Memorials of the Faithful
Muḥammad-Muṣṭafá Baghdádí
Baghdád, he did not falter, but continued to stand his ground. A long time passed in this way. But with his yearning for
Bahá’u’lláh, the tumult in his heart was such that he set out alone for the
Most Great Prison. He reached there during the period of extreme restrictions, and had the honor of entering the presence of Bahá’u’lláh.
He asked then for leave to find a lodging somewhere in the neighborhood of
‘Akká, and was permitted to reside in Beirut. There he went and faithfully served the Cause, assisting all the pilgrims as they arrived and departed. He was an excellent servitor, a generous and kindly host, and he sacrificed himself to see to their affairs as they passed through. For all this he became known everywhere.
When the Sun of Truth had set and the Light of the
Concourse on high had ascended, Muḥammad-Muṣṭafá remained loyal to the
Covenant. He stood so firm against the waverers that they dared not draw a breath. He was like a shooting star, a missile hurled against the demons;
1 against the violators, an avenging sword. Not one of the violators so much as dared pass through the street where he lived and if they chanced to meet him they were like those described in the
Qur’án: “deaf, dumb, blind: therefore they shall not retrace their steps from error!”
2 He was the very embodiment of: “The blame of the blamer shall not deflect him from the path of God, and the terrible might of the reviler shall not shake him.”
Living in the same manner as before, he served the believers with a free mind and pure intent. With all his heart, he assisted the travelers to the
Holy Land, those who had come to circumambulate that place which is ringed around by the Company on high. Later he moved
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