Abu'l-Qásim Faizi
For the poet of Akbar's court, see Faizi.
Abu'l-Qásim Faizi or Fayḍí (1906–1980) was a Persian Bahá'í. He studied at the American University of Beirut where he was good friends with Munib Shahid.
He married Gloria `Alá'í in 1939. Together they pioneered to Iraq and Bahrain. Shoghi Effendi called him the 'sprititual conqueror' of Arabia, and appointed him Hand of the Cause of God in 1957.
Bibliography
- Faizi, Abu'l-Qasim (2002). Shirley Macias, ed. Conqueror of Hearts: Excerpts from Letters, Talks and Writings of Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Bahá'í Library Online.
References
- Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-413-1.
External links
- Author introduced Faith to a generation, about the passing of Gloria Faizi.
- A video recording of Abu'l-Qásim Faizi on YouTube, talking about the Ridván Garden near 'Akká
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