After seeing Baha’u’llah in Tihran, Quudus went to “his native town of Barfurúsh, in the home of his father”

In Tihrán, Quddús was admitted into the presence of Bahá’u’lláh after which he proceeded to Mázindarán, where, in his native town of Barfurúsh, in the home of his father, he lived for about two years, during which time he was surrounded by the loving devotion of his family and kindred. 

(Chapter 9, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)

Bahá’u’lláh’s brother, Mirza Musa, describes his impressions of Quddús

I have heard Áqáy-i-Kalím, the brother of Bahá’u’lláh, describe in the following terms his meeting with Quddús in Tihrán:

“The charm of his person, his extreme affability, combined with a dignity of bearing, appealed to even the most careless observer. Whoever was intimately associated with him was seized with an insatiable admiration for the charm of that youth. We watched him one day perform his ablutions, and were struck by the gracefulness which distinguished him from the rest of the worshippers in the performance of so ordinary a rite. He seemed, in our eyes, to be the very incarnation of purity and grace.” 

(Chapter 9, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)

Quddús travels to Tihran from Kirmán

From Kirmán, Quddús decided to leave for Yazd, and from thence to proceed to Ardikán, Nayin, Ardistán, Isfáhán, Káshán, Qum, and Tihrán. In each of these cities, notwithstanding the obstacles that beset his path, he succeeded in instilling into the understanding of his hearers the principles which he had so bravely risen to advocate. 

(Chapter 9, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)

Through Quddús’ efforts Hájí Siyyid Javád embraced the Faith privately and played a key role in “resisting the encroachments of the insidious Hájí Mírzá Karím Khán, who, had he remained unchallenged, would have caused incalculable harm to the Faith.”

In the privacy of his home, Hájí Siyyid Javád heard Quddús recount all the details of his activities from the day of his departure from Karbilá until his arrival at Kirmán. The circumstances of his conversion and his subsequent pilgrimage with the Báb stirred the imagination and kindled the flame of faith in the heart of his host, who preferred, however, to conceal his belief, in the hope of being able to guard more effectively the interests of the newly established community. “Your noble resolve,” Quddús lovingly assured him, “will in itself be regarded as a notable service rendered to the Cause of God. The Almighty will reinforce your efforts and will establish for all time your ascendancy over your opponents.”

The incident was related to me by a certain Mírzá ‘Abdu’lláh-i-Ghawgka, who, while in Kirmán, had heard it from the lips of Hájí Siyyid Javád himself. The sincerity of the expressed intentions of the siyyid has been fully vindicated by the splendid manner in which, as a result of his endeavours, he succeeded in resisting the encroachments of the insidious Hájí Mírzá Karím Khán, who, had he remained unchallenged, would have caused incalculable harm to the Faith. 

(Chapter 9, ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)