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“Adorn your head with My green turban” and unfurl “the Black Standard”
Mullá Husayn was still in Mashhad preparing to leave for Karbalá’, when a messenger from the Báb arrived. He brought with him the Báb’s green turban and told Mullá Husayn he had been given the new name, Siyyid ‘Alí, by the Báb. The message from the Báb was:
Where was this Jazíriy-i-Khadrá and where was Quddús? This was not clear, but that did not stop Mullá Husayn. As soon as this message of the Báb reached him, Mullá Husayn arose, gathered his things, and calling on his companions who wished to follow him, left Mashhad. The path would become known only upon action.
They travelled westward: Níshápúr, Míyámay & Dámghán
Mullá Husayn and his companions journeyed westward from Mashhad, although their final destination was still unknown. Nabíl records:
Wherever they tarried, at every village and hamlet through which they passed, Mullá Husayn and his fellow-disciples would fearlessly proclaim the message of the New Day, would invite the people to embrace its truth, and would select from among those who responded to their call a few whom they would ask to join them on their journey.