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What is the Bahá'í Glossary?
The Bahá'í vocabulary has many Arabic and Persian words that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers and newcomers to the Bahá'í Faith. This glossary is designed to help Bahá'ís learn to pronounce these words according to the pronunciation guide established and promoted by Shoghí Effendí.
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Ásíyih Khánum (1820-1886) was the first wife of Bahá'u'lláh and the mother of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahíyyih Khánum (The Greatest Holy Leaf), and Mírzá Mihdí (The Purest Branch). She is also known by her titles of Navváb, the Most Exalted Leaf, Búyúk Khánum or Hadrat-i-Khánum. Bahá'u'lláh stated that Ásíyih Khánum was His, “perpetual consort in all the worlds of God.”
