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Baha'u'llah's wealth and status were not to last, for He would, in time, lose everything: His wealth, His freedom, His homeland. His future was presaged by a dream that His father had when He was a child. In the dream, Baha'u'llah was swimming in a vast, a limitless ocean, His body radiating a light that illumined the waters. His long, black hair floated in great profusion in all directions. A multitude of fishes gathered around Him, each one holding on to the end of one hair. Fascinated by His radiant face, the fish followed Him in whatever direction He swam, and no matter how great their numbers or how firmly they clung to the hairs of His head, not one hair became detached, nor did Baha'u'llah suffer any injury as He swam free and unrestrained (see db 119-120).
(1:8)
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