After the King of Martyrs was put to death, Áqá Muhammad [1] stayed on for a time in Isfáhán, consumed with mourning for him. Finally he
emigrated to the Most Great Prison, where he was received by Bahá’u’lláh, and
won the high honor of sweeping the ground about the Threshold. He was patient,
forbearing, a true friend and companion. Then the Supreme Affliction came upon
us, and Áqá Muḥammad was in such anguish that he was unable to rest for a
moment. At every dawn he would rise and would sweep the ground about the house
of Bahá’u’lláh, his tears pouring down like rain, chanting prayers as he
worked.
What a holy being he was, how great a man! He could not bear
the separation very long, but died, and hastened onward to the world of lights,
to the assemblage where the beauty of God is unveiled. May God shed upon his
grave rays from the realm of forgiveness, and lull his spirit in the heart of
Paradise. May God exalt his station in the gardens above. His bright tomb is in
Akká.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk; ‘Memorials of the Faithful’)
[1] A loyal and trusted believer who served the King and
Beloved of Martyrs in Isfahan for some years.
