He continued:-- Amongst the women of our own time is Qurratu'l-'Ayn, the daughter of a Muhammadan priest.

At the time of the appearance of the Bab she showed such tremendous courage and power that all who heard her were astonished.

She threw aside her veil despite the immemorial custom of the women of Persia, and although it was considered impolite to speak with men, this heroic woman carried on controversies with the most learned men, and in every meeting she vanquished them.

The Persian Government took her prisoner; she was stoned in the streets, anathematized, exiled from town to town, threatened with death, but she never failed in her determination to work for the freedom of her sisters.

She bore persecution and suffering with the greatest heroism; even in prison she gained converts.