Tahirih in History : Perspectives on Qurratu'l-'Ayn from East and West

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TextSeries: Studies in the Babi and Baha’i Religions ; 16Publication details: Los Angeles Kalimat Press 2004Description: XIV, 292 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

1890688355 (pbk.)

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One hundred and fifty years ago, Tahirih stunned Iran and shocked her fellow believers by removing her veil in the company of men at the conference of Badasht. This volume is a compilation of historical work that has been written about her in the years since. It brings together most of what we know about Tahirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn. Included is history from Baha'i sources: 'Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi; the work of scholars in India and Pakistan, where Tahirih's work is well known; and essays by Western scholars, such as E. G. Browne, A.-L.-M. Nicolas (translated from French), Abbas Amanat, Farzaneh Milani, and others. Many of these are new research published in this volume for the first time. An essential book for anyone interested in Tahirih!

Table of Contents Sabir Afaqi Preface xi Acknowledgements xv Baha'i Sources 'Abdu'l-Baha Jinab-i Tahirih 3 Shoghi Effendi Valiant Tahirih 15 Eastern Impressions Sabir Afaqi Qurrat'ul-'Ayn in Urdu Literature 23 Muhammad Iqbal Javid-nama: The Sphere Of Jupiter (Excerpts) 45 M. Hidayat Hosain A Female Martyr of the Babi Faith 51 Muhanmmad Ishaque Qurratu'l-Ayn-a Babi Martyr 57 Mohammad Ali Siddiqui Qurrat'ul-Ayn: A Profile In Courage 67 Masudu'l Hasan Qurratu'l-Ayn Tahira 71 Khwaja Masud The Cry of Tahira 75 Suleyman Nazif Passages on Tahirih from: Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler 79 Western Considerations Edward G. Browne Kurratu'l-'Ayn 85 A.-L.-M. Nicolas Qourr't-oul-Ane: Prodigy in 'Knowledge and Beauty 97 Abbas Amanat Qurratu'l-Ayn: The Remover of the Veil 113 Farzaneh Milani Becoming a Presence: Tahereh Qorratol'Ayn 159 Susan Stiles Maneck Tahirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood 185 Negar Mottahedeh Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories 203 Jan Teofil Jasion Tahirih on the Russian Stage 231 The Writings of Qurratu'l-'Ayn Denis MacEoin The Writings of Qurrat al-'Ayn Qazvini 241 A Prayer of Tahirih A Gathering of the Poems 253 Poems of Tahirih in the original languages 257 Bibliography 265 Contributors 280 Poems of Tahirih in the Original Languages

In: Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í religions

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Table of Contents
Sabir Afaqi
Preface
xi
Acknowledgements
xv
Baha'i Sources
'Abdu'l-Baha
Jinab-i Tahirih
3
Shoghi Effendi
Valiant Tahirih
15
Eastern Impressions
Sabir Afaqi
Qurrat'ul-'Ayn in Urdu Literature
23
Muhammad Iqbal
Javid-nama: The Sphere Of Jupiter (Excerpts)
45
M. Hidayat Hosain
A Female Martyr of the Babi Faith
51
Muhanmmad Ishaque
Qurratu'l-Ayn-a Babi Martyr
57
Mohammad Ali Siddiqui
Qurrat'ul-Ayn: A Profile In Courage
67
Masudu'l Hasan
Qurratu'l-Ayn Tahira
71
Khwaja Masud
The Cry of Tahira
75
Suleyman Nazif
Passages on Tahirih from: Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler
79
Western Considerations
Edward G. Browne
Kurratu'l-'Ayn
85
A.-L.-M. Nicolas
Qourr't-oul-Ane: Prodigy in 'Knowledge and Beauty
97
Abbas Amanat
Qurratu'l-Ayn: The Remover of the Veil
113
Farzaneh Milani
Becoming a Presence: Tahereh Qorratol'Ayn
159
Susan Stiles Maneck
Tahirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood
185
Negar Mottahedeh
Ruptured Spaces and Effective Histories
203
Jan Teofil Jasion
Tahirih on the Russian Stage
231
The Writings of Qurratu'l-'Ayn
Denis MacEoin
The Writings of Qurrat al-'Ayn Qazvini
241
A Prayer of Tahirih
A Gathering of the Poems
253
Poems of Tahirih in the original languages
257
Bibliography
265
Contributors
280
Poems of Tahirih in the Original Languages

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