Translated by Edward G. Browne A New and Corrected Edition

FOREWORD

Among the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá several deal with biographical and historical topics. Bahá'ís are already familiar with Memorials of the Faithful, sketches of persons who dedicated their lives to Bahá'u'lláh, and with The Secret of Divine Civilization, which discusses historical and social problems in Persia, and by extension in the world, in the nineteenth century.
A Traveler's Narrative is even more specifically a history. It details events in the life of The Báb, the Founder of the Bábí Faith and the Prophet-Herald of the Bahá'í Faith, and in the lives of His followers, including Bahá'u'lláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote A Traveler's Narrative, a copy of which was given without indication of authorship to Edward Granville Browne, an English Orientalist who attained Bahá'u'lláh's presence in 1890. An avid gatherer of Bábí and Bahá'í manuscripts, Browne had the Persian manuscript and his English translation of it, together with a long introduction and copious footnotes, published by Cambridge University Press in 1891. In this edition we have omitted Browne's introduction and footnotes, aiming at the general reader without making any attempt to provide a scholarly edition. We have made the transliteration of Persian and Arabic words uniform with that used in other Bahá'í books. A brief glossary, a few notes, and an index have been added to aid the reader.

Adhán: Muslim call to prayer.

Alif: In the Arabic (or Persian) script, the first letter of the alphabet, a straight, vertical line. This is used as a symbol of God, the One alone Beloved.

Amír: Lord, prince, commander, governor.

Áqá: Title meaning mullá or sir.

Chief of the Martyrs: Husayn, Son of 'Alí and the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fátimih. The third of the Holy Imáms, he was martyred at Karbilá, 10 October 680.

Day of Invocation: The "day of mutual outcry," Qur'án 40:34, the Day of Judgment, of Doom.

Elburz: Mountain range, north Írán.

Farrásh: Footman; attendant.

Fourth Support: The Rukn-i-Rábí'–Fourth Pillar or Support–a perfect man believed always to exist among the Shí'ihs, and to serve as a Channel of Grace.

Furqán: The Qur'án, that which distinguishes between truth and falsehood. See Qur'án 25:1.

Gabr: Muslim term for a Zoroastrian.

Hájí: Title of a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Husayn ibn Rúh: One of the "Four Gates." See "Occultation."

Ibn Mihríyár: A native of Ahváz, thought to be in touch with the Hidden Imám during the Minor Occultation. He was not one of the "Gates," they being 'Uthmán ibn Sa'íd; his son Muhammad ibn 'Uthmán; Husayn ibn Rúh; and 'Alí ibn Muhammad Símarí. See "Occultation."

Imám-Jum'ih: Chief of the mullás in a town or city; prayer-leader in the Friday or cathedral mosque.

Ja'far: Ja'far-i-Sádiq (d. A.H. 140/A.D. 757), the Sixth Imám, poisoned by order of Caliph Mansúr.

Kalántar: Mayor.

Kashkúl: Dervish alms cup with chain, originally made from a sea-coconut.

Kawthar: River in Paradise, whence all other rivers derive their source. See Qur'án 108:1.

Khán: Originally a title of the nobility or of chiefs of tribes; by extension an honorific denoting gentleman.

Kuláh: The Persian lambskin hat worn by government employees and civilians.

Lord of the Age: The Sáhibuz-Zamán, a title of the Twelfth Imám. To Bahá'ís, the Báb.

Mihdí: One Who is guided. A title of the Twelfth Imám.

Mírzá: A contraction of Amír-Zádih, meaning son of an Amír. When following a name, it signifies prince; when preceding, simply Mr.

Mujtahid: Muslim doctor of the Law, qualified to render independent judgments on legal and theological questions.

Mullá: Muslim priest, theologian, judge.

