This book is the first in the series ‘Companions of the Crimson Ark’ which tells the dramatic stories of some of the women and men, young and old, who, in the time of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, entered the Cause of God and, despite many difficulties and hardships, served it until the end of their lives. It includes the story of ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb, the story of Ashraf and his mother, the story of Nabíl-i-Akbar and that of Áqá ‘Azízu’lláh-i-Jadhdháb.