…Following the story of the life of the Báb as we celebrate the bicentenary of His Birth (1819)

December 26, 2018

The Báb leaves the school of Shaykh Abid and becomes business associate with His uncle

At last His uncle was induced to take Him away from the school of Shaykh Abid, and to associate Him with himself in his own profession. There, too, He revealed signs of a power and greatness that few could approach and none could rival.

- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi)