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support of the Bábís in their rebellion as part of expanding their base. As Mullá Husayn was seen as the leader of the Bábí’s in that region, the head of the rebels set out to reach him to get his support. As soon as Mullá Husayn heard about this, he left Mashhad in the dead of the night without telling anyone. The only person he took with him was his beloved attendant, Qambar-‘Alí 12ACT6
Mullá Husayn’s trip was not just to avoid the political entanglements, but he had also decided to visit the Báb in Máh-Kú. And for this pilgrimage he decided to walk the whole distance across the country. He had already told Qambar-‘Alí of this intention and tried to dissuade him from coming, but Qambar-‘Alí would not leave his master’s side. So, together they travelled on foot through Tihrán to Máh-Kú. Through each town they passed, they were enthusiastically greeted by the believers there, and Mullá Husayn inspired them all with “his rectitude of conduct and passionate loyalty.”13ACT6 While in Tihrán, Mullá Husayn met with a large number of believers, after which he had a secret meeting with Bahá’u’lláh and immediately after that meeting, he and Qambar-‘Alí left for Máh-Kú. 14ACT6
The Prophet Muhammad to come to Máh-Kú
It was the eve of Naw-Rúz15ACT6 of 1848, when ‘Alí-Khán, the warden of the castle, had a vivid dream in which news arrived that the Prophet Muhammad was on His way to Máh-Kú to visit the Báb for Naw-Rúz, and ‘Alí-Khán sees himself running to greet and welcome the Prophet. In the dream, ‘Alí-Khán runs out of the village of Máh-Kú to a river close by, where at the bridge he sees the Prophet with a companion walking over. Still in the dream, he runs to them and throws himself at the feet of the Prophet to kiss the hem of His robe, when he wakes up.
When he wakes up just before dawn, ‘Alí-Khán knows this is going to be fulfilled right away, as it was Naw-Rúz that day, and in the dream the Prophet was coming to visit the Báb for Naw-Rúz. ‘Alí-Khán jumps out of bed, quickly does his ablutions and prayers, puts on his best clothing and perfumes himself. He also instructs his attendants to saddle three of his best horses and bring them to the bridge he had seen in his dream. He sets out on foot, alone to walk to the bridge. The sun has just risen as he approaches the bridge, and he sees two men crossing the bridge exactly as he had seen in his dream. He runs and throws himself at the feet of the one who
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