LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FRONTISPIECE The Inmost Shrine of the Bab FACSIMILE OF THE BAB'S TABLETS WRITTEN TO THE NINETEEN LETTERS OF THE LIVING AND TO BAHA'U'LLAH
First Letter of the Living: Mulla Husayn-i-Bushru'i
Second Letter of the Living: Muhammad Hasan (His Brother)
Third Letter of the Living: Muhammad-Baqir (His Nephew)
Fourth Letter of the Living: Mulla Aliy-i-Bastami
Fifth Letter of the Living: Mulla Khuda-Bakhsh-i-Quchani (later named Mulla 'Ali)
Sixth Letter of the Living: Mulla Hasan-i-Bajistani
Seventh Letter of the Living: Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdi
Eighth Letter of the Living: Mirza Muhammad Rawdih-Khan-i-Yazdi
Ninth Letter of the Living: Sa'id-i-Hindi
Tenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Mahmud-i-Khu'i
Eleventh Letter of the Living: Mulla Jalil-i-Urumi
Twelfth Letter of the Living: Mulla Ahmad-i-Ibdal-i-Maraghi'i
Thirteenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Baqir-i-Tabrizi
Fourteenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Yusif-i-Ardibili
Fifteenth Letter of the Living: Mirza Hadi (Son of Mulla Abdu'l-Vahhab-i-Qazvini)
Sixteenth Letter of the Living: Mirza Muhammad-i Aliy-i-Qazvini
Seventeenth Letter of the Living: Tahirih
Eighteenth Letter of the Living: Quddus
Nineteenth Letter of the Living: The Bab Himself
Twentieth Letter of the
Living: Baha'u'llah "Him Who Will Be Made Manifest"
Muhammad-i-Zarandi surnamed Nabil-i-A'zam Opposite page lxiii
Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsa'i Opposite page 1
General View of Najaf 3
Fath-'Ali Shah and Sons 6
Painting of Mirza Buzurg (Father of Baha'u'llah) 11
View of Karbila 26
Entrance to the Shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbila 28
Shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbila 29
View of Kazimayn 41
Section of the Masjid-i-Baratha 43
Site of Siyyid Kazim's Resting Place (tombstone now removed) 44
Home of Mulla Husayn in Bushruyih 49
Views of the Masjid-i-Ilkhani 51
General View of Shiraz 52
Room in the Masjid-i-Ilkhani, Shiraz, in which the Bab and Mulla Husayn met 53
Orange Tree Planted by the &Bab in the Courtyard of His House in Shiraz 54
The Bab's Brazier and Samovar 55
The Room where the Bab was born in Shiraz 56
Outskirts of Shiraz where the Bab went to walk 58
Views of the Upper Room of the Bab's House in Shiraz where He Declared His Mission 58
Views of the Bab's House in Shiraz, showing His Bed Chamber,
His Mother's Room, His Sitting Room 60
Views of the Bab's House in Shiraz where He Declared His Mission, showing Original Sash and Door, Entrance, and Steps Leading to the Declaration Chamber 64
Views of the Public Bath in Shiraz, where the Bab went as a Child 71
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Entrance Door and Ruins of the Qahviy-i-Awliya, in Shiraz, the School the Bab attended 73
Grave of the Bab's Wife in Shah-Chiragh, Shiraz 74
Tree Marking Resting Place of the Bab's Infant Son in Babi-Dukhtaran, Shiraz 74
Facsimile of Tahirih's Handwriting 78
Site of the Kaziran Gate, Shiraz 86
The Market-Street of Vakil, Shiraz 86
The Madrisih of Nim-Avard, Isfahan 95
Views of Tihran 102
Aqay-i-Kalim, Brother of Baha'u'llah 103
Views of the House of Baha'u'llah in Tihran 105
Approach to the Ruins of Baha'u'llah's Original Home in Takur, Mazindaran 110
Inscription placed by the Vazir, Mirza Buzurg, above Door of Home in Takur 112
Views of the House Occupied by Baha'u'llah in Takur, Mazindaran 115
Views of the Mosque of Gawhar-Shad in Mashhad, showing Pulpit where Mulla Husayn preached 124
View of the "Babiyyih" in Mashhad 127
Drawing of Mecca 129
Relics of the Bab, showing Dress worn under the Jubbih (outer coat) 133
Relics of the Bab, showing Cap around which the Turban was wound 134
Cloth Worn By the Bab when Circumambulating the Ka'bih 135
Drawing of Medina 139
Views of the Masjid-i-Naw 144
Views of the Masjid-i-Vakil, Shiraz, showing Section of the Interior, Pulpit from which the Bab Addressed the Congregation, and Entrance Door 152
Views of the House of Quddus' Father in Barfurush 182
Siyyid Javad-i-Karbila'i 189
Interior of Haji Mirza Ali's House in Shiraz, (the Bab's Maternal Uncle) 192
View of Isfahan 199
Views of the House of the Imam-i-Jum'ih in Isfahan, showing Entrance and Courtyard 200
Views of the Masjid-i-Jum'ih in Isfahan, showing Pulpit before which the Bab Prayed 203
Views of the House of the Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih in Isfahan 206
View of the Imarat-i-Khurshid in Isfahan, showing Ruins of the Section the Bab Occupied 210
Manuchihr Khan, The Mu'tamidu'd-i-Dawlih 211
View of Kashan 217
Gate of Attar, Kashan 218
Views of the House of Haji Mirza Jani in Kashan, showing Room where the Bab stayed 220
Views of Qum, showing the Haram-i-Ma'Sumih 223
Village of Qummrud 225
Ruins of the Fortress of Kinar-Gird 225
Views of the Village of Kulayn 226
Muhammad Shah 229
Haji Mirza Aqasi 233
Panorama of Tabriz 238
