I'm not sure if Kalim's descendants stayed in the Faith; Mirza Majdu'din
was violently opposed to `Abdu'l-Baha and the Guardian. Both Fuad and
Munir Baha'i were descendants of another of Baha'u'llah's brothers. The
name escapes me now.
Good wishes,
Iskandar
On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, dcbowie wrote:
> Thanks, Dick, that is the family I knew but I had forgotten
> the relationship to Baha'u'llah.
>
> David
>
> > During college, I worked and lived near 3 brothers - Hani,
> > Fuad, and Munir Baha'i. Their extended family migrated
> > from Israel to Canada and those three brothers came to
> > America in the 70's. Their mother who I only know as Mama
> > Baha'i stayed in Canada.
> >
> > The story they told was their great or great-great
> > grandfather was one of the faithful half-brothers of
> > Baha'u'llah - I believe it was Aqay-i-Kalim. Abdu'l-Baha
> > granted them permission to take the name Baha'i for their
> > surname. They all grew up on land near the Sea of Galilee
> > where the faithful half-brother(s) settled. When the
> > Israelis confiscated it all, they moved to Canada.
> >
> > Fuad Baha'i ran or runs Ansar Jewlery that some may be
> > familiar with: www.ansar.com. You may want to inquire
> > there if Muhammad was a relative. I would guess he must
> > be.
> >
> >
> >
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