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[hindupridemn]

Does anyone know about Subh-i-Azal and the Azalis, Dayyan, and Mirza Yahya? Are they considered covenant breakers?

[arthra]

Originally Posted by hindupridemn

Does anyone know about Subh-i-Azal and the Azalis, Dayyan, and Mirza Yahya? Are they considered covenant breakers?

Mirza Yahya also known as Subh-i-Azal and his followers known as Azalis were considered as Covenant Breakers because they did not recognize the authority of Baha'u'llah Who for Baha'is was Him Whom God would make Manifest..

We Baha'is don't consider Dayyan a Covenant Breaker and there is a historical sketch about him here:

Mirza Asadu'llah of Khuy, surnamed Dayyan by the Báb and one of His outstanding followers, was murdered on Mirza Yahya's orders. Another victim was Mirza Ali-Akbar, a paternal cousin of the Báb.

Dayyan was referred to by the Báb as the repository of the trust of God, and the treasury of His knowledge. He was also promised to be the third person to believe in 'Him Whom God shall make manifest'.

When Mirza Yahya claimed to be the successor of the Báb, Dayyan wrote an epistle in which he refuted his claims, quoting many passages from the Writings of the Báb in support of his argument.

This bold and truthful epistle angered Mirza Yahya, who replied by writing his inflammatory book known as Mustayqiz (Sleeper Awakened). In it he severely condemns Dayyan, whom he refers to as the 'father of calamities'.

He also rebukes another believer of note, a certain Siyyid Ibrahim, who was an admirer of Dayyan and whom he stigmatizes as 'the father of iniquities'. He also calls on the Bábís to take the lives of these two. Not satisfied with this condemnation, Mirza Yahya despatched his servant Mirza Muhammad-i-Mazindarani to Adhirbayjan with explicit orders to murder Dayyan. In the meantime Dayyan had left for Baghdad, and Mirza Yahya's servant had to return.

Upon his arrival in Baghdad, Dayyan was confronted with great antagonism by the Bábís who were spurred on by Mirza Yahya's denunciation of him. This was during the time when Bahá'u'lláh was in Baghdad. Knowing that the life of Dayyan was in danger, Bahá'u'lláh called the believers to His house one by one and rebuked them for their behaviour toward Dayyan.

In the meantime Dayyan attained the presence of Bahá'u'lláh, and as the Báb had promised, recognized His Person as 'Him Whom God shall make manifest'. A few days later, Dayyan was murdered by that same servant of Mirza Yahya. This tragic crime brought great sorrow to the heart of Bahá'u'lláh. It is significant that on that day, a sandstorm of exceptional severity swept over the city of Baghdad and obscured the light of the sun for some hours.

~ Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Baha'u'llah, p. 72)