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In 1870, Bahá’u’lláh’s 22-year-old son, Mírzá Mihdí, whose title was the Purest Branch, fell through a skylight in the roof of the prison.

Photo 15 of 34: The skylight through which Mírzá Mihdí fell can be seen in this aerial photograph from 1917. The skylight is highlighted.
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The skylight through which Mírzá Mihdí fell can be seen in this aerial photograph from 1917. The skylight is highlighted.
The skylight through which Mírzá Mihdí fell can be seen in this aerial photograph from 1917. The skylight is highlighted. (German Aerial Photographic Archives, Munich, 1917)