Every day, the jailors would enter the cell and would call out the name of one…
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When in Bahá'í history
Every day, the jailors would enter the cell and would call out the name of one of the Bábís, ordering him to arise and follow them to the foot of the gallows. With eagerness, the owner of the name would respond to that call. His chains removed, he would jump to his feet and, in a state of uncontrollable delight, would approach Bahá’u’lláh and embrace Him. He would then embrace each of his fellow-prisoners and would go forth, with a heart filled with hope and joy, to meet the death that awaited him. Soon after the martyrdom of each of these heroic souls, the executioner, who had grown to admire Bahá’u’lláh, would come to Him and would inform Him of the circumstances of the death of the martyr and of the joy with which he had endured, to the very end, the pain inflicted upon him.
Source: Ruhi Book 4, p. 96-97
Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: martyrs-attitudes).
Discuss this story
For adults
- Where do hope and joy meet in this story?
- How does this story illustrate the practice of hope?
- Read the closing lines once more. What single phrase stays with you?
For teens
- If you were in the Báb's place, what might you have done?
- What does this story teach about hope?
Reflection
- If you could bring one quality from this story into your next conversation, what would it be?
- Is there someone in your life who would be helped by hearing this story?
- Where in your own life are you being asked to practice hope?
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What period of Bahá'í history does this story belong to?
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Which virtue does this story most clearly illustrate?
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