two of them to take with him: the Kitáb-i-Íqán and A Traveller's Narrative. The latter was later translated to English and published by Browne in 1891. After each transcription, Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín left a colophon that usually indicated his name, location, number, and date of the copy. For example, the colophon on the transcription of the Kitáb-i-Íqán that Browne received indicated that it was the 67th copy by Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín: After Baháʼu'lláh's death in 1892, Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín stayed in the ʻAkká/Haifa area and served ʻAbdu'l-Bahá until he died in 1903. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá described his final years: He was buried in a portion of the Muslim cemetery of ʻAkká on the grounds that later became the Israel School for Naval Officers. The portion of the cemetery used for Baháʼís after 1880 was later walled off to prevent vandalism. Legacy Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín was known for transcribing the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh and ensuring their distribution. Baháʼí author Adib Taherzadeh wrote the following about him, E. G. Browne used his colophons to calculate the Badíʻ calendar, remarking, A copy of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas from January 1887, in the handwriting of Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín, is housed at the British Library. The library's description mentions, "His copies are highly regarded for their accuracy." Sara Blomfield, a prominent early British Baháʼí, described Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín as, "one of the most devoted Baháʼís". His son, Mírzá Munír, translated some writings of the Bab into English for her. Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín, along with Mishkín-Qalam, were known for their sense of humor and making jokes with Baháʼu'lláh. There are two known tablets written by Baháʼu'lláh, addressed to Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín. They are known as Lawh-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin I (in Majmu'ih-i-Alwah-i-Mubarakih, 1920, pp. 337–338) and Lawh-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin II (upublished). He may have written a manuscript of his memoirs. His son, Núruʼd-Dín Zayn, later published his own memoirs of his experience with Baháʼu'lláh and his father (Khátirát-i Hayát dar Khidmat-i Mahbúb). Notes References External links The Story of Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín - Biography by a Baháʼí Zaynul-Muqarrabin (Mulla Zaynul-Abidin) - Appearances in Chronology of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths and related history 1818 births 1903 deaths Iranian Bahá'ís 19th-century Bahá'ís 20th-century Bahá'ís