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he was assured. 53ACT3 He sent his letter by way of Yazd, through the trustworthy partners of the Bab’s Middle Uncle [Mírzá Siyyid ‘Alí ], the uncle who had raised the Báb and still remained very close to Him. At that time the Middle Uncle was not yet aware of the declaration of the Báb, although he had always known there was something special about his Nephew. That letter reached the Bab on 10 October 1844. 54ACT3 Quddús was with the Báb at that time. Mírzá Siyyid ‘Alí, the Báb’s Middle Uncle was also present when the letter arrived, and relates :
That night I saw such evidences of joy and gladness on the faces of the Báb and of Quddús as I am unable to describe. I often heard the Báb, in those days, exultingly repeat the words, “How marvellous, how exceedingly marvellous, is that which has occurred between the months of Jamádí and Rajab 55ACT3 !” As He was reading the communication addressed to Him by Mullá Husayn, He turned to Quddús and, showing him certain passages of that letter, explained the reason for His joyous expressions of surprise. I, for my part, remained completely unaware of the nature of that explanation. 56ACT3
Sometime after this event, the Báb’s Middle Uncle related the above to Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Karím-i-Qazvíní one of the amanuenses [secretaries] of the Báb. We
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