Memorials of the Faithful
Shaykh Salmán / Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí, the Afnán
Prison every year, delivering mail from the believers, and returning with the answers to
Persia. At last, in
Shíráz, he winged his way to the Kingdom of glory.
From the dawn of history until the present day, there has never been a messenger so worthy of trust; there has never been a courier to compare with Salmán. He has left respected survivors in
Iṣfahán who, because of the troubles in Persia, are presently in distress. It is certain that the friends will see to their needs. Upon him be the glory of God, the All-Glorious; unto him be salutations and praise.
Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí, the Afnán
In the days of
Bahá’u’lláh, during the worst times in the
Most Great Prison, they would not permit any of the friends either to leave the Fortress or to come in from the outside. “Skew-Cap”
1 and the Siyyid
2 lived by the second gate of the city, and watched there at all times, day and night. Whenever they spied a Bahá’í traveler they would hurry away to the Governor and tell him that the traveler was bringing in letters and would carry the answers back. The Governor would then arrest the traveler, seize his papers, jail him, and drive him out. This became an established
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