In connection with one of these commentaries, [on the Qur'an] the Báb one
day asked me: ‘Which do you prefer, this commentary which I have revealed, or
the Ahsánu’l-Qisás, My previous commentary on the Súrih of Joseph? Which of the
two is superior, in your estimation?’ ‘To me,’ I replied, ‘the Ahsánu’l-Qisás
seems to be endowed with greater power and charm.’ He smiled at my observation
and said: ‘You are as yet unfamiliar with the tone and tenor of this later
commentary. The truths enshrined in this will more speedily and effectively
enable the seeker to attain the object of his quest.’
- Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzí (One the Báb’s scribes; quoted by Nabil, Chapter 2, ‘The Dawn-Breakers)
