Baha'u'llah was confined for seven more years in this house.

In a small room near that in which He was imprisoned, thirteen of His household, including both sexes, had to accommodate themselves as best they could! In the earlier part of their stay in this house they suffered greatly from insufficiency of accommodation, inadequate food supply and lack of the ordinary conveniences of life.

After a time, however, a few additional rooms were placed at their disposal and they were able to live in comparative comfort.

From the time Baha'u'llah and His companions left the barracks, visitors were allowed to see them, and gradually the severe restrictions imposed by the Imperial firmans were more and more left in abeyance, although now and then reimposed for a time.
Prison Gates Opened Even when the imprisonment was at its worst, the Baha'is were not dismayed, and their serene confidence was never shaken.

While in the barracks at Akka, Baha'u'llah wrote to some friends, "Fear not.