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Quddús, meanwhile, had remained seated in his place, holding the unsheathed sword in his hand, his face betraying a feeling of inexpressible anger. It seemed as if he were waiting for the moment when he could strike his fatal blow at Táhirih.
His threatening attitude failed, however, to move her. Her countenance displayed that same dignity and confidence which she had evinced at the first moment of her appearance before the assembled believers. A feeling of joy and triumph had now illumined her face. She rose from her seat and, undeterred by the tumult that she had raised in the hearts of her companions, began to address the remnant of that assembly. Without the least premeditation, and in language which bore a striking resemblance to that of the Qur’an, she delivered her appeal with matchless eloquence and profound fervour. She concluded her address with this … “I am the Word which the Qa’im is to utter, the Word which shall put to flight the chiefs and nobles of the earth!”97ACT6
…Tahirih [then] invited those who were present to celebrate befittingly this great occasion. “This day is the day of festivity and universal rejoicing,” she added, “the day on which the fetters of the past are burst asunder. Let those who have shared in this great achievement arise and embrace each other.” 98ACT6, 99ACT6
On that memorable day the “Bugle” mentioned in the Qur’án was sounded, the “stunning trumpet-blast” was loudly raised, and the “Catastrophe” came to pass.100ACT6
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