God and being illumined with
His Spirit.

172 For recitation when visiting the tomb of his honor Aka-Seyed-Jaffar,
of Isfand-Abad, Persia, who suffered martyrdom in 1901. When he
would not recant, Mulla Abdul-Kani, the chief religious magistrate
of the locality, turned him over to three different men for
execution, and when each refused to carry out the order, the Mulla
struck him on the head with a stone, and, with the assistance of
another Mulla, put him to death.

173 For recitation when visiting the tomb of his honor Aka-Zaman, of
Isfand-Abad, Persia, who suffered martyrdom in 1901. He was
delivered into the hands of a mob, who brought him out of prison,
made him ride an ox and paraded him through the streets. Many struck
him with stones and clubs, and wounded him. While he was surrounded
by this general assault and uproar and the people danced and clapped
their hands in joy, Aka-Zaman himself also clapped his hands with
them, and evinced great joy on account of his approaching martyrdom.
Then a wretch from behind cut off his ear and stuffed it into the
martyr's mouth, but he did not even turn nor move. Finally they put
him to death with all kinds of wounds and with the severest
persecutions, and stoned him. Then they dragged away his body from
under the heaps of stones and burned it along with the body of his
honor Aka-Seyed-Jaffar.

174 To the assembly of Zanjan, Persia.

175 One of the angels of the "Resurrection day," mentioned in the Koran.

176 To the assembly of Teheran, Persia.

177 To the assembly of Teheran, Persia.

178 This Tablet is to the believers throughout Persia. Copy sent in bore
no opening line of address.

179 One of the Fountains of Paradise mentioned in the Koran.

180 One of XXXhe teachers of the Bahai Revelation in Persia.

181 Baha'o'llah.

182 Abdul-Baha.

183 An expression of astonishment.

184 Refers to the following poem composed by a nine-year-old boy of
Hamadan, Persia, by the name of Isaac. It is a literal rather than a
poetic translation:

HE IS THE PURPOSE!

Rejoice, O ye servants,
for the King of kings hath come!
Be glad, be happy,
The shining Sun hath come!

O ye lovers! O ye lovers!
Lights have been shed upon the world.
O nightingales! O nightingal