Bahá'u'lláh and the New EraEsslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
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Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era
Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
Bahai Faith; Bahá'u'lláh, 1817-1892
By this foul deed the Barrack Square of Tabríz became a second Calvary.
The enemies of the Báb enjoyed a guilty thrill of triumph, thinking that
this hated tree of the Bábí faith was now severed at the root, and its
complete eradication would be easy! But their triumph was short-lived!
They did not realize that the Tree of Truth cannot be felled by any
material ax. Had they but known, this very crime of theirs was the means
of giving greater vigor to the Cause. The martyrdom of the Báb fulfilled
His own cherished wish and inspired His followers with increased zeal.
Such was the fire of their spiritual enthusiasm that the bitter winds of
persecution but fanned it to a fiercer blaze: The greater the efforts at
extinction, the higher mounted the flames.
Tomb on Mount Carmel
After the Báb’s martyrdom, His remains, with those of His devoted
companion, were thrown on the edge of the moat outside the city wall. On
the second night they were rescued at midnight by some of the Bábís, and
after being concealed for years in secret depositories in Persia, were
ultimately brought, with great danger and difficulty, to the Holy Land.
There they are now interred in a tomb beautifully situated on the slope of
Mount Carmel, not far from the Cave of Elijah, and only a few miles from
the spot where Bahá’u’lláh spent His last years and where His remains now
lie. Among the thousands of pilgrims from all parts of the world who come
to pay homage at the Holy Tomb of Bahá’u’lláh, none omit to offer a prayer
also at the shrine of His devoted lover and forerunner, the Báb.
Writings of Báb
The Writings of the Báb were voluminous, and the rapidity with which,
without study or premeditation, He composed elaborate commentaries,
profound expositions or eloquent prayers was regarded as one of the proofs
of His divine inspiration.
The purport of His various Writings has been summarized as follows:—
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