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| Mecca-circa 1887 |
Although the month of Dhi’l-Hijjih, the month of pilgrimage
to Mecca and Medina, coincided in that year with the first month of the winter
season, yet so intense was the heat in that region that the pilgrims who made
the circuit of the sacred shrine were unable to perform that rite in their
usual garments. Draped in a light, loose-fitting tunic, they joined in the
celebration of the festival. The Báb, however, refused, as a mark of deference,
to discard either His turban or cloak. Dressed in His usual attire, He, with
the utmost dignity and calm, and with extreme simplicity and reverence,
compassed the Ka’bih and performed all the prescribed rites of worship. (Chapter 7, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
