During the premiership of Mirza Agha Nouri, Hussein Ali came back to Iran and planned king Naseruddin’s assassination in a group headed by him. The hired Babis attacked the king by revolvers and broadswords. Nevertheless, the didn’t  succeed. All Babi dealing with the plan were arrested and were adjudged to be executed ordered by the king. Out of them, just Hussein Ali Nouri kajouri (Bahaullah) rescued due to the Russian ambassador’s involvement.

The adventure is as follows:

     After planning for the king’s assassination, Mirza Hussein Ali Nouri went to Mirza Agha Khan Nouri’s- the then chancellor and successor of Amir the great- country house and waited for the Babis hired for the assassination when he received the news of the Babis failure, he went to the Russian embassy in Zargandeh. Shoqi Effendi, the Baha’is leader in Reza Khan and Muhammad Reza Pahlavi’s period of time writes:

     “When the assassination happened, the Excellency Bahaullah was in Lavasan and was the chancellor’s guest. He received the news when he was at Afgeh village… He rode a horse and headed off towards the king’s camp in Niavaran. During the way, he approached the Russian embassy located at Zargandeh near Niyavaran. In Zargandeh, Mirza Majid, his sister’s husband who was serving the Russian ambassador prince Dalgourki as secretary visited him. Mirza Majid took him to his house where was connected to the ambassador’s house. When the king heard the news he got so surprised and sent his reliable agents to the Russian embassy… to take the Excellency Bahaullah to the king… The Russian ambassador denied delivering him to agents and asked the Blessed Beauty to go to the chancellor’s house. Meanwhile, he asked the minster to protect Bahaullah, the Russian’s valuable deposit… He wrote a letter for the chancellor to entertain and protect the Excellency Bahaullah on behalf of me… You are responsible for any probable harm…[3]”

     Naseruddin Shah who had got furious with the assassination event didn’t pay much attention to the ambassador’s desire and imprisoned the Blessed Beauty –Mirza Hussein Ali Nouri!!!

     Eventually the king agreed to release Mirza Hussein Ali Nouri (Bahaullah); on the condition that, he is being exiled from Iran forever. The reason was that king Naseruddin had reigned by the assistance of the Russian government and couldn’t confront the Czar Russian Colonial power.

     Baha’is believe that Mirza Hussein Ali Nouri was formally invited by the Russian ambassador to go to Russia; but the Iranian government exiled him to Iraq escorted by some Iranian and Russian troops.

     Question: Why did an ambassador of the Russian emperor try to protect and save a sectarian thought in a country?