The Báb: The Herald of the Day of DaysBalyuzi, H. M.
Religion
The Báb: The Herald of the Day of Days
Balyuzi, H. M.
Bab, Ali Muhammad Shirazi, 1819-1850; Bahai Faith
[2] In the early days of Islám, these people were ranked with those
groups of zealots who had earned the generic term of [_Gh_]ulát
(Extremists, or 'those who exaggerate'). They identified `Alí, the
first Imám, with the Godhead. `Abdu'lláh Ibn-Sabá, a Jewish convert to
Islám who originated this doctrine, was put to death by `Alí himself.
'`Alí is not God but is not separate from Him either' is the statement
attributed to them today.
[3] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 156 (Brit.), p. 217 (U.S.).
[4] _ibid._, p. 161 (Brit.), pp. 224-5 (U.S.).
[5] The account of this journey is given in _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp.
156-62 (Brit.), pp. 217-27 (U.S.).
[6] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 14.
[7] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 162-3 (Brit.), pp. 228-9 (U.S.).
[8] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, pp. 14-15.
[9] _ibid._, pp. 15-16.
[10] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 163 (Brit.), pp. 230-1 (U.S.).
CHAPTER 10: WHERE THE ARAS FLOWS
Opening quotation: translation by H. M. Balyuzi.
[1] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 165-6 (Brit.), p. 235 (U.S.).
[2] _ibid._, p. 166 (Brit.), p. 236 (U.S.).
[3] _ibid._
[4] Browne (ed.), _The Táríkh-i-Jadíd_, pp. 220-1.
[5] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 167 (Brit.), p. 238 (U.S.).
[6] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 16.
[7] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 173-4 (Brit.), p. 247 (U.S.).
[8] _ibid._, p. 174 (Brit.), pp. 247-8 (U.S.).
[9] Dossier No. 177, Ṭihrán, 1848, pp. 49-50 and p. 360. See
Appendix 5, n. 2.
[10] See Foreword, paragraph 4.
[11] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 16.
[12] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 175 (Brit.), p. 249 (U.S.).
CHAPTER 11: THE GRIEVOUS MOUNTAIN
Opening quotation: _In Memoriam A.H.H._ (Prologue, v. 5.)
[1] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 219 (Brit.), p. 303 (U.S.).
[2] After the martyrdom of the Báb, a number of His followers turned to
Dayyán for guidance. They were known as 'Dayyáníyyih'. Most of them
lived in the provinces of Á[_dh_]arbáyján and Gílán. It has been thought
that Dayyán claimed to be 'He Whom God shall make manifest', but
Bahá'u'lláh refuted this in his _Kitáb-i-Badí`_. When Dayyán came into
the presence of Bahá'u'lláh in `Iráq, He fully recognized His station.
[3] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 220 (Brit.), p. 304 (U.S.).
[4] _ibid._, pp. 21-2 (Brit.), p. 305 (U.S.).
[5] See ch. 2, n. 7.
[6] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, pp. 278-89. The
questions and replies are extracted from this much longer report of
the trial.
[7] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 230-1 (Brit.), pp. 316-19 (U.S.). The
quotations are taken from these pages; one reply of the Báb is
paraphrased.
[8] Browne, _Materials for the Study of the Bábí Religion_, pp. 260-2.
[9] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 234 (Brit.), p. 323 (U.S.).
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