Aqa Mirza Ja'jar was an erudite divine of Islam. In his
youth, he taught at a theological school... He left the school altogether when
he embraced the Cause and became a very steadfast believer. In those days, the
Ancient Beauty was in Baghdad. Knowing that He was living an austere life in
that city, Mirza Ja'jar wished to provide some funds for the relief of His
blessed Person. In the end he came up with a plan. There were many vases and
other ornaments made of copper in the mosques of Yazd. He used to go to a
mosque at night, climb to the upper chambers, dismantle the ornamental copper
vessels which were hanging from the ceiling, and take them home. Little by
little he stole similar vessels from several mosques. In the end he gathered
nearly half a ton of these copper items... He then transported them to Ardikan
(about 100 miles from Yazd) to the home of a certain Ustad Kazim, an
ironmonger. There he cut the copper articles to pieces and eventually succeeded
in selling the metal for 70 tumans (a large sum of money in those days) in
silver coins. He placed the silver inside a specially made leather cummerbund,
tied it around his waist and set off on his journey on foot to Baghdad where he
attained the presence of Baha’u’llah and presented the money to Him. The
Blessed Beauty accepted the money from him, and bestowed upon him His blessings
and favors. But He ordered him to accompany Mirza Aqa Jan, Khadimu'llah (the
Servant of God), to the banks of the river and throw the money into its waters.
Mirza Jajar became a servant of the household, and was among those companions
who accompanied Baha’u’llah to Istanbul.
- Adib Taherzadeh (‘The Revelation of
Baha’u’llah, vol. 4')
