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[...] l-Bab.[1] Through that lady she had met
Tahirih
, Qurratu'l-'Ayn,[2] and had begun to sp [...]
[...] e not yet afraid of it. From being with
Tahirih
, Shams profited immeasurably, and was m [...]
[...] t three years in close association with
Tahirih
in Karbila. Day and night, she was stir [...]
[...] [2 "Solace of the Eyes."] As
Tahirih
became celebrated throughout Karbila, a [...]
[...] ent that called for a general massacre.
Tahirih
was one of those designated by the evil [...]
[...] , reached the scene. "This woman is not
Tahirih
!" he shouted at them. But he had no wit [...]
[...] Guards were placed at the door of
Tahirih
's house and no one was allowed to enter [...]
[...] the interval of waiting lengthened out,
Tahirih
asked for permission to leave for Baghd [...]
[...] pleasing." With government permission,
Tahirih
, the Leaf of Paradise, her mother and S [...]
[...] uproar throughout that quarter, so that
Tahirih
transferred her residence elsewhere, to [...]
[...] e government authorities, they conveyed
Tahirih
, Shamsu'd-Duha and the Leaf to the hous [...]
[...] as received from Constantinople. During
Tahirih
's stay at the Mufti's, much of the time [...]
[...] had passed, they left Baghdad; that is,
Tahirih
, Shamsu'd-Duha, the Leaf of Paradise, t [...]
[...]
Tahirih
thereupon wrote a letter to the Governo [...]
[...] princesses, came every day to meet with
Tahirih
, who remained in that city two months.[ [...]
[...] y journeyed, some horsemen, kinsfolk of
Tahirih
's, that is, her brothers, approached. " [...]
[...] command, to lead her away, alone." But
Tahirih
refused, and accordingly the whole part [...]
[...] her until they arrived in Qazvin. Here,
Tahirih
went to her father's house and the frie [...]
[...]
Tahirih
[...]
[...] od, a lamp of His bestowal, was Jinab-i-
Tahirih
.[1] She was called Umm-Salma; she was t [...]
[...] .[1] Delighted with what he had to say,
Tahirih
asked to borrow the writings and take t [...]
[...] would become the target of his wrath."
Tahirih
answered: "For a long time now, I have [...]
[...] One night,
Tahirih
sought out her father in his library, a [...]
[...] ried: "Javad has made you a lost soul!"
Tahirih
answered, "The late Shaykh was a true s [...]
[...] ne night, in support of her contention,
Tahirih
quoted a holy tradition from the Imam J [...]
[...] st out laughing, mocking the tradition.
Tahirih
said, "Oh my father, these are the word [...]
[...] yes" (Qurratu'l-'Ayn); as for the title
Tahirih
("The Pure One"), it was first associat [...]
[...]
Tahirih
had caught fire. She set out for Karbil [...]
[...] the Advent in Karbila. Among these was
Tahirih
, fasting by day, practicing religious d [...]
[...] he Best of Stories,"[1] was circulated,
Tahirih
was reading a section of the text one d [...]
[...] translated from Arabic into Persian by
Tahirih
. Cf. God Passes By, p. 23.] [...]
[...] to be brief, led to violent attacks on
Tahirih
, and sufferings, which she accepted and [...]
[...] aulted Shamsu'd-Duha, mistaking her for
Tahirih
. As soon, however, as they heard that T [...]
[...] h. As soon, however, as they heard that
Tahirih
had been arrested they let Shams go -- [...]
[...] been arrested they let Shams go -- for
Tahirih
had sent a message to the Governor sayi [...]
[...] d still received no reply from Baghdad,
Tahirih
referred her case to the Governor, sayi [...]
[...]
Tahirih
also maintained a correspondence with t [...]
[...] s, and the Governor was obliged to send
Tahirih
and her women companions to the house o [...]
[...] n on the corpse and I warded them off."
Tahirih
answered: "This is the meaning of your [...]
[...] house of his son. He had a meeting with
Tahirih
and abruptly, without asking a single q [...]
[...] Accordingly
Tahirih
, with her women companions, left the mu [...]
[...] f people, laid siege to the house where
Tahirih
was, and sacked it. Then they placed Ta [...]
[...] ih was, and sacked it. Then they placed
Tahirih
and her companions in an uncovered howd [...]
[...]
Tahirih
at once wrote a letter to the prince of [...]
[...] come to visit, seeking the benefits of
Tahirih
's teaching. In Hamadan she dismissed a [...]
[...] iders advanced to meet them, kinsmen of
Tahirih
's from Qazvin, and they wished to lead [...]
[...] d by the others, to her father's house.
Tahirih
refused, saying: "These are in my compa [...]
[...] pany." In this way they entered Qazvin.
Tahirih
proceeded to her father's house, [...]
[...] her escort alighted at a caravanserai.
Tahirih
soon left her father and went to live w [...]
[...] r impious uncle, Mulla Taqi, in Qazvin,
Tahirih
fell into dire straits. She was a priso [...]
[...] see her, in a steady stream, and
Tahirih
, seated behind a curtain, would convers [...]
[...] , was present there. As he sat without,
Tahirih
listened to him from behind the veil. I [...]
[...] Beauty made elaborate arrangements for
Tahirih
's journey to Badasht and sent her off w [...]
[...] ept a secret. Another was set apart for
Tahirih
, and in a third was raised the pavilion [...]
[...] ents. Evenings, Baha'u'llah, Quddus and
Tahirih
would come together. In those days the [...]
[...] ntered the pavilion of Baha'u'llah. But
Tahirih
sent him a message, to say that their H [...]
[...] s preferable. Come, then, to this one."
Tahirih
, with her face unveiled, stepped from h [...]
[...] As for
Tahirih
, after the breakup at Badasht she was c [...]
[...] ght the lute, the bells and songs. Then
Tahirih
began to speak; and so bewitched were t [...]
[...] es of the wedding feast, to crowd about
Tahirih
and listen to the sweet words of her mo [...]
[...] cious, black of heart. And he strangled
Tahirih
. He forced a scarf between her lips and [...]
[...] ver it threw down earth and stones. But
Tahirih
rejoiced; she had heard with a light he [...]
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