A Friend Lost at Smyrna
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In August 1868 Bahá'u'lláh, His family and companions were sent by sea from Gallipoli into exile at ‘Akká. His daughter, Bahíyyih Khánum, recalled the voyage:
We had embarked so hurriedly that we had been unable to provide for the voyage - a few loaves and a little cheese, brought by one of the friends, was all the food we had for those indescribable days. A dear friend of the family, Jinab-i-Munib, was taken seriously ill. When the boat stopped at Smyrna, Sarkar-i-Aqa (‘Abdu’l-Bahá) and Mirza Musa carried him ashore, and took him to a hospital. The Master brought a melon and some grapes; returning with the refreshing fruit for him - He found that he had died. Arrangements were made with the director of the hospital for a simple funeral. The Master chanted some prayers, then, heartsore, came back to the boat.
Source: Lady Blomfield, The Chosen Highway, Part I, chapter V (‘Akká), from the recollections of Bahíyyih Khánum.
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