Chapter 12: That Midsummer Noon
Opening quotation: 'The Báb' in The Bahá'í World, Vol. VIII, p. 945. Beatrice Irwin (1877-1956) was a British Bahá'í of Irish descent, who lived a good part of her life in the United States, but travelled both in her work and as a Bahá'í teacher to many parts of the world. Educated at Cheltenham College and Oxford, she was a pioneer in the field of lighting engineering, and also devoted much of her life to advancing the cause of world peace. Her writings include The Gates of Light, The New Science of Colour, and Heralds of Peace.
[1] In later years he became known as Mírzá `Alíy-i-Sayyaḥ (Traveller), married a daughter of Shaykh Ḥasan-i-Zunúzí and made his home in Karbilá. He was one of the four Bahá'ís sent with Ṣubḥ-i-Azal to Cyprus, by the Ottoman Government. He died there on August 4th 1871.
[2] See [Foreword], paragraph 4.
[3] The Dawn-Breakers, p. 314 (Brit.), pp. 430-1 (U.S.). Account of Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (or `Azíz).
[4] ibid., pp. 370-1 (Brit.), p. 505 (U.S.).
[5] ibid., p. 371 (Brit.), p. 506 (U.S.).
[6] ibid., p. 372 (Brit.), p. 507 (U.S.).
[7] ibid., pp. 223-4 (Brit.), pp. 307-8 (U.S.).
[8] Cited Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 101.
[9] The Dawn-Breakers, p. 373 (Brit.), p. 508 (U.S.), and Sohráb, Risáliy-i-Tis`a-`Asharíyyih, p. 74.
[10] The Dawn-Breakers, p. 374 (Brit.), pp. 509-10 (U.S.).
[11] ibid., p. 375 (Brit.), p. 512 (U.S.).
[12] ibid., p. 376 (Brit.), p. 514 (U.S.).
[13] ibid., p. 378 (Brit.), pp. 518-19 (U.S.).