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Fort of Khájih, Nayríz. Archival photo. 33_ACT12
The First Attack on the Bábís in Nayríz
The governor’s men began their assault on the Bábís in the Bázár quarter of town, because that is where the governor had his own residence and where he wielded influence. The first to be hit during this first assault was Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Husayn , a venerable man of eighty, who was highly esteemed by all for his piety and learning. He was offering his prayers on the roof-top of his own house when the bullet struck him.34_ACT12 Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Husayn had been one of those devoted Bábís, who, in spite of his age, had gone from Nayríz to Rúnúz that night to welcome Vahíd.
Some are tested
The metaphoric Bridge of Sirát has many crossings, and they are not easy to cross. If they were easy to cross, then it would not be the Bridge of Sirát. Nabíl records:
The suddenness of the attack dismayed a number of the companions who had hastily embraced the Message and had failed to appreciate its full meaning. Their faith was so severely shaken that a few were induced, in the
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