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Ka’ba, Mecca. Archival photos.
The Báb however spent the ninth day of Dhú al-Hijja [called the Day of ‘Arafih], by Himself in his room, devoting His whole time to prayer and meditation. On the following day, according to rites of Hajj, He performed the rite of sacrifice of cattle. He purchased nineteen lambs of the choicest breed, of which He sacrificed nine in His own name, seven in the name of Quddús, and three in the name of Mubárak. He refused to partake of the meat of this consecrated sacrifice, preferring instead to distribute it freely among the poor and needy of that neighborhood.
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