Her father was Mirza Muhammad 'Ali, who was the uncle of the "King of Martyrs" and the "Beloved of Martyrs," and she belonged to one of the great and noble families of Isfahan.

When the Bab was in Isfahan, Mirza Muhammad 'Ali had no children, but his wife was longing for a child.

On hearing of this, the Bab gave him a portion of His food and told him to share it with his wife.

After they had eaten of that food, it soon became apparent that their long-cherished hopes of parenthood were about to be fulfilled, and in due course a daughter was born to them, who was given the name of Munirih _Kh_anum.( 22) Later on son was born, to whom they gave the name of Siyyid Yahya, and afterwards they had some other children.

After a time, Munirih's father died, her cousins were martyred by Zillu's-Sultan and the mullas, and the family fell into great troubles and bitter persecutions because of their being Baha'is.
Baha'u'llah then permitted Munirih and her brother Siyyid Yahya to come to Akka for protection.