That very morning, at break of day, Mullá Husayn, followed
by Mullá ‘Alí, hastened to the residence of the Báb. At the entrance of His
house they met the faithful Ethiopian servant, who immediately recognised them
and greeted them in these words: “Ere break of day, I was summoned to the
presence of my Master, who instructed me to open the door of the house and to
stand expectant at its threshold. ‘Two guests,’ He said, ‘are to arrive early
this morning. Extend to them in My name a warm welcome. Say to them from Me:
“Enter therein in the name of God.”’”
The first meeting of Mullá ‘Alí with the Báb, which was
analogous to the meeting with Mullá Husayn, differed only in this respect, that
whereas at the previous meeting the proofs and testimonies of the Báb’s mission
had been critically scrutinised and expounded, at this one all argument had
been set aside and nothing but the spirit of intense adoration and of close and
ardent fellowship prevailed. The entire chamber seemed to have been vitalised
by that celestial potency which emanated from His inspired utterance.
Everything in that room seemed to be vibrating with this testimony: “Verily,
verily, the dawn of a new Day has broken. The promised One is enthroned in the
hearts of men. In His hand He holds the mystic cup, the chalice of immortality.
Blessed are they who drink therefrom!”
(Chapter 3, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
