At the time of these events
certain persons appeared amongst the Bábís who had a strange ascendancy and
appearance in the eyes of this sect. Amongst these was Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí [Quddus]
of Mázindarán, who was the disciple of the illustrious Siyyid (may God exalt
his station) Hájí Siyyid Kázim of Rasht, and who was the associate and
companion of the Báb in His pilgrimage journey. After a while certain manners
and states issued from him such that all, acting with absolute confidence,
considered obedience to him as an impregnable stronghold, so that even Mullá Husayn
of Bushrúyih, who was the leader of all and the arbiter appealed to
alike by the noble and the humble of this sect, used to behave in his presence
with great humility and with the self-abasement of a lowly servant.
This personage set himself to exalt the word of the Báb with the utmost steadfastness, and the Báb did full justice to speech in praising and glorifying him, accounting his uprising as an assistance from the Unseen. In delivery and style he was “evident magic,” and in firmness and constancy superior to all.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘A Traveler’s Narrative’)
This personage set himself to exalt the word of the Báb with the utmost steadfastness, and the Báb did full justice to speech in praising and glorifying him, accounting his uprising as an assistance from the Unseen. In delivery and style he was “evident magic,” and in firmness and constancy superior to all.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘A Traveler’s Narrative’)