Occultation: State of being hidden from view (ghaybat). According to Shí'ih belief, the Minor Occultation began in A.H. 260/A.D. 872, with the "disappearance" of the Twelfth Imám, as a child. During this period, the Hidden Imám was still accessible through four successive "Gates," or Abváb (plural of Báb). This period lasted sixty-nine years (A.H. 260/A.D. 872-A.H. 329/A.D. 939). The Major Occultation was to last from the death of the "Fourth Gate" until the Return of the Twelfth Imám. During the Major Occultation the Twelfth Imám supposedly lived in one of two mysterious cities, Jábulqá and Jábulsá, and he "disappeared" at Sámarrá, on the Tigris.

Perspicuous Book: The Qur'án (which means the Book to be Read).

Perspicuous Law, also Law: Law of Islám.

Perspicuous Religion: Islám.

Point: To Persian mystics all writing emanates from a single calligraphic dot on the page. The Báb is the Primal Point, "from which have been generated all created things."

Prince of Worshipers: 'Alí ibn Husayn, entitled Zaynu'l-'Abidín (d. A.H. 95/A.D. 712), the Fourth Imám. See p. 76.

Pure Lineage: A siyyid, or descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

Qá'im: He Who ariseth, the Promised One of the Shí'ihs. A title of the Báb.

Seal of the Prophets: Muhammad, cf. Qur'án 33:40. To Muslims this title means that no Prophet will ever appear again, only reformers; to Bahá'ís, that Muhammad closed the prophetic cycle, the present cycle being that of fulfillment, as promised in the Holy Books of the previous Faiths.

Shaykh: Venerable old man; man of authority; elder, chief, professor, superior of a dervish order.

Shaykhí: Sect of Shí'ih Islam, founded by Shaykh Ahmad of Ahsá.

Shaykhu'l-Islám: Head of religious court, appointed to every large city by the Sháh.

Shikastih: A type of cursive script, or half-shorthand, thought to have been invented by a governor of Hirát at the close of the seventeenth century.

Siyyid: Title of the Prophet Muhammad's descendants.

Sufyán: A man with a hideous face, whose coming was to be a sign of the Day of Judgment. He was to rule eight months, with five cities in his hands.

Supreme Shrines: A term–'Atabát 'Alíyát–by which Shí'ih Muslims referred to the cities of Kazimayn, Najaf, and Karbilá (where several of the Holy Imáms are buried) and generally applied to the region of eastern 'Iráq, of which Baghdád was the center.

Tá: Tihrán–"the dayspring of glory"–from the first letter of the name.

Tumán: Persian monetary unit.

'Ulamá: Divines, scholars,

Well-Established Path: Islám.

White Hand: When Moses, before Pharoah, drew forth His hand from His garment, it had turned miraculously shining and white. (See Ex. 4:6 and Quran 7:105.)

