Vakílu'd-Dawlih
Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh
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| Intro | Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh | |
| was | Cleric | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Bahá'í faith | |
| Birth | 1830 | |
| Death | 1909 (aged 79 years) |
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Afnán-i-Yazdí (Persian: افنان يزدی, surnamed Vakílu'd-Dawlih; 1830 – 1909), also known as Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad-Taqí, was an eminent follower of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He is identified as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
He was an Afnán, a cousin of the Báb and the chief builder of the first Baháʼí House of Worship in ʻIshqábád, present day Turkmenistan, which was initiated by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in or about 1902.