Mírzá Mihdí

Mírzá Mihdí (Persian: ميرزا مهدي‎ 1848 – June 23, 1870) was the youngest child of Baháʼí Faith founder Baháʼu'lláh and his wife Ásíyih Khánum.

[6] Mírzá Mihdí accompanied Bahá’u’lláh in His successive exiles to Istanbul, Edirne, and, finally, to Acre, Israel.

In the summer of 1868, Bahá’u’lláh and his family were condemned to perpetual imprisonment in the penal-colony of Akka, Palestine, Ottoman Empire (later became Acre, Israel after 1948).

[12] The sudden and unexpected death of Mírzá Mihdí brought deep sadness to his parents and destroyed any morale that was left among the prisoners.

Baháʼu'lláh eulogized his son and connected the subsequent easing of restrictions and pilgrims' ability to visit him to Mihdí's dying prayer.

[17] He then cabled the Baháʼís: Blessed remains Purest Branch and Master's mother safely transferred hallowed precincts Shrines Mount Carmel.

In physical appearance Mírzá Mihdí grew to resemble `Abdu'l-Bahá with blue eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion but was taller.

[19] Mírzá Mihdí was remembered as gentle and self-effacing by contemporaries,[20][21] winning him the affection of the exiled Bahá'í community.