…He [the Báb] addresseth Dayyán, [1] who was wronged and
suffered martyrdom, saying: “Thou shalt recognize thy worth through the words
of Him Whom God shall make manifest.” He, likewise, hath pronounced him to be
the third Letter to believe in Him Whom God shall make manifest, through these
words: “O thou who art the third Letter to believe in Him Whom God shall make
manifest!” And likewise He saith: “Should God, however, be willing, He will
make thee known through the words of Him Whom God shall make manifest.” Dayyán,
who, according to the words of Him Who is the Point—may the souls of all else
but Him be sacrificed for His sake—is the repository of the trust of the one
true God—exalted be His glory—and the treasury of the pearls of His knowledge,
was made by them to suffer so cruel a martyrdom that the Concourse on high wept
and lamented. He it is whom He (the Báb) had taught the hidden and preserved
knowledge and entrusted him therewith, through His words: “O thou who art named
Dayyán! This is a hidden and preserved Knowledge. We have entrusted it unto
thee, and brought it to thee, as a mark of honor from God, inasmuch as the eye
of thine heart is pure. Thou wilt appreciate its value, and wilt cherish its
excellence. God, verily, hath deigned to bestow upon the Point of the Bayán a
hidden and preserved Knowledge, the like of which God hath not sent down prior
to this Revelation. More precious is it than any other knowledge in the
estimation of God—glorified be He! He, verily, hath made it His testimony, even
as He hath made the verses to be His testimony.” This oppressed one, who was
the repository of the knowledge of God, together with Mírzá ‘Alí-Akbar, one of
the relatives of the Primal Point—upon him be the glory of God and His
mercy—and Abu’l-Qásim-i-Káshí and several others suffered martyrdom through the
decree pronounced by Mírzá Yahyá.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)
[1] Dayyan, Mirza Asadu'llah-i-Khuy: A Babi on whom the Bab
conferred the designation 'Dayyan' (lit. 'conqueror' or 'judge'). After the
martyrdom of the Bab, a number of His followers turned to Dayyan for guidance.
He claimed to be 'He Whom God shall make manifest' but after meeting
Baha’u’llah in Iraq he retracted the claim. Mirza Yahya instigated the murder
of Dayyan in Baghdad, 'whom he feared and envied'. Dayyan was the third to
recognize Baha'u'llah's true station before His Declaration. (Baha’i Biographical
Notes)
