Elsewhere Mirza
Jani speaks of the 'troubles of Badasht,' at which the gallant Riz??a
Khan performed 'most valuable services.' Nothing is said, however, of
the part taken in the quieting of these troubles either by the 'Gate's
Gate' or by K??uddus. Greater troubles, however, were at hand; it is
the beginning of the Mazandaran insurrection (A.D. 1848-1849).
The place of most interest in this exciting episode is the fortified
tomb of Sheykh Tabarsi, twelve or fourteen miles south of
Barfurush. The Ba?„bi?„s under the 'Gate's Gate' made this their
headquarters, and we have abundant information, both Ba?„bite and
Muslim, respecting their doings. The 'Gate's Gate' preached to them
every day, and warned them that their only safety lay in detachment
from the world. He also (probably as _Ba?„b_, 'Ali Muh??ammad
having assumed the rank of _Nuk??t??a_, Point) conferred new
names (those of prophets and saints) on the worthiest of the
Ba?„bi?„s, [Footnote: This is a Muslim account. See _NH_,
p. 303.] which suggests that this Hero of God had felt his way to the
doctrine of the equality of the saints in the Divine Bosom. Of course,
this great truth was very liable to misconstruction, just as much as
when the having all things in common was perverted into the most
objectionable kind of communism. [Footnote: _NH_, p. 55.]
'Thus,' the moralist remarks, 'did they live happily together in
content and gladness, free from all grief and care, as though
resignation and contentment formed a part of their very nature.
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