INDEX

Abasement, 42, 50, 61, 67, 81 'Abbás-Qulí Khán of Láríján, 23-24 'Abdu'l-Hamíd Khán, 9 ['Abdu'l-Husayn], Shaykh, 50-51 'Abdu'l-Karím, Mullá, of Qazvín, 25-26, 37 'Abdu'lláh ibn Ubayy, 74 Abú-Turáb, Shaykh, of Ishtihárd, 5 Actions, 42, 45, 47, 49, 64, 72, 83. See also Conduct; Deeds Ádhirbáyján, Báb in, 12-28 Adrianople (Roumelia), Bahá'u'lláh and Bábís in, 44, 55, 57, 58, 63, 80, 85 Afchih, Bahá'u'lláh in, 31 Affection, 43, 71, 83 Afflictions, 13, 29, 60, 67, 70, 77, 80, 82 See also Calamities; Suffering Agreement, 43 Ahmad, Mírzá, of Azghand, 5 Ahmad, Mírzá (Imám-Jum'ih of Tabríz), 14 [Ahmad], Shaykh, of Ahsá, 19, 101 'Akká, Bahá'u'lláh sent to, 44, 57, 80, 85 Alcohol, 73 'Alí (First Imám), 97 'Alí, Hájí Mírzá Siyyid (uncle of The Báb), 4, 6, 9 'Alí, Mullá, of Bastám, 5 'Alí-Akbar, Mullá, of Ardistán, 6 'Alí-Asghar, Mírzá (Shaykhu'l-Islám of Tabríz), 14-15 'Alí' ibn Husayn, Prince of Worshipers (Fourth Imám), 76-77, 98 'Alí ibn Muhammad Símarí, 97 'Alí Khán of Mákú, 13 'Alí Khán, Hájí (Hájíbu'd-Dawlih), 31, 32 Alláh-Yár, Hájí, 28 Amír-Nizám. See Taqí Khán Amír-Nizám, Mírzá Ámul, Bahá'u'lláh sets out for, 36 [Anís], Áqá Muhammad-'Alí, 26-27 Annas, 75 Antichrist, 16 Appearance, outward and inward, 44, 54, 68 Áqá Ján Big of Khamsih, 27 Áqásí, Hájí Mírzá (Prime Minister of Persia), 11-12, 14, 15-16 Arbil, Mírzá Yahyá sets out for, 53 Assurance, 60 Báb, The Báb-hood, meaning of, 4, 7 Bahá'u'lláh prophesied and awaited by, 4-5, 13-14, 33-34 Bahá'u'lláh sent writings, ring, and pencase by, 25-26 banishments, confinements, and punishments (in chronological order) censured, struck, and confined in Shíráz, 6 attacked but allowed to leave Shíráz for Isfahán, 9 protected by Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih in Isfahán, 9-11 sent to Kulayn, 11 sent to Tabríz and Mákú, 12 confined in Castle of Mákú, 12-13 confined in Castle of Chihríq, 13-14 brought to Tabríz for tribunal, 14 questioned, beaten, and sent back to Chihríq, 14-15 brought to Tabríz for execution, 25 martyrdom, 25-28 defenses of, by Bábís, 17-18 divines and rulers hostile to, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14-15, 16-17, 20, 21, 26 divines and rulers won over to, 5-8, 14, 18, 35-36 early life and lack of education of, 4, 5, 18 followers of (see Bábís) investigation of by Muhammad Sháh, 7, 8-9 by Mullá Muhammad-'Alí [Hujjat], 8-9 by Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih [Manúchihr Khán], 9-11 by Tabríz tribunal, 14-15 by Siyyid Yahyá [Vahíd], 7 martyrdom of, 25-28, 39 Mihdí-hood claimed by, 14, 16 Muhammad Sháh and, 7, 11-12, 15, 20 Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih [Manúchihr Khán] and, 9-11 Násiri'd-Dín Sháh and, 14, 20 opposition to, 5-26 passim persecution of, results in growth in following, 7, 13, 14, 21 pilgrimage to Mecca of, 5, 19 Prime Minister Hájí Mírzá Áqásí and, 11-12, 14, 15-16 Prime Minister Mírzá Taqí