num_pages: 59
description: Never told before: Here are the intimate stories of the black believers who served the families of the Bab and Bahaullah from the earliest days of the Faith. Their stories are pieced together from the oral traditions of the Afnan family and from written records. The book recounts what we know of the lives of Haji Mubarak the Ethiopian servant of the Bab who was present on the night of His declaration to Mulla Husayn; Fiddih the devoted maidservant of the Babs wife; Isfandiyar the only manservant to remain loyal to Bahaullah after His arrest and impreisonment in Tehran; Masud faithful servant of the Bab who attained the presence of Bahaullah and became a steadfast believer; and Salih aqa the Berber who served in the household of Abdul-Baha.
language: None
title: Black Pearls : Servants in the Household of the Bab and Baha'u'llah
publisher: Kalimat Pr