Khadíjih-Sultán

Her father, Áqá Mír ʻAlí, was a merchant involved in importing goods from Bushehr,[1] contributing to the family's mercantile business, though he was the least successful among its members.

[6] In his early adulthood, the Báb embarked on prolonged pilgrimages to Karbala, causing distress to his mother, who sought a means to anchor the 23-year-old Báb in Shiraz – leading to the expedited arrangement of his marriage to Khadíjih Bagum, perhaps as a strategy to dissuade him from leaving the city.

[7][8] At the age of 20, Khadíjih Bagum married the Báb on August 25, 1842, in Shiraz, officiated by the city's imam, Shaykh Abú-Turáb.

[9] The newlywed couple established their home in a modest compound alongside the Báb's mother, Fátimih Bagum.

In 1843, Khadíjih gave birth to their sole child, a son named Ahmad, who died a few months later.

The loss of her only child was a profound sorrow, but the Báb provided solace, assuring her of their son's place in heaven.

[1] Khadíjih played a significant role as the first witness to her husband's purported revelation in early April 1844, just before the declaration to Mulla Husayn.

[11] After her husband's journey to Isfahan for safety, she lived a solitary life with the Báb's mother and her closest confidante, an African servant named Fiddih.

Fearing for her health, the men of the household thought it prudent to keep the Báb's death a secret from her and his mother for almost a year.