Memorials of the Faithful
Nabíl-i-Zarandí / Darvísh Ṣidq-‘Alí
his time serving and worshiping the Lord. He bore hardships, he lived through misfortunes, he suffered afflictions. From the lips of the
Manifestation he heard marvelous things. He was shown the lights of
Paradise; he won his dearest wish. And at the end, when the Daystar of the world had set, he could endure no more, and flung himself into the sea. The waters of sacrifice closed over him; he was drowned, and he came, at last, to the Most High.
Upon him be abundant blessings; upon him be tender mercies. May he win a great victory, and a manifest grace in the Kingdom of God.
Darvísh Ṣidq-‘Alí
Áqá Ṣidq-‘Alí was yet one more of those who left their native land, journeyed to
Bahá’u’lláh and were put in
the Prison. He was a dervish; a man who lived free and detached from friend and stranger alike. He belonged to the mystic element and was a man of letters. He spent some time wearing the dress of poverty, drinking the wine of the Rule and traveling the Path,
1 but unlike the other
Súfís he did not devote his life to dusty ha
shí
sh; on the contrary, he cleansed himself of their vain imaginings and only searched for God, spoke of God, and followed the path of God.
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