Chronology: Date 1844-1

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1844 Oct 184-	Pigrimage of the Báb The Báb, Quddús (Hájí Mullá Muhammad-`Alíy-i-Barfurúshí) and the Báb's Ethiopian servant, Mubarak, left Shíráz for Búshihr en route to Mecca. The journey took ten days. [Bab57; DB129; MH119] DB129 says He left Shíráz during the month of Shavvál, 1260 (14 October to 11 November, 1844). SBBH1 xxviii shows the departure date as 12 November, 1844. Balyuzi, Bab57 says "in the month of September. The Genesis of the Bábi-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs p35 by A. Rabbani says He left port on the 2nd of October.	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Quddus; Servants; Mubarak; - Letters of the Living; * Báb, The, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Shíráz, Iran; Bushihr, Iran; Mecca, Saudi Arabia
1844 2 or 3 Oct 184-	The Báb departed from Búshihr on His pilgrimage. [Bab57; MH119, 121, GPB9] He instructed His followers to await His arrival in Karbalá. [DB86, 87; MH122; SBBH1:23] He had been awaiting the letter from Mullá Husayn before starting on His pilgrimage. [DB123; MH117] The vessel taking the Báb to Jiddah was probably the Arab sailing-boat named Futúh-ar-Ras`ul. [Bab69] He joined the company of a group of pilgrims from Fárs. [DB76-77] It was slow, stormy and unsteady sailing and the passengers were in constant dispute amongst themselves. [DB129note2] The Báb, recognizing the difficulty in sea-travel, prayered that conditions might be improved. Nabil noted on page 131 "Within a short space of time, since that prayer was offered, maritime transport have greatly multiplied, and the Persian gulf, which in those days hardly possessed a single steam-driven vessel, now boast a fleet of ocean liners...". He goes on to attribute the Industrial Revolution to the impulse of the Revelation. After twelve days the vessel made a rest-stop in Mascate for several days. The Báb attempted to convert a religious man of high rank but was unsuccessful. [DB129note2; [DB130note1]	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Mulla Husayn; Ships; Industrial Revolution; Karbala, Iraq; Iraq; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; Muscat, Oman
1844 (In the year) 184-	A senior cleric, a convert to the new faith of the Báb, arrived in Yemen through the then internationally renowned Al-Mokha port. [Arab News 20/11/2020]	Yemen
1844 c. Dec 184-	The Báb and His companions arrived in Jiddah after a rough sea voyage of two months. There they put on the garb of the pilgrim and proceed to Mecca by camel. [Bab71; DB129, 132] See Bab69–71 and DB130–1 for a description of the voyage. Quddús walked from Jiddah to Mecca. [Bab71, DB132, GPB9] See DB132 for the story of the theft of his saddlebag by a Bedouin.	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Quddus; Ships; Camels; Saddlebag (novel); - Missing, lost or destroyed Writings; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia
1844 12 Dec 184-	The Báb arrived in Mecca and performed the rites of pilgrimage in company with 100,000 other pilgrims. [GPB9] See Bab70 and SA107-8 for the timing, rites and significance of the pilgrimage.	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; * Báb, The, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia
1844 20 - 21 Dec 184-	The Báb offered 19 lambs as a sacrifice in the prescribed manner, nine in His own name, seven in the name of Quddús and three in the name of Mubarak, His Ethiopian servant, distributing the meat to the poor and needy. [B71; DB133]	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Quddus; Mubarak; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia
1844 c. 20 Dec 184-	The Báb made a declaration of His mission by standing at the Ka`bih, holding the ring of the door and repeating three times that He is the Qá'im. On the last day of His pilgrimage, the 24th of December, He made an open challenge to Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn-i-Kirmání, known as Muhít, of the Shaykhí school promising him that He would answer any questions he might pose on the condition that he either refute His Cause or bear allegiance to it. He fled for Medina before honouring his promise to submit questions. The Báb, while in transit to Medina, wrote a reply to the questions which had perplexed Mírzá Muhít (The Epistle between the Two Shrines) and had it delivered to him in Karbilá. He remained unmoved by the precepts inculcated, his attitude to the Faith was one of concealed and persistent opposition. [DB137-138; SBBR5p103-104; Bab73–4; The Genesis of the Bábi-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs p35 by A. Rabbani] See DB137-138 for Mírzá Muhít's dealings with Bahá'u'lláh. The Báb sent Quddus with an invitation to the Sharíf of Mecca acquainting him with the new Revelation. The Sharíf was too busy to respond. Years later he recognized his error in ignoring the epistle. [B71-74; BW12:89; DB138-140; GPB9, 89] iiiii	* Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Kaaba (Mecca); Qaim; Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn-i-Kirmani (Muhit); Mírzá Muhit; Shaykhism; Sharif of Mecca; * Báb, The, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Báb, Writings of; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia


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