Grade 2 – 4 Homework Assignment 2.

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12/2/2018 The Proclamation of The Báb

Teacher: Cindy Van Kley 405-630-4504 cindyvankley@gmail.com

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— Remember to take this sheet out every single day and work on your whole memory verse! —

Remember: The Báb is Arrested

Husayn Khán, the governor of the province of Fars, who
so severely punished Mullá Sádíq and Quddús, now directed
his attack on the Báb Himself. He sent some of his guards to
Búshihr to arrest the Báb and bring Him back in chains to
Shíráz. He hoped that this humiliation would keep people
from being attracted to His Cause. As the guards made their
way across the wilderness toward Búshihr, they met the Báb
on His way to meet them! The Báb told them that they
could do with Him what they wanted. He knew that they had
been sent to arrest Him. The leader of the guards was very
impressed with the Báb and knew the brutality that Husayn
Khán planned to do to Him. He pretended not to recognize
the Báb and ordered his men to move on. The Báb insisted
on being taken to the governor, explaining that until His last
hour on this earth, no person could possibly harm Him or
interfere with the plan of Almighty God. Instead of
bringing Him back in chains, they let Him ride in front of
them in a place of honor, returning Him to Shíráz with every
sign of respect due to royalty.
Husayn Khán was so furious that, with abusive language
and disrespect, he ridiculed His claim to be the author of a
new revelation, saying He was disgracing Islam and the
Qur’án. The Báb’s gentle, refined manners and quiet
courtesy only added to the governor’s anger. He ordered his
attendant to strike the Báb in the face, which he did so
violently that His turban flew from His head. The governor
ordered the Báb to be imprisoned in the home of His uncle
(who had raised Him) until he could decide what to do with
Him.
For a while, His followers met Him in secret in His
uncle’s home, and He led a life of relative peace. But this
would not last long.

Memory Verse: Practice many, MANY times every day. Say it in class next time.
“O My beloved friends! You are the bearers of the name of God in this Day. You have been chosen as the repositories of His mystery. It
behoves each one of you to manifest the attributes of God, and to exemplify by your deeds and words the signs of His righteousness, His
power and glory. The very members of your body must bear witness to the loftiness of your purpose, the integrity of your life, the reality of
your faith, and the exalted character of your devotion. For verily I say, this is the Day spoken of by God in His Book: ‘On that day will We set
a seal upon their mouths yet shall their hands speak unto Us, and their feet shall bear witness to that which they shall have done.’ Ponder the
words of Jesus addressed to His disciples, as He sent them forth to propagate the Cause of God. In words such as these, He bade them arise and
fulfil their mission: ‘Ye are even as the fire which in the darkness of the night has been kindled upon the mountain-top. Let your light shine
before the eyes of men. Such must be the purity of your character and the degree of your renunciation, that the people of the earth may
through you recognize and be drawn closer to the heavenly Father who is the Source of purity and grace . For none has seen the Father who is
in heaven. You who are His spiritual children must by your deeds exemplify His virtues, and witness to His glory. You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? Such must be the degree of your detachment, that into whatever city you enter
to proclaim and teach the Cause of God, you should in no wise expect either meat or reward from its people. Nay, when you
depart out of that city, you should shake the dust from off your feet. ”
— The Báb, The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation, p. 92-94

Please READ THE REMEMBER section above, review your journal notes, and ponder the questions,
then write your answers in your Journal. PRACTICE YOUR MEMORY VERSE DAILY!

1) Look up the 3 highlighted words in a dictionary. Look for a definition that most seems to fit
the context of this week’s story. Write that definition for each highlighted word in your
journal.

2) How did Husayn Khán expect his guards to treat the Báb when they arrested Him?
 3) How did the governor’s guards actually bring the Báb back to Shíráz?

4) How did Husayn Khán react toward the Báb’s polite and gentle behavior?

5) Fill in the blanks in the story on the other side of this sheet. Get your parent’s signature and
contact information as well.

PARENTS ONLY:
Please initial each day the student practices the memory verse for at least 15 minutes and works on
readings/questions:

For 12/9 Sun_______ Mon______ Tue_____ Wed_____ Thur_____ Fri_____ Sat_____

Parent’s acknowledgement: “I understand that my child has Bahá’í School homework to work on every
day.”
“I also understand that I should not initial on any day that my child has not practiced his/her memory
verse for at least 15 minutes and recited it for me so that I can help with accurate pronunciation, and
correct errors or missed words. I am a partner in my child’s spiritual education.”
PARENT SIGNATURE__________________________________________________CELL #_______________________________

PARENT EMAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________________________________

2.0 Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s):

_________________ _______________, the governor of the province of Fars, who so severely
_______________________ Mullá Sádíq and Quddús, now directed his attack on ______ __________
Himself. He sent some of his guards to Búshihr to _________________ the Báb and bring Him back in
___________________ to Shíráz. He hoped that this ____________________________ would keep
people from being attracted to His Cause. As the guards made their way across the wilderness toward
Búshihr, they met the Báb on His way to meet them! The Báb told them that they could do with
____________ what they wanted. He knew that they had been sent to __________________ Him. The
leader of the guards was very ______________________ with the Báb and knew the brutality that
Husayn Khán planned to do to Him. He pretended not to recognize the Báb and ordered his men to
________________ ______________. The Báb insisted on being taken to the governor, explaining that
until His last hour on this earth, no person could possibly _________________ Him or interfere with the
______________ of Almighty God. Instead of bringing Him back in _________________, they let Him
ride in front of them in a place of honor, returning Him to Shíráz with every sign of
___________________ due to royalty.
Husayn Khán was so furious that, with ___________________ language and disrespect, he ridiculed His
claim to be the author of a new revelation, saying He was disgracing ________________ and the Qur’án.
The Báb’s gentle, refined _____________________ and quiet _____________________ only added to
the governor’s anger. He ordered his attendant to strike the Báb in the face, which he did so violently that
His _____________________ flew from His head. The governor ordered the Báb to be imprisoned in the
home of His uncle (who had raised Him) until he could decide what to do with Him.
For a while, His ____________________ met Him in secret in His uncle’s home, and He led a life of
relative peace. But this would not last long.

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“Such must be the degree of

your detachment, that into
whatever city you enter to
proclaim and teach the Cause
of God, you should in no wise
expect either meat or reward
from its people. Nay, when
you depart out of that city, you
should shake the dust from off
your feet.”
2.0 —The Báb, The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation, p. 92-94