“Many a night,” writes Nabíl, depicting the tumult that had
seized the hearts of Bahá’u’lláh’s companions, in the days prior to the
declaration of His mission, “would Mírzá Áqá Ján gather them together in his
room, close the door, light numerous camphorated candles, and chant aloud to
them the newly revealed odes and Tablets in his possession. Wholly oblivious of
this contingent world, completely immersed in the realms of the spirit,
forgetful of the necessity for food, sleep or drink, they would suddenly
discover that night had become day, and that the sun was
approaching its zenith.”
(Shoghi Effendi, ‘God Passes By’)
