page_title: Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl
hierarchical_section_title: Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl
caption_attribution_description: Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl-i-Gulpáygání (1844-1914) the foremost Bahá'í scholar who helped spread the Bahá'í Faith
context_page_description: Mírzá Muḥammad, or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání, was the foremost Baháʼí scholar who helped spread the Baháʼí Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh who never actually met Baháʼu'lláh. His given name was Muhammad, and he chose the alias Abu'l-Faḍl for himself, but ʻAbdu'l-Bahá frequently addressed him as Abu'l-Fada'il.
context_section_description: Mírzá Muḥammad (Persian: ميرزا أبوالفضل‎), or Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání (1844–1914), was the foremost Baháʼí scholar who helped spread the Baháʼí Faith in Egypt, Turkmenistan, and the United States. He is one of the few Apostles of Baháʼu'lláh who never actually met Baháʼu'lláh.  His given name was Muhammad, and he chose the alias Abu'l-Faḍl (progenitor of virtue) for himself, but ʻAbdu'l-Bahá frequently addressed him as Abu'l-Fada'il (progenitor of virtues).
caption: Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl-i-Gulpáygání
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