Changes in the Land2 – Dawn Breakers

Hájí Mírzá Áqásí’s plan to arrest Bahá’u’lláh derailed

The timing of the death of Muhammad Sháh derailed the other plans his Grand Vazír [Hájí Mírzá Áqásí] had made against the Bábí Cause, which included targeting Bahá’u’lláh. When the news of the activities at Badasht had reached the Grand Vazír, he had renewed his convincing of Muhammad Sháh to arrest Bahá’u’lláh, with the goal to have Him killed. An edict to arrest Bahá’u’lláh and bring Him to the capital was issued and sent to Núr. The post-Badasht incident at Níyálá had occurred in mid-July, so by the time the edict had been issued, Bahá’u’lláh was in the Mázindarán Núr region. Nabíl recounts that the edict was sent to a high-ranking officer in Núr, who sent it to his son to carry it out. This officer’s son was a great admirer of Bahá’u’lláh and got the edict the day before a reception he had planned in honour of Bahá’u’lláh. He was very distressed and did not tell anyone about it, including Bahá’u’lláh. But Bahá’u’lláh perceived that he was very sad about something, but did not probe and instead advised him to put his trust in God to relieve him of his dilemma. The next day, as Bahá’u’lláh and the officer’s son were going to his house for the reception, they encountered a horseman who was coming from the direction of Tihrán carrying the news “Muḥammad Sháh is dead!”. It was then that the officer’s son showed Bahá’u’lláh the Sháh’s edict calling for His arrest. The edict had now lost its validity. Bahá’u’lláh was free.

The fall of Hájí Mírzá Áqásí

With the death of Muhammad Sháh, his idolized tutor and Grand Vazír, Hájí Mírzá Áqásí, fell from his all-powerful position.

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