Valíyu'lláh Varqá
Hands of the Cause of God
About Valíyu'lláh Varqá
Lived 1884 – 1955 (aged 70–71).
The Greatest Name, at the pinnacle of the interior of the dome of the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois.Mírzá Valíyu'lláh Khán-i-Varqá ( ; 18841955) was a prominent Persian Baháʼí who was appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi.
He was the son of Varqá, the martyr-poet, and the father of ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, (1911 – September 22, 2007).
Varqá joined ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's entourage while he traveled across America. He was appointed Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh in 1940 and a Hand of the Cause in 1951.
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Hands of the Cause of God
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Valíyu'lláh Varqá was born in 1884.
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Valíyu'lláh Varqá died in 1955.
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