Following his [Governor of Isfahan] ascension to the eternal Kingdom, the vicious
Gurgín, resorting to all manner of treachery, false oaths and coercion, sent Me
away from Isfahán with an escort of five guards on a journey which lasted seven
days, without providing the barest necessities for My travel (Alas! Alas! for
the things which have touched Me!), until eventually Your Majesty’s order came,
instructing Me to proceed to Máh-Kú.…
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings
of the Báb)
