When they reached Ba_gh_dád they went to live at the house of _Sh_ay_kh_ Muḥammad-i-_Sh_ibl, the father of Muḥammad-Muṣṭafá; and since many crowded the doors there was an uproar throughout that quarter, so that Táhirih transferred her residence elsewhere, to a lodging of her own, where she continually taught the Faith, and proclaimed the Word of God. Here the ‘ulamás, _sh_ay_kh_s and others would come to listen to her, asking their questions and receiving her replies, and she was soon remarkably well known throughout Ba_gh_dád, expounding as she would the most recondite and subtle of theological themes. When word of this reached the government authorities, they conveyed Táhirih, _Sh_amsu’d-Ḍuḥá and the Leaf to the house of the Muftí, and here they remained three months until word as to their case was received from Constantinople. During Táhirih’s stay at the Muftí’s, much of the time was spent in conversations with him, in producing convincing proofs as to the Teachings, analyzing and expounding questions relative to the Lord God, discoursing on the Resurrection Day, on the Balance and the Reckoning,(111) unraveling the complexities of inner truths. One day the Muftí’s father came in and belabored them violently and at length. This somewhat discomfited the Muftí and he began to apologize for his father. Then he said: “Your answer has arrived from Constantinople. The Sovereign has set you free, but on condition that you quit his realms.” The next morning they left the Muftí’s house and proceeded to the public baths. Meanwhile _Sh_ay_kh_ Muḥammad-i-_Sh_ibl and _Sh_ay_kh_ Sulṭán-i-‘Arab made the necessary preparations for their journey, and when three days had passed, they left Ba_gh_dád; that is, Táhirih, _Sh_amsu’d-Ḍuḥá, the Leaf of Paradise, the mother of Mírzá Hádí, and a number of Siyyids from Yazd set out for Persia. Their travel expenses were all provided by _Sh_ay_kh_ Muḥammad. They arrived at Kirman_sh_áh, where the women took up residence in one house, the men in another. The work of teaching went on at all times, and as soon as the ‘ulamás became aware of it they ordered that the party be expelled. At this the district head, with a crowd of people, broke into the house and carried off their belongings; then they seated the travelers in open howdahs and drove them from the city. When they came to a field, the muleteers set them down on the bare ground and left, taking animals and howdahs away, leaving them without food or luggage, and with no roof over their heads.