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that I shall never blame you for your act. The sooner you strike off my head, the greater will be my gratitude to you.56_ACT11
The AmĂr getting agitated said: âTake him away from this place. Another moment and this dervish will have cast his spell on me.â57_ACT11
But MĂrzĂĄ QurbĂĄn-âAlĂ instantly retorted:
You are proof against that magic, that can captivate only the pure in heart. You and your like can never be made to realise the entrancing power of that Divine elixir which, swift as the twinkling of an eye, transmutes the souls of men. 58_ACT11
By now, the AmĂrâs whole frame was shaking with anger. He yelled his command as he left the gathering:
Nothing but the edge of the sword can silence the voice of this deluded people! No need, to bring any more members of this hateful sect before me. Words are powerless to overcome their unswerving obstinacy. Whomever you are able to induce to recant his faith, release him; as for the rest, strike off their heads. 59_ACT11
And so MĂrzĂĄ QurbĂĄn-âAlĂ was led out to Sabzih-MaydĂĄn. As he walked, he turned to the crowd and shouted:
Hearken to my words, you who profess to be the followers of the Apostle of God. Muhammad, the Day-Star of Divine guidance, who in a former age arose above the horizon of HijĂĄz,60_ACT11 has today, in the person of âAlĂ-Muhammad, again risen from the Day-Spring of ShĂrĂĄz, shedding the same radiance and imparting the same warmth. A rose is a rose in whichever garden, and at whatever time, it may bloom. 61_ACT11
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