r be
Thou afraid, for Thou art in safety. Erelong will God raise up the
treasures of the earth--men who will aid Thee through Thyself and
through Thy Name, wherewith God hath revived the hearts of such as
have recognized Him."--Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, pp. 20-21.

Exile to Baghdad

This terrible imprisonment lasted four months, but Baha'u'llah and His
companions remained zealous and enthusiastic, in the greatest of
happiness. Almost every day one or more of them was tortured or put to
death and the others reminded that their turn might come next. When the
executioners came to fetch one of the friends, the one whose name was
called would literally dance with joy, kiss the hands of Baha'u'llah,
embrace the rest of his fellow believers and then hasten with glad
eagerness to the place of martyrdom.

It was conclusively proved that Baha'u'llah had no share in the plot
against the _Sh_ah, and the Russian Minister testified to the purity of
His character. He was, moreover, so ill that it was thought He would die.
Instead, therefore, of sentencing Him to death, the _Sh_ah ordered that He
should be exiled to 'Iraq-i-'Arab, in Mesopotamia; and thither, a
fortnight later, Baha'u'llah set out, accompanied by His family and a
number of other believers. They suffered terribly from cold and other
hardships on the long winter journey and arrived in Ba_gh_dad in a state
of almost utter destitution.

As soon as His health permitted, Baha'u'llah began to teach inquirers and
to encourage and exhort the believers, and soon peace and happiness
reigned among the Babis.(12) This, however, was short-lived. Baha'u'llah's
half brother, Mirza Yahya, also known as Subh-i-Azal, arrived in
Ba_gh_dad, and soon afterwards differences, secretly instigated by him,
began to grow, just as similar divisions had arisen among the disciples of
Christ. These differences (which later, in Adrianople, became open and
violent) were very painful to Baha'u'llah, Whose whole aim in life was the
promotion of unity among the people of the world.

Two Years in the Wilderness

About a year after coming to Ba_gh_dad, He departed alone into the
wilderness of Sulaymaniyyih, taking with Him nothing but a change of
clothes. Regarding this period He write in the Book of Iqan(13) as
follows:--

In the early days of Our arrival in this land, when We discerned
the signs of impending events, We decided, wilderness, and there,