Bahá’u’lláh’s father’s dream about Him when He was a child and the soothsayer’s amazing interpretation and prediction
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When in Bahá'í history
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Bahá’u’lláh was still a child, the Vazír, His father,
dreamed a dream. Bahá’u’lláh appeared to him swimming in a vast, limitless
ocean. His body shone upon the waters with a radiance that illumined the sea.
Around His head, which could distinctly be seen above the waters, there
radiated, in all directions, His long, jet-black locks, floating in great
profusion above the waves. As he dreamed, a multitude of fishes gathered round
Him, each holding fast to the extremity of one hair. Fascinated by the
effulgence of His face, they followed Him in whatever direction He swam. Great
as was their number, and however firmly they clung to His locks, not one single
hair seemed to have been detached from His head, nor did the least injury
affect His person. Free and unrestrained, He moved above the waters and they
all followed Him.
Source: Baha'i Stories Blog (https://bahaistories.blogspot.com/2020/01/bahaullahs-fathers-dream-about-him-when.html).
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Various. *Baha'i Stories Blog*. https://bahaistories.blogspot.com/2020/01/bahaullahs-fathers-dream-about-him-when.html
This story shares quotes with 94 other stories
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- 1844: A lonely youth’s encounter with Bahá’u’lláh by a roadside in Mazindaran and his amazing recognition of His station— Various, Baha'i Stories Blog
- 1848: Baha’u’llah describes the consternation that seized the Bábís when Tahirih suddenly appeared unveiled at the conference of Badasht— Various, Baha'i Stories Blog
- 1851 Karbilá, Iraq: A disciple of the Báb becomes the first person to whom Baha'u'llah confided His Divine Mission – as was prophesied by the Báb in 1848— Various, Baha'i Stories Blog
- A believer’s eagerness to provide financial assistance to Baha’u’llah – but chose a wrong method— Various, Baha'i Stories Blog
- A funny incident while in the company of the Master— Various, Baha'i Stories Blog
- …and 89 more
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