…He [the Báb] donned the pilgrim’s garb, mounted a camel,
and set out for Mecca, arriving on the first of Dhi’l-Ḥajjih (December 12).
Quddús, holding the bridle in his hands, accompanied his Master on foot to that
holy Shrine.
- Shoghi Effendi (Chapter 1, ‘God Passes By)