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The Báb’s Immediate Family: The First Generation of the Afnáns
1. The Eldest Uncle – Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Muhammad: Titled Khál-i-Akbar [the Great Uncle]. He found it difficult to initially accept the claims of the Báb. At the instigation of Mírzá Áqá, he went to Baghád in 1862 to see Bahá’u’lláh, who revealed the Kitáb-i-Íqán in answer to his questions. He then became a firm believer first in the Báb and then eventually in Bahá’u’lláh. He had three sons and two daughters. One of his sons (Hájí Mírzá Muhammad Taqí) was the chief builder of the first House of Worship (in Ishqábád). See Portait: Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Muhammad.
2. The Middle Uncle – The Middle Uncle Hájí Mírzá Siyyid ‘Alí: Titled Khál-i-’Azam [[the Most Great Uncle]. He raised the Báb, was the first believer in Shíráz after the Letters of the Living (was taught by Quddús in June 1846), and eventually martyred – he was one of the Seven Martyrs of Tihrán (early 1850 – a few months before the martyrdom of the Báb). This was as prophesied by the Báb. Khál-i-’Azam had only one son, Mírzá Javád, who died in Jeddah at nineteen years of age, shortly after the martyrdom of the Báb. See Portrait: Hájí Mírzá Siyyid ‘Alí.
3. The Youngest Uncle – Hájí Mírzá Hasan-’Alí : Titled Khál-i-Asghar [the Young Uncle; (in Arabic, “asghar” means smaller, younger or junior)]. His residence was in Yazd. Similar to the eldest uncle, he found it difficult to initially accept the claims of the Báb but did so eventually. He became a believer in both the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh (sometime after 1868). He had four sons and one daughter. See Portrait: Hájí Mírzá Hasan-’Alí.
4. Mother of the Báb – Fátimih-Bagum: She recognized the station of the Báb, some years after His Martyrdom (through the efforts of teachers sent by Bahá’u’lláh). See Portait: Fátimih-Bagum.
5. Father of the Báb – Mírzá Muhammad Ridá: He died while the Báb was a child. He did not have any siblings. [After His father’s death, the Báb and His mother moved to the Middle Uncle’s house, where He was raised by the middle uncle. The Báb lived with there until His marriage, after which He moved to His own house together with His wife and mother.] See Portrait: Mírzá Muhammad Ridá.
6. 1st Brother of the Wife of the Báb – Hájí Mírzá Abu’l-Qásim: Known as Saqqá-Khání . His residence was Shíráz. He was initially hostile to the Báb, but eventually recognized the station of both the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh (about a year or so after his brother Afnán-i-Kabír). He had five sons and three daughters. One of his grandsons, Mírzá Hádí, married ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s eldest daughter, Díyá’íyyih, and their first-born was Shoghi Effendi. See Portrait: Hájí Mírzá Abu’l-Qásim.
7. 2nd Brother of the Wife of the Báb – Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Hasan: Known as Afnán-i-Kabír(means the Great Afnán). His residence was Yazd. Like his brother, he also was initially hostile to the Báb, but eventually recognized the station of both the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh (this happened sometime after 1868; alongside the Youngest Uncle who was also in Yazd). He had six sons and five daughters. One of his sons, Mírzá Muhsin married one of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s daughters, Tubà. See Portrait: Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Hasan.
8. Sister of the Wife of the Báb – Zahrá-Bagum: She had two sons. Only one (Mírzá Áqá) survived. Mírzá Áqá recognized the station of the Báb at the age of thirteen, through his aunt (the wife of the Báb). He later led both his parents and other Afnán to recognize the station of the Báb. Mírzá Áqá was the third Afnán to recognize the station of the Báb (the first being the Báb’s wife and the second being the Báb’s Middle Uncle – Khál-i-’Azam).See Portrait: Zahrá-Bagum.
9. The Wife of the Báb – Khadíjih—Bagum: Known as Saqqá-Khání . Although she was the cousin of the mother of the Báb, she was much younger than her. Khadíjih Bagum was even three years younger than the Báb. Their house was next door to the Báb’s Middle Uncle’s house, so she was neighbors with the Báb as He grew up. Consequent to their marriage, she and the Báb had a son, Ahmad, who died in infancy. See Khadíjih—Bagum.
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