Shaykh Ahmad therefore set his face towards Núr and,
accompanied by Siyyid Kázim and a number of his distinguished disciples,
proceeded to Tihrán. The Sháh of Persia, being informed of the approach of
Shaykh Ahmad to his capital, commanded the dignitaries and officials of Tihrán
to go out to meet him. He directed them to extend a cordial expression of
welcome on his behalf. The distinguished visitor and his companions were
royally entertained by the Sháh, who visited him in person and declared him to
be “the glory of his nation and an ornament to his people.
(Chapter 1, ‘The
Dawn-Breakers)
