He [the Báb] then summoned His friends into His presence and celebrated in their company the feast of Naw-Rúz. Dishes of sweetmeats and of the choicest fruits had been spread before Him. He distributed them among His assembled friends, and as He offered some of the quinces and apples to Mullá Husayn, He said: “These luscious fruits have come to us from Milán, the Ard-i-Jannat,[Literally “Land of Paradise.”] and have been specially plucked and consecrated to this feast by the Ismu’lláhu’l-Fatiq, Muhammad-Taqí.”
- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 13)
