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tree and, holding aloft his musket, sought to shield himself. Mullá Husayn immediately recognised him, rushed forward, and with a single stroke of his sword cut across the trunk of the tree, the barrel of the musket, and the body of his adversary. The astounding force of that stroke confounded the enemy and paralysed their efforts. All fled panic-stricken in the face of so extraordinary a manifestation of skill, of strength, and of courage.
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In later years, survivors of that group of Mullá Husayn’s companions met Nabil, and they confirmed what had transpired. One of them, the distinguished Mírzá Muhammad-i-Furúghí ,emphatically told Nabíl:
I, myself, was a witness to this act of Mullá Husayn. Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I never would have believed it.
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[We will share more about Mullá Husayn’s incredible swordsmanship in DB 19-20 Part A, Section 2]
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