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TAGS: - 19th century; 1844; Báb, Declaration of; Bahá'í history; Dawn-Breakers (Nabil's Narrative); Hagiography; Hájí Mubarak; History (general); Khadijih Bagum (wife of the Báb); Munirih Khanum; Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam (Nabíl-i-Zarandí)

Abstract:

The account of the declaration of the Báb to Mullá Husayn on May 22, 1844, as told by Nabil in Dawn Breakers vs. the accounts of two eyewitnesses, the Báb's wife Khadijih Bagum and his servant Haji Mubarak; "academic history" vs. "sacred history."

Notes:

Mirrored with permission from abs.bahai.org.uk/bsr-e20260522. Draft first posted at academia.edu/AnthonyALee.

The Declaration of the Báb in Bahá'í Imagination:

Introducing a Woman and an African into the Sacred History of the Bahá'í Community

Anthony Lee

published in Bahá'í Studies Review

23 2026-05-22

Download: lee_declaration_bab_imagination.pdf.

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