The following list details individuals whose remains were transferred, disinterred, reinterred, reburied, or planned to be reburied, based on Baha'i sources:
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The Báb: His sacred remains were transferred from Persia. The remains had been secretly hidden for ten years in ‘Akká in the room of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Instructions for their transfer to the Holy Land were issued by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and they arrived on January 31, 1899. They were subsequently transferred to Mount Carmel in Haifa and ceremoniously deposited (reinterred) on Naw-Rúz 1909 in the sacred sarcophagus within the exalted Shrine on Mount Carmel. Prior to their final resting place, the remains had been moved from one location to another for sixty years.
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Mírzá Mihdí (The Purest Branch): The martyred son of Bahá’u’lláh, he died in ‘Akká in 1870. His remains were originally buried outside the city walls in an Arab cemetery. He was reunited with his mother and sister. Shoghi Effendi personally carried his coffin and transferred the blessed remains to the hallowed precincts of the Shrines on Mount Carmel, where they were reinterred near the Greatest Holy Leaf on Christmas Day, December 25, 1939.
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Ásíyih Khánum (Navváb / Most Exalted Leaf / Master’s Mother): The wife of Bahá’u’lláh. She was originally buried in a Muslim cemetery near ‘Akká. After suffering the humiliation of an alien burial-ground for over half a century, Shoghi Effendi engineered the transfer of her body. Her remains were temporarily laid in state in the Báb’s Holy Tomb before being reinterred alongside her son, Mírzá Mihdí, near the resting place of the Greatest Holy Leaf on Christmas Day, December 25, 1939, on Mount Carmel.
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Mírzá Muhammad-Qulí: Bahá’u’lláh’s faithful half-brother and companion in exile. He passed away in 1910, and his remains were buried on his land at Nuqayb on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, as instructed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Due to land expropriation by the Israeli government, negotiations led to the designation of a new Bahá’í cemetery. His remains, along with eleven members of his family, were ceremoniously conveyed and reinterred in the new Bahá’í cemetery on Tel Susita on Friday, October 18, 1985.
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Eleven Members of Mírzá Muhammad-Qulí’s Family: This group included his two wives, his son Dhikr'u'llah, and other relatives. Their remains were reinterred alongside Mírzá Muhammad-Qulí on October 18, 1985, in the new Bahá’í cemetery near the Sea of Galilee.
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Mírzá Ḍíyáʼu'lláh Effendi: The younger brother of Mírzá Muḥammad ‘Alí, labelled a Covenant-breaker. He was initially buried next to his father at the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh at the Mansion of Bahjí. His remains were later disinterred and removed from the immediate precincts of the Holy Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, a process announced in November 1965 as the final step in the purification of sacred endowments at Bahjí from past contamination.
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Mírzá Buzurg (Father of Bahá’u’lláh): He died in 1839 and was interred in Najaf, Iraq. In 1957, his remains were located and transferred or reinterred in a Bahai cemetery in Baghdad.
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Keith Ransom-Kehler, Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan (King of Martyrs), and the Beloved of Martyrs: These three martyrs were buried in a cemetery in Isfahan, Iran, which was planned for demolition. Forough Maghzi hid their remains until they could be safely reinterred at a new location.
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Baháʼuʼlláh (Planned Transfer/Reburial): A misunderstanding existed among many Bahá’ís, including Corinne True, in late 1911 that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá intended to bring His sacred remains to be reburied beneath the Chicago Temple.
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Discussed Transfer/Reburial): During the construction of the Shrine of the Báb, Shoghi Effendi noted that it was nearly impossible to transfer His remains to another place. If a transfer were necessary, the place where His remains would be temporarily reburied had to be worthy. Furthermore, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had expressed a wish to be buried under the sand between Haifa and ‘Akka, the pathway trodden by loved ones, with no marker. But, the UHJ is making a brand new shrine for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, near the Riḍván Garden in Israel with an estimated budget of $75 to $77 million, funded by donations from Bahá’ís.
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Shoghi Effendi (Planned Future Transfer): The beloved Guardian passed away in London in 1957. Although he was interred in the Great Northern Cemetery at New Southgate, the Hands of the Cause deliberately chose a specialized casket (a hermetically sealed lead coffin within a bronze casket) so that it would be possible to convey his sacred remains to the Holy Land in the future, when quick transport became available.
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