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The Báb sends Sayyáh to Tabarsí
On 26 November 1849, the Báb summoned Mullá Ádí-Guzal , 5_ACT11 who had been acting as His attendant instead of Siyyid Hasan [the brother of Siyyid Husayn of Yazd].6_ACT11 The Báb gave Mullá Ádí-Guzal the name Sayyáh , 7_ACT11 and asked him to go to Tabarsí and perform a pilgrimage on His behalf at that spot. 8_ACT11 Sayyáh had already been acting as the Báb’s courier.9_ACT11 The Báb had revealed Tablets of Visitation for the Tabarsí martyrs, which He instructed Sayyáh to read on His behalf at the sites where they were buried:
Arise, and with complete detachment proceed, in the guise of a traveller, to Mázindarán, and there visit, on My behalf, the spot which enshrines the bodies of those immortals who, with their blood, have sealed their faith in My Cause. As you approach the precincts of that hallowed ground, put off your shoes and, bowing your head in reverence to their memory, invoke their names and prayerfully make the circuit of their shrine. Bring back to Me, as a remembrance of your visit, a handful of that holy earth which covers the remains of My beloved ones, Quddús and Mullá Husayn. Strive to be back ere the day of Naw-Rúz, that you may celebrate with Me that festival, the only one I probably shall ever see again. 10_ACT11
Sayyáh set out from Chihríq for his pilgrimage to Tabarsí. He got to his destination on 15 January 1850 and completed his pilgrimage to all the sites by 23 January 1850, the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Mullá Husayn according to the Islamic lunar calendar.11_ACT11
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