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Views of Quddús’ father’s house in Bárfurúsh. Archival photos.108ACT1
When QuddĂşs was about twelve, with SharĂ’atmadár’s encouragement, he attended a madrasa [religious school]109ACT1 in the nearby town of SárĂ. At fifteen, he went to Mashhad to continue his religious studies. Mullá Husayn was one of his fellow students; as were several others who would become ardent disciples of Siyyid Kázim.110ACT1 Thus began an acquaintanceship that would develop in unimaginable ways. After three years in Mashhad at about the age of eighteen, QuddĂşs left for Karbalá’ where, for the next few years, he became a part of Siyyid Kázim’s inner circle.111ACT1 QuddĂşs was described as extremely devout and humble. NabĂl records that:
He was the last to arrive, and invariably occupied the lowliest seat in the assembly. He was the first to depart upon the conclusion of every meeting. The silence he observed and his modest behaviour distinguished him from the rest of his companions.112ACT1
107 Dawn-Breakers Chapter 9, p182
108 madrasa [in Arabic] and madrisih [in FársĂ] means “school” but meant religious school in the 1800s.
109 Amanat Resurrection and Renewal Chapter 4, p181-182.
110 Dawn-Breakers Chapter 4, p181-182.
111 Dawn-Breakers Chapter 3, p72
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