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APPENDIX
LIST OF THE BAB'S BEST-KNOWN WORKS
- The Persian Bayan
- The Arabic Bayan
- The Qayyumu'l-Asma'
- The Sahifatu'l-Haramayn
- The Dala'il-i-Sab'ih
- Commentary on the Surih of Kawthar
- Commentary on the Surih of Va'l-'Asr
- The Kitab-i-Asma'
- Sahifiy-i-Makhdhumiyyih
- Sahifiy-i-Ja'fariyyih
- Ziyarat-i-Shah-'Abdu'l-'Azim
- Kitab-i-Panj-Sha'n
- Sahifiy-i-Radaviyyih
- Risaliy-i-'Adliyyih
- Risaliy-i-Fiqhiyyih
- Risaliy-i-Dhahabiyyih
- Kitabu'r-Ruh
- Suriy-i-Tawhid
- Lawh-i-Hurufat
- Tafsir-i-Nubuwat-i-Khassih
- Risaliy-i-Furu'-i-'Adliyyih
- Khasa'il-i-Sab'ih
- Epistles to Muhammad Shah and Haji Mirza Aqasi
The "i" added to the name of a town signifies "belonging to"; thus Shirazi
means native of Shiraz.
N.B. The Bab Himself states in one passage of
the Persian Bayan that His writings comprise no less than 500,000 verses.
WORKS CONSULTED BY THE TRANSLATOR
- Lord Curzon's "Persia and the Persian Question" (2 vols.)
(Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1892)
- A. L. M. Nicolas' "Essai sur le Shaykhisme I"
(Librarie Paul Geuthner, Rue Mazarine, Paris, 1910)
- A. L. M. Nicolas' "Essai sur le Shaykhisme II"
(Librairie Paul Geuthner, Rue Magazine Paris 1914)
- A. L. M. Nicolas' "Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad dit le Bab"
(Libraine Critique, Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris, 1908)
- Comte de Gobineau's "Les Religions et les Philosophies dans l'Asie
Centrale" (Les Editions G. Cres et Cie., Paris, Rue de Sevres,
1928)
- Lady Sheil's "Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia"
(John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1856)
- "The Tarikh-i-Jadid," by Mirza Husayn of Hamadan, translated
from the Persian by E. G. Browne
(The University Press, Cambridge, 1893)
- M. Clement Huart's "La Religion de Bab"
(Ernat Leroue, Rue Bonaparte, Paris, 1889)
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- "A Traveller's Narrative," translated from the Persian by E. G.
Browne
(The University Press, Cambridge, 1891)
- "Le Bayan Persan," traduit du Persan par A. L. M. Nicolas (4 vols.)
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1889, articles 6, 12
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1892, articles, 7, 9, 13
- "Le Livre des Sept Preuves," traduction par A. L. M. Nicolas
(J. Maisonneuve, Rue de Mezieres, Paris, 1902)
- E. G. Browne's "A Year amongst the Persians"
(Messrs. A. and C. Black, Ltd., London, 1893)
- E. G. Browne's "A Literary History of Persia" (4 vols.)
(The University Press, Cambridge, 1924)
- Lieutenant-Colonel P. M. Sykes' "A History of Persia" (2 vols.)
(Macmillan & Co., London, 1915)
- Clements R. Markham's "A General Sketch or the History of Persia"
(Longman's Green and Co., London, 1874)
- R. G. Watson's "History of Persia"
- Journal Asiatique, 1806, sixieme serie, tomes 7, 8
("Bab et les Babis," by Mirza Kazim Big)
- M. J. Balteau's "Le Babisme"
(Lecture faite par M. J. Balteau, membre titulaire, a la seance du 22
mai, 1896. Academie Nationale de Reims. Imprimerie de
l'Academie, Reims, N. Monce, Directeur; 24 Rue Pluche, 1897)
- Gabriel Sacy's "Du Regne de Dieu et de l'Agneau connu sous le nom de
Babisme"
(12 Juin, 1902)
- J. E. Esslemont's "Baha'u'llah and the New Era"
(The Baha'i Publishing Committee, New York, 1927)
- Muhammad Mustafa's "Risaliy-i-Amriyyih"
(Imprimerie Sa'adih, Cairo, Egypt)
- E. G. Browne's "Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion"
(The University Press, Cambridge, 1918)
- Mirza Abu'l-Fadl's manuscripts and notes (unpublished)
- Mirza Abu'l-Fadl's "The Kashfu'l-Ghita'"
(Ishqabad, Russia)
- M. H. Phelps' "Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi"
(G. P. Putnam's Sons London, 1912)
- T. K. Cheyne's "The Reconciliation of Races and Religions"
(Adam and Charles Black, 1914)
- Sir Francis Younghusband's "The Gleam"
(John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1923)
- Samandar's manuscript (unpublished)
- E. G. Browne's "The Persian Revolution"
(The University Press, Cambridge, 1910)
- The Christian Commonwealth, January 22, 1913.
