The Universal House of Justice views the re-opening of the
Cell of Baha’u’llah as being a very significant event, so much so that prior to
the pilgrims’ visit, all of the members went to the Cell as a Body to say
special prayers.
We should remember the suffering that occurred at this
prison - the prison designated by Him as the Most Great Prison, which is deeply
significant considering the conditions under which He suffered in the
‘Black-Pit’, the Siyah-Chal, in Tehran. He had just arrived when he was forced
to sell His carpet, the carpet He used to sleep on, to pay for the funeral
expenses of one of the members of His entourage. Even after paying the
expenses, the body was still treated very disrespectfully, but He had to make
the attempt. It was while confined to this Cell that He sacrificed His son.
Many, many other afflictions were faced by Him there.
