ʻAbdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávari (1902–1972) was a prominent Iranian Baháʼí scholar.Ishraq Khavari was born into a Muslim family.His father decided on his name by opening the Quran. The first verse on the visible page was the Arabic phrase: "Inna’hu Hamidun Majid," which means, "Indeed, He is praised and glorified." Based on this verse, he named his son Abdul-Hamid, meaning "The Servant of the Praised One." The name of his great-great-grandfather, Sheikh Muhammad, is recorded among the biographies of Shiite scholars, though details about his life are scarce. Sheikh Muhammad's son, Sheikh Abdul-Rahim (Khavari's great-grandfather), was a student of the well-known religious leader Sheikh Morteza Ansari. Sheikh Abdul-Rahim also held the position of Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi (the custodian for the Shrine of Imam Reza), a role he was appointed to by Naser al-Din Shah of the Qajar dynasty. He became a Baháʼí in 1927. He was a teacher in one of the Baháʼí schools in Iran, until the schools were closed in 1934. He prepared many compilations of Bahá'í writings, commentaries, apologetic works, and historic studies.
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