Ode to MIrza Mihdi The Purest Branch

Death of the Purest Branch in Akka

Death of the Purest Branch in Akka June 23rd, 1870, Mirza Mihdi (the Purest Branch, Baha'u'llah's youngest son) falls through a skylight in the prison. Baha'u'llah offers to heal him but Mirza Mihdi instead offers his life as a sacrifice so that those who desire may undertake pilgrimages. Baha'u'llah accepts and the Purest Branch dies at age 22. 70 years later, his body is entombed in the Monument Gardens on Mount Carmel. Bahá’u’lláh referred to Mírzá Mihdí on the day of his death as "he that was created by the light of Bahá" and described his dying "at a time when he lay imprisoned at the hands of his enemies" as a "martyrdom." In the same tablet, Bahá’u’lláh extols Mírzá Mihdí’s station: "Happy art thou in that thou hast been faithful to the Covenant of God and His Testament, until Thou didst sacrifice thyself before the face of thy Lord, the Almighty, the Unconstrained. Thou, in truth, hast been wronged, and to this...

ODE TO SACRIFICE OF MIRZA MIHDI

A few minutes before 6 pm on June 22, 1870, on that fateful afternoon, Mirza Mihdi walked on the roof of the prison in Akka, engaged in his prayers and meditations, perched on the wings of joy and detachment, soaring to new heights into the wonderful world. In that state of joy and ecstasy, while his spiritual eyes were wide open, his physical eyes were closed to this world below. Could he be alone, walking on that roof as the sun set over Akka? In my mind, a heavenly company of angels circled Akka's Fortress with great joy at this very moment. For in one of the cells was The One promised in all religious scriptures, the Lord of Hosts, the Ancient Beauty, the One who had accepted imprisonment in this fortress so that the world could attain true freedom. O Mihdi, while you were reciting the Epistle of the Dove, what wonderful stage must you have reached? In a fleeting moment in your enlightened state, you fell through the open ceiling window i...

Mirza MIHDI - The Purest Branch

1848 (In the year The birth of Mírzá Mihdí, `the Purest Branch', the son of Bahá'u'lláh and His wife Ásíyih Khánum (Navváb in the family’s rented house near the Shemiran Gate (Darvázih Shimrán) in northern Tehran. He was named after Mihdí, Bahá’u’lláh’s elder full brother, who was dear to Him and who had recently died. In later years Bahá’u’lláh gave Mírzá Mihdí the title "the Purest Branch." He resembled ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in appearance and character and was noted for his piety, gentleness, dignity, courtesy, and patience. Throughout his brief adult life, Mírzá Mihdí was Bahá’u’lláh’s companion and served as one of His secretaries, recording the sacred tablets that He revealed. Many such manuscripts in Mírzá Mihdí’s excellent handwriting are extant." Despite his youth, Mírzá Mihdí was accustomed to hardship and was recognized as "a pillar of strength" among the exiles during the difficult period In January of 1953 Bahá'u'lláh and His family ...

MIRZA MIHDI The Purest Branch

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