and Education for Social Action" Sunday, March 26th
Mírzá Mihdí: The Purest Branch

Mírzá Mihdí's sacrifice was raised by Bahá’u’lláh to the same station as the great sacrifices of humanity's religious history.

Bahá’í History & Texts
Duration
7 weeks
Weekly Study
4-6 HOURS
Dates
Nov 11-Dec 29
Register By
November 16, 2020

Note: This course has been cancelled indefinitely. It will no longer take place in 2021. Dates changed (to 2020) to remove from upcoming courses listing.


This course familiarizes participants with the short life of Mírzá Mihdí whose sacrifice was raised by Bahá’u’lláh to the same station as the great sacrifices of humanity's religious history. He was the youngest son of Bahá’u’lláh and ásíyih Khánum. Born in Tehran in 1848, Mírzá Mihdí was separated from his parents when they were exiled to Baghdad in 1852. He joined his parents in Baghdad in 1860 and then suffered three successive exiles with his Father over the next ten years to finally be imprisoned in the city-prison of ‘Akká in 1868. When Mírzá Mihdí fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many Bahá'ís were imprisoned with the Manifestation of God, he was severely injured and likely to die from his injuries. When offered his life by his father, he chose instead to sacrifice it so that the doors of the prison might open and those who longed to see Bahá'u'lláh attain their desire.


Required text: Mírzá Mihdí: The Purest Branch,
by Boris Handal, published by George Ronald

Buy from Baha'i Bookstore

This book can also be purchased on Amazon.com
as a paperback or as an ebook (US$9.99).

Topics
Meet Your Faculty
teacher
Boris Handal, EdD
Professor of Education, University of Notre Dame Australia

Dr Boris Handal is a Professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia. His publications comprise over 100 conference and journal papers, books and book chapters published in Australia, the United States of America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Dr Handal has also published several books... See Faculty Bio

How to Apply

Ready to apply? This info and advice should come in handy.

Application FAQs
Questions About this Course?

Get in touch

Contact Us
You May Also Like