Finding that their efforts had failed to influence Hájí
Siyyid Asadu’lláh, his disciples referred the matter to Hájí
Muhammad-Ibráhím-i-Kalbásí. “Woe betide us,” they loudly protested, “for the
enemy has risen to disrupt the holy Faith of Islám. ln lurid and exaggerated
language, they stressed the challenging character of the ideas propounded by
Mullá Husayn. “Hold your peace,” replied Hájí Muhammad-Ibráhím. “Mullá Husayn
is not the person to be duped by anyone, nor can he fall a victim to dangerous
heresies. If your contention be true, if Mullá Husayn has indeed espoused a new
Faith, it is unquestionably your first obligation to enquire dispassionately
into the character of his teachings, and to refrain from denouncing him without
previous and careful scrutiny. If my health and strength be restored, it is my
intention, God willing, to investigate the matter myself, and to ascertain the
truth.”
(Chapter 4, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
