Mecca

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

1 story took place here — most often featuring the Báb, Quddús and Mírzá Muḥíṭ-i-Kirmání.

Mecca (today: Mecca, Saudi Arabia)

Stories at this place

Bábí period (1844–1853) · 1 story

On the Altar of Devotion: The Báb's Pilgrimage to Mecca

Late in 1844 the Báb, accompanied by Quddús, sailed from Búshihr for the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. The voyage was long, the water was scarce, the bedouins were thieves; and at the heart of the Sacred Mosque the Báb proclaimed His station openly to a prominent scholar of His age.

Cited in Authoritative History 2 min

Figures associated with this place

the Báb1 Quddús1 Mírzá Muḥíṭ-i-Kirmání1