The Báb embarked for Jiddah, probably on an Arab sailing-boat named _Futúḥ-ar-Rasúl_--Victories of the Messenger. If so, He had as fellow-passenger a maternal uncle of Muḥammad [_Sh_]áh, Muḥammad-Báqir [_Kh_]án, the Biglarbagí[BL] of Ṭihrán, who was attended by [_Sh_]ukru'lláh [_Kh_]án-i-Núrí, a prominent official of the province of Fárs. We know for certain that two of His fellow-townsmen on the boat were Ḥájí Abu'l-Ḥasan, who pursued the same trade as the Báb's father, and [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Há[_sh_]im, brother of [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Turáb, the Imám-Jum`ih of [_Sh_]íráz. The former was captivated by the charm and the sublime bearing of his compatriot, the young Siyyid of whose claim he was unaware, and gave Him his allegiance without the slightest hesitation when he learned of His claim. [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Há[_sh_]im, however, was already jealous of the respect commanded by the Báb and became His implacable enemy, even though his brother, the Imám-Jum`ih, served the interests of the Báb to the best of his ability.[1] [Footnote BL: The principal official responsible for public order in a town or city.] Ḥájí Abu'l-Ḥasan has related[2] that during the voyage [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Há[_sh_]im became daily more arrogant and quarrelsome, molesting the passengers and making the young Siyyid a particular target for his invective. When the Arab captain could no longer tolerate his insolent behaviour, he ordered him to be seized and thrown into the sea. According to Ḥájí Abu'l-Ḥasan, it was the Báb who stepped forward to intercede for him. However, the captain was determined to be rid of the troublesome [_Sh_]ay[_kh_]. And when the Báb noticed that the sailors were about to throw [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Há[_sh_]im overboard, He hurled Himself upon him, caught hold of him and earnestly requested the captain to pardon the wrong-doer. The Arab captain was astonished, because it had been the young Siyyid who had suffered most from the [_Sh_]ay[_kh_]'s malice. But the Báb replied that, since people who behaved in that manner harmed only themselves, one should be tolerant and forgiving. The rites of the Ḥajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) are to be performed on the ninth and tenth days of the month of [_Dh_]i'l-Ḥijjah, the last month of the Muslim lunar year. On the tenth day the `Íd-al-Aḍḥá (the Festival of Sacrifices) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world.[BM] It commemorates the sacrifice offered by Abraham of His son. Whenever the `Íd-al-Aḍḥá falls on a Friday, the Ḥajj of that year is termed the Ḥajj-i-Akbar (the Greatest Ḥajj). In the year 1260, the tenth of [_Dh_]i'l-Ḥijjah was a Friday (December 20th 1844), and therefore the number of pilgrims was commensurately greater. An Islamic tradition points to the appearance of the Qá'im in a year of the Ḥajj-i-Akbar. [Footnote BM: In Persia this Feast is usually called `Íd-i-Qurbán.]