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DB 24: The Crimson Rain – Zanján
| Prologue | Description of town of Zanján in 1800s. |
| Section 1: Key Events in Hujjat’s Life up to Early 1850 | Recap of Hujjat’s background; how becomes a Bábí; his communications with the Báb; and his detention in the capital. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p528-540 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 2: The Zanján Upheaval Begins | Hujjat’s return to Zanján; arising tensions between the Muslims and the Bábís; the trigger of the upheaval; and how Zanján breaks up into two camps. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p540-544 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 3: The Fort of ‘Alí-Mardán Khán | Hujjat and the Bábís move to the fort of ‘Alí-Mardán Khán; and beginning of the attacks on the fort; Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p543-546 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 4: The Siege of Fort ‘Alí-Mardán Khán | The long siege of the Fort; conditions and life in the Fort; the Call of God being raised from the Fort; Hujjat writing to the Sháh and the governor changing that message. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p546-549, p552-555 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 5: The Siege Intensifies | News of the Martyrdom of the Báb; the arrival of reinforcements by orders of the capital; the siege dragging on despite intensified attacks; the Bábí women; the story of Zaynab; and the Bábí youth in the Fort get married. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p550-552, p556-557 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 6: Martyrdom of Hujjat and End of the Siege | The governor resorting to deception to lure the Bábís; the deception is revealed; Hujjat is wounded; Fort is lost; Bábís make a last stand; and Hujjat is martyred. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p564-572 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Section 7: The Cry of the Bábís of Zanján | Inhuman treatment of Bábí captives; fate of the Bábí women captives; fate of the Bábí men captives; desecration of Hujjat’s body; and survivors of the upheaval. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 24, p573-578 and some other sources listed in footnotes of the text. |
| Epilogue | Conclusion from the Dawn-Breakers of the upheaval in Zanján. |
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