About: The dramatic story of Mirza Mihdi, the beloved son of Bahá'u'lláh, who fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many other Bahá'ís were imprisoned, and who sacrificed his life that others might attain the presence of the Manifestation of God and, ultimately, bring about the unity of the world.

It is in the nature of the mystery of sacrifice that those who sacrifice themselves are often not aware of the full extent of the spiritual power they are unlocking. And this seems to have been the case with the act of sacrifice that forms the subject matter of Boris Handal's book.

When the son of Bahá'u'lláh, Mírzá Mihdí, the Purest Branch, fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many Bahá'ís were imprisoned with the Manifestation of God, he was severely injured and likely to die from his injuries. When offered his life by his father, he chose instead to sacrifice it so that the doors of the prison might open and those who longed to see Bahá'u'lláh attain their desire.

In accepting this sacrifice, Bahá'u'lláh prayed for an even greater objective, "I have, O my Lord, offered up that which Thou hast given Me, that Thy servants may be quickened, and all that dwell on earth be united."

Mírzá Mihdí: The Purest Branch recounts the dramatic story of the short life of one whose sacrifice was raised by Bahá'u'lláh to the same station as the great sacrifices of humanity's religious history — Abraham's intended sacrifice of His son, the crucifixion of Christ, the martyrdom of the Imám Husayn — and unleashed the spiritual energies need to achieve the ultimate aim of Bahá'u'lláh's revelation: the spiritual regeneration of the individual and the unity of the people of the world. (from grbooks.com)

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Contents

List of Illustrationsviii

Acknowledgementsxi

Foreword, by Moojan Momenxiii 1‘Akká, the Most Great Prison (this chapter below)1 2The Purest Branch10 3Early Years in Tehran19 4Exile in Baghdad, Constantinople and Adrianople32 5The Long Journey to ‘Akká50 6The Disembarkation in ‘Akká69 7Life in the Barracks81 8The First Bahá’í Pilgrims113 9The Treasure of God in the Holy Land (this chapter below) - - 139 10The Great Redemptive Sacrifice of the Purest Branch156 11Life without Mírzá Mihdí162 12A Monument to the Purest Branch176 13The Ode of the Dove183 14Epilogue194

Appendix: The Burial of the Purest Branch and the Mother of - - - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by Rúhíyyih Rabbani209

Bibliography221

Notes and References227

Index239

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