Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní
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He was the son of Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb, a mujtahid (preeminent religious scholar) of Qazvin; cousin and brother-in-law of Táhirih, closely associated with her in Karbala.
** Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní, Letter of the Living**
Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí Qazvíní was the sixteenth Letter of the Living. He was the son of Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb, a mujtahid (preeminent religious scholar) of Qazvin; cousin and brother-in-law of Táhirih , closely associated with her in Karbala; entrusted by her with a sealed letter and a verbal message to be delivered to the Promised One whom they both sought; present at Badasht; killed at Shaykh Tabarsí.
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**“Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní” Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project. baha’i-encyclopedia-project.org
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