The Genesis of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs

Cited in Authoritative History

By Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, translated by Ahang Rabbani · 2008 · Brill

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Afnán family history of the Báb's city. Added 6 Nov 2026 for the Feast stories; not yet reviewed by the owner.

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“It seemed as if a thousand lamps illumined the room.”
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A Thousand Lamps and a Single Lamp

Khadíjih Bagum, the wife of the Báb, searched the house one night when He did not return to bed and found His upper chamber as bright as if a thousand lamps were burning, with only one lamp in it. The next morning, over tea, He told her He was the Promised One, and she became a believer.

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