Memorials of the Faithful
Ḥájí Áqáy-i-Tabrízí / Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár
us the calamities and tribulations, humble and long-enduring. Afterward, when the restrictions were somewhat relaxed, he engaged in trade, and through the bounty of
Bahá’u’lláh was comfortable and at peace. But his body had become enfeebled from the earlier hardships, and all the suffering, and his faculties had deteriorated; so that ultimately he fell ill, beyond hope of a remedy; and not far from Bahá’u’lláh, and shadowed by His protection, he hastened away from this least of worlds to the high Heavens, from this dark place to the land of lights. May God immerse him in the waters of forgiveness; may He bring him into the gardens of
Paradise, and there keep him safe forevermore. His pure dust rests in
‘Akká.
Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár
This man, a carpenter and a master craftsman, came from Ká
shán. For faith and certitude, he was like a sword drawn from the scabbard. He was well known in his own city as a man righteous, true and worthy of trust. He was high-minded, abstemious and chaste. When he became a believer, his urgent longing to meet Bahá’u’lláh could not be stilled; full of joyous love, he went out of the Land of Káf (Ká
shán) and traveled to
‘Iráq, where he beheld the splendor of the rising Sun.
He was a mild man, patient, quiet, mostly keeping to
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