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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, Pilgrimage of; Báb, The (chronology); Hájí Mubarak; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Quddús; 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. It is said that an unnatural silence overcame the crowd of 70,000 pilgrims so that His proclamation was heard by all. This explains why the population seemed "primed" to receive the news of the coming of the Promised One and why the population was so receptive. [The Divine Curriculum: The Báb Vol 5 Part 1, p150 by Edward Price. 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, Writings of; - Báb, The, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Báb, Pilgrimage of; Báb, The (chronology); Kaaba (Mecca); Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Mírzá Muḥíṭ-i-Kirmání; Qá'im; Saudi Arabia; Sharíf Sulaymán; Shaykhism