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In Isfahan Mulla Kazim was beheaded by order of Shaykh Muhammad- Baqir, and a horse made to gallop over his corpse, which was then delivered to the flames, while Siyyid Aqa Jan had his ears cut off, and was led by a halter through the streets and bazaars. A month later occurred in that same city the tragedy of the two famous brothers Mirza Muhammad- Hasan and Mirza Muhammad- Husayn, the "twin shining lights," respectively surnamed "Sultanu'sh- Shuhada" (King of Martyrs) and "Mahbubu'sh- Shuhada" (Beloved of Martyrs), who were celebrated for their generosity, trustworthiness, kindliness and piety. Their martyrdom was instigated by the wicked and dishonest Mir Muhammad- Husayn, the Imam- Jum'ih, stigmatized by Baha'u'llah as the "she- serpent," who, in view of a large debt he had incurred in his transactions with them, schemed to nullify his obligations by denouncing them as Babis, and thereby encompassing their death. Their richly- furnished houses were plundered, even to the trees and flowers in their gardens, all their remaining possessions were confiscated; Shaykh Muhammad- Baqir, denounced by Baha'u'llah as the "wolf," pronounced their death- sentence; the Zillu's- Sultan ratified the decision, after which they were put in chains, decapitated, dragged to the Maydan- i- Shah, and there exposed to the indignities heaped upon them by a degraded and rapacious populace. "In such wise," Abdu'l- Baha has written, "was the blood of these two brothers shed that the Christian priest of Julfa cried out, lamented and wept on that day." For several years Baha'u'llah in His Tablets continued to make mention of them, to voice His grief over their passing and to extol their virtues.
(200:2)
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