Muhammad-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 Iraq. 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 Baghdad 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...
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk; ‘Memorials of the Faithful’)
