During the first day of alarms, hiding from the Bábí-hunters, the family, with younger half-brother Muhammad-Qulí' took refuge in the house of Lady Ásíyih's aunt, whose husband was a Government official, 'Uncle Ismá'íl' to the small 'Abbás.[‘Abdu’l-Baha] Finding that their presence endangered the host family, lady Ásíyih returned briefly to the looted house, in which they lived in destitution. Lady Ásíyih had been able to preserve only some few items from her marriage dowry, including gold buttons from her wedding garments, to sell for what they might bring for food or other needs.
- David Ruhe (‘Robe of Light: The Persian Years of the Supreme Prophet Bahá’u’lláh 1817-1853)
