National Consolidation Committee

LESSON ELEVEN - MULLA HUSAYN GOES TO KHURASAN

Preparation: The children will need their maps of the journeys of Mulla Husayn. Diagrams for each child (letter of Mulla Husayn). Crayons.

Summary of previous work: Bahá'u'lláh visited Nur, shortly after hearing the message of the Báb. He spent time there visiting the religious teachers of Nur and two disciples became Bábis. This event caused all the people of Nur to waken from their spiritual sleep and many of them followed the Báb and gave up their lives.

Story for today: When the Báb had said farewell to the Letters of the Living, He asked them all to record the names of those who became Bábis. The list of names was to be sent in sealed letters addressed to His uncle in Shiraz. The Báb would then arrange them in 18 sets with 19 names in each set, and with His own name and the names of the Letters of the Living He would include them in a Tablet of God, so that they would be specially remembered and blessed.

Mulla Husayn was also asked to send written reports on his activities in Isfahan, Tihran and Khurasan. "Not until I receive your letter from Khurasan shall I be ready to set out from this city on My pilgrimage to Hijaz".

Mulla Husayn was refreshed and happy after being near Bahá'u'lláh and he set out from Khurasan. Mirza-i-Azghandi was the first to become a Bábi in that area. He was the wisest of men in that place and a good man. He was followed by Mulla Ahmad-i-Mu'allim, who had been a teacher of the children of Siyyid Kazim, then Mulla Shaykh Ah and Mulla Mirza Muhammad-i-Furughi.

Mirza Mahammad Baqir-i-Qa'i'ni then accepted the message. His love for the Báb was so strong that everybody felt it and he was fearless and energetic all the days of his life. He allowed Mulla Husayn to use his home and tried many ways to attract people to the gentle teachings of the Báb. He worked every minute for the Faith until he was martyred at the fort of Shaykh Tabarsi.

As soon as Mulla Husayn had won to the Cause these devoted supporters, he wrote a report to the Báb about his activities. He wrote about his visits to Isfahan and Kashan and especially about his visit to Tihran where he was able to introduce Bahá'u'lláh to the teachings. In his report he included a list of names of all those who had accepted the teachings.

The letter was sent through Yazd to the Báb's uncle and eventually it reached the Báb. The Báb opened it and read some of it to Quddus. He was overjoyed by the news and said, "How marvellous, how exceedingly marvellous, is that which has occurred between the months of Jamadi and Rajab". The Báb's uncle often heard Him say these words and could not understand what they meant. He told another Bábi, Mirza Ahmad, that it was a great mystery to him. Mirza Ahmad wanted to find out what the mystery was so he waited until he met Mulla Husayn. Then he told Mulla Husayn what the Báb's uncle had told him. Mulla Husayn smiled and said that he remembered that between the months of Jamadi and Rajab he had been in Tihran. Mulla Husayn would say no more but Mirza Ahmad guessed that there was something special to do with Tihran, which when the world knew about it would bring joy to the heart of the Báb.