Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí
2 stories in the library.
A life in stories
Bahá'u'lláh's ministry (1853–1892)
Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí, Cook of the Holy Household
After his father’s death, Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí was taken into Bahá’u’lláh’s household and became its cook; he recalled the meagre meals in Adrianople and how Bahá’u’lláh smiled on learning that he counted the coal for each brazier.
4 min
The Governor Who Could Not Frustrate God
When a covetous governor of 'Akká plotted to imprison the Bahá'í shopkeepers, Bahá'u'lláh told the believers not to open their shops and to leave the matter in God's hands. Next morning a telegram arrived dismissing the governor.
6 min