Ḥájí Sulaymán Khán
2 stories in the library.
A life in stories
Bábí period (1844–1853)
The Martyrdom of Ḥájí Sulaymán Khán
Arrested in Ṭihrán in 1852, Ḥájí Sulaymán Khán refused to recant and was allowed to choose how he would die. He asked that lighted candles be set in wounds in his flesh, and walked through the bazaar praising the Báb.
4 min
The Rescue of the Báb's Remains
After the martyrdom, the bodies of the Báb and His companion were left under guard beside the moat of Tabríz. Ḥájí Sulaymán Khán had them carried away by night, and at Bahá'u'lláh's instruction they were later brought to Ṭihrán and kept hidden.
4 min