Among the crowd, which hurled abuse at Bahá’u’lláh and pelted Him with stones,
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Among the crowd, which hurled abuse at Bahá’u’lláh and pelted Him with stones, was an old woman. She stepped forward with a stone in her hand to strike at Him. Although frenzied with rage, her steps were too weak for the pace of the procession. 'Give me a chance to fling my stone in His face', she pleaded with the guard. Bahá’u’lláh turned to them and said, 'Suffer not this woman to be disappointed. Deny her not what she regards as a meritorious act in the sight of God.' Such was the measure of His compassion.
Source: H.M. Balyuzi, Bahá’u’lláh - The King of Glory, p. 77
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