DB 23: The Crimson Rain – TabrĂz
| Prologue | Hadith regarding “I Myself shall be his ransom”. |
| Section 1: The Báb is Brought to TabrĂz | The AmĂr-KabĂr’s decision to execute the Báb; the Báb knowing what is to come and in advance sending a package to Bahá’u’lláh; the Báb being brought to TabrĂz from ChihrĂq; the AmĂr-KabĂr issuing the execution order; the prince governor not executing it; and the AmĂr-KabĂr giving the command of the order to his own brother. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 23 p500-506. |
| Section 2: The Execution is Prepared | Bringing of the Báb to the army barracks for His execution; the appearance of AnĂs and his plea to join the Báb; the story of the night before the execution when AnĂs is chosen by the Báb as the companion to be martyred with Him the next day. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 23 p506-508. |
| Section 3: “Not until, … … “ | Issuance of the Báb’s death warrants by the three leading mujtahids of TabrĂz; Sám Khán not wishing to execute the Báb and the Báb assuring him; the guard forcibly disrupting the Báb’s interaction with His amanuensis and the Báb predicting that no power on earth can silence Him until His work here was finished; the firing of Sám Khán’s regiment on the Báb and AnĂs, and their miraculous survival. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 23, p508-514. |
| Section 4: The Martyrdom of the Báb | The Báb’s last words and His eventual Martyrdom. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 23 p510, p513-514. |
| Section 5: The Aftermath | The whirlwind of dust that arose with the Martyrdom; the removal of the Báb’s remains to the moat; the sketch made of the remains; HájĂ Sulaymán Khán’s arrival in TabrĂz and his rescue of the remains; the remains are bought to Tihrán; and some notes on what happens to certain of the individuals involved in the future. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 23, p515-522 and p525-p526. |
| Epilogue | Some selections from the Writings of the Báb. |
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