description: This book relates the story of the evolution of the Bábí-Bahá'í community, beginning with the birth of the Báb in 1819 and then traced over the next century and a half in the city of His birth, Shiraz. Its author, Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán, was himself born in the House of the Báb, reared by the widow of the Báb who shared with him many stories of the Báb's life, and then spent nearly a year with Bahá'u'lláh, and some ten years in close proximity to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He served for a half century as the hereditary custodian of the House of the Báb and as such was uniquely qualified to tell the story of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in the sacred city of Shiraz in remarkable and moving detail. This fascinating history, lucidly translated for the first time into English by Dr. Ahang Rabbani, is carefully annotated and supplemented with many details and scholarly notes about key personalities and places of interest to both Bahá'ís and students of history in general. This volume-the first of its kind on the development of local Bahá'í communities of Iran-is a significant contribution to understanding the forces and events that propelled the Bahá'í Faith forward in a single location and thus greatly enriches both Iranian studies and the historical literature of the Bahá'í Faith.
language: English
title: In the Land of Refuge: The Genesis of the Bahá'í Faith in Shíráz
titlecomplete: In the Land of Refuge: The Genesis of the Bahá'í Faith in Shíráz
publisher: Juxta Publishing Ltd.