Khán Amír-Nizám and, 20, 25, 26, 37 quotations from, 4-5, 13-14, 33 recognition of by Bahá'u'lláh, 35 by Mullá Muhammad-'Alí [Hujjat], 8 by Shaykhís, 5 by Siyyid Yahyá [Vahíd], 7-8 referred to as Lord of the Age, 6, 100 Mihdí, 14, 16, 100 Primal Point, 36, 100 Qá'im, 18, 101 Youth, 15 Writings of, 5, 8, 18, 32-34 commentaries on Qur'án, 4-5, 7, 9, 32 derivatives of Bahá, 25-26 Báb-hood, meaning of, 4, 7 Bábís Bahá'u'lláh educates, 39-42, 49, 62-64 banishments and exiles (in chronological order) Baghdád, 32, 44, 49-53, 62-63 Constantinople, 53-55, 65 Adrianople (Roumelia), 44, 55, 57, 58, 80, 85 'Akká, 44, 57, 80, 85 change in attitude toward, 39, 49 character and conduct, 22, 39-40, 44, 49, 54, 55, 62-63, 65-67, 68, 85-92, 93 defense of The Báb by, 17-18 lack of sedition, 47, 60, 62-63, 65, 77, 88 loyalty and obedience to government, 40, 54, 58, 86 martyrs, (see Martyrs) Muhammad Sháh and, 7, 8-9 Násiri'd-Dín Sháh and, 21, 31, 48, 50, 58-60, 66, 92 Ottoman government and, 52, 53-54, 62 persecution, suffering, and attempts to disgrace (in chronological order) first persecution, 6 after Tabríz tribunal, 15, 16 after death of Muhammad Sháh, 20-22 in Mázindarán and at Shaykh Tabarsí, 22-24 at Zanján and Nayríz, 24-25 after martyrdom of The Báb, 28-29 after the attempt on life of Sháh, 30-31 in Baghdád, 50-52, 62 by Siyyid Muhammad and Mírzá Yahyá, 55-57 of Mírzá Badí', 58-59 as described by Bahá'u'lláh, 65-68, 71-72, 73, 76 as described by Persians, 85-92 after Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, 92-94 results of persecution, 6, 7, 13, 21, 29, 39, 49 sacrifices for God, 65-67 Sádiq's attack on Sháh, 30-32 self-defense, 22-25, 39, 40-41, 54 teaching activities of Bahá'u'lláh, 35-36, 45 of Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí [Quddús], 19 of Mullá Muhammad-'Alí [Hujjat], 8-9 of Qurratu'l-'Ayn [Táhirih], 19-20 of Shaykhís, 5 of Siyyid Yahyá [Vahíd], 8 Badí', Mírzá, 58-59 Baghdád ('Iráq), Bahá'u'lláh and Bábís in, 32, 38, 44, 49-53, 63, 99 Bahá, derivatives of, 25-26 Bahá, people of, 44, 83. See also Bábís Bahá'u'lláh "awakened" by God, 61, 77 Báb prophesies and awaits, 4-5, 13-14, 33-34 Báb recognized and proclaimed by, 35-36, 45 Báb sends writings, ring, and pencase to, 25-26 Bábís educated by, 39-42, 49, 62-64 banishments, imprisonments, and exiles (in chronological order) Tihrán, 31-32 Baghdád ('Iráq), 32, 38, 44, 45, 49-55, 62-63 Constantinople, 53-55, 65 Adrianople (Roumelia), 44, 45, 57, 58, 63, 80, 85 'Akká, 44, 57, 80, 85 doctors and, 34, 35-36, 50-51, 67 doctors described by, 45, 47, 68-69, 70-71, 73, 81-82 early life and lack of education, 34-35, 61 fame of, 36, 37, 38, 49, 53, 55 Kurdistán retirement, 38-39 leadership of the Bábis, 38, 39-42, 49, 53-55, 62-63, 72, 88 longings for martyrdom, 79 Muhammad, Mullá, investigates, 36-37 Murtadá, Shaykh, and, 51, 70-71 Násiri'd-Dín Sháh and, 31, 62, 92 quotations from, 