Muhammad-Ibrahim Amir came from Nayriz. He was a blessed person; he was
like a cup filled with the red wine of faith. At the time when he was
first made captive by the tender Loved One, he was in the flower of his
youth. Then he fell a prey to the oppressors, and following the upheaval
in Nayriz and all the suffering, his persecutors laid hold of him. Three
farra_sh_es pinned his arms and tied his hands behind him; but the Amir by
main strength burst his bonds, snatched a dagger from a farra_sh_'s belt,
saved himself and ran away to 'Iraq. There he engaged in writing down the
sacred verses and later won the honor of serving at the Holy Threshold.
Constant and steadfast, he remained on duty day and night. During the
journey from Ba_gh_dad to Constantinople, from there to Adrianople, and
from there to the Most Great Prison, he was always at hand to serve. He
married the handmaid of God, Habibih, who also served at the Threshold,
and his daughter Badi'ih became the helpmeet of the late Husayn-Aqa
Qahvih-_ch_i.
Thus the Amir was steadfast in service throughout his life; but after the
ascension of Baha'u'llah his health steadily declined, and at last he left
this world of dust behind him and hastened away to the unsullied world
above. May God illumine the place where he rests with rays from the
all-highest Realm. Unto him be salutations and praise. His bright shrine
is in Akka.