Search results
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (8 August 1910 – 19 January 2000), born Mary Sutherland Maxwell, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi from 1937 to 1957 and a prominent figure in the development of the Baháʼí Faith.
Jan 19, 2000 · Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Rabbání ( August 8, 1910 - January 19, 2000 ), best known as Rúḥíyyih Kh ánum, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi who was the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. She served as Shoghi Effendi's secretary and he appointed her as a Hand of the Cause.
Intended for youth and young adults, Rúhíyyih Khánum by Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman recounts this special lady’s life of brilliant service and dedicated self-sacrifice.
Rúhíyyih Khánum often said, “If Bahá’ís believed in such things as ‘soul mates’, my mother and I would be like that.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited the Maxwell home for three days during the fall of 1912, when Mary was two years old.
May 14, 2018 · MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH AMATU’L-BAHÁ RÚHÍYYIH KHÁNUM. We are living at a time when the Hands of the Cause of God are no longer with us. With the passing of the beloved Guardian in 1957, the appointment of further Hands of the Cause of God has ceased.
Shoghi Effendi gave her the name Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Kh ánum—“Amatu’l-Bahá” means “Handmaid of Glory,” “Rúhíyyih” means “spirit,” and “ Kh ánum” is a respectful title, like “Lady.”. Kh ánum helped Shoghi Effendi with his many letters to Bahá’ís all over the world.
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (8 August 1910 – 19 January 2000), born Mary Sutherland Maxwell, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi from 1937 to 1957 and a prominent figure in the development of the Baháʼí Faith.
