That was a great talk. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Very interesting. More, please!

This is amazingly informative. After watching this, I immediately ordered the two volumes in the Divine Curriculum series about the Báb. At only a quarter of the way into Volume 5, Part 1, so much more history than I previously knew is opening new vistas to me.

I loved your speech.i was born in shiraz .i lived less than one minute to The Babs house.i new a lot about bab but i have learned a lot from your speech. Thank you. Shahla

On the motivation of Sam Khan: Since he was a Christian, and being aware of the saintliness of the Bab and His followers, as Mr Price has pointed out, it is almost certain that he would have seen the parallels with the martyrdom of Jesus--a saint Whose teachings had so upset the religious authorities that they compelled the government to execute the saintly person. Thus, from a religious perspective, it is entirely understandable why Sam Khan was reluctant to take part. As to the miraculous nature of the event, there is no doubt that it was miraculous to some degree, although the exact degree may be open to interpretation. It might be useful to get an exact rendering of the Bab's statement to Sam Khan. "If your intention be sincere..." might also be rendered as "if your purpose be lofty" or "if your aim is high", "the Almighty is surely able to relieve you from your perplexity." Aiming high is, of course, exactly what happened, as the bullets severed the ropes above the Bab and Anis. This sort of double meaning works in English--I don't know if it is similar in Persian. But conceivably, the Bab's words may have inspired the thought in Sam Khan's mind. It is also true that his entire regiment was Armenian Christian (Armenia was the first country with a Christian king, even before Constantine became Christian). They may have had similar misgivings. He might even have passed along a comment that anyone who had misgivings is allowed to aim high. Assuming that at least one bullet would find its mark, no individual could be blamed for missing. But the fact that all 250 of the soldiers in the first row took this to heart and their bullets therefore all missed, is still pretty astounding. Of course, one might also note the there were 3 rows of muskets, presumably 250 in each row. After the first row was discharged, the billow of the smoke from the 250 muskets blocked the view of the 500 solders in the other two rows. Some of them may have had their muskets pointed directly at the place where the Bab and Anis WERE, but after the first volley severed the cords, the Bab and Anis were on the ground, amid a cloud of smoke rather than being suspended above, against the wall. Thus, it is very understandable that the remaining 500 soldiers would have missed, even if they had held their muskets steady after the smoke obscured their view. The location of the Bab and Anis had changed, but the aim of the 500 muskets had not. Moreover, the impact of the 500 bullets--some aimed correctly--would have hidden the fact that the first 250 were either high or left or right of the mark. Still it was miraculous enough that no one in authority protested when Sam Khan stood forth afterwards and commanded his soldiers to leave, and swore that he would not repeat the task, even at the cost of his own life.

Thank you so much for filling in knowledge not previously known. I wondered about how Sam Khan as a police official previously in Mashad handled any complaints about the Bab at that earlier time.

Thank for all your research and the unique stories to share with us. There few controversies about the No of bullet that the First squad shouted at Bob. Nabil Narrative and foreign historian both have mentioned different Numbers. Also according to some Islamic books the Muslim believes that Bob never directly claimed that he is the Promised one.. I do hope with all the reference books we have we get clear answers to all of these issues. God bless you for your effort.

I just want to contribute a little to clarify - based on this talk, it was advised by the Bab not to promote the teachings and the new Cause by sharing stories of miracles - this way every person would have to investigate the new teachings themselves by aid of the revealed Word - which was shared by the Bab's disciples. Abdu'l Baha had said in Some Answered Questions that miracles are relevant to those who witness them in the moment - so if the Bab did perform a miraculous deed, it would have impacted the hearts of the witnesses. Furthermore, while the miraculous event did relieve Sam Khan of his dilemma, more importantly the Bab was able to complete His Mission, which is the expression of God's Will - to the very last letter, which was revealed to His secretary.

I think the Bab performed a miracle during his martydom, simply because he had to finish his conversation he was having when the guards ripped him away. And I bet no soldier firing wanted to kill the Bab, so they all aimed high.

the best faith ever ! thanks to BAB for opening the gate so we can know about Baha'u"llah ! yabaha .

