Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi
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A life in stories
Bahá'u'lláh's ministry (1853–1892)
Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi
Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi (Ashchi in Farsi means cook or maker of broth) was Baha'u'llah's cook. His father died on his way to ask for the hand of his brother's daughter to wed 'Abdu'l-Baha. Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi's uncle Ustad Ismail raised him…
4 min
The Boy Who Cooked for Bahá'u'lláh
A young cook named Husayn tried to save every little piece of coal — and one day Bahá'u'lláh let him know that even his quiet, careful kindness had been noticed.
3 min
Memorial of Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí (Cook of the Household)
'Abdu'l-Bahá's tribute to Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí — the household cook of Bahá'u'lláh through the long years of exile, whose patient service in the kitchen sustained the daily life of the prophetic Household for decades.
3 min