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Síyáh-Chál
Tehran, Iran
2 stories took place here — most often featuring Bahá'u'lláh and Bábí prisoners of the Síyáh-Chál.
Síyáh-Chál (today: Tehran, Iran)
Stories at this place
Bahá'u'lláh's ministry (1853–1892) · 2 stories
The Executioner in the Síyáh-Chál
In the Síyáh-Chál in 1852, Bahá'u'lláh's fellow prisoners were called out one by one to their deaths. The executioner, who had grown friendly to Him, would afterwards tell Him how each had died.
2 min
The Night Chant in the Síyáh-Chál
Chained in two rows in the Síyáh-Chál in 1852, Bahá'u'lláh's fellow prisoners chanted each night the verses He had taught them, until the sound carried to the Sháh's palace nearby.
2 min