41, 42-48, 54-55, 61-83, 83-85 referred to as Chief, 49, 88 Him Whom God shall make manifest, 13n Imprisoned One, 48 Oppressed One, 45, 47, 48, 63 Pen of Admonition, 45 Pen of Sincerity, 46 Servant, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73 Transient One, 62 Victim, 48 Youth, Young Man, 34, 36 suffering of, 42, 44, 56-57, 61, 72, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85 Writings of Hidden Words, 68-69 importance and nature of, 83, 85, 86, 88 letters to Bábís and others, 41-48, 84-85, 86 prayers of, 61, 70, 72-73, 75, 76, 82-83 Tablet to Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, 58-83 Yahyá, Mírzá, and, 37-38, 53, 55-57 Báqir, Mullá, 25-26 Báqir, Mullá Mírzá, 26 Believers. See Bábís Burújird, Siyyid Yahyá goes to, 7 Búshihr, Báb in, 5 Buzurg Khán, Mírzá, of Qazvín (Persian consul-general in Baghdád), 50-53, 62 Caiaphas, 75 Calamities, 47, 60, 61, 77, 79, 80, 82. See also Afflictions; Suffering Calmness, 54 Charity, 43, 44, 45, 56 Chastity, 46, 48 Children, 41, 66, 83, 87 Chihríq, Báb in Castle of, 13-14, 15, 25, 34 Christian regiment of Urúmíyyih, 26-27 Conduct, 42, 45-46, 48, 85-85, 91. See also Actions; Bábís, character and conduct of; Deeds Congregational prayer, 8 Constancy, 29, 46, 54 Constantinople, Bahá'u'lláh and Bábís in, 53-55, 65 Consul-general in Baghdád (Mírzá Buzurg Khán), 50-53, 62 Country, love of, 83 Cursing, 84 [Cyprus], Mírzá Yahyá sent to Famagusta in, 57, 85 Death, 41, 67, 77-79, 81. See also Martyrs Deeds, 45, 46, 65, 72, 84. See also Actions; Bábís, character and conduct of; Conduct Deliberation, 54 Disobedience, 42 Distinction, 60 Disunity, 42, 43, 72 Diversity, 92 Divines (doctors, lawyers). See Báb, The, divines and rulers hostile to; Báb, The, divines and rulers won over to; Bahá'u'lláh, doctors and; Bahá'u'lláh, doctors described by "Drops of one sea," 84 Ease, 55, 56, 69, 79, 82 Education, 39, 44, 83, 84, 86 Equality, 87, 88, 90, 91 Equity, 48, 90 Evil, 30, 47, 48, 77 Fairness, 46, 85 Faith, 60, 76 Faithfulness, 46, 47, 48, 49 Famagusta, Mírzá Yahyá sent to, 57, 85 Farhád Mírzá (Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih), 48 Fátimih, 68, 97 Fear of God, 46, 72 Freedom of thought, 40, 86-92. See also Persecution, results of "Fruit of one tree," 43, 83 Generosity, 78 Gentleness, 45, 49 Gladness, 56, 75 God does what pleases, 55, 63, 73 fear of, 46, 72 hearts of men and, 40, 46, 63-64, 72, 91 justice of, 43, 44, 48, 76, 82, 84 kings and, 43, 47, 61, 63-64, 65, 70, 72-73, 82, 84, 86, 91 knowledge of, 63-64 laws, commandments, and ordinances of, 43, 44, 46, 71, 73, 76, 84 light of, 40, 43, 46, 48, 75, 77, 80 love of, 42, 63, 65, 67, 77, 79 mankind has put aside, 47, 79-80 mercy of, 65, 66, 69-70, 76 no refuge but, 73 power of, 40, 48, 64, 70, 75 purpose for religion of, 42, 84 reliance on, 63 sacrifices for, 66, 88 (see also Martyrs) Word of, 44, 45, 46, 47, 64, 72, 76 Godliness, 