The conversation between the Bab and the secretary Siyyid Husayn was suddenly interrupted by the officer on guard, who ordered that the Bab was to come with him immediately. At that moment the Bab turned to the guard, sternly admonishing him  warning him in these words: 'Not until I have said to him (Siyyid Husayn) all I wish to say, can any earthly power silence Me. Even if all the armed forces of the earth,  would turn against Me, they would be powerless in their attempt to hinder Me, up  to My last word, in fulfilling  My intentions.'
The guard was much amazed at hearing such  a brave speech from a prisoner. However he insisted that Bab were to follow him without further delay.
The conversation with Siyyid Husayn was left unfinished. The door was opened. Bab and the eighteen year old Muhammad Ali were first led to the board of the jurors. (or men of law, I do not know the right terms here) The guards adjusted the handcuffs and the ironcollar around Babs neck. At the iron collar a long rope was fastened that was held by another guard. Now all was to see Him humbled, as He was to be led through the town.
While they led Him along the  streets and through the bazaars they heaped  insults upon Him  and beated  Him. Just like it happened to Christ, now the Bab was paraded publicly and He was meant to be the aim of scorn and disdain. The people of Tabriz no longer saw the radiance of victory around Him. He was looked down upon and degraded, just like the prime minister had planned. Eager  spectators  thronged the streets and many of them climbed up upon each others shoulders  to be able to see more of this Personage of Whom they had heard so much. Alas, that He was so powerless, they said. It is quite clear that He couldn't be a man of God and of course not the Promised One.
The ones who believed in the Bab spred in all directions and tried to arouse some feelings of mercy and symphathy so as to create real feelings of unjustice being made and that possibly could save their Master.
But the first entry by the Bab in the city, that had aroused such extacy, was now forgotten. This time an unruly and agitated multitude were shouting scornfully at  Him. The people wanted to have entertainment with miracles and signs of wonder. Much has been told and many had witnessed such things  take place where the Bab had been. But now He made them disappointed. As He was led through the lanes the most agitated ones followed Him closely and broke through the lines of the guards and hit Him in the face. They threw things towards Him and when something hit Him the mass of people and the guards broke into a laughter.
When Christ made His entry into Jerusalem He was greeted by the people with cheers of hosianna and palmleaves. A short time thereafter He was scorned and beaten by the people of that same city.
The Bab was led up to the priest, who earlier had ordered his colleagues to have Him bastinadoed (beaten with a stick). As soon as he saw Bab approaching him he gripped the  deathwarrant and threw it to the officer on guard, shouting:.
'No need to take Him near me! I signed this deathwarrant a long time ago, the same day I saw Him here at a gathering in Tabriz. It is the same man and He hasn't taken back his claims. Take him away!'
The other priests in turn refused to meet the Bab face to face.
. Their hatred towards Him had increased since the day He had stood victorious ...in front of them.
'We are satisfied with the declaration of the deathwarrant. Don't take him near us,' they said.
When the officer on guard had been assured of the lawfulness of both the priests and the lawmens deathwarrants, he left the Bab into the hands of Sam Khan, head of the  Christian armenian regiment that was to execute Him.
Sam Khan found that he was increasingly confounded at the manner of his Prisoner. He had posted ten soldiers on guard at the door of the cell of the Bab and supervised all himself. Gradually he had felt an increased attraction to his unusual Prisoner, and he felt that he couldn't get rid of the feeling that he would draw upon himself a disaster if he made himself guilty of murdering  this holy Person. He felt the pangs of his conscience hard on him and finally he couldn't stand it, but turned to Bab and said: I confess the Christian Faith and I harbour no ill will towards thee. If your cause is the Cause of truth, please make it possible for me to be liberated from spilling your blood.'
The Bab comforted him thus:
'Follow  the instructions imposed upon you and if your intentions are sincere, rest assured it is possible for the Almighty to liberate you from your dilemma.'
to be continued
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Greetings
Laila

    Hi Nick
Thank you for studying this story of the Bab. He deserves to be well remembered. He was also a Manifestation of God, that the world will come to know with time. His dispensation was short, only nine years, during which He was preparing the way for Him that God shall make Manifest, Bahaullah. His life was tragically ended and at the same time gloriously, just like St.John the Baptist, who preceded Christ. It is written that the Bab ended the Era of Prophecising and closed an epok which had begun with Adam.
Bahaullah then,during His sojourn on earth, ushered in the Era of Eternal truth. During which mankind will attain its maturing. This is the same as the Christians believe in. We are not talking about anything else, we also speak about the Era of Universal Peace and the ushering in of the Kingdom of God.
The World Order of Bahaullah is the instrument, its Administration with its local, national and International Spiritual Assemblies. Its highest institution is the Universal House of Justice, the building of which also is situated on Mount Carmel. This is the international institution. There will also be ordinary governments in all countries as before, but they will be inspired by the divinely designed institutions.
This administration is constantly being raised all over the world. Before the final Universal Era of Peace is established, there will be a Lesser Peace, a political peace. We will live, at the time of its establishment. Peace will be forced upon us. inevitably. The Most Great Peace, however, will be chosen by us as believers and lies further ahead of us.
Such is my belief.
 and I feel good about it, I hope you too will do that as you come to know this Faith.  It is  indeed the major peace movement in this world.Everything about it can be studied at the  sites I have shown.

Take care friend Nick
Laila