FRONTISPIECE The Inmost Shrine of the Bab FACSIMILE OF THE BAB'S TABLETS WRITTEN TO THE NINETEEN LETTERS OF THE LIVING AND TO BAHA'U'LLAH
First Letter of the Living: Mulla Husayn-i-Bushru'i
Second Letter of the Living: Muhammad Hasan (His Brother)
Third Letter of the Living: Muhammad-Baqir (His Nephew)
Fourth Letter of the Living: Mulla Aliy-i-Bastami
Fifth Letter of the Living: Mulla Khuda-Bakhsh-i-Quchani (later named Mulla 'Ali)
Sixth Letter of the Living: Mulla Hasan-i-Bajistani
Seventh Letter of the Living: Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdi
Eighth Letter of the Living: Mirza Muhammad Rawdih-Khan-i-Yazdi
Ninth Letter of the Living: Sa'id-i-Hindi
Tenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Mahmud-i-Khu'i
Eleventh Letter of the Living: Mulla Jalil-i-Urumi
Twelfth Letter of the Living: Mulla Ahmad-i-Ibdal-i-Maraghi'i
Thirteenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Baqir-i-Tabrizi
Fourteenth Letter of the Living: Mulla Yusif-i-Ardibili
Fifteenth Letter of the Living: Mirza Hadi (Son of Mulla Abdu'l-Vahhab-i-Qazvini)
Sixteenth Letter of the Living: Mirza Muhammad-i Aliy-i-Qazvini
Seventeenth Letter of the Living: Tahirih
Eighteenth Letter of the Living: Quddus
Nineteenth Letter of the Living: The Bab Himself
Twentieth Letter of the Living: Baha'u'llah "Him Who Will Be Made Manifest"
| Opposite page lxiii | Muhammad-i-Zarandi surnamed Nabil-i-A'zam |
| Opposite page 1 | Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsa'i |
| 3 | General View of Najaf |
| 6 | Fath-'Ali Shah and Sons |
| 11 | Painting of Mirza Buzurg (Father of Baha'u'llah) |
| 26 | View of Karbila |
| 28 | Entrance to the Shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbila |
| 29 | Shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbila |
| 41 | View of Kazimayn |
| 43 | Section of the Masjid-i-Baratha |
| 44 | Site of Siyyid Kazim's Resting Place (tombstone now removed) |
| 49 | Home of Mulla Husayn in Bushruyih |
| 51 | Views of the Masjid-i-Ilkhani |
| 52 | General View of Shiraz |
| 53 | Room in the Masjid-i-Ilkhani, Shiraz, in which the Bab and Mulla Husayn met |
| 54 | Orange Tree Planted by the &Bab in the Courtyard of His House in Shiraz |
| 55 | The Bab's Brazier and Samovar |
| 56 | The Room where the Bab was born in Shiraz |
| 58 | Outskirts of Shiraz where the Bab went to walk |
| 58 | Views of the Upper Room of the Bab's House in Shiraz where He Declared His Mission |
| 60 | Views of the Bab's House in Shiraz, showing His Bed Chamber, His Mother's Room, His Sitting Room |
| 64 | Views of the Bab's House in Shiraz where He Declared His Mission, showing Original Sash and Door, Entrance, and Steps Leading to the Declaration Chamber |
| 71 | Views of the Public Bath in Shiraz, where the Bab went as a Child |
| 73 | Entrance Door and Ruins of the Qahviy-i-Awliya, in Shiraz, the School the Bab attended |
| 74 | Grave of the Bab's Wife in Shah-Chiragh, Shiraz |
| 74 | Tree Marking Resting Place of the Bab's Infant Son in Babi-Dukhtaran, Shiraz |
| 78 | Facsimile of Tahirih's Handwriting |
| 86 | Site of the Kaziran Gate, Shiraz |
| 86 | The Market-Street of Vakil, Shiraz |
| 95 | The Madrisih of Nim-Avard, Isfahan |
| 102 | Views of Tihran |
| 103 | Aqay-i-Kalim, Brother of Baha'u'llah |
| 105 | Views of the House of Baha'u'llah in Tihran |
| 110 | Approach to the Ruins of Baha'u'llah's Original Home in Takur, Mazindaran |
| 112 | Inscription placed by the Vazir, Mirza Buzurg, above Door of Home in Takur |