4, 48, 49, 66 Government, loyalty and obedience to 40-41, 50, 54, 58, 86, 88 Governor of Ádhirbáyján. See Násiri'd-Dín Sháh; Hamzih Mírzá, Prince Governor of Fárs (Husayn Khán Ájúdán-báshí), 6, 9 Gurgin Khán, 11 Hájíbu'd-Dawlih (Hájí 'Alí Khán), 31, 32 Hamzih Mírzá, Prince (governor of Ádhirbáyján), 25 Happiness, 41, 92 Hasan, Mírzá, of Núr, 10 Hasan, Siyyid, of Tabátabá, 93-94 Hasan Khán, Mírzá, 25, 26 Hatred, 42, 46 Hearts of men and God, 40, 46, 63-64, 72, 91 Heedlessness, 43, 69, 81 Hidden Book of Fátimih, 68-69 Hidden Words, 68 Honesty, 45 [Hujjat], Mullá Muhammad-'Alí of Zanján, 8-9, 24-25 Humility, 19, 59, 61, 79 Husayn, Áqá Siyyid (The Báb's amanuensis), 27 Husayn, Chief of the Martyrs (Third Imám), 18, 97 Husayn, Mullá, of Bushrú'yih, 5, 19, 22-24 Husayn, Siyyid, of Tabátabá, 93-94 Husayn ibn Rúh, 16, 97 Husayn Khán Ájúdán-báshí (governor of Fárs), 6, 9 Ibn Mihríyár, 16, 97 Ignorance, 31, 39, 72, 75, 83 Imám-Ju'mih of Isfahán. See Muhammad, Mírzá Siyyid; Muhammad Husayn, Mír Imám-Ju'mih of Tabríz (Mírzá Ahmad), 14 Imáms, 16-17, 24, 27 First, 'Alí, 97 Third, Husayn, 18, 97 Fourth, 'Alí ibn Husayn, 76-77, 98 Sixth, Ja'far, 16, 17, 26, 97 Twelfth, 16, 17, 27, 98 'Iráq-i-'Arab. See Baghdád Isfahán, Báb in, 9-11 Jábulqá, 16, 98 Jábulsá, 16, 98 Ja'far (Sixth Imám), 16, 17, 26, 97 Ja'far, Hájí, 57 Ja'far, Siyyid (Kashfí), 7 Jalíl, Mullá, of Urúmíyyih, 5 Jesus, 75 Julfá, Christian priest of, 94 Justice of God, 43, 44, 48, 76, 82, 84 of the King, 61, 65, 69, 86, 94 need for, 45, 46, 47, 71, 85, 87, 90 Ka'b ibn Ashraf, 74 Karkúk, Mírzá Yahyá sets out for, 53 Kashfí (Siyyid Ja'far), 7 Kázim, Hájí Siyyid, of Rasht, 19 Kázim, Siyyid, of Zanján, 9 Khusraw of Qádí-Kalá, 22-23 Kinár-Gird, Báb travels to, 11 Kindness, 43, 47, 70, 93 Kings God and, 43, 47, 63-64, 84, 86, 91 justice of, 61, 65, 69, 86, 94 prayers to God for, 61, 70, 72-73, 82-83 Knowledge of God, 63-64 Kulayn, Báb in, 11 Kurdistán, Bahá'u'lláh in, 38-39 Laws, commandments, and ordinances of God, 43, 44, 46, 71, 73, 76, 84 "Leaves of one branch, tree," 43, 83, 84 Light of God, 40, 43, 46, 48, 75, 77, 80 Love of country, 83 Love of God, 42, 63, 65, 67, 77, 79 Loyalty to government, 40-41, 50, 58, 60, 86, 88 Lutf-'Alí, Mírzá (chamberlain), 8 Lutf-'Alí, Mírzá (secretary), at Shaykh Tabarsí, 23 Mahmúd (Kalantar of Tihrán), 20 Mákú, Báb in Castle of, 11, 12-13, 34 Manifestations of God. See Báb; Bahá'u'lláh; Jesus; Muhammad; Prophets Mankind progress of, 32, 39, 44, 61, 86 unity of, 43, 72, 83, 84, 87 [Manúchihr Khán], Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih, 9-11 Martyrs Báb, The, 25-28, 39 Badí', Mírzá, 58-59 Hasan, Siyyid, 93-94 Husayn, 18, 97 Husayn, Mullá, 22-24 Husayn, Siyyid, 93-94 Muhammad-'Alí, Áqá [Anís], 26-27 Muhammad-'Alí, Mírzá [Quddús], 19 Muhammad-'Alí, Mullá [Hujjat], 24-25 at Nayríz, 24-25 others, 28, 35, 40, 66, 67, 68, 87, 88 Qurratu'l-'Ayn [Táhirih], 19-20 at