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Unable to find a suitable place in the suburb of Shah Abdu'l- 'Azim, Mulla Ali- Akbar and his companion continued their search until, on the road leading to Chashmih- 'Ali, they came upon the abandoned and dilapidated Masjid- i- Masha'u'llah, where they deposited, within one of its walls, after dark, their precious burden, having first re- wrapt the remains in a silken shroud brought by them for that purpose. Finding the next day to their consternation that the hiding- place had been discovered, they clandestinely carried the casket through the gate of the capital direct to the house of Mirza Hasan- i- Vazir, a believer and son- in- law of Haji Mirza Siyyid Aliy- i- Tafrishi, the Majdu'l- Ashraf, where it remained for no less than fourteen months. The long- guarded secret of its whereabouts becoming known to the believers, they began to visit the house in such numbers that a communication had to be addressed by Mulla Ali- Akbar to Baha'u'llah, begging for guidance in the matter. Haji Shah Muhammad- i- Manshadi, surnamed Aminu'l- Bayan, was accordingly commissioned to receive the Trust from him, and bidden to exercise the utmost secrecy as to its disposal.
(274:1)
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