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Mecca
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
2 stories took place here — most often featuring the Báb, Quddús and Mírzá Muḥíṭ-i-Kirmání.
Mecca (today: Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
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Bábí period (1844–1853) · 2 stories
The Báb's Pilgrimage to Mecca
In 1844 the Báb sailed with Quddús from Búshihr to Arabia. On the road to Mecca a Bedouin stole His writings, and beside the Black Stone He declared His station to the Shaykhí scholar Mírzá Muḥíṭ-i-Kirmání.
2 min
The Báb Declares His Mission at Mecca
In December 1844 the Báb reached Mecca on pilgrimage with Quddús and there openly declared His mission. On His return to Persia the news stirred both devotion and fierce opposition, and His years of imprisonment and exile began.
3 min