ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Táhirih

Táhirih was a brave and smart person who lived a long time ago in a land called Persia (now called Iran). She was special because she was a girl and girls at that time were not allowed to do many things that boys could do. However, Táhirih knew that she was just as good and just as smart as any boy.

Táhirih was very curious and loved to learn new things. She read a lot of books and poems and became very wise and clever. She loved to talk to people and had many friends. She even became a friend of a very important man named Bahá'u'lláh, who was a prophet and teacher.

Táhirih was also very brave. She knew that some people did not like that she was so smart and brave. They wanted her to be like other girls and not speak out or learn too much. But Táhirih did not listen to them. She spoke up for herself and for other girls who also wanted to learn and be brave. She even took off her veil (a piece of cloth that some girls had to wear to cover their faces) to show that girls were just as good and just as important as boys.

Táhirih's bravery and courage inspired other girls and women to be brave too. She showed that girls can do anything that boys can do, and that everyone is equal, no matter what their gender is. Although she faced many challenges and difficulties in her life, Táhirih never gave up on her beliefs and her dreams. She remains an inspiration for many people today.