House adjacent to the House of ‘Abbúd in ‘Akká, occupied by Bahá'u'lláh and His family from September 1871 to late 1873. It was here, in 1873, that Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, His Book of Laws, and it was also in this house that ‘Abdu'l- Bahá married Munírih K̲h̲ánum. However, during the period of Bahá'u'lláh's residence in this house antagonism broke out anew against the exiles after seven Bahá'ís murdered three Azalís, including Siyyid Muḥammad-i-Iṣfahání. As a result of this, Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned and interrogated. In late 1873 the adjacent House of ‘Abbúd was acquired and the two houses joined into one residence. The two combined houses are known today as the House of ‘Abbúd.
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