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An Ocean of Verses: The Majesty of the Báb's Revelation
Shut away in remote mountain fortresses on the edge of the Persian empire, with no library, no leisure, and no help, the Báb poured forth Writings of such volume and such speed — commentaries, expositions, and prayers composed without pause or premeditation — that friends and adversaries alike recognized in the sheer torrent of His revealed Word a sign no human power could counterfeit.
The Mercy That Melted a Mountain: The Báb at Máh-Kú
Banished to a bleak mountain fortress on the Turkish frontier, where His chief enemy hoped He would be forgotten and the hard people of the region would have no sympathy for Him, the Báb met cruelty with such gentleness that the warden, the guards, and the very Kurds of the district came to revere Him — gathering each dawn at the foot of His prison simply to receive His blessing.