I [Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzí] continued to be closely associated
with Him until that great encounter of Shaykh Tabarsí. When informed of that
event, the Báb directed all His companions to hasten to that spot, and extend
every assistance in their power to Quddús, His heroic and distinguished
disciple. Addressing me one day, He said: ‘But for My incarceration in the
Jabál-i-Shadíd, the fortress of Chihríq, it would have been incumbent upon Me
to lend My personal assistance to My beloved Quddús. Participation in that
struggle is not enjoined upon you. You should proceed to Karbilá and should
abide in that holy city, inasmuch as you are destined to behold, with your own
eyes, the beauteous countenance of the promised Husayn. [Baha’u’llah] As you
gaze upon that radiant face, do also remember Me. Convey to Him the expression
of My loving devotion.’ He again emphatically added these words: ‘Verily I say,
I have entrusted you with a great mission. Beware lest your heart grow faint,
lest you forget the glory with which I have invested you.’
- Shaykh
Hasan-i-Zunúzí (Quoted by Nabil; Chapter 2, ‘The Dawn-Breakers)
