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Akhtar Sabit

When she was asked about her sentence, she said, "Never mind, I am not worried. Whatever happens, I am content with the Will of God."

Akthar Sabit 2Akhtar Sabit, one of the Ten Female Martyrs hanged in 1983
Born: 1963/1966
Death: June 18, 1983
Place of Birth: Unknown
Location of Death: Shiraz, Iran
Burial Location: Golestan-e-Javid (Eternal Garden)  Bahá’í Cemetery in Tehran, Iran – destroyed in the 1980s

Akhtar Sabit was a graduate nurse with a very kindly disposition. In her early 20’s, she was the second youngest of the group. She also taught Bahá’í classes. When she was asked about her sentence, she said, “Never mind, I am not worried. Whatever happens, I am content with the Will of God.”


Source:
“The Story of Mona” adressformona.org: Perry, Mark

Image:
Closed Doors; Hanged for Teaching “Sunday School”

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