Us his dream. ‘I have this night,’ he said, ‘been soaring into a space of infinite vastness and beauty. I seemed to be uplifted on wings that carried me wherever I desired to go. A feeling of rapturous delight filled my soul. I flew in the midst of that immensity with a swiftness and ease that I cannot describe.’ ‘Today,’ We replied, ‘it will be your turn to sacrifice yourself for this Cause. May you remain firm and steadfast to the end. You will then find yourself soaring in that same limitless space of which you dreamed, traversing with the same ease and swiftness the realm of immortal sovereignty, and gazing with that same rapture upon the Infinite Horizon.’
That morning saw the gaoler again enter Our cell and call out the name of ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb. Throwing off his chains, he sprang to his feet, embraced each of his fellow-prisoners, and, taking Us into his arms, pressed Us lovingly to his heart. That moment We discovered that he had no shoes to wear We gave him Our own, and, speaking a last word of encouragement and cheer, sent him forth to the scene of his martyrdom. Later on, his executioner came to Us, praising in glowing language the spirit which that youth had shown. How thankful We were to God for this testimony which the executioner himself had given!”34PORT
5. The Master recounts ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb’s martyrdom to a group of Western believers
Sixty years later, one day near the end June 1912, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in Montclair, New Jersey, He described the circumstances surrounding ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb’s martyrdom to a small group of Western believers who were present. The group included Lua Getsinger and Juliet Thompson, and it was Juliet who recorded what transpired on that occasion in her diary. 35PORT It was afternoon after lunch and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was talking to this small group about what it means to love and follow the Manifestation of God and that this requires the ultimate sacrifice. He then gave the example of Abdu’l-Vahháb. He spoke about Abdu’l-Vahháb’s love for Bahá’u’lláh, how he was chained to Bahá’u’lláh in the Síyáh-Chál, and how he joyfully went to his martyrdom. As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá reached that part of the story, Juliet writes how His whole state of being changed:
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