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      Nabíl then recounts:

      So stern and unyielding a reply roused both Mullá Muhammad and his father [Táhirih’s uncle Mullá Taqí] to a burst of fury. They immediately pronounced her a heretic, and strove day and night to undermine her position and to sully her fame. Tahirih vehemently defended herself and persisted in exposing the depravity of their character. Her father, a peace-loving and fair-minded man, deplored this acrimonious dispute and endeavoured to bring about a reconciliation and harmony between them, but failed in his efforts. 61ACT6
      Táhirih’s library in her father’s home in Qazvín, showing one of her relatives. Archival photos. 63ACT6

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