[1] The events surrounding his execution have been the subject of controversy among researchers, and are regarded as miraculous by followers of the Baháʼí Faith, who consider him to be a Manifestation of God.
[3] Other sources, which include Persian and European reports, give a variety of accounts, some in agreement with the miracle-like Baháʼí story, and some indicating a less miraculous event.
[3] On the morning of July 9, 1850, the Báb was taken to the Tabriz courtyard filled with nearly ten thousand people wishing to watch his execution.
[7] Hasan M. Balyuzi, a prominent Iranian member of the Baháʼí Faith, gives a Baháʼíst account of the event in his biography of the Báb.
The Báb and his disciple were suspended from a wall by ropes from a nail and then fired upon by 750 troops from Sam Khan's Armenian regiment.
Provided below is one source that is attributed to Sir Justin Sheil, Queen Victoria's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tehran and written to Lord Palmerston, the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, July 22, 1850.
His death, according to the belief of his disciples, will make no difference as Báb must always exist.Shoghi Effendi also prints a large selection of western quotes in his book God Passes By (p. 55), however most are unsourced.