Certain of the Siyyid’s disciples, despite the testimonies
of their master, believed him to be the promised One, for in him they
recognised the signs to which he was alluding. Among them was a certain Mullá
Mihdíy-i-Khú’í, who went so far as to make public this belief. Whereupon the
Siyyid was sore displeased, and would have cast him out from the company of his
chosen followers had he not begged forgiveness and expressed his repentance for
his action.
(Chapter 2, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
