Mullá Husayn was at that time residing at Mashhad, and was
endeavouring, despite the tumult which that revolt had occasioned, to spread
the knowledge of the new Revelation. No sooner had he discovered that the
Salar, in his desire to extend the scope of the rebellion, had determined to
approach him and obtain his support, than he promptly decided to leave the city
in order to avoid implicating himself self in the plots of that proud and
rebellious chief. In the dead of night, with only Qambar-‘Alí as his attendant,
he proceeded on foot in the direction of Tihrán, from which place he was
determined to visit Ádhirbayján, where he hoped to meet the Báb. His friends,
when they learned of the manner of his departure, immediately provided whatever
would be conducive to the comforts of his long and arduous journey and hastened
to overtake him. Mullá Husayn declined their help. “I have vowed,” he said, “to
walk the whole distance that separates me from my Beloved. I shall not relax in
my resolve until I shall have reached my destination.” He even tried to induce
Qambar-‘Alí to return to Mashhad, but was finally obliged to yield to his
entreaty to allow him to act as his servant throughout his pilgrimage to
Ádhirbayján. 
Mashhad to Tihran is about 1500 km
- Nabil (‘The Dawn-Breakers’ chapter 13)
