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Bahá’u’lláh, in the course of that visit, inspected the fort and expressed His satisfaction at the work. As He discussed matters related to the needs and mission of the Bábís gathered there, He said to Mullá Husayn:
The one thing this fort and company require, is the presence of Quddús. His association with this company would render it complete and perfect. 69ACT8
Bahá’u’lláh then instructed Mullá Husayn to send Mullá Mihdíy-i-Khu’í 70ACT8 with six companions to Sárí, where they should demand the leading mujtahid of Sárí who was holding Quddús, to immediately release him. Bahá’u’lláh assured Mullá Husayn that they would release Quddús.
As Bahá’u’lláh departed, He enjoined them to be patient and resigned to the Will of the Almighty. He said that He intended to return to them in the future, and added:
You have been chosen of God to be the vanguard of His host and the establishers of His Faith. … Whatever may befall, victory is yours, a victory which is complete and certain.71ACT8
With that, Bahá’u’lláh left. He would now go to Tihrán by way of Núr.
Quddús’ confinement in Sárí
After the incident at Niyálá, Quddús had made his way Sárí, the capital of the province of Mázindarán. Quddús had lived in Sárí when he was young when he had been sent to school there. He was related to the leading mujtahid of Sárí, Mírzá Muhammad-Taqí who opposed the Faith of the Báb. When Quddús got to Sárí after Niyálá, he was in effect put under house arrest in the home of this same Mírzá Muhammad-Taqí.
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