Those who have travelled in the deserts or the valleys and uplands of

Those who have travelled in the deserts or the valleys and uplands of the Middle East on the backs of mules and horses know how slow and monotonous the pace is. For miles there is no sign of life and those who travel in the party are not always able to talk and communicate easily with each other. Under these circumstances nothing can be more exhilarating than to hear a pleasant voice singing beautiful songs. Jinab-i-Munib was one of those whose melodious voice, chanting various odes and poems, rang out through the open fields and mountains of Turkey and brought joy and relaxation to those who travelled with Bahá’u’lláh. The odes that he sang were all indicative of his love for Bahá’u’lláh, and the prayers he chanted in the dead of night were a testimony to the yearning of his heart for his Lord

Source: Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh: Baghdad 1853-6, v.1, p. 286

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: chanting).

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