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. > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu