Mullá ‘Alí hastened to his companions and acquainted them
with the nature of his conversation with Mullá Husayn. Ablaze with the fire
which the account of that conversation had kindled in their hearts, they
immediately dispersed, and, seeking the seclusion of their cells, besought,
through fasting and prayer, the early removal of the veil that intervened
between them and the recognition of their Beloved. They prayed while keeping
their vigils: “O God, our God! Thee only do we worship, and to Thee do we cry
for help. Guide us, we beseech Thee, on the straight Path, O Lord our God!
Fulfil what Thou hast promised unto us by Thine Apostles, and put us not to
shame on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, Thou wilt not break Thy promise.”
(Chapter 3, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
