Mírzá Músá


Mírzá Músá was the only full brother of Baháʼu'lláh, meaning that they shared the same mother and father. He was later named by Shoghi Effendi as one of the nineteen Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh.
The life of Mírzá Músá was so inextricably bound up with that of Baháʼu'lláh himself, that his life and background mirror the life and travels of Baháʼu'lláh. He was an integral part of correspondence between Baháʼu'lláh and the Baháʼís. He experienced the same imprisonment, exile, assaults, and degrading circumstances that were given to the small band of family members associated with Baháʼu'lláh and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. In the history of the Baháʼí cause, Mírzá Músá stands out as a loyal and faithful follower until the end.
Baháʼu'lláh used Mírzá Músá as an example to show his respect for the law. When an official expressed hesitation to inflict punishment on one of the followers of Baháʼu'lláh who had committed a crime, he replied:

Family

Mírzá Músá's son, Mirza Majdi'd-Din for a time transcribed the Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh, but later became "the most redoubtable adversary of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá" by supporting Mírzá Muhammad ʻAlí, the arch-breaker of the Covenant. He was the one who read the Kitáb-i-'Ahd in front of the family upon the passing of Baháʼu'lláh.