Sequential excerpts (including footnotes) from ‘The Dawn-Breakers’ by Nabil-i-‘Azam, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi

October 31, 2021

An example of the Báb’s impact on some who were present during His brief public address at Vakil Mosque: - Hájí Muhammad-Bisat

And yet another of those who felt the fascination of the Báb on that day was the late Hájí Muhammad-Bisat, a man well-versed in the metaphysical teachings of Islám and a great admirer of both Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kázim. He was of a kindly disposition and was gifted with a keen sense of humour. He had won the friendship of the Imám-Jum’ih, was intimately associated with him, and was a faithful attendant at the Friday congregational prayer. 

(Chapter 8, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)