Punishment or torture by beating with a wooden rod on the soles of the feet. The
bastinado was inflicted upon the Báb by the S̲h̲ayk̲h̲'l-Islam of Tabríz, Mírzá 'Alí-Asghar, after
the Báb's trial by the divines
in that city. Bahá'u'lláh suffered the bastinado in ámul, after He had been arrested on His way to
the fort of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Ṭabarsí and had been interrogated by the divines. Bahá'u'lláh had intervened to spare His companions the punishment, requesting the He alone receive
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Middle Eastern bastinado using a plank; Iran, early 20th century |
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