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manifestation of the Báb. Alas, the Shaykhí leader could not make it across the Bridge. He rejected the message and in fact became quite antagonistic towards Mullá Husayn. However, as we will see, a student turns out to be greater than the master.
View of the Madrisih of Mírzá Sálih where Mullá Husayn stayed. Archival photo.31ACT3
Mullá Husayn continued to stay at the school, but he kept to himself to avoid conflict with the Shaykhí leader there. The other students observed that each day Mullá Husayn would leave his room early in the morning and return to it after sunset. He would always go quietly and alone to his room and not interact with anyone else in the school. One of these students, Muhammad-i-Mu’allim , was from the area of Núr in the province of Mázindarán . He tells the story of what happened:
I was in those days recognised as one of the favoured disciples of Hájí Mírzá Muhammad, and lived in the same school in which he taught. My room adjoined his room, and we were closely associated together. On the day that he was engaged in discussion with Mullá Husayn, I overheard their conversation from beginning to end, and was deeply affected by the ardour,
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