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Sunday Contemplations on The Martyrdom of The Bab

Jamál (Beauty), 5 Núr (Light) 176 B.E. - Sunday, June 9, 2019

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It's Sunday, and I've discovered another series of article on BahaiTeaching.org   to add to my article reading list. This series is The Dawn of a New Faith  , and the first article is The Bab: The Dawn and Herald of the Baha’i Era   by Steve McLean. This first article, discusses Siyyid Ali-Muhammad, The Bab, a descendant of Muhammad through His grandson Husayn Ali. The death of both Husayn Ali and The Bab are described. Mr. McLean also discusses the relationship between Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i Faith, and The Bab, the forerunner of Baha'u'llah.

The Martyrdom of The Bab

The silence
in the market square way palatable,
the crowd listen
to the last words of Siyyid Ali-Muhammad--
descend of the Prophet Muhammad
through His grandson Husayn Ali.

The crowd waited,
inhaled as The Bab
and Anis
hung suspended
before the regiment
of rifles ready
to fire.

The regiment fired,
the bodies of the The Bab
and Anis were merged.

Their deaths did not prevent
the renewal of religion
through Baha'u'llah
the promised one of all religions.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem number 20 in a series of 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.

I have finished 20 poems of the 200, with 180 left to complete in 142 days. I placed a copy of this poem in "Bicentenary Poems and Prose"  under "The Martyrdom of The Bab" .