Aqa Muhammad-i-Qa'ini, surnamed Nabil-i-Akbar
Muhammad-i-Qa'ini, was surnamed Nabil-i-Akbar by Baha’u’llah.
He was also known as Fadil-i-Qa'ini (the Learned One of Qa'in). He was arrested
as a Bábi, a charge which he denied, however that incident started him thinking.
He studied the Writings of the Báb and became a believer. Later, he became an
eminent mujtahid and met Baha'u'llah in Baghdad, before He had declared His
Mission. At first he did not recognize Baha'u'llah's station, but after
listening to a discourse of Baha'u'llah, he became a Baha'i. He taught the
Faith widely and was arrested three times. It was to Nabil-i-Akbar that
Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat) was addressed. He died in
Bukhara, Russia, in 1892. 'Abdu’l-Baha designated him a Hand of the Cause and
Shoghi Effendi included him among the Apostles of Baha'u’llah.
(Adapted from ‘A Basic Baha’i Dictionary’, by Wendi Momen)
(Adapted from ‘A Basic Baha’i Dictionary’, by Wendi Momen)
