[3] See Foreword, paragraph 4. [4] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_. Verse numbers for the first extract are 49-50, although Arberry gives 50-1. [5] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 105-6 (Brit.), p. 150 (U.S.). [6] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_. [7] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 125-6 (Brit.), pp. 174-6 (U.S.). [8] _ibid._, p. 126 (Brit.), p. 176 (U.S.). [9] _ibid._, pp. 126-7 (Brit.), p. 176 (U.S.). [10] _ibid._, p. 127 (Brit.), p. 177 (U.S.). [11] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 8. [12] Masjid-i-Vakíl: built by Karím [_Kh_]án-i-Vakíl, the founder of the Zand dynasty. [13] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 107-9 (Brit.), pp. 153-4 (U.S.). [14] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 7. [15] `Andalíb (Nightingale) was the soubriquet of Mírzá `Alí-A[_sh_]raf of Láhíján in the Caspian province of Gílán. `Andalíb was a poet of superb accomplishment and an eloquent teacher. He met Edward Granville Browne in Yazd in the year 1888. A very long letter exists, in his handwriting, addressed to Edward Browne, in which he cites proofs from the Bible, in support of the Bahá'í Faith, and encourages Browne to visit Bahá'u'lláh in `Akká. It is not known whether a copy of the letter ever reached Browne. [16] Nicolas, _Seyyèd Ali Mohammed dit le Bâb_, p. 233. [17] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, pp. 9-10. [18] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 128-9 (Brit.), p. 179 (U.S.). [19] See footnote ch. 4, p. 62. [20] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 11. CHAPTER 8: THE CITY OF `ABBÁS THE GREAT Opening quotation: _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, 1659. [1] It has been stated by one writer that Áqá Muḥammad-Ḥusayn-i-Ardistání was also with the Báb on this journey. [2] Layard, _Early Adventures in Persia_, Vol. I, pp. 311-12. [3] Arberry (ed.), _The Koran Interpreted_. [4] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 145 (Brit.), p. 202 (U.S.). [5] _ibid._, p. 146 (Brit.), p. 204 (U.S.). [6] _ibid._, p. 148 (Brit.), pp. 205-7 (U.S.). [7] Ṣadru'd-Dín Muḥammad of [_Sh_]íráz, who died in the year A.H. 1050 (A.D. 1640-1) is generally known as Mullá Ṣadrá. [_Sh_]ay[_kh_] Aḥmad-i-Aḥsá'í wrote commentaries on two of his works: _Ḥikmatu'l-`Ar[_sh_]íyyah_ (Divine Philosophy) and _Ma[_sh_]á`ir_ (Faculties). [8] _The Dawn-Breakers_, p. 150 (Brit.), p. 209 (U.S.). [9] _ibid._, pp. 150-1 (Brit.), pp. 209-11 (U.S.). [10] Browne (ed.), _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 13. [11] Nicolas, _Seyyèd Ali Mohammed Dit le Bâb_, p. 242, n. 192. [12] _The Dawn-Breakers_, pp. 152-3 (Brit.), p. 213 (U.S.). [13] `Abdu'l-Bahá states in _A Traveller's Narrative_, Vol. II, p. 13, that the Báb's sojourn in the private residence of Manú[_ch_]ihr [_Kh_]án lasted four months. CHAPTER 9: THE ANTICHRIST OF THE BÁBÍ REVELATION Opening quotation: Act II, sc. ii. [1] See Shoghi Effendi, _God Passes By_, p. 164.