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On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Dean Betts <fdbe...@mindspring.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Isn't there a description somewhere of the "Maid of Heaven" appearing > during > the time when He was reveiving the Revelation? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Maneck" <sman...@gmail.com> > To: "Baha'i Studies" <bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: request > > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Please, where can I find Baha'u'llah's own description of his Revelation > in > > the Siya-Chal? > > As to the dungeon in which this Wronged One and others similarly > wronged were confined, a dark and narrow pit were preferable. Upon Our > arrival We were first conducted along a pitch-black corridor, from > whence We descended 21 three steep flights of stairs to the place of > confinement assigned to Us. The dungeon was wrapped in thick darkness, > and Our fellow prisoners numbered nearly a hundred and fifty souls: > thieves, assassins and highwaymen. Though crowded, it had no other > outlet than the passage by which We entered. No pen can depict that > place, nor any tongue describe its loathsome smell. Most of these men > had neither clothes nor bedding to lie on. God alone knoweth what > befell Us in that most foul-smelling and gloomy place! > > Day and night, while confined in that dungeon, We meditated upon the > deeds, the condition, and the conduct of the Bábís, wondering what > could have led a people so high-minded, so noble, and of such > intelligence, to perpetrate such an audacious and outrageous act > against the person of His Majesty. This Wronged One, thereupon, > decided to arise, after His release from prison, and undertake, with > the utmost vigor, the task of regenerating this people. > > (Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 20) > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:fdbe...@mindspring.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:leave-538081-18515.b4c148b36ad0c21e46d1fc1f51d51...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:iskandar....@gmail.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto: > leave-538174-2080565.74e62800577573ae18970b78170ff...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538178-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
