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Áqá Muḥammad-Ibráhím Amír 94 |
Muḥammad-Ibráhím
Amír came from Nayríz.
He was a blessed person; he was like a cup filled with
the red wine of faith. At the time when he was first made
captive by the tender Loved One, he was in the flower of his
youth. Then he fell a prey to the oppressors, and following
the upheaval in Nayríz and all the suffering, his persecutors
laid hold of him. Three farráshes pinned his arms and
tied his hands behind him; but the Amír by main strength
burst his bonds, snatched a dagger from a farrásh’s belt,
saved himself and ran away to ‘Iráq. There he engaged in
writing down the sacred verses and later won the honor of
serving at the Holy Threshold. Constant and steadfast, he
remained on duty day and night. During the journey from
Baghdád to Constantinople, from there to Adrianople, and
from there to the Most Great Prison, he was always at
hand to serve. He married the handmaid of God, Habíbih,
who also served at the Threshold, and his daughter Badí’ih
became the helpmeet of the late Ḥusayn-Áqá Qahvih-chí.
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Thus the Amír was steadfast in service throughout his
life; but after the ascension of Bahá’u’lláh his health
steadily declined, and at last he left this world of dust behind
him and hastened away to the unsullied world above.
May God illumine the place where he rests with rays from
the all-highest Realm. Unto him be salutations and praise.
His bright shrine is in ‘Akká.
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