Mullá Husayn
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Mullá Husayn, also known by the honorific Jináb-i Bábu'l-Báb, was a Persian religious figure in 19th century Persia and the first Letter of the Living of the Bábí religion. He was the first person to
Sword of Mullá Husayn used at the Battle of Fort Tabarsi alongside other Bábí and Baháʼí relics.
Mullá Husayn's teacher, Siyyid Kazim Rashti.
The Great Mosque of Kufa, where Mullá Husayn and his companions retired in early 1844
The room where Mullá Husayn accepted the religion of the Báb on the evening of 22 May 1844, in his house in Shiraz.
Battle of Fort Tabarsi
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The Battle of Fort Ṭabarsí was a battle between the forces of the Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and the Bábís over a period of seven months: October 10, 1848 to May 10, 1849, at the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí
Mullá Husayn
…and Mohammad Shah Qajar. He is often mentioned in Baháʼí literature as a paragon of courage and spiritual excellence. He led the Bábí combatants at the Battle of Fort Shaykh Tabarsi, and was killed in that battle on 2 February 1849. Mullá Husayn is regarded as a significant martyr in Bábism and the Baháʼí Faith and accorded a high…
Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi in 2008