In this very special edition of Ponder, the internationally acclaimed author Bahiyyih Nakhjavani talks to Nathan and Rob about her first three novels, which were all inspired by the historical figure of the Bab, the 200th anniversary of Whose birth is being commemorated this year.

Who was the young Persian merchant Who announced that He was the bearer of a message destined to transform the life of humanity? What is it about the Bab's short, intriguing life and the stories surrounding His heroic first followers that has inspired Nakhjavani's work?