Passages from the Writings explored with the friends at various gatherings…

August 17, 2017

Baha’u’llah’s Supporting Role in the Service of the Cause of the Báb

  • Reflecting on the station of the Manifestation of God
  • Fall 1845: Bahá’u’lláh received Quddus into His presence in Tihran
  • 1847: While the Báb was in the hamlet of Kulayn, 10 miles south of Tihran, He received “a sealed letter together with certain gifts” from Bahá’u’lláh
  • circa 1848: Mulla Husayn was ushered into the presence of Bahá’u’lláh in Tihran
  • circa 1847: The Báb “summoned those twin great lights” [Quddús and Táhirih] to “seek His [Bahá’u’lláh’s] advice, to reinforce His efforts, and to prepare the way for His coming Revelation.”
  • circa 1848: Bahá’u’lláh’s first imprisonment
  • circa 1848: Bahá’u’lláh receives Táhirih in Tihran and arranges for her departure to Khurásán (north-east of Tihran)
  • Baha’u’llah recalls receiving news of Tahirih’s captivity, His involvement in her rescue operation, and arrival at Badasht
  • 1848: Bahá’u’lláh, Quddus and Tahirih reach the hamlet of Badasht
  • The Conference of Badasht – an epoch-making event, unique and unparalleled in the religious annals of humanity
    • Baha’u’llah bestowed a new name to every believer attending the conference of Badasht
    • Breaking from the man-made fetters of the past
    • Baha’u’llah describes the consternation that seized the Babís when Tahirih suddenly appeared unveiled at the conference of Badasht
    • The Guardian describes Bahá'u'lláh’s role in the historic conference of Badasht – “steadily, unerringly, yet unsuspectedly, steered the course of that memorable episode, and… brought the meeting to its final and dramatic climax.”