Regarding Nabil: He was born on the 18th day of the month of
Safar of the year 1247 A. H. in the village of Zarand in Persia. He was
thirteen years old when the Bab declared Himself. Though still young he himself
was preparing to leave for Shaykh Tabarsi and join the companions of Mulla
Husayn when the news of the treachery and massacre of the besieged companions
reached him. He met Bahá'u'lláh in Kirmanshah and Tihran before the latter's
banishment to Iraq. He was a close companion of the Báb's amanuensis Mirza
Ahmad. He subsequently met Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad, Adrianople and 'Akká and was
commissioned by Bahá'u'lláh to journey several times to Persia in order to
promote the Cause and encourage the scattered and persecuted believers. He was
present in 'Akká when Bahá'u'lláh passed away in 1892 and soon after was so
overcome with grief that he drowned himself in the sea. His body was found
along the shore and was buried in the cemetery of 'Akká. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is
reported to have been struck with deep sorrow at the manner of his death.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 30 November 1930, written on behalf of
Shoghi Effendi; ‘The Unfolding Destiny of the British Baha'i
Community’)