| 115 | Views of the House Occupied by Baha'u'llah in Takur, Mazindaran |
| 124 | Views of the Mosque of Gawhar-Shad in Mashhad, showing Pulpit where Mulla Husayn preached |
| 127 | View of the "Babiyyih" in Mashhad |
| 129 | Drawing of Mecca |
| 133 | Relics of the Bab, showing Dress worn under the Jubbih (outer coat) |
| 134 | Relics of the Bab, showing Cap around which the Turban was wound |
| 135 | Cloth Worn By the Bab when Circumambulating the Ka'bih |
| 139 | Drawing of Medina |
| 144 | Views of the Masjid-i-Naw |
| 152 | Views of the Masjid-i-Vakil, Shiraz, showing Section of the Interior, Pulpit from which the Bab Addressed the Congregation, and Entrance Door |
| 182 | Views of the House of Quddus' Father in Barfurush |
| 189 | Siyyid Javad-i-Karbila'i |
| 192 | Interior of Haji Mirza Ali's House in Shiraz, (the Bab's Maternal Uncle) |
| 199 | View of Isfahan |
| 200 | Views of the House of the Imam-i-Jum'ih in Isfahan, showing Entrance and Courtyard |
| 203 | Views of the Masjid-i-Jum'ih in Isfahan, showing Pulpit before which the Bab Prayed |
| 206 | Views of the House of the Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih in Isfahan |
| 210 | View of the Imarat-i-Khurshid in Isfahan, showing Ruins of the Section the Bab Occupied |
| 211 | Manuchihr Khan, The Mu'tamidu'd-i-Dawlih |
| 217 | View of Kashan |
| 218 | Gate of Attar, Kashan |
| 220 | Views of the House of Haji Mirza Jani in Kashan, showing Room where the Bab stayed |
| 223 | Views of Qum, showing the Haram-i-Ma'Sumih |
| 225 | Village of Qummrud |
| 225 | Ruins of the Fortress of Kinar-Gird |
| 226 | Views of the Village of Kulayn |
| 229 | Muhammad Shah |
| 233 | Haji Mirza Aqasi |
| 238 | Panorama of Tabriz |
| 238 | The Ark (Citadel) of Tabriz where the Bab was Confined, showing Interior and Exterior (X) of Room He Occupied |
| 242 | Castle of Mah-Ku |
| 257 | View of Milan in Adharbayjan |
| 274 | Houses in which Tahirih lived in Qazvin |
| 275 | Tahirih's Library in her Father's House in Qazvin |
| 291 | Village of Shah-Rud |
| 292 | Hamlet of Badasht |
| 296 | The Persian Howdah |
| 301 | Castle of Chihriq |
| 310 | The House Occupied by the Bab in Urumiyyih, The Bala-Khanih (X) showing Room in which He stayed |
| 314 | Nasiri'd-Din Shah as a Child, showing Mirza Abu'l-Qasim, the Qa'im-Maqam on his right and Haji Mirza Aqasi on his left, on extreme left (X) stands Manuchihr Khan, the Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih |
| 315 | Nasiri'd-Din Shah |
| 316 | Nasiri'd-Din Shah |
| 317 | Eminent Persian Mujtahids |
| 318 | The Namaz-Khanih of Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tabriz, showing corner (X) where the Bab was Bastinadoed |
| 325 | Village of Nishapur |
| 326 | Views of the Village of Miyamay, showing Exterior and Interior of the Masjid where Mulla Husayn and his companions prayed |
| 334 | House of the Sa'idu'l-Ulama' in Barfurush, Mazindaran |
| 335 | Views of the Caravanserai of Sabzih-Maydan in Mazindaran |
| 343 | The Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi |
| 344 | Views of the Site of the Fort of Tabarsi, showing the Tomb of the Shaykh and the Site of the Fort that enclosed the Shrine |
| 345 | Entrance of the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi in Mazindaran |
| 348 | Plans and Sketches of the Fort of Shaykh Tabarsi |
| 350 | House of Mirza Muhammad-Taqi, the Mujtahid, in Sari, Mazindaran |
| 360 | Village of Afra |
| 362 | Village of Shir-Gah |
| 364 | Village of Riz-Ab |
| 364 | Village of Firuz-Kuh |
| 364 | Village of Vas-Kas |
