Bahá’í History Collection* 1835 Marriage of Bahá'u'lláh & Navváb
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In 1835 Bahá'u'lláh married Navváb (Ásíyih Khánum), also known as the Most Exalted Leaf.
They were married some time between 24 September and 22 October 1835 and had seven children, three surviving:
* 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the Master, born 1844
* Bahiyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, born 1846
* Mirza Mihdi, born 1848, who sacrificed himself in 1870 so that Bahá'u'lláh could leave the Most Great Prison
Baháʼu'lláh and Navváb were known as the Father of the Poor and the Mother of Consolation for their extraordinary generosity and regard for the impoverished. Baháʼu'lláh, along with Navváb and her children, are regarded as the Baháʼí holy family.
The text of the Aqdas (Bahá'í Holy Book) upholds monogamy, but as it appears also to permit bigamy, the Guardian was asked for a clarification, and in reply his secretary wrote on his behalf:
"Regarding Bahá'í marriage; in the light of the Master's Tablet interpreting the provision in the Aqdas on the subject of the plurality of wives, it becomes evident that monogamy alone is permissible, since, as 'Abdu'l-Bahá states, bigamy is conditioned upon justice, and as justice is impossible, it follows that bigamy is not permissible, and monogamy alone should be practised."
Bahá'u'lláh and Navváb were married 50 years (thus AU50 for the grade) until her ascension to the next world in 1886.
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Bahá’í History Collection* 1835 Marriage of Bahá'u'lláh & Navváb
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