On his arrival, however, Baha'u'llah discovered the assassination plot, and denounced it. The plot was carried out on August 15, 1852, by some young fanatics, but failed when the pistol misfired. Baha'u'llah was staying with his brother-in-law, a secretary to the Russian ambassador. The shah demanded that the Russian legation allow Baha'u'llah to be surrendered to the government, but the Russians handed him over to the vizier, Aqa Khan Nuri, who was sympathetic to him. The vizier found it impossible to protect Baha'u'llah when anti-Babi riots broke out in Tihran, and Baha'u'llah was arrested and made to walk in chains to the Siyah-Chal, the Black Pit dungeon. The vizier, furious, offered his resignation over Baha'u'llah's false arrest. During his imprisonment in the filthy, disease-ridden dungeon Baha'u'llah saw several Babi friends executed and suffered horribly. He underwent mystical experiences, feeling energy wash over his body from the crown of his head, and saw a visions that encouraged him to arise to reform the Babi community (Nabil's Narrative, 595-650).
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