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1888 23 Oct
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The martyrdom of Mírzá Ashraf of Ábádih in Isfahán. He was hanged, his body burnt and left hanging in the market. Later his body was buried beneath a wall. [BBRXXIX, 277–80; BW18:383; GPB201] Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Isfahan, Iran; Iran
1888 Jul
188-
Nabíl began his chronicle, The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation. [DBXXXVII] Nabil-i-Azam; Dawn-Breakers (book); Akka, Israel
1888 c. Jul-Aug
188-
Two Bahá'ís were arrested in Sarvistán, Fárs, and were sent to Shíráz, where one was imprisoned. [BW18:383] Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Sarvestan, Iran; Fars, Iran; Shíráz, Iran; Iran
1888 29 Mar
188-
The first lecture in the West on the Bahá'í Faith (`Bábism') was given by E. G. Browne at the Essay Society, Newcastle, England. [SCU12] E. G. Browne; Firsts, other; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; United Kingdom First lecture in West on Bahá'í Faith
1888 (In the year)
188-
Jamál Effendi, accompanied by Hájí Faraju'lláh-i-Tafrishí, embarked on a long journey to the East visiting Burma, Java (Indonesia), Siam (Thailand), Singapore, Kashmir, Tibet, Yarqand, Khuqand in Chinese Turkistan, and Afghanistan. [EB123–4; PH22] Jamal Effendi; Hájí Farajullah-i-Tafrishi; Myanmar; Java; Indonesia; Thailand; Singapore; Kashmir; India; Tibet; Yarqand, China; Khuqand, Uzbekistan; Turkestan; China; Afghanistan
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