The Traveller and the New Shirt
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When in Bahá'í history
‘Abdu’l-Bahá told a story about a Persian believer’s journeys and how he could not sleep at night while in the wilderness for fear of someone stealing his new shirt, a new gift from a prominent person. After several sleepless nights he decided to get rid of the shirt so he could relax.
Source: Vahid Rafati, Sources of Persian Poetry in the Bahá’í Writings, vol. III, p. 80
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