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| Bushir 1840 |
“He [the Báb] left Shíráz for Búshihr at the age of 17, and
remained there for five years engaged in commercial pursuits. During this time
he won the esteem of all the merchants with whom he was brought in contact, by
his integrity and piety. He was extremely attentive to his religious duties,
and gave away large sums to charity. On one occasion he gave 70 túmans [about
£22] to a poor neighbour.” (Appendix 2 of Taríkh-i-Jadíd: Hájí Mírzá Jání’s
History, pp. 343–4.)
(Footnotes to Chapter 3, provided by Shoghi Effendi)
