| (Sulṭánu's̲h̲-S̲h̲uhadá' and Maḥbúbu's̲h̲-S̲h̲uhadá') Mírzá Muḥammad-Ḥasan and Mírzá Muḥammad-Ḥusayn, two brothers of Iṣfáhán who were condemned to death by S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Muḥammad-Báqir after they were denounced as 'Bábís' by the Imám-Jum'ih of Iṣfáhán, Mír Muḥammad-Ḥusayn, who owed them a sum of money. |
| The King and Beloved of Martyrs† were successful merchants and were held in high esteem in Iṣfáhán. Their prosperity enabled them to alleviate some of the hardships of Bahá'u'lláh and the Holy Family during their exiles and confinements,6 and they were also generous to the poor. The Imám-Jum'ih put his financial affairs in the hands of these two brothers who were 'the most trustworthy persons he could find'.7 Eventually, however, he discovered that he owed the two brothers a considerable sum of money for the work they had done for him, and he decided that rather than pay this he would take their lives. He realized that this would not be difficult, as the two brothers were Bahá'ís, and all that had to be done was for a mujtahid to write their death warrant. S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Báqir, the leading mujtahid of the city, plotted with the Imám-Jum'ih to do just this. They approached the Prince, who was the Governor of Iṣfáhán, and asked him to implement their plans. |
| The two brothers were arrested and taken to government headquarters where they were interviewed by the Prince. The Sháh then asked that they be transferred to Ṭihrán, but the Prince did not comply. On the sixth day of their imprisonment, 17 March 1879, the King and Beloved of Martyrs were executed in Iṣfáhán. |
| Bahá'u'lláh lamented their loss for many years and revealed many Tablets in their honour. |
| [BD 129-130] |
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| Note: Not to be confused with the King and Beloved of Martyrs. |
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