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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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nab-eel
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Noble or Learned [Ar]. There are two prominent believers in early Bahá'í history to whom Bahá'u'lláh gave the title Nabíl. The first was Nabíl-i-A'zam (Mullá Muhammad Zarandí), who became a Bábí in 1847 and was the Author of The Dawn-Breakers. The second was Nabil-i-Akbar (Mullá Muḥammad-i-Qá'iní) a mujtahid who became a Bábí in the early 1850's, and later was named a Hand of the Cause by Abdu'l-Bahá. Both men were named Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh by Shoghí Effendí.
