Az Tehran Ta Akka

All the correspondence in this volume are annotated so as to provide the necessary historical details The Preface and the Introduction also offer a broader context about the political and cultural history of the period and the nature of the documents The editors hope the publication of this volume contributes to a better understanding of one of the least explored episodes of the Babi Baha’i history and serve as primary material for future historical research They also hope that publication of this volume contribute to greater integration of the Babi Baha’i history into modern Iranian and Ottoman historiographies The book consists of seven chapters Chapter One covers the Baghdad period to Documents in this chapter show how fears or personal gains of a mid rank Iranian consul in Baghdad could persuade his superiors to take action against the Babis Chapters Two and Three cover years of Istanbul and Edirne when the division between the followers of Bahaullah and his brother was finalized Chapter Four concerns with Bahaullah’s correspondence with Naser al Din Shah in particular and the circumstances leading to his emissary’s fateful end Chapter Five is a case study of Babi community of Egypt and how the Iranian consul in Cairo driven by monetary gains brought misfortune upon the Iranian Baha’is there Chapter Six offers glimpses of Bahaullah’s incarceration in Akka and his correspondence with the French diplomat Arthur Gobineau Chapter Seven offers glimpses into Naser al Din Shah treatment of the Babis and Baha’is The documents of this chapter are gathered from various sources representative of a larger body of correspondence on the subject The editors hope that in due course an English translation of this collection will become available