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Section Two: To Urúmíyyih and Tabríz
Tabríz was the capital of the province of Ádhirbáyján , and its governor was the prince Násiri’d-Din Mírzá . Although young [seventeen years old], he carried a lot of authority as he was also the heir to the throne [the Valí-‘Ahd ]. 15ACT7 The Grand Vazír’s plan was to bring the Báb face-to-face with the leading ulamá in that region and the Valí-‘Ahd, and in that meeting, publicly reprimand Him. The Grand Vazír mistakenly thought that this would subdue and silence the Báb.
He knew what lay ahead
The future was known to the Báb. Even before the order to have Him brought to Tabríz was received in Chihríq, the Báb dispersed all the believers who had come there to see Him. He also asked one of them to go to the town of Urúmíyyih and wait for Him there. He further directed one of them, ‘Azím 16ACT7 [the close friend of Vahíd who had arranged Vahíd’s first meetings with the Báb], to go to Tabríz and inform one of the believers there [Siyyid Ibráhím-i-Khalíl ] to prepare for the Báb’s arrival. And knowing what was to befall Him, as soon as ‘Azim had left, the Báb instructed His amanuensis Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzí17ACT7 to collect all the Tablets He had revealed in Máh-Kú and Chihríq, and to take them right away to the same Siyyid Ibráhím-i-Khalíl in Tabríz, telling him to conceal and preserve them.
Urúmíyyih
The road that was usually taken from Chihríq to Tabríz was via the town of Khuy, which lies slightly northeast of Chihríq. However, when the order to bring the Báb to Tabríz was received, the armed escort decided that it was best to avoid Khuy, given the large number of the Báb’s supporters there. Instead, they took the longer
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