Táhirih: - “All who met her in Karbilá were ensnared by her bewitching eloquence and felt the fascination of her words. None could resist her charm”

Her indomitable spirit was quickened by the fire of her love for the Báb, and the glory of her vision was further enhanced by the discovery of the inestimable blessings latent in His Revelation. The innate fearlessness and the strength of her character were reinforced a hundredfold by her immovable conviction of the ultimate victory of the Cause she had embraced; and her boundless energy was revitalised by her recognition of the abiding value of the Mission she had risen to champion. All who met her in Karbilá were ensnared by her bewitching eloquence and felt the fascination of her words. None could resist her charm; few could escape the contagion of her belief. All testified to the extraordinary traits of her character, marvelled at her amazing personality, and were convinced of the sincerity of her convictions. 

- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 15)

Qazvin, Persia: Táhirih heard about the Cause of the Báb for the first time

“It was in her own family [at Qazvin] that she heard, for the first time, of the preaching of the Báb at Shíráz and learned the meaning of his doctrines. This knowledge, even incomplete and imperfect as it was, pleased her extremely; she began to correspond with the Báb and soon espoused all his ideas. She did not content herself with a passive sympathy but confessed openly the faith of her Master. She denounced not only polygamy but the use of the veil and showed her face uncovered in public to the great amazement and scandal of her family and of all the sincere Mussulmans but to the applause of many other fellow citizens who shared her enthusiasm and whose numbers grew as a result of her preaching. Her uncle the doctor, her father the jurist, and her husband tried in every way to bring her back at least to a conduct more calm and more reserved. She rebuffed them with arguments inspired by a faith incapable of placid resignation.” 

(Comte de Gobineau’s “Les Religions et les Philosophies dans l’Asie Centrale,” pp. 137–138; (Footnotes to chapter 15 of “The Dawn-Breakers’, provided by Shoghi Effendi)

Táhirih declared her faith “without attaining His [the Báb’s] presence”

The Báb’s immediate response to her declaration of faith which, without attaining His presence, she was moved to make, animated her zeal and vastly increased her courage. She arose to spread abroad His teachings, vehemently denounced the corruption and perversity of her generation, and fearlessly advocated a fundamental revolution in the habits and manners of her people. 

- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 15)

1846-47: Táhirih arrived in Karbilá

According to Muhammad Musṭafá (p. 108), Táhirih arrived in Karbilá in the year 1263 A.H.[1846-47] She visited Kúfih and the surrounding district, and was engaged in spreading the teachings of the Báb. She shared with the people whom she met the writings of her Master, among which was His commentary on the Súrih of Kawthar. 

(Footnotes to chapter 15 of “The Dawn-Breakers’, provided by Shoghi Effendi)

Táhirih “perceived the dawning light of the promised Revelation breaking upon the city of Shíráz”

She [Táhirih] had left her native town of Qazvín and had arrived, after the death of Siyyid Kázim, at that holy city, in eager expectation of witnessing the signs which the departed siyyid had foretold. In the foregoing pages we have seen how instinctively she had been led to discover the Revelation of the Báb and how spontaneously she had acknowledged its truth. Unwarned and uninvited, she perceived the dawning light of the promised Revelation breaking upon the city of Shíráz, and was prompted to pen her message and plead her fidelity to Him who was the Revealer of that light. 

- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 15)

The Báb asked “every loyal adherent of the Faith” to “’hasten to the Land of Khá,’ the province of Khurásán”

In pursuance of the Divine decree, in the days when Quddús was still residing in Mashhad, there was revealed from the pen of the Báb a Tablet addressed to all the believers of Persia, in which every loyal adherent of the Faith was enjoined to “hasten to the Land of Khá,” the province of Khurásán. The news of this high injunction spread with marvellous rapidity and aroused universal enthusiasm. It reached the ears of Táhirih, who, at that time, was residing in Karbilá and was bending every effort to extend the scope of the Faith she had espoused. 

- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 15)