I have heard [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Ḥasan-i-Zunúzí bear witness to the following: 'The voice of the Báb, as He dictated the teachings and principles of His Faith, could be clearly heard by those who were dwelling at the foot of the mountain. The melody of His chanting, the rhythmic flow of the verses which streamed from His lips caught our ears and penetrated into our very souls. Mountain and valley re-echoed the majesty of His voice. Our hearts vibrated in their depths to the appeal of His utterance.'[12] [Footnote DF: A copy of the Persian _Bayán_, in the handwriting of Siyyid Ḥusayn-i-Yazdí, to whom He dictated it, exists in the International Archives of the Bahá'í Faith.] CHAPTER 11 THE GRIEVOUS MOUNTAIN Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be: They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they. --Alfred, Lord Tennyson The man chosen by Ḥájí Mírzá Áqásí to take the Báb away from the castle of Máh-Kú was Riḍá-Qulí [_Kh_]án-i-Af[_sh_]ár, an officer with the rank of Sartíp (brigadier, in today's usage). He was the son of Ḥájí Sulaymán [_Kh_]án, the official who, in Zanján, failed to heed the Báb's message to him. Ḥájí Sulaymán [_Kh_]án was intensely devoted to Siyyid Káẓim-i-Ra[_sh_]tí, who had told him that he would live to see the advent of the Qá'im; he often expressed surprise that the Qá'im had not appeared for him to recognize, despite this unequivocal promise. Although he met the Báb in Mecca, he attached himself to Ḥájí Muḥammad-Karím [_Kh_]án-i-Kirmání and refused to listen to the Bábís. His devotion to Siyyid Káẓim was of such a character that, having obtained the hand of a daughter of Siyyid Káẓim for his son, he began his day by paying his respects in person to his daughter-in-law. It was this son who was entrusted with the task of moving the Báb from Máh-Kú to Urúmíyyih and [_Ch_]ihríq.[DG] And soon he too became captivated by the Prisoner in his charge. Eventually, Riḍá-Qulí [_Kh_]án became an avowed, zealous Bábí, and broke away from his father, who persisted in his hostility to the Báb. [Footnote DG: The Báb named [_Ch_]ihríq `Jabal-i-[_Sh_]adíd'--the Grievous Mountain. '[_Sh_]adíd' is numerically equal to [_Ch_]ihríq. He called Máh-Kú 'Jabal-i-Básiṭ'--the Open Mountain. 'Básiṭ' is numerically equal to Máh-Kú.]