num_pages: 124
description: In 1844 a group of devoted seekers led by Mulla Husayn setout from the holy city of Karbila near Baghdad in search of the PromisedQai'm. A Messianic figure whose appearance had been prophesised in ancientscriptures for more than a thousand years.Their journey took them to Shiraz where Siyyid Ali Muhammad declared thatHe was the Bab or gate to the Promised Qai'm.Millions of declarents throughout the world and from all walks of lifehave continued to pledge their allegance to the Bab's message of equalityand equanimity.This book illustrated in full color documents Mulla Husayn's travels toIsfahan and Mashhad and describes in detail how the believers broke awayfrom Islam and established a new independant Faith.Written in English and translated into Persian by Dr. Minu Sabet manypages contain original calligraphy by Foaad Haghighi illuminating theprayers revealed by the Bab.
language: English
title: Mulla Husayn: "Unfurling the Black Standard"
publisher: Images International