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At all events, as has been mentioned, by reason of the doctors' lack of experience and skill in administrative science, and the continual succession of their decisions, comment was rife; and their interference with the Bab cast a clamor throughout Persia, causing increased ardor in ''''friends and the coming forward of the hesitating. For by reason of these occurrences men's interest increased, and in all parts of Persia some (of God's) servants inclined toward Him, until the matter acquired such importance that the late king Muhammad Shah delegated a certain person named Siyyid Yahya of Darab, who was one of the best known of doctors and Siyyids as well as an object of veneration and confidence, giving him a horse and money for the journey so that he might proceed to Shiraz and personally investigate this matter. (7:1) When the above-mentioned Siyyid arrived at Shiraz he interviewed the Bab three times. In the first and second conferences questioning and answering took place; in the third conference he requested a commentary on the Surih called Kawthar in his presence, the above-mentioned Siyyid was charmed and enraptured with Him, and straightway, without consideration for the future or anxiety about the results of this affection, hastened to Burujird to his father Siyyid Ja'far, known as Kashfi, and acquainted him with the matter. And, although he was wise and prudent and was wont to have regard to the requirements of the time, he wrote without fear or care a detailed account of his observations to Mirza Lutf-'Ali the chamberlain in order that the latter might submit it to the notice of the late king, while he himself journeyed to all parts of Persia, and in every town and station summoned the people from the pulpit-tops in such wise that other learned doctors decided that he must be mad, accounting it a sure case of bewitchment.
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