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Imprisonment in Akka At that time Akka (Acre) was a prison city to which the worst criminals were sent from all parts of the Turkish Empire.

On arriving there, after a miserable sea journey, Baha'u'llah and His followers, about eighty to eighty-four in number, including men, women and children, were imprisoned in the army barracks.

The place was dirty and cheerless in the extreme.
There were no beds or comforts of any sort.

The food supplied was wretched and inadequate, so much so that after a time the prisoners begged to be allowed to buy their food for themselves.

During the first few days the children were crying continually, and sleep was almost impossible.
Malaria, dysentery and other diseases soon broke out, and everyone in the company fell sick, with the exception of two.