on, be
recalled to favor. In the letter we clearly stated: "Prepare to return to
Tihran. Soon will God's help arrive; the light of grace will shine on you
again; with full authority again, you will find yourself free, and Prime
Minister. This is your reward for the efforts you exerted on behalf of a
man who was oppressed." That letter and that prayer are today in the
possession of the family of Aminu's-Sultan.

From Tihran, Sulayman _Kh_an journeyed to Qum, and according to his
instructions went to live in a cell in the shrine of the Immaculate.(83)
The relatives of Aminu's-Sultan came to visit there; Sulayman _Kh_an
inquired after the fallen Minister and expressed the wish to meet him.
When the Minister learned of this, he sent for Sulayman _Kh_an. Placing
all his trust in God, Sulayman _Kh_an hastened to the Minister's house
and, meeting him in private, presented the letter from 'Abdu'l-Baha. The
Minister rose, and received the letter with extreme respect. Then
addressing the _Kh_an he said: "I had given up hope. If this longing is
fulfilled, I will arise to serve; I will preserve and uphold the friends
of God." Then he expressed his gratitude, indebtedness and joy, and added,
"Praise be to God, I hope again; I feel that by His aid, my dream will
come true."

In brief, the Minister pledged himself to serve the friends, and Sulayman
_Kh_an took his leave. The Minister then desired to give him a sum of
money to defray the expenses of his journey, but Sulayman _Kh_an refused,
and despite the Minister's insistence, would accept nothing. The _Kh_an
had not yet reached the Holy Land on his return journey when
Aminu's-Sultan was recalled from exile and immediately summoned to the
Premiership again. He assumed the position and functioned with full
authority; and at first he did indeed support the believers, but toward
the end, in the case of the Yazd martyrdoms, he was neglectful. He neither
helped nor protected the sufferers in any way, nor would he listen to
their repeated pleas, until all of them were put to death. Accordingly he
too was dismissed, a ruined man; that flag which had flown so proudly was
reversed, and that hoping heart despaired.

Sulayman _Kh_an lived on in the Holy Land, near the Shrine which the
Exalted Assembly circle about. He kept company with the believers until
the day of inescapable death, when he set out for the mansions of Him Who
liveth, and dieth not. He turned his back on this heap of dust, t