Muḥammad-Ibráhím ‘Ámir 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 ‘Ámir by main strength burst his bonds, snatched a dagger from a farrá
sh’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.
Thus the ‘Ámir 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.