Jinab-i-Mirza Muhammad-Quli(37) was a loyal brother of the Blessed Beauty.
This great man was known even from his childhood for nobility of soul. He
was newly born when his distinguished father passed away, and thus it came
about that from the beginning to the end of his days, he spent his life in
the sheltering arms of Baha'u'llah. He was detached from every selfish
thought, averse to every mention except to whatever concerned the Holy
Cause. He was reared in Persia under the care of Baha'u'llah, and in 'Iraq
as well, especially favored by Him. In the presence of Baha'u'llah, it was
he who would pass around the tea; and he waited upon his Brother at all
times, by day and night. He was always silent. He always held fast to the
Covenant of "Am I not your Lord?" He was encompassed by loving-kindness
and bounty; day and night he had access to the presence of Baha'u'llah; he
was invariably patient and forbearing, until in the end he reached the
very heights of Divine favor and acceptance.
He kept always to his own way of being. He traveled in the company of
Baha'u'llah; from 'Iraq to Constantinople he was with the convoy and at
the halting-places it was his task to pitch the tents. He served with the
greatest diligence, and did not know the meaning of lethargy or fatigue.
In Constantinople as well, and later in the Land of Mystery, Adrianople,
he continued on, in one and the same invariable condition.
With his peerless Lord, he then was exiled to the Akka fortress, condemned
by order of the Sultan to be imprisoned forever.(38) But he accepted in
the same spirit all that came his way--comfort and torment, hardship and
respite, sickness and health; eloquently, he would return thanks to the
Blessed Beauty for His bounties, uttering praise with a free heart and a
face that shone like the sun. Each morning and evening he waited upon
Baha'u'llah, delighting in and sustained by His presence; and mostly, he
kept silent.
When the Beloved of all mankind ascended to the Kingdom of Splendors,
Mirza Muhammad-Quli remained firm in the Covenant, shunning the craft, the
malice and hypocrisy which then appeared, devoting himself entirely to
God, supplicating and praying. To those who would listen he gave wise
advice; and he called to mind the days of the Blessed Beauty and grieved
over the fact that he himself lived on. After the departure of
Baha'u'llah, he did not draw an easeful breath; he kept company with no
one, but stayed by himself most of the time, alone in his small refuge,
burning with the fires of separation. Day by day he grew feebler, more
helpless, until at the last he soared away to the world of God. Upon him
be peace; upon him be praise and mercy, in the gardens of Heaven. His
luminous grave is in Naqib, by Tiberias.