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DB 1-2 The Hour Before the Dawn
| Prologue | Life conditions in 1800s |
| Section 1: The First Awakener | Shaykh Ahmad’s main life, travels, teachings and death; appointment of Siyyid Kázim as his successor. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Section 1, p1-18. |
| Section 2: The Second Awakener | Siyyid Kázim’s main life events and teachings; expectations of the Shía’ for the promised One; and Siyyid Kázim’s meeting with the Báb in Karbalá’. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Introduction, p30 & p51-53; Chapter 1, p19 and Chapter 2, p24-42. |
| Section 3: The First Crossing of the Bridge of Sirát | Siyyid Kázim’s final instructions to his disciples and his death; Mullá Husayn’s background and services during Siyyid Kázim’s life and the steps he took after the Siyyid’s death; and the Bridge of Sirát and the prominent disciples of Siyyid Kázim who don’t make even the very first part of the Bridge. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 2, p19-23, p38-50 and Chapter 3, p47-50. |
| Section 4: The First Wave of Seekers | The first wave of Siyyid Kázim’s disciples who begin the search for the promised One: Mullá Husayn and his two companions; Mullá ‘Alíy-i-Bastámí and his twelve companions; Táhirih and Quddús; all head to Shíráz. Main Source: Dawn-Breakers Chapter 3, p48, p50, p71-72, p81-84 and other sources referenced in footnotes. |
| Epilogue | Most Shaykhís were not focused on searching for Promised One, and what were the qualities of the few who did search and those who followed them. |
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