Rúhíyyih Khánum
Canadian Baháʼí, wife of Shoghi Effendi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (8 August 1910 – 19 January 2000), born Mary Sutherland Maxwell, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi from 1937 to 1957 and a prominent figure in the development of the Baháʼí Faith. In 1952, she was elevated to the Baháʼí rank of Hands of the Cause, for which she attended to issues related to the expansion and protection of the religion, and served an important role in the transfer of authority from 1957 to 1963.
Rúhíyyih Khánum | |
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Born | Mary Sutherland Maxwell 08 August 1910 (1910-08-08) |
Died | 19 January 2000 (2000-01-20) (aged 89) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Hand of the Cause of God |
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Rúhíyyih Rabbání was raised in Montreal, Quebec. After two trips to the Baháʼí holy land in Haifa, Israel, she engaged in many youth activities in the Baháʼí community. She married Shoghi Effendi in 1937. After his death, Rúhíyyih Rabbání became for Baháʼís the last remaining link to the family of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, who headed the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 to 1921 and was the eldest son of the faith's founder, Baháʼu'lláh. In 2004, CBC viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest Canadians" on the television show The Greatest Canadian.[1]
Rúhíyyih Khánum was the author of several published books, such as Prescription for Living and The Priceless Pearl.