Tabríz, in its turn in the throes of wild excitement,
joyously hailed His [the Báb’s] arrival. Such was the fervor of popular feeling
that the Báb was assigned a place outside the gates of the city. This, however,
failed to allay the prevailing emotion. Precautions, warnings and restrictions
served only to aggravate a situation that had already become critical. It was
at this juncture that the Grand Vizir issued his historic order for the
immediate convocation of the ecclesiastical dignitaries of Tabríz to consider
the most effectual measures which would, once and for all, extinguish the
flames of so devouring a conflagration. - Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes
By’)
