Búshihr
Bushehr, Iran
3 stories took place here — most often featuring the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ḥájí Siyyid Javád-i-Karbilá'í.
Búshihr (today: Bushehr, Iran)
Stories at this place
Bábí period (1844–1853) · 3 stories
A Young Merchant of the Pure Lineage: The Báb in Búshihr
In *A Traveler's Narrative*, 'Abdu'l-Bahá describes the Báb's youth in the plainest terms: a young Merchant of holy descent who traded in the Gulf port of Búshihr and was known among all who dealt with Him for godliness, devoutness, virtue, and piety — the quiet signs of a station the world had not yet guessed.
Not a Single Farthing: The Honesty of the Young Merchant
Before He was known to the world, the Báb kept a merchant's shop. A man once left goods in His care to be sold at a set price. The Báb sold them for far more — and then, against every custom of the bazaar, insisted on handing the owner the whole of the larger sum, refusing to keep a single coin that was not his by right.
The Trusted Merchant of Búshihr: The Báb in His Youth
Before He declared His mission, the Báb spent His youth as a merchant in the port of Búshihr. Those who traded with Him never forgot the beauty of His character — His perfect honesty, the charm of His manners, His refusal to cheat even when custom invited it. From clerics to shopkeepers, all who knew Him were drawn to praise Him.