Here are the stories of apostles, martyrs, poets, and noblemen. Among their number are Samander, both successful merchant and dedicated disciple; Naim, a poet of the first rank; the grandson of a Shah or Iran; the gourmet who was a saint; and the renowned Mirza Haydar-Ali. Of particular interest and value are the hundred photographs, many never before published in the West, of the majority of eminent Baha'is and leading Iranian figures of the time. The book concludes with several chapters about the homeland of Baha'u'llah, His ancestors, and certain remarkable prophecies of His coming.