Very inspiring and moving, what's the title of the book and is it available online . Please give details

You're missing a couple of divine educators, Zorrastion Buddha and Krishna.

Muchas Gracias, saludos desde Ecuador

Not using miracles as a needed evidence, does not prevent miracles from happening. Just do not balance evidence upon them.

To common knowledge, the Bab's miracle after the first volley was because He had told His jailers before execution that He had not finished speaking to His secretary. However, He was forced to go to the execution site. Then the miracle happened. The jailers found Him in His cell talking to His secretary and then the Bab said that He was now ready to be executed because His work was done. That is common knowledge and makes perfect sense. Hence, that miracle indicated that when it wasn't time to be executed, no force in earth can hinder God's will. Also, Sam Khan said what he said because he didn't want to feel remorse for killing the Bab Who he believed to be innocent. I hope that why that miracle happened, will not be a our individual theries, but rather based on facts. Balyuzi, famous Bahai author, and others have affirmed this fact.

Could Mulla Husayn have gotten a ride (with a caravan?) on some days? That could account for the speed of the journey.

I learned so much. I love to know more

We should base our theories on facts and not personal opinions, as that can lead to misconceptions regarding certain primary incidents Thank you

Thank you so much for this program since in Iran we do not have any access to these information. any information has been changed and twisted to negative with many treacherous changes. please tell us the complete and correct history of the BAB &Bahaullah in both English and FARSI/ARABIC too. IRANIAN have been deprived of truth in relation to their own hero and heroine of their own HISTORY. please tell us cronologically what tablets by whom were revealed

Minute mark 57:00... 500 pages...

The Bab surviving the first attempt at killing him, before he had finished what GOD had ordained ,has A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE. If ever any proof was needed, that if you attempt to do GODS work ,with a truthful heart ,and God wills it, NOTHING WILL GET IN YOUR WAY. 'Let your ambition be the achievement on earth of a heavenly civilisation' [Bahai writings]

Dear friends . Thank you for your work... Just FYI: I RAN /." I RUN " is a sentence about one self.... But " EERAN" is name of a country. Shiraaz is close to Perse police /The Palace of the kings, burnt by Alexander of Macedonia. and Burial place of The Cyrus the great, (Who is the author of first human rights on that Mud ceramic Sillinder found in Babbilone/IRAQ, present in London Musium, ), who Freed the Babbilonians and Jews group of Slaves, from the NABOKEDNAZAR peacefully. and was the center of the SASANID empire before they moved to Madaiyen in Iraq,/ close to BAGHDAAD.). center of FARS/Pars, and birth place of SAADI, whose poetry is on the gate of United Nation, "Children of Man are the limbs of one Body, since from the beginning of the Creation they are from one same essence,... when one limb is hurt in any event of life. The other limbs wont stay indifference. They wont stay still. ... in any event should you stay indifferent sharing others' sorrow. you do not deserve to be called a HUMAN./Man....Shiraaz also is the birthing place of another poet ,HAFIZ whose book has been the most Popular book even more popular than any holly /SACRED BOOK for IRANIANS., and his poetry has been used in some of Bahaullah's Tablets such as the Tablet of : "SHEKKAR SHEKAN"

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Allah'u'Abha When is the newest book going to be published? Thank you for the wonderful presentation.

I think the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh would have both said something about meeting each other. Of course, they knew _of_ each other, given Mulla Husayn's instructions to go to Tehran to seek out Bahá'u'lláh immediately after he had accepted the Báb. And they both wrote in praise of each other many times, the Báb even naming Bahá'u'lláh as "He whom God would make manifest." The fact that 95% or more of the Bábís accepted Bahá'u'lláh shows how close their connection was. If they had met, we would have had written accounts from both of them of such a portentious meeting, IMHO.

Since he didn't want to kill the Báb, then he surely ordered all his soldiers to either just load their muskets with powder (without bullets), or to shoot the rope above the Báb rather than the Báb, thus also releasing him.