The Báb was subjected to bitter persecution in Shíráz, where
He first proclaimed His mission and message. A period of famine afflicted that
region, and the Báb journeyed to Iṣfáhán. There the learned men rose against
Him in great hostility. He was arrested and sent to Tabríz. From thence He was
transferred to Mákú and finally imprisoned in the strong castle of Chihríq.
Afterward He was martyred in Tabríz.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, 23 May 1912,
Cambridge, Massachusetts; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered
by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)
