The because of the excessive heat prevailing in the capital Baha’u’llah left Shimírán for the village of Afchih, the property of the Grand Vazír, located about forty miles northeast of Tihran. There He joined His family at the mansion of His Father.
(Adapted from ‘The Dawn-Breakers’, by Nabil, and ‘Robe of Light’, by David Ruhe)
He [Bahá’u’lláh] arrived in the capital in the month of Rajab, [April 21-May 21, 1852 A.D.] and was welcomed by the Grand Vazír’s brother, Ja’far-Qulí Khán, who had been specially directed to go forth to receive Him. For one whole month, He was the honoured Guest of the Grand Vazír, who had appointed his brother to act as host on his behalf. So great was the number of the notables and dignitaries of the capital who flocked to meet Him that He found Himself unable to return to His own home. He remained in that house until His departure for Shimírán.[1]
- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi)
[1]
“Shimírán or Shimrán (sometimes used in the plural, Shimránát) is the name
applied generally to the villages and mansions situated on the lower slopes
descending from Elburz which serve as summer residences to the wealthier
inhabitants of Ṭihrán.” (“Traveller’s Narrative,” p. 81, footnote 1.)