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the sufferings they had endured … Some, very few, succeeded in escaping into the forest.
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Nabíl also records:
In the very throes of death, these unconquerable heroes were still heard to utter the words, “Holy, holy, O Lord our God, Lord of the angels and the spirit,” words which in moments of exultation had fallen from their lips, and which they now repeated with undiminished fervour at this crowning hour of their lives.
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The fort is destroyed
The Prince’s soldiers now turned their attention to the fort, proceeded to bombard and demolish it completely. All the fortifications constructed by the Bábís were razed to the ground and even the ground was leveled to remove any evidence of the heroic defense put up by the Bábís. 91_ACT9
The companions at the Prince’s headquarters: The survivors
Back at the Prince’s headquarters, the Prince now turned his attention to the companions whom he had brought to his base camp.
He first selected those among them who were men of recognised social standing, and for whom he knew he could get a good ransom. He ordered his attendants to take them to Tihrán and contact their friends and families and get the best possible ransom for each. This group included many of the outstanding survivors of Fort Shaykh Tabarsí, who in the future would serve the Cause of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. The group included Hájí ‘Abdu’l-Majíd-i-Níshábúrí [the father of Badí],92_ACT9 Mírzá
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