…a woman, the only
one of her sex, who, unlike her fellow-disciples, never attained the presence
of the Báb, was invested with the rank of apostleship in the new Dispensation.
A poetess, less than thirty years of age, of distinguished birth, of bewitching
charm, of captivating eloquence, indomitable in spirit, unorthodox in her
views, audacious in her acts, immortalized as Tahirih (the Pure One) by the
"Tongue of Glory," and surnamed Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Solace of the Eyes)
by Siyyid Kazim, her teacher, she had, in consequence of the appearance of the
Báb to her in a dream, received the first intimation of a Cause which was
destined to exalt her to the fairest heights of fame, and on which she, through
her bold heroism, was to shed such imperishable luster.
- Shoghi Effendi (God
Passes By)
