121 The "Ahsanu'l-Qisas," the Bab's commentary on the Surih of Joseph,
was called the Qur'an of the Babis, and was translated from Arabic
into Persian by Tahirih. Cf. God Passes By, p. 23.
122 Qur'an 3:54: "Then will we invoke and lay the malison of God on
those that lie!" The ordeal was by imprecation.
123 Qur'an 21:48; 19:37, etc. In Islam the Bridge of Sirat, sharp as a
sword and finer than a hair, stretches across Hell to Heaven.
124 Cf. The Dawn-Breakers, p. 276. The murderer was not a Babi, but a
fervent admirer of the _Sh_ay_kh_i leaders, the Twin Luminous
Lights.