The Ark (Citadel) of Tabriz where the Bab was Confined, showing Interior and Exterior (X) of Room He Occupied 238
Castle of Mah-Ku 242
View of Milan in Adharbayjan 257
Houses in which Tahirih lived in Qazvin 274
Tahirih's Library in her Father's House in Qazvin 275
Village of Shah-Rud 291
Hamlet of Badasht 292
The Persian Howdah 296
Castle of Chihriq 301
The House Occupied by the Bab in Urumiyyih, The Bala-Khanih (X) showing Room in which He stayed 310
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Nasiri'd-Din Shah as a Child, showing Mirza Abu'l-Qasim, the Qa'im-Maqam on his right and Haji Mirza Aqasi on his left, on extreme left (X) stands Manuchihr Khan, the Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih 314
Nasiri'd-Din Shah 315
Nasiri'd-Din Shah 316
Eminent Persian Mujtahids 317
The Namaz-Khanih of Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tabriz, showing corner (X) where the Bab was Bastinadoed 318
Village of Nishapur 325
Views of the Village of Miyamay, showing Exterior and Interior of the Masjid where Mulla Husayn and his companions prayed 326
House of the Sa'idu'l-Ulama' in Barfurush, Mazindaran 334
Views of the Caravanserai of Sabzih-Maydan in Mazindaran 335
The Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi 343
Views of the Site of the Fort of Tabarsi, showing the Tomb of the Shaykh and the Site of the Fort that enclosed the Shrine 344
Entrance of the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi in Mazindaran 345
Plans and Sketches of the Fort of Shaykh Tabarsi 348
House of Mirza Muhammad-Taqi, the Mujtahid, in Sari, Mazindaran 350
Village of Afra 360
Village of Shir-Gah 362
Village of Riz-Ab 364
Village of Firuz-Kuh 364
Village of Vas-Kas 364
View of Amul 370
House of the Governor of Amul 370
Views of the Masjid of Amul, (X) showing the place where opening was made in Wall 373
Tree from which Mulla Husayn was shot 380
Village of Dizva 401
Views of the Madrisih of Mirza Zaki, in Barfurush,
the Resting Place of Quddus 412
Muhammad Rida, (One of the Companions of Quddus, who survived the Struggle of Shaykh Tabarsi) 427
Mirza Abu-Talib (Companion of Quddus who survived the Struggle of Shaykh Tabarsi) 428
Views of the Masjid-i-Shah of Tihran 438
The Madrisih of Mirza Salih in Tihran 440
The Madrisiy-i-Sadr in Tihran, (X) showing Room Baha'u'llah Occupied 442
The Madrisih of Daru'sh-Shafay-i-Masjid-i-Shah in Tihran 443
The Sabzih-Maydan of Tihran 457
Gate of Naw, Tihran 457
Panorama of Yazd 462
Vahid's House in Yazd 466
Views of the Fort of Narin, Yazd 470
Panorama of Nayriz 478
Vahid's House in Nayriz 479
The Fort of Khajih 480
Vahid's Room in the Fort 480
The Masjid-i-Jami' at Nayriz 492
Site of the Martyrdoms at Nayriz 497
Graves of the Martyrs at Nayriz 497
Vahid's Resting-Place at Nayriz 498
Mirza Taqi Khan, the Amir-Nizam 500
The Bab's Prayer Beads and Signet Ring 503
Qur'an belonging to the Bab 503
Ruins of the House Mulla Muhammad-i-Mamaqani, the Mujtahid of Tabriz 509
The Barrack-Square in Tabriz, where the Bab suffered Martyrdom (X) showing place where He was Suspended and shot) 511
Site of the Moat that surrounded Tabriz, where the Bab's Body was thrown 517
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View of the Imam-Zadih Hasan at Tihran, where the Bab's Body was kept 520
View of Zanjan 527
Views of the Masjid built for Hujjat by his companions 528
The Caravanserai of Mirza Ma'sum-i-Tabib at Zanjan, (X) showing Room the Bab Occupied 535
Graves of Ashraf (1) and his Mother (2) 562
Entrance to Hujjat's ruined House at Zanjan 571
Square in Zanjan where Hujjat's Body was left exposed for three days 578
Haji Imam (X) showing One of the survivors of the struggle of Zanjan 579
Village of Afchih near Tihran (showing Baha'u'llah's House through trees) 597
Murgh-Mahallih, Baha'u'llah's Summer Residence in Shimiran 598
View of Niyavaran near Tihran 602
The Russian Legation in the Village of Zarkandih 604
Southern part of Tihran where criminals were hanged and where many Baha'is were martyred, (X) indicates site of Siyah-Chal 607
Baha'i Family martyred in Persia 610
Believers gathered around the Body of a Martyr 611
The House of the Kalantar in Tihran where Tahirih was confined 623
Costumes worn by Persian Ladies in the middle of the 19th Century (showing Indoor and Outdoor dress) 624
Site of the Garden of Ilkhani where Tahirih was Martyred 626
General View of Takur in Mazindaran 638
Ruins of Baha'u'llah's House, originally belonging to the Vazir, His Father in Takur, Mazindaran 640
View of Abadih 644
The Hadiqatu'r-Rahman, where the Heads of the Martyrs of Nayriz Lie Buried 645
Views of Baghdad 649
Baha'u'llah's House in Baghdad 662
View of the Illuminated Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel 666
Map of Persia 677
FACSIMILE OF THE BAB'S AUTOGRAPH
TABLETS ADDRESSED TO THE
LETTERS OF THE LIVING
AND TO BAHA'U'LLAH
[NOTE: The next 20 leaves of the book which contain the facsimiles are
unnumbered pages (see links above to these pages).]
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