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Ustád Báqir and Ustád Aḥmad 72 |
And again among those who
left their homeland were
two carpenters, Ustád Báqir and Ustád Aḥmad. These
two were brothers, of pure lineage, and natives of Káshán.
From the time when both became believers each held the
other in his embrace. They harkened to the voice of God,
and to His cry of “Am I not your Lord?” they replied,
“Yea, verily!”
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For a time they stayed on in their own country, occupied
with the remembrance of God, characterized by faith and
knowledge, respected by friend and stranger alike, known
to all for righteousness and trustworthiness, for austerity of
life and the fear of God. When the oppressor stretched
forth his hands against them, and tormented them beyond
endurance, they emigrated to ‘Iráq, to the sheltering care
of Bahá’u’lláh. They were two most blessed souls. For
some time they remained in ‘Iráq, praying in all lowliness,
and supplicating God.
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Then Ustád Aḥmad departed for Adrianople, while
Ustád Báqir remained in ‘Iráq and was taken as a prisoner
to Mosul. Ustád Aḥmad went on with the party of Bahá’u’lláh
to the Most Great Prison, and Ustád Báqir emigrated
from Mosul to ‘Akká. Both of the brothers were
under the protection of God and free from every earthly
bond. In the prison, they worked at their craft, keeping to
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themselves, away from friend and stranger alike. Tranquil,
dignified, confident, strong in faith, sheltered by the
All-Merciful, they happily spent their days. Ustád Báqir
was the first to die, and some time afterward his brother
followed him.
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These two were firm believers, loyal, patient, at all
times thankful, at all times supplicating God in lowliness,
with their faces turned in His direction. During that long
stay in the prison they were never neglectful of duty, never
at fault. They were constantly joyful, for they had drunk
deep of the holy cup; and when they soared upward, out of
the world, the friends mourned over them and asked that
by the grace of Bahá’u’lláh, they should be favored and
forgiven. These two were embosomed in bounty, and Divinely
sustained, and the Blessed Beauty was well pleased
with them both; with this provision for their journey, they
set out for the world to come. Upon them both be the glory
of God the All-Glorious; to each be a seat of truth
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in the
Kingdom of Splendors.
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1. | Qur’án 54:55. [ Back To Reference] |