Snow fell heavily most of the time, and as they were destitute of proper clothing and food, their sufferings were extreme.

For the first winter in Adrianople, Baha'u'llah and His family, numbering twelve persons, were accommodated in a small house of three rooms, comfortless and vermin infested.

In the spring they were given a more comfortable abode.

They remained in Adrianople over four and a half years.

Here Baha'u'llah resumed His teaching and gathered about Him a large following.