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Without Veil at Badasht: Ṭáhirih's Public Declaration
Nabíl's chronicle records the conference at Badasht in the summer of 1848 — the meeting at which the eighty-one principal Bábí teachers of the time gathered in three small gardens to consult on the relation of the new Faith to the Islamic past. The decisive moment came when Ṭáhirih appeared before the assembled men with her veil removed.
3 min
The Brave Woman Who Lifted Her Veil
In three little gardens long ago, the bravest woman of the new Faith stepped forward and showed everyone that a brand-new day had begun.
5 min