3. HIS HOLINESS THE GREAT BÁB Mirzá Abul-Fadl p37 As the news of the Bábs appearance became widely spread in Shiraz, through the letters forwarded by the pilgrims of that city from Mecca and Medina, and the number of His converts increased daily through the fervent endeavors of the Letters of the Living, the Shiite doctors who then exercised great influence, arose against Him, and persuaded Hussein-Khan, entitled NizamUd-Dawla, the Governor of Fars, a fanatical , tyrannical ruler, exceedingly loyal and obedient to them to undertake the Bábs suppression and subjugation. He first sent ten horsemen to Bushire to conduct the Báb to Shiraz. They met Him midway between Bushire and Shiraz and escorted him hither. (Here you need to read from Ruhi book 4, p32 for a more detailed account of the Báb meeting them halfway) When He arrived in Shiraz, the governor called a meeting, to which he invited the prominent clergy of the city, and also summoned the Báb to be present. The Báb declared His mission openly to all the members of the assembly. He claimed that the LORD of the universe had sent His Door (Báb), and had confirmed Him by causing verses to be revealed from His pen and tongue; that by this manifest proof and weighty miracle, His truth might be proven to the people of the world, and they might be directed to their destination. No sooner had the Mohammedan clergy heard Him mention verses than they could hardly control their feelings; inasmuch as the founder of their religion said in the Koran, that were all the men Nd genii to unite together, or all the people of the world co-operate, they would not be able to produce even one chapter like the Koran. Although the Báb had not studied the Arabic language and knew only Persian; and although He was neither a scholar nor scientist, yet He wrote passages in Arabic, similar to the Koran, in answer to their scientific and abstruse questions. Most of them He wrote in their presence, without pause or reflection, not even a rough copy first, as is customary with men of learning and literature. naturally they were astonished at the appearance of such wonders and were unable to answer. Him.
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