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Views of Quddús’ father’s house in Bárfurúsh. Archival photos.
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His father had remarried, after the death of Quddús’ mother. Nabíl records that Quddús’ step-mother loved him dearly:
[She] treated Quddús with a kindness and care that no mother could have hoped to surpass. She longed to witness his wedding, and was often heard to express her fears lest she should have to carry with her to the grave the “supreme joy of her heart.” “The day of my wedding,” Quddús observed, “is not yet come. That day will be unspeakably glorious. Not within the confines of this house, but out in the open air, under the vault of heaven, in the midst of the Sabzih-Maydán , before the gaze of the multitude, there shall I celebrate my nuptials and witness the consummation of my hopes.” Three years later, when that lady learned of the circumstances attending the martyrdom of Quddus in the Sabzih-Maydán, she recalled his prophetic words and understood their meaning.66ACT4
Quddús remained in Bárfurúsh until the time [1848] when he was joined by Mullá Husayn after the latter’s return from his visit to the Báb in the castle of Máh-Kú From Bárfurúsh they set out for Mashhad in the province of Khurásán. Eventually both will return to Mázindarán , and render deeds so heroic that none of their
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