Storytelling Sundays #9: Tahirih Part One: Iráq

Storytelling Sundays is a collaboration between the Clearwater Bahá’ís and Violetta Zein, focusing on stories from the history of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths from the heroic age and early formative age of the Faith.

This week’s Storytelling Sundays #9: Tahirih Part One: Iráq.

Storytelling Sundays number 9 is the first of a two-part series on Tahirih’s momentous and exciting life, focusing on her birth, her childhood, her youth and marriage her her three years in Iraq, where she proclaimed the Bábí Faith before being extradited back to Persia in 1847. Next week’s presentation on Sunday 26 February will focus on the second part of Tahirih’s life after return to Persia. The two talks on Tahirih are offered in honor of International Women’s Day, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
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00:00:00 Welcome
00:04:33 Introduction to the talk
00:07:59 Chapter 1: Birth & Childhood
00:25:08 Chapter 2: Youth & Marriage
00:30:23 Chapter 3: Siyyid Kázim
00:38:08 Chapter 4: The Message of the Báb
00:50:00 Chapter 5: Three years in Iráq
01:26:22 Chapter 6: Crisis in Qázvin
01:40:02 Questions and answers and discussion portion

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[1] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Memorials of the Faithful, Number 69: Ṭáhirih.
[2] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Twelve Table Talks Given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in ‘Akká, Number 9: Ṭáhirih and the Conference of Badasht.
[3] Nabíl, The Dawn-Breakers.
[4] Lady Blomfield, The Chosen Highway.
[5] Jinab-i-Fadil, The Wonderful Life of Kurratu’l-Ayn [ Tahirih ].
[6] Janet Ruhe-Schoen, Rejoice in my gladness : the life of Táhirih.
[7] Moojan Momen, The family and early life of Tahirih Qurrat al-‘Ayn, Baha’i Studies Review 11 (2003) 35–52.
[8] Martha Root, Ṭáhirih The Pure.
[9] Martha Root, Táhirih’s Message to the Modern World, published in Bahá’í World, Vol. 8 (1938-1940) Wilmette, IL: Bahá’í Publishing Committee, 1941.
[10] Paul Smith, Tahirih: Life & Poems of the Great Female Persian Baha’i Poet & Martyr.
[11] Hussein Ahdieh and Hillary Chapman, The Calling: Tahirih of Persia and her American contemporaries.
[12] Marzieh Gail, The White Silk Dress, published in Bahá’í World, Vol. 9 (1940-1944), New York: Bahá’í Publishing Committee, 1945.
[13] Paul Smith, Tahirih: Life and Poems of the Great Female Persian Bahá’í Poet & Martyr.
[14] Kurratu’l-‘Ayn (Tahirih) in the Tarikh-i-Jadid / Tarikh Badi Bayani  Translated by E G Browne in the New History, p. 270-284.
[15] Universal House of Justice (By/On behalf of), Tahirih and Women’s Suffrage, published in Bahá’í Studies Bulletin, 4:2 1990-01 date of original: 1988/.
[16] Amin Banani, Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry, published in Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 10:1-2, pages 1-10 Ottawa, ON: Association for Bahá’í Studies North America, 2000.
[17] Anthony A. Lee, Ph.D.,Tahirih: A Theology in Poetry, 2016.
[18] Susan Stiles Maneck, Táhirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood, Published in the Journal of Bahá’í Studies Vol. 2, number 2 (1989) © Association for Bahá’í Studies 1989.
[19] Life of Tahirih by Avirih  From Star of the West Set 7 P269 
[20] Bradford W. Miller, Seneca Falls First Woman’s Rights Convention of 1848: The Sacred Rites of the Nation, published in Journal of Bahá’í Studies, 8:3, pages 39-52 Ottawa: Association for Bahá’í Studies North America, 1998.
[21] HIstory.com: How Early Church Leaders Downplayed Mary Magdalene’s Influence by Calling Her a Whore: https://www.history.com/news/mary-magdalene-jesus-wife-prostitute-saint
[22] Baharieh Rouhieh Ma’ani, Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees.
[23] Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By.
[24] Baha’i Texts for Baha’is and non-Bahais: Fatimih will appear unveiled as the sign of his return: https://bahaitexts.blogspot.com/2021/05/fatimih-will-appear-unveiled-as-sign-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+BahaiTexts+(Baha%27i+Texts)&m=1
[25] H.M. Balyuzi, Bahá’u’lláh: The King of Glory.
[26] Excerpt from Ṭáhirih’s writings from Nosratullah Mohammad Hosseini, Ḥaḍrat-i-Ṭáhirih (Dundas, Ontario, Canada: Persian Institute for Baháʼí Studies, 2000), p. 476. Translation by Omid Ghaemmaghami. Provided by Bijan Masumian and Adib Masumian from a forthcoming article to be published in Lights of ‘Irfán entitled Baháʼuʼlláh’s Gradual Awareness and Disclosure of His Station before the Síyáh-Chál Experience.
[27] Roya Akhavan Ph.D., The Trumpet Blast: Removing the Veil from the Advent of the Promised One.
[28] Anthony A. Lee, Ph.D., Tahirih: A Theology in Poetry (2016), http://irfancolloquia.org/137/lee_tahirih
[29] Susan Stiles Maneck, Táhirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood, Published in the Journal of Bahá’í Studies Vol. 2, number 2 (1989)https://bahai-library.com/maneck_tahirih_paradigm_womanhood
[30] Amin Banani, Táhirih: A Portrait in Poetry, Published in the Journal of Bahá’í Studies Vol.10, number 1-2 (2000), https://bahai-library.com/pdf/b/banani_tahirih_portrait_poetry.pdf
[31] Abbas Amanat, Resurrection and Renewal.