Mullá Ja'far, the Sifter of Wheat

The Sifter of Wheat of Iṣfáhán

In Iṣfáhán, a city famed for its divines, the first to accept the Báb's message was a sifter of wheat. Years later, sieve in hand, he set out to join the defenders of Shaykh Ṭabarsí, where he was martyred.