Shaykh Tabarsí, 22-24 Yahyá, Siyyid [Vahíd], 24-25 at Zanján, 24-25 Materialism, 77-79, 80-81, 87 Mayor of Tabríz [Hájí Mírzá Mihdí Khán], 28 Mázindarán, Bahá'u'lláh in, 35-37 Mecca, Báb's pilgrimage to, 5, 19 Middle Ages, 90-91 Mihdí, Mullá, of Kand, 5 Mihdí-hood, Báb's claim of, 14, 16 [Mihdí Khán, Hájí Mírzá], mayor of Tabríz, 28 Mihdí-Qulí Mírzá, Prince, 23 Morality, 40, 41, 42, 49 Moses, 16, 81, 99 Mosul, Bahá'u'lláh in, 53 Muhammad (Seal of the Prophets), 32, 43, 74, 76-77, 99 Muhammad, Hájí Siyyid, 66 [Muhammad, Mírzá Siyyid], Imám-Jum'ih of Isfahán, 9 Muhammad, Mullá, of Núr, 36-37 Muhammad, Siyyid, of Isfahán, 55-57 Muhammad-'Alí, Áqá [Mírzá Muhammad-'Alíy-i-Zunúzí; Anís], 26-27 Muhammad-'Alí, Mírzá, of Bárfurúsh in Mázindarán [Quddús], 6, 19, 23 Muhammad-'Alí, Mullá, of Zanján [Hujjat], 8-9, 24-25 Muhammad Big, 12 Muhammad Husayn, Mír (Imám-Jum'ih of Isfahán), 93-94 Muhammad ibn 'Uthmán, 97 Mutiammad-i-Mámáqání, Mullá (Nizamu'l-'Ulamá of Tabríz) 14, 26 Muhammad-Mihdí, Áqá, 10 Muhammad-Ridá, Siyyid (father of The Báb), 4 Muhammad Sháh (Sháh of Persia), 7, 8-9, 11-12, 15, 20 Múrchih-Khár, Báb at, 11 Murgh-Mahallih, Bahá'u'lláh at, 48 Murtadá, Shaykh, 51, 70-71 Murtadá-Qulí, Mullá, 26 Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih. See Farhád Mírzá; Manúchihr Khán Mutasharris, 89 Násiri'd-Dín Sháh (Sháh of Persia) attack on, 29-32 Bábís investigated by, 92 Bábís released by, 48 Badí' and, 58-60 Bahá'u'lláh misrepresented in court of, 50, 51, 71 Bahá'u'lláh sends Tablet to, 58-83 governor of Ádhirbáyján, 14 as new monarch, 20 Nayríz, war of, 24-25 Níyávarán, Bahá'u'lláh arrested in, 31 Nizamu'l-'Ulamá (Mullá Muhammad-i-Mámáqání), 14, 26 Nusayrís, 89 Obedience, 39, 41, 54, 60, 86, 88 Occultation, 16, 98 Oneness. See Unity Ottoman government and Bábís, 52, 53-54, 62 Patience, 46, 54, 63, 80, 88 People of Bahá, 44, 83. See also Bábís Persecution of The Báb (see Báb, The, banishments, confinements, and punishments) of the Bábís (see Bábís, persecution, suffering, and attempts to disgrace) of Bahá'u'lláh (see Bahá'u'lláh, banishments, imprisonments, and exiles; Bahá'u'lláh, suffering of) of Jesus, 75 of Muhammad and His family, 74-75, 76-77 results of, 6, 7, 13, 21, 29, 39, 40, 42, 49 Plague in Shíráz, 9 Piety, 4, 46, 93 Pity, 45 Politics, noninvolvement in, 60, 86, 87 Prayer, congregational, 8 Prayers by Bahá'u'lláh, 61, 70, 72-73, 75, 76, 82-83 Prime Minister of Persia. See Áqásí, Hájí Mírzá; Taqí Khán Amír-Nizám, Mírzá Prophets, 42, 73-75. See also Báb, The; Bahá'u'lláh; Jesus; Muhammad Purity, 32, 34, 41, 46, 48, 58, 63, 68, 77, 86 Qá'im, 18, 99 Qásim Mírzá, 14 Qishláq, Bahá'u'lláh in, 36 [Quddús], Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí of Bárfurúsh in Mázindarán, 6, 19, 23 Qur'án commentaries on, 4, 5, 7, 9, 32 quotations from, 16, 18, 33, 55, 63, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73-74, 76, 79, 92 