Rúhíyyih Khánum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian Bahá'í, wife of Shoghi Effendi
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1910
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 19-Jan-2000
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Rúhíyyih Khánum
- Rúhíyyih Rabbání (8 Aug 1910 – 19 Jan 2000), born as Mary Sutherland Maxwell and best known by the title Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, was the wife of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957.
- In 1952, she was elevated to the office of Hand of the Cause of God, for which she attended to issues related to the expansion and protection of the Bahá'í Faith, and served an important role in the transfer of authority from 1957 to 1963.
- Rúhíyyih Rabbání was raised in Montreal, Quebec.
- After two trips to the Bahá'í holy land in Haifa, Israel, she engaged in many youth activities in the Bahá'í community.
- She married Shoghi Effendi in 1937.
- After his death, Rúhíyyih Rabbání became for Bahá'ís the last remaining link to the family of ?Abdu'l-Bahá, who headed the Bahá'í Faith from 1892 to 1921 and was the eldest son of the faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
- In 2004, CBC viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest Canadians" on the television show The Greatest Canadian.She was also a noted speaker from her teens and lectured frequently on the impacts of racism and prejudice.
- A prolific writer since her youth, Rúhíyyih Khánum was the author of several published books, such as Prescription for Living and The Priceless Pearl.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum was heavily involved in ecology and environmental issues, being a co-founder of the organization Alliance of Religions and Conservation, which is an interfaith organization aimed at assisting the major religions of the world to develop environmental programs based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices.
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