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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1853-10-31, sorted by date, descending

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1853 31 Oct
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Some 600 female and 80 to 180 male Bábís are taken prisoner at Nayríz and marched to Shíráz, along with the heads of some 180 martyrs. This fulfilled an Islamic prophecy concerning the appearance of the Qá'im indicating that the heads of the followers would be used as gifts. [BW18:382; KI245; For17] * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Nayriz, Iran; Prophecies; Shíráz, Iran
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