'Alí Khán of Máh-Kú
4 stories in the library.
A life in stories
Bábí period (1844–1853)
The Warden Won Over: The Báb's Captivity at Máh-Kú
Nabíl records the nine-month imprisonment of the Báb at the mountain fortress of Máh-Kú on the western frontier of Persia — and the remarkable transformation of His warden, 'Alí Khán, from a hostile jailer into a devoted believer who could no longer hold the door closed against the friends.
The Jailer Who Changed His Heart
A man was given one job — to guard the Báb and keep everyone away — but the more he watched, the more his hard heart began to soften.
Light in the Fortress: The Warden of Máh-Kú
The Báb was sent to a bleak mountain prison on the frontier of Persia, chosen for its remoteness and the supposed hostility of its people, so that His influence might be extinguished. Instead the light could not be walled out: the hostile warden himself was transformed, the discipline relaxed, and the Kurdish villagers below began to climb the mountain each dawn for a single glimpse of His face.
Nine Months at Máh-Kú: The Báb in the Mountain Castle
In *A Traveler's Narrative*, 'Abdu'l-Bahá recounts the Báb's confinement in the remote castle of Máh-Kú on the northwestern frontier of Persia — and describes how the warden 'Alí Khán's love for the family of the Prophet led him, despite official orders, to permit conversation between the prisoner and visiting believers.