references to, 14, 19, 24, 47, 59, 60, 67, 69, 73, 76, 98, 99 Qurratu'l-'Ayn [Táhirih], 19-20 Religion differences in, 92 freedom of, 86-92 persecution of (see Persecution) purpose for, 32, 39, 42, 44, 61, 71, 84, 86 unity of, 42, 83 Religious hatred and strife, 42, 87. See also Persecution Renunciation, 70 Resignation, 46, 59, 60 Resurrection, 81, 91 Roman Empire, 91 Roumelia. See Adrianople Sacrifice, 4, 60, 64, 88. See also Bábís, sacrifices for God; Wealth, sacrifice of Sádiq, 29-32 Sádiq Muqaddas, Mullá [Mullá Sádiq-i-Khurásání], 5, 6 Sadrá, Mullá, 10 Sa'íd, Shaykh, the Indian, 5 Sa'íd Khán, Mírzá, 62 Sa'ídu'l-'Ulamá of Bárfurúsh, 19, 22 Sálih, Hájí, of Qazvín, 19 Sám Khán the Christian, 26-27 Sar-Galú, Bahá'u'lláh in, 38 Sárí, Bahá'u'lláh sets out for, 36 Sedition forbidden, 41, 60, 64, 65, 77, 83, 84, 86, 92. See also Bábís, lack of sedition; Strife forbidden Self-defense, 22-25, 39, 40-41, 54 Severance, 32, 48, 72, 77, 79 Sháh of Persia, See Muhammad Sháh; Násiri'd-Dín Sháh Shaykh Tabarsí, battles at, 23-24 Shaykhí party, 5, 89, 99 Shaykhs, meeting in Baghdád of, 50-51 Shaykhu'l-lslám of Tabríz (Mírzá 'Alí-Asghar), 14-15 Shimírán attempt on life of Sháh in, 30 Bahá'u'lláh in, 31, 48 Shíráz, Báb in, 4-5, 6-9 Silence, 6, 59 Sin, 42 Sincerity, 44, 48, 67, 72 Sociality, 41 Souls of men, 43, 44, 47, 64, 91 Spirituality, 83 Steadfastness, 18, 19, 20, 24, 38, 39, 44, 59, 90 Strife forbidden, 41, 42, 47, 62, 64, 83, 84. See also Sedition forbidden Submission, 40, 41, 46, 59, 86, 88 Suffering of the Bábis (see Martyrs; Persecution) of Bahá'u'lláh (see Bahá'u'lláh, suffering of) Súfís, 89 Sufyán, 16, 99 Sulaymán Khán, Hájí, 28 Sulaymáníyyih, Bahá'u'lláh in, 38-39 Tabarsí, Shaykh, battles at, 23-24 Tabríz, Báb in, 12, 14-15, 25-28 [Táhirih], Qurratu'l-'Ayn, 19-20 Taqí Khán Amír-Nizám, Mírzá (Prime Minister of Persia), 20-21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 37 Tihrán, Bahá'u'lláh in, 31-32, 35, 37, 47 Trustworthiness, 49, 93 Truth, 43, 58, 69 Unity Divide, 32 "drops of one sea," 84 "fruit of one tree," 43, 83 "leaves of one branch, tree," 43, 83, 84 of mankind, 43, 72, 83, 84, 87 purpose for religion is, 42, 84 of religions, 42, 83 world, 83 Uprightness, 48 Urúmíyyih, Báb in, 14 'Uthmán ibn Sa'íd, 97 [Vahíd], Siyyid Yahyá of Dáráb, 7-8, 24-25 "Victory," meaning of, 63-64 Virtues, 4, 45, 60, 90 Wahb ibn Ráhib, 74 Wealth, sacrifice of, 42, 50, 64, 65-66, 66-67, 82 White Hand of Moses, 81, 99 Wine, 34, 46, 73, 81 Wisdom, 34, 45, 46, 63, 64, 67, 72, 75 Word of God, 44, 45, 46, 47, 64 Yahyá, Mírza (brother of Bahá'u'lláh) after attack on the Sháh, 31 in Baghdád, 38 chosen as veil for Bahá'u'lláh, 37-38, 56 conduct en route to Constantinople, 53 plans with Siyyid Muhammad, 55-57 sent to Famagusta, 57, 85 Yahyá, Siyyid, of Dáráb [Vahíd], 7-8, 24-25 Yahyá Khán the Kurd, 13 Yahyá Khán of Tabríz, 28 Yúsuf, Mullá, of Ardibíl, 5 Zanján, war of, 23-24