Mírzá ‘Abbás of Núr, known as Mírzá Buzurg
the Vizier, the father of Bahá'u'lláh. Renowned for, in the words of
Mullá Ḥusayn, ‘his character, his charm, and artistic and intellectual
attainments',25 he served as a vizier to a son of Fatḥ-'Alí S̲h̲ah. Under
Muḥammad S̲h̲ah he was governor of Burújird and Luristán, but lost
his official posts and much of his wealth through the antagonism of Ḥají
Mírzá Áqásí. Bahá'u'lláh was Mírzá Buzurg's third child by his second
wife, K̲h̲adíjih K̲h̲ánum. Mírzá Buzurg died in 1839. |