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The scene of such a challenging and far- reaching proclamation was the hamlet of Badasht, where Baha'u'llah had rented, amidst pleasant surroundings, three gardens, one of which He assigned to Quddus, another to Tahirih, whilst the third He reserved for Himself. The eighty- one disciples who had gathered from various provinces were His guests from the day of their arrival to the day they dispersed. On each of the twenty- two days of His sojourn in that hamlet He revealed a Tablet, which was chanted in the presence of the assembled believers. On every believer He conferred a new name, without, however, disclosing the identity of the one who had bestowed it. He Himself was henceforth designated by the name Baha. Upon the Last Letter of the Living was conferred the appellation of Quddus, while Qurratu'l- 'Ayn was given the title of Tahirih. By these names they were all subsequently addressed by the Bab in the Tablets He revealed for each one of them.
(31:3)
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