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/Ä - nees/
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Anís (Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Zunúzí) was an ardent follower of the Báb who was executed with Him in Tabríz on July, 9 1850. The evening before He was executed, the Báb asked His companions if one of them would be willing to take His life. “I prefer to be slain by the hand of a friend, rather than by that of the enemy,” the Báb declared. After a long pause, Anís sprang forward and said that he was prepared to do whatever the Báb commanded. Because of this obedience, The Báb chose Anís to be martyred with Him.
