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tree behind which he hid were cut in two in one sword stroke by Mullá Husayn [#137]; 41_ACT10
- Shaykh ‘Alí, a youth whose enthusiasm and untiring energy were greatly praised by Mullá Husayn and Quddús [#140]; 42_ACT10
- Siyyid Ahmad and his youngest son [Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí], the latter who, because of his tender age, was greatly loved and admired by Quddús. Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí’s head was blown off by a cannon ball as he was standing at the entrance of the fort [#138-139].
Note: Siyyid Ahmad had two older sons: Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdí [also called Siyyid Husayn-i-‘Azíz] who was one of the amanuenses of the Báb, and Siyyid Hasan who acted as the Báb’s attendant. These two sons were the two companions the Báb picked to have with Him in Máh-Kú, and at the time of Tabarsí, they were with the Báb in both Máh-Kú and Chihríq prisons. 43_ACT10
#141 to #146 Companions from Qazvín and surrounding areas
These companions included the Letter of the Living, Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí, who was a learned divine and whose father was one of the most influential mujtahids of Qazvín. He was also Táhirih’s cousin and brother-in-law [married to Táhirih’s younger sister, Marzíyeh], and the one who delivered Táhirih’s letter to the Báb and the Báb’s response back to Táhirih. 44_ACT10
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