Bahá'u'lláh wuxuu ku dhashay Mírzá Ḥusayn-Alí Núrí (Persian) 12 Noofambar 1817 (Muharram 2, 1233 AH), magaalada Tehran, caasimadda Faaris, maanta oo ah Iran. Qoraayaasha Bahá'í waxay raadraacaan awoowayaashiis ilaa Ibraahim iyada oo loo marayo xaaskii Ibraahim Keturah, ilaa Zoroaster, ilaa Yazdgerd III, boqorkii ugu dambeeyay ee Boqortooyadii Sassanid, iyo sidoo kale Jesse. Sida laga soo xigtay qoraaga Bahá'í John Able, Bahá'ís sidoo kale waxay u arkaan Bahá'u'lláh inuu "laba jeer ka soo degay, labadaba Ibraahim iyo Saarah, iyo Ibraahim iyo Keturah".
Mírzá Mihdí, Bahíyyih Khánum iyo `Abdu'l-Bahá