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The Báb dreamed that He drank a few drops of blood from the wounds of the martyred Imám Husayn. After this dream He felt that the Spirit of God had taken possession of His soul. At this moment He received intimation that He was to be a Manifestation of God. [GPB92; BBRSM14; DB253, HotD23-24]
Khadíjih Bagum apparently recognized her Husband as the promised Qá'im `sometime before the Báb declared His mission after having seen Him wrapt in prayer during the night. He bade her to keep this knowledge concealed. He entrusted her with a special prayer to be used before she went to sleep, the reading of which would remove her difficulties and lighten the burden of her woes. [DB191–192; HotD27; KBWB9-14; The Genesis of the Bábi-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs p21-22 by A. Rabbani]
There are several such prayers among the Bábí and Bahá'í Writings, one of them has become informally known as "the Remover of Difficulties Prayer": There is no evidence that the pray mentioned above was this prayer. Please see The Invocation 'Is There Any Remover of Difficulties Save God...' by Muhammad Afnan and translated by Adib Masumian.
See as well Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth- Century Qur'an Commentary?
A Comparison of the Bab's Qayyūm al- asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses p113 by Todd Lawson.
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* Báb, The (chronology); Dreams and visions; Blood; Imam Husayn; Khadijih Bagum (wife of the Báb); Remover of Difficulties (invocation); Invocations; Shíráz, Iran; Iran |
first person to understand The Báb's station. |
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