CHAPTER 5: PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA Opening quotation: translation by H. M. Balyuzi. [1] His son, Ḥájí [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Yaḥyá, succeeded him as Imám-Jum`ih, and lived till 1919 to an advanced age. He extended his protection to the Bahá'ís on every possible occasion. [2] Ḥájí Mírzá Ḥabíbu'lláh's narrative. [3] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 91 (Brit.), p. 131 (U.S.). [4] _ibid._, pp. 90-1 (Brit.), p. 130 (U.S.). [5] _ibid._, p. 92 (Brit.), pp. 132-3 (U.S.). [6] _ibid._, pp. 93-5 (Brit.), pp. 134-6 (U.S.). [7] _ibid._, pp. 96-7 (Brit.), pp. 138-40 (U.S.). [8] _ibid._, p. 97 (Brit.), p. 140 (U.S.). CHAPTER 6: FORCES OF OPPOSITION ARRAYED Opening quotation: Isabella in _Measure for Measure_, Act II, sc. ii. [1] Published by Leavitt, Trow & Co., New York & Philadelphia. [2] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 99 (Brit.), p. 142 (U.S.). [3] _ibid._, pp. 100-1 (Brit.), p. 144 (U.S.). [4] Cited Kelly, _Britain and the Persian Gulf_, p. 310. [5] Eugène-Napoléon Flandin (1809-76) was an archaeologist and painter of note. He and Coste, an architect, were members of the suite of M. de Sercey, Louis-Philippe's envoy to the Court of Muḥammad-[_Sh_]áh. They stayed in Írán, after the envoy's departure, to draw her ancient monuments. The result of their labours, _Voyage en Perse_, was published in 1851 by the French Government. [6] _Early Adventures in Persia_, Vol. I, pp. 326-8. [7] Father of Mírzá Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án, the Mu[_sh_]íru'd-Dawlih and Sipahsálár, who was the Persian ambassador in Constantinople in 1863, at the time of Bahá'u'lláh's exile to Adrianople. Mírzá Ḥusayn [_Kh_]án later rose to be the Ṣadr-i-A`ẓam (Grand Vizier). [8] Ḥájí Mírzá `Alí-Akbar, the Qavámu'l-Mulk, was a younger son of Ḥájí Ibráhím [_Kh_]án, the Grand Vizier who concluded a treaty with Sir John Malcolm, and later fell into disgrace and was barbarously put to death by Fatḥ-`Alí [_Sh_]áh. Most of his family perished with him. However, the young Mírzá `Alí-Akbar survived to be restored to favour in later years and given the title of Qavámu'l-Mulk. He and his descendants, over several generations, greatly influenced the destinies of the inhabitants of Fárs. [9] Sartíp was a high rank in those days both in the civil and the military establishment; today it means brigadier. The Farmán (Firman) was to be read in the Masjid-i-Naw. Quarters of a city either belonged to the Ni`matí-[_Kh_]ánih or the Haydarí-[_Kh_]ánih. [10] F.O. 248/113 of August 7th 1844, enclosed in a letter of August 14th 1844, from Hennell to Sheil. [11] F.O. 248/113 of November 24th 1844, enclosed in Hennell's letter to Sheil of December 11th 1844. [12] F.O. 248/113 of December 24th 1844, enclosed in Hennell's letter to Sheil of January 4th 1845. [13] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 104 (Brit.), pp. 148-9 (U.S.). CHAPTER 7: BELIEF AND DENIAL Opening quotation: _An Essay on Man_, Epistle II. [1] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 105 (Brit.), pp. 149-50 (U.S.). [2] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_.