Whenever Bahá’u’lláh came into Sulaymáníyyih, to make use of the public bath or to make any purchases, He would stay in the Takyih, the theological seminary of Mawláná Khálid. The original mosque of which Mawláná Khálid had been the custodian was destroyed in later times, but had been rebuilt to the same proportions. Mawláná Khálid was, at the time of Bahá'u'lláh's sojourn, an old man highly revered amongst the Kurds. He requested Darvish Muhammad [Bahá’u’lláh] to draw up a document which would perpetuate the custodianship of his institution for his descendants. That and other works from Bahá'u'lláh's pen are now owned by families in Sulaymáníyyih, who refuse to part with them at any price. Some three decades ago, a possessor of such a highly-valued relic stated that even should he be offered a million dinárs (a million pounds) he would still refuse to let that priceless document go, because he was certain all bounties would be cut off from him and his family, should it leave their possession.
A figure highly revered by the Kurds in Sulaymáníyyih is Káká Ahmad, a saint of past ages. But as compared with Íshán,[1] the designation given out of veneration to Darvish Muhammad, they had no doubt that the latter ranked higher. Even the particular mountain, called Sar-Galú, which Bahá’u’lláh had especially made His home, is held to be a place holy and sacred.
- Hasan Balyuzi (‘Bahá’u’lláh King of Glory’)
[1] Íshán means They’, and Bahá'u'láh was known by this
designation even before going to Sulaymániyyih.