| 370 | View of Amul |
| 370 | House of the Governor of Amul |
| 373 | Views of the Masjid of Amul, (X) showing the place where opening was made in Wall |
| 380 | Tree from which Mulla Husayn was shot |
| 401 | Village of Dizva |
| 412 | Views of the Madrisih of Mirza Zaki, in Barfurush, the Resting Place of Quddus |
| 427 | Muhammad Rida, (One of the Companions of Quddus, who survived the Struggle of Shaykh Tabarsi) |
| 428 | Mirza Abu-Talib (Companion of Quddus who survived the Struggle of Shaykh Tabarsi) |
| 438 | Views of the Masjid-i-Shah of Tihran |
| 440 | The Madrisih of Mirza Salih in Tihran |
| 442 | The Madrisiy-i-Sadr in Tihran, (X) showing Room Baha'u'llah Occupied |
| 443 | The Madrisih of Daru'sh-Shafay-i-Masjid-i-Shah in Tihran |
| 457 | The Sabzih-Maydan of Tihran |
| 457 | Gate of Naw, Tihran |
| 462 | Panorama of Yazd |
| 466 | Vahid's House in Yazd |
| 470 | Views of the Fort of Narin, Yazd |
| 478 | Panorama of Nayriz |
| 479 | Vahid's House in Nayriz |
| 480 | The Fort of Khajih |
| 480 | Vahid's Room in the Fort |
| 492 | The Masjid-i-Jami' at Nayriz |
| 497 | Site of the Martyrdoms at Nayriz |
| 497 | Graves of the Martyrs at Nayriz |
| 498 | Vahid's Resting-Place at Nayriz |
| 500 | Mirza Taqi Khan, the Amir-Nizam |
| 503 | The Bab's Prayer Beads and Signet Ring |
| 503 | Qur'an belonging to the Bab |
| 509 | Ruins of the House Mulla Muhammad-i-Mamaqani, the Mujtahid of Tabriz |
| 511 | The Barrack-Square in Tabriz, where the Bab suffered Martyrdom (X) showing place where He was Suspended and shot) |
| 517 | Site of the Moat that surrounded Tabriz, where the Bab's Body was thrown |
| 520 | View of the Imam-Zadih Hasan at Tihran, where the Bab's Body was kept |
| 527 | View of Zanjan |
| 528 | Views of the Masjid built for Hujjat by his companions |
| 535 | The Caravanserai of Mirza Ma'sum-i-Tabib at Zanjan, (X) showing Room the Bab Occupied |
| 562 | Graves of Ashraf (1) and his Mother (2) |
| 571 | Entrance to Hujjat's ruined House at Zanjan |
| 578 | Square in Zanjan where Hujjat's Body was left exposed for three days |
| 579 | Haji Imam (X) showing One of the survivors of the struggle of Zanjan |
| 597 | Village of Afchih near Tihran (showing Baha'u'llah's House through trees) |
| 598 | Murgh-Mahallih, Baha'u'llah's Summer Residence in Shimiran |
| 602 | View of Niyavaran near Tihran |
| 604 | The Russian Legation in the Village of Zarkandih |
| 607 | Southern part of Tihran where criminals were hanged and where many Baha'is were martyred, (X) indicates site of Siyah-Chal |
| 610 | Baha'i Family martyred in Persia |
| 611 | Believers gathered around the Body of a Martyr |
| 623 | The House of the Kalantar in Tihran where Tahirih was confined |
| 624 | Costumes worn by Persian Ladies in the middle of the 19th Century (showing Indoor and Outdoor dress) |
| 626 | Site of the Garden of Ilkhani where Tahirih was Martyred |
| 638 | General View of Takur in Mazindaran |
| 640 | Ruins of Baha'u'llah's House, originally belonging to the Vazir, His Father in Takur, Mazindaran |
| 644 | View of Abadih |
| 645 | The Hadiqatu'r-Rahman, where the Heads of the Martyrs of Nayriz Lie Buried |
| 649 | Views of Baghdad |
| 662 | Baha'u'llah's House in Baghdad |
| 666 | View of the Illuminated Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel |
| 677 | Map of Persia |
FACSIMILE OF THE BAB'S AUTOGRAPH
TABLETS ADDRESSED TO THE
LETTERS OF THE LIVING
AND TO BAHA'U'LLAH
[NOTE: The next 20 leaves of the book which contain the facsimiles are
unnumbered pages.]