Monument Gardens (Bahá'í World Centre)
The grave of Bahíyyih Khánum within the Monument Gardens.
The graves of Navváb and Mirzá Mihdí within the Monument Gardens.
The grave of Munírih Khánum within the Monument Gardens.
The Monument Gardens are a set of gardens which hold the graves of some of the members of the family of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith. The grave monuments are located downhill from the Bahá'í Arc on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel, at the Bahá'í World Centre and were constructed by Shoghi Effendi between 1932 and 1939.[1]
- Ásíyih Khánum (Navváb; 1820 - 1886) — Bahá'u'lláh's first wife
- Bahíyyih Khánum (1846 - 1932) — Bahá'u'lláh's daughter
- Mirzá Mihdí (1848 - 1870) — Bahá'u'lláh's youngest son from his first wife
- Munirih Khánum (1847 - 1938) — `Abdu'l-Bahá's wife
See also
References
- ↑ Smith, Peter (2000). "Haifa: Monument Gardens". A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 172–175. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
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