O believers, if an ungodly man comes to you with a tiding, make clear,[CB] lest you afflict a people unwittingly, and then repent of what you have done. --xlix, 6. [Footnote CB: Rodwell translates this as 'clear it up at once....'] Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án was beside himself with rage, and ordered an attendant to strike the Báb's face. His turban fell off but was replaced gently by [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Abú-Turáb, the Imám-Jum`ih, who treated the Báb with respect and consideration. On the other hand, [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Ḥusayn-i-`Arab, the Tyrant, who was also present, following the example set by the arrogant Governor of Fárs, assailed the Báb vehemently both with hand and tongue. In the meantime news had reached the mother of the Báb of this shameless behaviour towards her Son. Moved by her pleadings, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid `Alí hurried to the citadel to demand the release of his Nephew. Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án agreed to let the Báb go to His home, if His uncle would promise that apart from the members of His family no one else would be allowed to meet Him. Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid `Ali protested that he himself was a well-known merchant of the city, with many connections and a host of friends and acquaintances, all of whom would wish to visit his Nephew, who had just returned from pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án, realizing that an immediate ban was not possible, set a time limit of three days, after which the Báb should be kept incommunicado. The months during which the Báb lived under surveillance in His native town saw the birth of the Bábí community. Hitherto His identity had remained unrevealed, and only individuals, here and there and unrelated to one another, were Bábís. Apart from the first few months of His Ministry, when the body of the Letters of the Living was gradually forming, the Báb had not had a group of disciples around Him. Even then, because of the condition which the Báb had laid down for the attainment of those who were to be the first believers,[CC] cohesion as one firmly-knit body was not feasible. And as soon as the requisite number was enrolled, the Báb sent them out into the world to spread the glad tidings of the New Day. But, once again in [_Sh_]íráz, despite the oppressive measures of Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án, an appreciable number of Bábís came into the presence of the Báb, consorted with Him and received instruction and Tablets from Him. Viewed in this light, this [_Sh_]íráz episode would seem the most fecund period in the short Ministry of the Báb. [Footnote CC: They were to find Him 'independently and of their own accord'.]