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Date 1870-00-00-02, sorted by date, descending

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1870 (In the year)
187-		 In Zanján, Áqá Siyyid Ashraf was arrested, condemned to death as a Bábí and executed. [BWG470]
  • He was the son of Mír Jalíl, one of the companions of Hujjat who was martyred in Tihrán at the end of the Zanján episode. [BKG470]
  • He was born during the siege at Zanján. [BKG470]
  • His mother was brought to prison to persuade him to recant his faith but she threatened to disown him if he did so. [BBD25; BKG470; ESW73–4; GPB199–200]
  • See G135–6 for Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet concerning Ashraf and his mother.
    		•  * Persecution; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Other; Aqa Siyyid Ashraf; Iran; Mir Jalil; Zanjan, Iran
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