On Baha'u'llah and the Kebab: It has been some time that I have not partaken of meat

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On of my new Friends on Facebook, Justin, has joined the Vegetarian Baha'is group. Going over to the group, I noted on the Wall of the site Wendi's comment regarding a passage in her husband Moojan's new book Baha'u'llah: A Short Biography (One World Publisher) indicating that Baha'u'llah was basically a vegetarian, with the exception of an occasional kebab, if this story is any indication. -gw

'When it came time to eat, a portion of the food was taken to Baha'u'llah and it was said to him: "This is what Zayn has cooked." He replied: "Although it has been some time that I have not partaken of meat, because Zayn has put himself to a lot of trouble, I will take a small portion to eat." ['cited from Zayn, Khátirát, vol. 1, pp. 146-8]

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