On their arrival they took up their quarters in the house of Shaykh Muhammad-ibn-i-Shiblu’l-’Aráqí, after which they were, by order of the governor of Baghdád to the house of the Muftí Siyyid Mahmúd-i-Álúrí, the well known author of the celebrated commentary entitled “Ruhu’-Má’ání,” pending the receipt of fresh instructions from the Sulṭán in Constantinople. The “Kashfu’l-Ghitá” further adds (p. 96) that in the “Ruhu’l-Má’ání” references are reported to have been found to the conversations which the Muftí had had with Táhirih, to whom, it is reported, he addressed these words: “O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! I swear by God that I share in thy belief. I am apprehensive, however, of the swords of the family of Uthmán.” “She proceeded directly to the house of the chief Muftí, before whom she defended her creed and her conduct with great ability.
(“A Traveller’s Narrative,” Note Q. p. 310; footnotes to chapter 15 of ‘The Dawn-Breakers’ provided by Shoghi Effendi)
