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that this believing and sincere soul was greatly distressed.
Finally, one night he threw himself into the
sea, but was rescued by some passers-by who chanced
to come upon him at that moment. His act was
widely commented upon and given varied interpretations
by different people. Following this, one night
he repaired to a mosque, and, as reported by the
guardian of that place, kept vigil the whole night,
and was occupied until the morning in offering,
ardently and with tearful eyes, his prayers and supplications.
Upon hearing him suddenly cease his
devotions, the guardian went to him, and found that
he had already surrendered his soul. An empty bottle
was found by his side, indicating that he had poisoned
himself. Briefly, the guardian, while greatly astonished,
broke the news to the people. It was found out
that he had left two testaments. In the first he recognized
and confessed the unity of God, that His
Exalted Being had neither peer nor equal, and that His
Essence was exalted above all praise, all glorification
and description. He also testified to the Revelation
of the Prophets and the holy ones, and recognized
what had been written down in the Books of God,
the Lord of all men. On another page, in which
he had set down a prayer, he wrote these words in
conclusion: "This servant and the loved ones of God
are perplexed. On the one hand the Pen of the Most
High hath forbidden all men to engage in sedition,
contention or conflict, and on the other that same
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