Later on, when Bahá’u’lláh had departed, [from Tehran for
Mazindaran] the mujtahid related to his disciples two of his recent dreams, the
circumstances of which he believed were of the utmost significance. “In my
first dream,” he said, “I was standing in the midst of a vast concourse of
people, all of whom seemed to be pointing to a certain house in which they said
the Sáhibu’z-Zamán dwelt. Frantic with joy, I hastened in my dream to attain
His presence. When I reached the house, I was, to my great surprise, refused
admittance. ‘The promised Qá’im,’ I was informed, ‘is engaged in private
conversation with another Person. Access to them is strictly forbidden.’ From
the guards who were standing beside the door, I gathered that that Person was
none other than Bahá’u’lláh.
(Chapter 5, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
