"lighten and uplift
them, so that they may soar on the wings of the Divine verses"
-Baha'u'llah
Mansion
of Mazra`ih
Bahá'u'lláh
loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He
passed the remark: "I have not gazed on verdure for
nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the
city is the world of bodies." When I heard
indirectly of this saying I realized that He was longing
for the country, and I was sure that whatever I could do
towards the carrying out of His wish would be
successful. There was in Akká at that time a man called
Muhammad Páshá Safwat, who was very much opposed to
us.
He
had a palace called Mazra'ih, about four miles north of the
city, a lovely place, surrounded by gardens and with a
stream of running water....I got the house at a very low
rent, about five pounds per annum, paid him for five years
and made a contract. I sent
labourers to repair the
place and put the garden in order and had a bath built. I
also had a carriage prepared for the use of the Blessed
Beauty. `Abdu'l-Baha.
Esslemont, Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, p.35
