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 Táhirih (the
Pure One) by the “Tongue of Glory,” and surnamed Qurratu’l-‘Ayn (Solace of the
Eyes) by Siyyid Kázim, 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’)
