…the day when the call of a Youth from Shíráz, proclaiming
Himself to be the Báb, reached my [Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzí, a disciple of Siyyid
Kázim] ears. The thought instantly flashed through my mind that such a person
could be none other than that selfsame Youth whom I had seen in Karbilá, the
Youth of my heart’s desire. …later on I journeyed from Karbilá to Shíráz, I
found that He had set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. [October 1844] I
met Him on His return [December 1844] and endeavoured, despite the many
obstacles in my way, to remain in close association with Him.
- Shaykh
Hasan-i-Zunúzí (A disciple of Siyyid Kázim, quoted by Nabil; Chapter 2, ‘The
Dawn-Breakers)
