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160 Among them was His Honor, Mulla Hosein, who became the place upon which the sun of the Manifestation dawned. Were it not for him, God would not have been seated upon the throne of His Mercifulness nor established upon the seat of His Divinity. Also His Honor, Aga Seyd-Yahya, who was unique and peerless in his day and time.

and others similar, about four hundred, all of whose names are recorded in the " Preserved Tablet " of God.

All these confessed, obeyed and were guided to that Sun of Manifestation, to such an extent that most of them abandoned property and family, and joined themselves to the Good Pleasure of the Possessor of Glory. They sacrificed their lives forthe sake of the Beloved One and expended all they possessed. Their breasts became targets for the arrows of the adversaries and their heads adorned the lances of the