- G. K. Nariman's "Persia and Parsis," Part I
(The Iran League, Bombay, 1925)
- Valentine Chirol's "The Middle Eastern Question"
- J. Estlin Carpenter's "Comparative Religion"
- E. J. W. Gibb Memorial Series, vol. 15
(Luzac & Co., London, 1910)
- "The Nasikhu't-Tavarikh" (Qajarayyih volume), by Mirza Taqi
Mustawfi, Lisanu'l-Mulk, known as Sipihr
(Lithograph edition, Tihran)
- Haji Mu'inu's-Saltanih's "History" (manuscript)
- Mirza Abu'l-Fadl's "Kitabu'-Fara'id" (Cairo edition)
Works of Baha'u'llah:
- "Kitab-i-Iqan" (Cairo edition, 1900)
- "Epistle to the Son of the Wolf" (Cairo edition, 1920)
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- "Ishraqat" (manuscript)
- "Tablets to the Kings" (manuscript)
Works of the Bab:
- "Sahifatu'l-Haramayn" (manuscript)
- "Qayyumu'l-Asma'"
- "Persian Bayan"
- "Arabic Bayan"
- "Dala'il-i-Sab'ih"
Works of Abdu'l-Baha:
- "Some Answered Questions" (Baha'i Publishing Society, Chicago,
1918)
- "Memorials of the Faithful" (Haifa edition, 1924)
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N.B. For a general and fuller bibliography, refer to:
- Baha'i World, vol. iii, part 3
- A. L. M. Nicolas' "Siyyid Ali-Muhammad dit le Bab," pp. 22-53
- E. G. Browne's "Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion,"
pp. 175-243
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1892, pp. 433-99, 637-710
- "A Traveller's Narrative," pp. 173-211
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF PERSIA IN THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY
"There is no fixed principle or permanence in the administrative
subdivisions of Persia. Their separation or combination is regulated by
the
ability or reputation of their governors, and by the scope that may be
conceded thereto by the confidence or the fears of the sovereign.... It
should further be remarked that no principle, geographical,
ethnographical,
or political, appears to be adopted in determining the borders and sizes
of
the various divisions, which vary in extent from a province larger than
the
whole of England, to a small and decayed town with its immediate
surroundings."
LARGER PROVINCES OR DISTRICTS
Administrative Division Capital
Adhirbayjan Tabriz
Khurasan and Sistan Mashhad
Tihran and Dependencies Tihran
Fars Shiraz
Isfahan and Dependencies Isfahan
Kirman and Persian Baluchistan Kirman
Arabistan Shushtar
Gilan and Talish Rasht
Mazindaran Amul
Yazd and Dependencies Yazd
Persian Gulf Littoral and Islands Bushihr
(From Lord Curzon's "Persia and the Persian Question," vol. 1, p.
437.)
BRITISH AND RUSSIAN ENVOYS TO THE COURT OF PERSIA,
1814-1855
1814 November . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Morier and Mr. Ellis.
1815 July . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Henry Willock.
1826 September . . . . . . . . . Sir John Macdonald.
1830 June . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir John Campbell.
1835 November . . . . . . . . . . Sir Henry Ellis.
1836 August . . . . . . . . . . . Sir John McNeill.
1842 August . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Justin Sheil.
1847 October . . . . . . . . . . Colonel Farrant (acting).
1849 November . . . . . . . . . . Sir Justin Sheil (returned from leave).
1853 February . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Taylor Thomson (acting).
1855 April . . . . . . . . . . . Hon. A. C. Murray.
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1817 August . . . . . . . . . . . General Yermoloff.
1819 April . . . . . . . . . . . M. Mazarowitch.
1823 January . . . . . . . . . . M. Ambourger (acting).
1824 July . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Mazarowitch (returned from leave).
1825 September . . . . . . . . . M. Amboureer.
1826 July . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince Menschikoff.
1828 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Grebayadoff.
1831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prince Dolgorouki.
1833 February . . . . . . . . . . Count Simonich.
1839 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Count Meden.
1846 January . . . . . . . . . . Prince Dologorouki.
1854 September . . . . . . . . . M. Anitchkoff.
(From Clements R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S., "A General Sketch of the History
of Persia," Appendix B. Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1874.)
LIST OF MONTHS OF THE MUHAMMADAN CALENDAR
Muharram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 days
Safar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 "
Rabi'u'l-Avval . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 "
Rabi'u'th-Thani . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 "
Jamadiyu'-Avval . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 "
Jamadiy'th-Thani . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 "
Rajab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 "
Sha'ban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 "
Ramadan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 "
Shavval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 "
Dhi'l-Qa'dih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 "
Dhi'l-Hijjih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30 "
Muharram 1, 1 A.H . . . . . . . . . . July 16, 622 A.D.
Friday.
Muharram 1, 1260 " . . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 1844 "
Monday.
Muharram 1, 1261 " . . . . . . . . . . . January 10, 1845 "
Friday.
Muharram 1, 1262 " . . . . . . . . . . . December 30, 1845 "
Tuesday.
Muharram 1, 1263 " . . . . . . . . . . . December 20, 1846 "
Sunday.
Muharram 1, 1264 " . . . . . . . . . . . December 9, 1847 "
Thursday.
Muharram 1, 1265 " . . . . . . . . . . . November 27, 1848 "
Monday.
Muharram 1, 1266 " . . . . . . . . . . . November 17, 1849 "
Saturday.
Muharram 1, 1267 " . . . . . . . . . . . November 6, 1850 "
Wednesday.
Muharram 1, 1268 " . . . . . . . . . . . October 27, 1851 "
Monday.
Muharram 1, 1269 " . . . . . . . . . . . October 15, 1852 "
Friday.
Muharram 1, 1270 " . . . . . . . . . . . October 4, 1853 "
Tuesday.
(From "Wustemfield-Mahlerische Vegleichungs-Tabellen," Leipzig,
1926.)
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APPENDIX
GUIDE TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PROPER NAMES TRANSLITERATED
IN THE NARRATIVE
N.B. The spelling of the Oriental words and proper names used in
this book is according to the system of transliteration established at one of
the International Oriental Congresses.