Chapter 12: That Midsummer Noon

Opening quotation: 'The Báb' in _The Bahá'í World_, Vol. VIII, p. 945. Beatrice Irwin (1877-1956) was a British Bahá'í of Irish descent, who lived a good part of her life in the United States, but travelled both in her work and as a Bahá'í teacher to many parts of the world. Educated at Cheltenham College and Oxford, she was a pioneer in the field of lighting engineering, and also devoted much of her life to advancing the cause of world peace. Her writings include _The Gates of Light_, _The New Science of Colour_, and _Heralds of Peace_.

[1] In later years he became known as Mírzá `Alíy-i-Sayyaḥ (Traveller), married a daughter of [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Ḥasan-i-Zunúzí and made his home in Karbilá. He was one of the four Bahá'ís sent with Ṣubḥ-i-Azal to Cyprus, by the Ottoman Government. He died there on August 4th 1871.

[2] See Foreword, paragraph 4.

[3] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 314 (Brit.), pp. 430-1 (U.S.). Account of Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí (or `Azíz).

[4] _ibid._, pp. 370-1 (Brit.), p. 505 (U.S.).

[5] _ibid._, p. 371 (Brit.), p. 506 (U.S.).

[6] _ibid._, p. 372 (Brit.), p. 507 (U.S.).

[7] _ibid._, pp. 223-4 (Brit.), pp. 307-8 (U.S.).

[8] Cited Shoghi Effendi, _The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh_, p. 101.

[9] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 373 (Brit.), p. 508 (U.S.), and Sohráb, _Risáliy-i-Tis`a-`A[_sh_]aríyyih_, p. 74.

[10] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 374 (Brit.), pp. 509-10 (U.S.).

[11] _ibid._, p. 375 (Brit.), p. 512 (U.S.).

[12] _ibid._, p. 376 (Brit.), p. 514 (U.S.).

[13] _ibid._, p. 378 (Brit.), pp. 518-19 (U.S.).