Mírzá Muḥammad-'Alíy-i-Zunúzí (Anís)
2 stories in the library.
A life in stories
Bábí period (1844–1853)
Anís at the Báb's Side: The Martyrdom in Tabríz
Nabíl's narrative of the morning of July 9, 1850, in the barrack square of Tabríz: the young follower Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alíy-i-Zunúzí, called Anís, who begged to die with the Báb; the first volley that severed the ropes; the Báb's interrupted conversation; and His final words to the regiment.
Cited in Authoritative History 4 min
Two Ropes in the Tabríz Cell: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Báb's Martyrdom
In *A Traveler's Narrative*, 'Abdu'l-Bahá describes the morning of the Báb's martyrdom in the Tabríz barracks-square on the 9th of July, 1850 — the iron nail driven into the staircase, the two ropes by which He and His amanuensis were bound, the regiment that fired without harming Him, and the second regiment that did.
Primary Source 2 min