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Isfahán
Isfahan, Iran
3 stories took place here — most often featuring the Báb, Mullá Ja‘far, the sifter of wheat and Mullá Ḥusayn.
Isfahán (today: Isfahan, Iran)
Stories at this place
Bábí period (1844–1853) · 2 stories
The Sifter of Wheat in Isfahán
In Isfahán, a city famed for its clergy, the first to accept the Báb was a humble sifter of wheat, who later set out with his sieve to join the defenders of Shaykh Ṭabarsí; the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh both refer to him.
4 min
The Báb’s Short Stay in Isfahán
In 1846 the Báb was warmly welcomed in Isfahán. When jealous clerics called for His death, the governor, Manúchihr Khán, secretly sheltered Him; after the governor died, the Báb was sent to Máh-Kú.
2 min