Sadiq: The sixth of the Shi’ih Imams
Sad-i-Isfahani: Refers to Sadru’l-Ulama of Isfahan , a follower of Mirza Yahya.
Salih: An ancient Arabian prophet of later date than Hud Who gave similar summons. He is mentioned in the Qur'an, surih 7:71-77. Some commentators identify him with the Salih of Genesis 11:13.
Salman, or Shaykh Salman: Born in southern Persia, an illiterate, he became one of the most beloved and most devoted disciples of Baha'u'llah who entrusted him with many dangerous and important missions. He carried many Tablets from Baha’u’llah for distribution among the friends in Persia. He also conducted Munirih Khanum to 'Akka before her marriage to ‘Abdu'l-Baha.
Sam Khan: The colonel of the Armenian regiment that was ordered to execute the Bab in 1850. Sam Khan reluctantly carried out his orders and, upon witnessing the miraculous event of his regiment's failed attempt, refused to take any further part in the execution. At the risk of his own life, he ordered his men to leave the barracks.
Samiri: A magician employed by Pharaoh as a rival to Moses. According to Muslims, it was he, not Aaron, who made the golden calf.
Sardar ‘Aziz Khan: He was present with the Shah’s troops attacking Babis at Zanjan. (see Traveller's Narrative, p. 181 note)
Shaykh ‘Abdu'l-Husayn: A mujtahid who became inflamed by the prestige and devotion commanded by Baha’u’llah in Baghdad and allied himself with Mirza Buzurg Khan, the Persian consul-general in Baghdad, to destroy Him. Eventually the two succeeded in having Baha’u’llah transferred from Iraq to Constantinople by the Ottoman government.
Shaykh Effendi: Name by which Baha’u’llah became known outside of the Baha’i community.
Shaykh Hassan: Served as a scribe for the Bab during His imprisonment in Mah-Ku and Chihriq. Later in life he traveled to Karbala at the request of the Bab, where he attained the presence of Baha’u’llah.
Shoeb: Priest of Midian (Exodus 2:16-21). Moses married his daughter; Exodus 18 gives his name as Jethro.
Shoghi Effendi: (1897-1957) The Guardian of the Baha'i Faith after the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in 1921, designated in His Will and Testament as His successor in interpreting the Baha'i writings and as Head of the Faith. He was the eldest grandson of 'Abdu'l-Baha and was brought up in ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s household in 'Akka. In his youth he became his grandfather's secretary for a time before leaving the Holy Land to study at the University of Oxford. When ‘Abdu’l-Baha passed away Shoghi Effendi became head of the Baha'i Faith. Under his guidance the Baha’i administration was developed and the Faith taken to virtually every country in the world. In 1937 he married Mary Maxwell. He passed away in London, where he is buried.
Shu'a'u'llah, Mirza: Son of Mirza Muhammad-‘Ali, ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s half-brother, and the arch-breaker of the Covenant. He arrived in the United States in 1905 and remained until the 1930s or 1940s. He attempted to win converts to his father's cause from among the Baha’is but was unsuccessful.
Siyyid ‘Ali: The maternal uncle of the Bab who, after the passing of the Bab's father, was responsible for the Bab's upbringing. He recognized his nephew's station and became an ardent follower.
Siyyid Ashraf-i-Zanjani: Martyred with 'Aba Nazir (See God Passes By, p. 199 and Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 135)
Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshizi: A mujtahid, one of the Seven Martyrs of Tihran.
Siyyid Ibrahim: Surnamed 'Khalil' by the Bab; a deeply trusted disciple of the Bab from the earliest days. Later in Baghdad recognized the true station of Baha'u'llah, Who protected him against Yahya's designs.
Siyyid Isma’il: A believer from the time of the Bab, who sacrificed his life for love of Baha'u'llah, and was given the title of 'Zabih'.
Siyyid Javad: known as Karbila’i, was brought up in Karbila. He was a disciple of Siyyid Kazim Rashti, and a friend of the Bab's great uncle, he met the Bab as a child and later through Mulla 'Ali Bastammi became a Babi. He recognized Baha'u'llah before His Declaration, in Baghdad, and was known because of his sanctity as 'Siyyih-i-Nur'. He passed away in Kirman, Persia.
Siyyiid Kazim: The Chief disciple of Shaykh Ahmad and his successor who carried on his work and message, preaching the imminent advent of the Qa’im. Mulla Husayn and other distinguished Babis were among his students. He died on December 31, 1843.
Siyyid Muhammad: A Babi of unsavory character who became a companion of Mirza Yahya, inducing him to oppose Baha’u’llah and to claim prophethood for himself. Baha’u’llah refers to him in the Kitab-i-Aqdas as the one who led Mirza Yahya astray. Shoghi Effendi referred to him as “the Antichrist of the Baha’i Revelation”.
Siyyid of Findirisk: A noted Persian poet and thinker better known as Mir ‘Abdu’l-Qasim Findiriski, who lived in the 16th Century, A.D.
Siyyid Yahya, surnamed Vahid: A distinguished divine of great learning who became a Babi and was martyred after the siege of Nayriz on June 29, 1850, ten days before the death of the Bab.
Sohrab, Mirza Ahmad: (d. 1958) Persian Baha'i and a major translator of Abdu'l-Baha’s Tablets into English. He had been sent by 'Abdu'l-Baha to the United States in 1903 to translate for Mirza Abu'l-Fadl. He settled in Washington DC and became well-known in the American Baha'i community. After the passing of ‘Abdu'l-Baha he opposed the establishment of the Baha'i administrative order decreed in the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu'l-Baha and was declared a Covenant-breaker.
Son of Wolf: Shaykh Muhammad Taqi, known as Aqa Najafi, a priest of Isfahan (a city in central Iran) whose father had caused the death of the King of Martyrs and the Beloved of the Martyrs.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: (1815-1902) A leader of the American women's rights movement who was a primary organizer of the first women's rights convention (1848) in Seneca Falls, New York. She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments - a women's bill of rights with demands for social equality, including the right to vote.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher: (1811-1896) New England author best known today for her novel tided ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)’ whose human portrayal of slaves galvanized the abolitionist cause just before the American Civil War.
Struven, Howard and Hebe: Early Baltimore Baha’is. Howard's brother, Edward, learned of the Baha’i Faith from Lua Getsinser and became a Baha’i immediately. Howard became a Baha’i in 1899. In 1909 'Abdu'l-Baha asked him to travel around the world with Mason Remey, the first round the world Baha’i teaching trip. He married Hebe (Ruby) Moore, Lua Getsinger's sister, in 1912.
Subh-i-Azal: Arabic means the Morn of Eternity: A younger half-brother of Baha’u’llah who broke away from Baha’u’llah, claiming to be the Bab's successor. His spurious challenge was unsuccessful, and he was exiled to Cyprus by the Ottoman authorities at the time Baha’u’llah and His companions were sent to Acre. He died in Cyprus in 1912
