page_title: Kazim Rashti
hierarchical_section_title: Kazim Rashti
caption_attribution_description: English: Published in: Mehrabkhani, Ruhu'llah (1987) Mulla Husayn: Disciple at Dawn, Kalimát Press In a letter from the Research Department of the Bahá'í World Centre dated 21 November 2010, it is stated that "concerning the portraits of Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá’í and Siyyid Kázim-i-Rashtí published in Mullá Husayn: Disciple at Dawn by Ruhu’llah Mehrabkhani", the Research Department "does not have any information about the creator or creators of the portraits in question, or where and when they were drawn. Furthermore, no conclusive evidence has yet been found to support the view that the portrait that is reported to be of Siyyid Kázim-i-Rashtí is indeed of him".
context_page_description: Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī, mostly known as Siyyid Kázim Rashtí, was the son of Siyyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the Shaykhí movement until his death.
  He came from a family of well known merchants. He was a Mullah who, after study of the Islamic writings told his students about the coming of the Mahdi and the "Masih" and taught them how to recognize them. After his death in 1843, many of his students spread out around Asia, Europe and Africa for the search.
  Upon his death he was buried near the tomb of Imam Husayn in Karbala.
context_section_description: Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī (1793–1843) (Arabic: سيد كاظم بن قاسم الحسيني الرﺷتي‎), mostly known as Siyyid Kázim Rashtí (Persian: سید کاظم رشتی‎), was the son of Siyyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the Shaykhí movement until his death.
  He came from a family of well known merchants. He was a Mullah who, after study of the Islamic writings told his students about the coming of the Mahdi and the "Masih" (the return of Christ) and taught them how to recognize them.  After his death in 1843, many of his students spread out around Asia, Europe and Africa for the search.
  Upon his death he was buried near the tomb of Imam Husayn in Karbala.
caption: Kazim Rashti
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