Release the SunBaha'i Publishing Trust, 2003 - 323 páginas Millennial fervor gripped many people around the world in the early nineteenth century. While Christians anticipated the return of Jesus Christ, a wave of expectation swept through Islam that the "Lord of the Age" would soon appear. In Persia, this reached a dramatic climax on May 23, 1844, when a twenty-five-year-old merchant from Shiraz named Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad, later title "The Bab," announced that He was the bearer of a divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race. Furthermore, He claimed that He was but the Herald of another Messenger, who would soon bring a far greater Revelation that would usher in an age of universal peace. Against a backdrop of wide-scale moral decay in Persian society, this declaration aroused hope and excitement among all classes. The Bab quickly attracted tens of thousands of followers, including influential members of the clergy--and the brutal hand of a fearful government bent on destroying this movement that threatened to rock the established order. |
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Prologue | 5 |
The Promise of the Messiah | 9 |
The Search Begins | 19 |
The Promise Is Fulfilled | 31 |
The Pilgrimage and the Proclamation | 41 |
The Persecution Begins | 49 |
The Gentle Arrest | 55 |
The Enchantment of the Kings Messenger | 63 |
The Kings Summons | 99 |
The Tumult in Tabríz | 107 |
The High Stone Prison 1313 | 113 |
The Massacre at the Fort of Shaykh Ţabarsí | 139 |
A Wonder among Women | 169 |
The Death of the Wisest Persian | 193 |
The Seven Heroes of Tihrán | 211 |
The Martyrdom of the Báb | 259 |
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